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James Smith Francis 1873 – 1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Sep 1873

Birth Location: Platte, Union, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 8 Aug 1949

Death Location: Gravity, Taylor, Iowa, USA

Father: Alfred Francis

Mother: Georgianna Davidson

Spouse(s): Mary Coan

Children(s): Georgina Francis

Born in 1873 in Platte, Union, Iowa, USA, James Smith Francis was the child of Alfred Crittenden Francis and Georgianna Jane Davidson. In time, James Smith Francis married Mary Ella Coan, and they raised a family that included Georgina Cecelia Francis. James Smith Francis died in Gravity, Taylor, Iowa, USA in 1949.

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Parents

Alfred Francis
1833 – 1918
Birth Location: Oneida, New York, USA
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Georgianna Davidson
1839 – 1922
Birth Location: Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Coan
1878 – 1980
Birth Location: Winona, Marshall, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Georgina Francis
1908 – 1973
Birth Location: Gravity, Taylor, Iowa, USA
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 Sep 1873
    Event Place: Platte, Union, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 Aug 1949
    Event Place: Gravity, Taylor, Iowa, USA
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