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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

James Smith Francis was born in 1873 in Platte, Union, Iowa, USA, the child of Alfred Crittenden Francis and Georgianna Jane Davidson. James Smith Francis married Mary Ella Coan, and had children including Georgina Cecelia Francis. James Smith Francis passed away in 1949 in Gravity, Taylor, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • James Smith Francis was born in 1873 in Platte, Union, Iowa, USA, the child of Alfred Crittenden Francis and Georgianna Jane Davidson.
  • James Smith Francis married Mary Ella Coan, and had children including Georgina Cecelia Francis.
  • James Smith Francis passed away in 1949 in Gravity, Taylor, Iowa, USA.

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James Francis's Ancestors

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James Francis
1873 – 1949
Birth Place: Platte, Union, Iowa, USA
Parents
Alfred Crittenden Francis
1833 – 1918
Oneida, New York, USA
Georgianna (Jane) Davidson
1839 – 1922
Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Alfred (P) Francis
1804 – 1868
Stockbridge, Oneida, New York, USA
Mary Crittenden
1813 – 1833
Tompkins, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Crittenden
1778 – 1862
Hannah Terry
1778 – 1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Crittenden
1755 – 1796
Sara Jocelyn
1757 – 1796

James Francis's Descendants

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James (Smith) Francis (27 Sep 1873 – 8 Aug 1949) m. Mary (Ella) Coan (22 Feb 1878 – 2 Jan 1980)
  1. 1. Georgina (Cecelia) Francis (21 Oct 1908 – 23 Jul 1973) m. Scott (Edward) Cramer (25 Aug 1907 – 27 Dec 1993)

James Francis's Timeline

2 Records

1873
27 Sep 1873
Birth of James Smith Francis in Platte, Union, Iowa, USA
Platte, Union, Iowa, USA
1949
8 Aug 1949
Age 76
Death of James Smith Francis in Gravity, Taylor, Iowa, USA
Gravity, Taylor, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1873
    Event Place: Platte, Union, Iowa, USA

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

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