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James Lester Francis 1921–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Mar 1921

Birth Location: Cochran, Blakey County, Georgia

Death Date: 12 Mar 1977

Death Location: Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: George Francis

Mother: Nettie Gibbs

Spouse(s): Fannie Newby

Children(s):

James Lester Francis was born in 1921 in Cochran, Blakey County, Georgia, the child of George Albert Francis And Nettie Mae Gibbs. In 1935, James Lester Francis resided in Rutland, Bibb, Georgia. In 1940, James Lester Francis resided in Rutland, Rutland, Bibb, Georgia, USA. James Lester Francis married Fannie Lee Newby, and had children including Danny Albert Francis. James Lester Francis passed away in 1977 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Lester Francis was born in 1921 in Cochran, Blakey County, Georgia, the child of George Albert Francis And Nettie Mae Gibbs.
  • In 1935, James Lester Francis resided in Rutland, Bibb, Georgia.
  • In 1940, James Lester Francis resided in Rutland, Rutland, Bibb, Georgia, USA.
  • James Lester Francis married Fannie Lee Newby, and had children including Danny Albert Francis.
  • James Lester Francis passed away in 1977 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Francis's Ancestors

Self
James Francis
1921–1977
Birth Place: Cochran, Blakey County, Georgia
Parents
George Albert Francis
1892–1961
Cochran, Bleckley, Georgia, United States
Nettie (Mae) Gibbs
1895–1991
Pulaski County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William (Walter) Gibbs
1847–1923
Pulaski, Georgia, United States
Georgia (Elizabeth Missouri) Sapp
1863–1920
Twiggs County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Gibbs
1808–1878
Sarah Shackelford
1815–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Rev
1781–1830
Mildred Phillips
1788–1828

James Francis's Timeline

4 Records

1921
31 Mar 1921
Birth of James Lester Francis in Cochran, Blakey County, Georgia
Cochran, Blakey County, Georgia
1935
1935
Age 14
James Lester Francis resided here in Rutland, Bibb, Georgia
Rutland, Bibb, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 19
James Lester Francis resided here in Rutland, Rutland, Bibb, Georgia, USA
Rutland, Rutland, Bibb, Georgia, USA
1977
12 Mar 1977
Age 56
Death of James Lester Francis in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1921
    Event Place: Cochran, Blakey County, Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rutland, Bibb, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rutland, Bibb, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00642; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 11-68

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Rutland, Rutland, Bibb, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rutland, Bibb, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00642; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 11-68

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1977
    Event Place: Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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