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Ernest Decatur Francis 1881–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Oct 1881

Birth Location: Vermont, MO

Death Date: 25 Nov 1918

Death Location: West Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, USA

Father: Charles Francis

Mother: Mary Nelson

Spouse(s): Catherine King

Children(s): Catherine Francis

In 1881, Ernest Decatur Francis entered the world in Vermont, MO, born to Charles Ernest Francis And Mary Mollie Catherine Nelson. Ernest Decatur Francis married Catherine Elsie King, Virginia Kimmerly, and had children including Catherine Ernestine Francis, Francis. Ernest Decatur Francis passed away in 1918 in West Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1881, Ernest Decatur Francis entered the world in Vermont, MO, born to Charles Ernest Francis And Mary Mollie Catherine Nelson.
  • Ernest Decatur Francis married Catherine Elsie King, Virginia Kimmerly, and had children including Catherine Ernestine Francis, Francis.
  • Ernest Decatur Francis passed away in 1918 in West Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, USA.

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Ernest Francis's Ancestors

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Ernest Francis
1881–1918
Birth Place: Vermont, MO
Parents
Charles Ernest Francis
1850–1926
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Mary ("Mollie" Catherine) Nelson
1855–1928
Tipton, Cooper County, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Henry) Francis
1805–1872
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Susanna (Eleanor) Bise
1814–1898
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Francis
1783–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Francis
1740–1804
Mary Johnson
1740–1791

Ernest Francis's Descendants

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Ernest (Decatur) Francis (1 Oct 1881–25 Nov 1918) m. Catherine (Elsie) King (24 May 1891–21 May 1962)
  1. 1. Catherine (Ernestine) Francis 1917– m. James (Marion) Wood 1917–

Ernest Francis's Timeline

2 Records

1881
1 Oct 1881
Birth of Ernest Decatur Francis in Vermont, MO
Vermont, MO
1918
25 Nov 1918
Age 37
Death of Ernest Decatur Francis in West Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, USA
West Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1881
    Event Place: Vermont, MO

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1918
    Event Place: West Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, USA

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