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Joseph Willis Francis 1854–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1854

Birth Location: Catahoula, Louisiana, United States

Death Date: 31 May 1899

Death Location: Trout, La Salle Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: William Jr

Mother: Rhoda Wilbanks

Spouse(s): Margaret Brooks

Children(s): Theodoshia Francis, Silas Francis, John Francis, William Francis, Daniel Francis, Martha Francis, Willis Francis, William Francis

Joseph Willis Francis was born in 1854 in Catahoula, Louisiana, United States, the child of William Henry Francis Jr And Rhoda P Rhoddy Wilbanks. Joseph Willis Francis married Margaret Elizabeth Brooks, and had children including Daniel Jackson Francis, John Benjamin Francis, Martha Melvina Mattie Francis, Silas Berry Francis, Theodoshia Providence Doshie Francis, William Thomas Francis, Willis Mick Francis. Joseph Willis Francis passed away in 1899 in Trout, La Salle Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Willis Francis was born in 1854 in Catahoula, Louisiana, United States, the child of William Henry Francis Jr And Rhoda P Rhoddy Wilbanks.
  • Joseph Willis Francis married Margaret Elizabeth Brooks, and had children including Daniel Jackson Francis, John Benjamin Francis, Martha Melvina Mattie Francis, Silas Berry Francis, Theodoshia Providence Doshie Francis, William Thomas Francis, Willis Mick Francis.
  • Joseph Willis Francis passed away in 1899 in Trout, La Salle Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Francis's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Francis
1854–1899
Birth Place: Catahoula, Louisiana, United States
Parents
William Henry Francis Jr
1818–1870
Amite County, Mississippi, USA
Rhoda (P. "Rhoddy") Wilbanks
1816–
Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
William (Henry Francis) Sr
1795–1860
South Carolina, USA
Nancy Jones
1798–1843
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Prince
1765–1838
Judith Teague
1770–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Sr
1738–1767
Mary Lewis
1736–1767
Joshua Teague
1746–1812
Hannah Gary
1748–1838

Joseph Francis's Descendants

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Joseph (Willis) Francis (1 Apr 1854–31 May 1899) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Brooks (April 22, 1849–February 15, 1930)
  1. 1. Theodoshia (Providence "Doshie") Francis 1882–1971 m. Oliver (L) Mills 1879–1964
    1. 1. Dottie (Mae Mills) Crockett 1912–1983
    2. 2. Mick (Elias) Mills 1905–1998 m. Eunice (Rogillio) Lacroix 1907–1999
      1. 1. Clifford (A. "Sarge") Mills 1927–2007
      2. 2. Dorothy (Genevia) Mills 1926–1996
      3. 3. Elton (Brian) Mills 1933–2009 m. Helen (Marie) Bratton 1923–2003 m. Claudette (Sandra “Sandy” Craft -) Harris 1938–2006
        1. 1. Judy (Letitia) Hardwick 1944–2012
      4. 4. Martha (Loried) Mills 1930–2017
      5. 5. Steve (Landry) Mills 1940–2016
      6. 6. Cilton (Bufford) Mills 1929–2001
      7. 7. Mickey (Dewayne) Mills 1950–2019
    3. 3. Kirby (Dee) Mills 1921–1985
    4. 4. Infant (Daughter) Mills 1920–1920
    5. 5. Joseph (Richard) Mills 1910–1921
    6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth "Bettie") Mills 1907–1931
    7. 7. Estelle (Dosha) Mills 1902–1988
    8. 8. Willie (J) Mills 1915–1991
    9. 9. Grady (Benjamin) Mills 1917–1983
  2. 2. Silas (Berry) Francis 1879–1971
  3. 3. John (Benjamin) Francis 1884–1954
  4. 4. William (Thomas) Francis 1887–1900
  5. 5. Daniel (Jackson) Francis 1889–1957
  6. 6. Martha (Melvina (Mattie)) Francis 1895–1973
  7. 7. Willis (Mick) Francis 1887–1968
  8. 8. William (Thomas) Francis 1877–1901

Joseph Francis's Timeline

2 Records

1854
1 Apr 1854
Birth of Joseph Willis Francis in Catahoula, Louisiana, United States
Catahoula, Louisiana, United States
1899
31 May 1899
Age 45
Death of Joseph Willis Francis in Trout, La Salle, Louisiana, United States
Trout, La Salle, Louisiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1854
    Event Place: Catahoula, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1899
    Event Place: Trout, La Salle, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Trout, La Salle Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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