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John Woodson Francis 1870 – 1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1870

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 27 Jul 1906

Death Location: Cherokee, Texas, UA

Father: Joseph Francis

Mother: Elizabeth Lignoski

Spouse(s): Martha Suggs

Children(s): Zora Francis, Thelma Francis, Woodye Francis, George Francis

John Woodson Francis was born in 1870 in Texas, the child of Joseph (Joe) Mallory Francis and Elizabeth (Bettie) A. Lignoski. John Woodson Francis later married Martha (Mossie) C Suggs, and together they raised children including Zora (Dora) Betty Francis, Thelma Francis, Woodye Mallory Francis and George Phil Francis. In 1906, John Woodson Francis passed away in Cherokee, Texas, UA.

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Parents

Joseph Francis
1843 – 1901
Birth Location: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
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Elizabeth Lignoski
1845 – 1905
Birth Location: Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Suggs
1878 – 1914
Birth Location: Texas
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Children(s)

Zora Francis
1898 – 1982
Birth Location: Texas
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Thelma Francis
1899 –
Birth Location: Texas
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Woodye Francis
1901 – 1981
Birth Location: Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA
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George Francis
1903 – 1975
Birth Location: Jacksonville, Cherokee, Texas, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Jan 1870
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cherokee, Texas; Roll: 1295; Page: 292A; Enumeration District: 011, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rusk, Cherokee, Texas; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1241619

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Cherokee, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cherokee, Texas; Roll: 1295; Page: 292A; Enumeration District: 011

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rusk, Cherokee, Texas; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1241619

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 Jul 1906
    Event Place: Cherokee, Texas, UA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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