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John William Francis 1924 – 2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1924

Birth Location: Wehrum, PA

Death Date: 12 Dec 2020

Death Location: Sewickley, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Francis

Mother: Mable Warner

Spouse(s): Virginia Powell

Children(s): Marilyn Francis

John William Francis was born in 1924 in Wehrum, PA, the child of William Powell Francis and Mable Grace Warner. In 1930, John William Francis resided in Blacklick, Blacklick, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1946, John William Francis resided in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA. John William Francis married Virginia Clark Powell, and had children including Marilyn Kay Francis. John William Francis passed away in 2020 in Sewickley, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • John William Francis was born in 1924 in Wehrum, PA, the child of William Powell Francis and Mable Grace Warner.
  • In 1930, John William Francis resided in Blacklick, Blacklick, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1946, John William Francis resided in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • John William Francis married Virginia Clark Powell, and had children including Marilyn Kay Francis.
  • John William Francis passed away in 2020 in Sewickley, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Francis's Ancestors

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John Francis
1924 – 2020
Birth Place: Wehrum, PA
Parents
William Powell Francis
1884 – 1964
South Wales, Great Britain
Mable (Grace) Warner
1889 – 1986
Fallentimber, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (Christian) Warner
1857 – 1919
Summit, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Rebecca (Elizabeth) Esch
1859 – 1932
White Township, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Adam Esch
1828 – 1899
Julia Walters
1831 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Walters
1789 – 1886
Catharina Odenwälder
1783 – 1880

John Francis's Descendants

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John (William) Francis (21 May 1924 – 12 Dec 2020) m. Virginia (Clark) Powell (10 Feb 1922 – 2011)
  1. 1. Marilyn (Kay) Francis (19 Mar 1951 – ) m. Joseph Weigle
    1. 1. Crystal Weigle

John Francis's Timeline

5 Records

1924
21 May 1924
Birth of John William Francis in Wehrum, PA
Wehrum, PA
1930
1930
Age 6
John William Francis resided here in Blacklick, Blacklick, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Blacklick, Blacklick, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
1946
25 Mar 1946
Age 22
John William Francis resided here in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
Abt 1950
Age 26
John William Francis resided here in Blairsville
Blairsville
2020
12 Dec 2020
Age 96
Death of John William Francis in Sewickley, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Sewickley, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1924
    Event Place: Wehrum, PA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Blacklick, Blacklick, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Blacklick, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2341744

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1946
    Event Place: Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, The Indiana Gazette; Publication Date: 25/ Mar/ 1946; Publication Place: Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1950
    Event Place: Blairsville
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Publication Date: 18/ Apr/ 1950; Publication Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.7880016,0.51296866,0.96731955&xid=339

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 2020
    Event Place: Sewickley, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

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