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Leon Burl Francis 1913–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Sep 1913

Birth Location: Knott County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 27 Sep 1983

Death Location: Shiloh, Richland, Ohio, USA

Father: John Francis

Mother: Alafaire Smith

Spouse(s): Gertrude Collins

Children(s):

Leon Burl Francis was born in 1913 in Knott County, Kentucky, USA, the child of John Ashley Francis And Alafaire Allie Smith. In 1993, Leon Burl Francis resided in Shiloh, Richland, Ohio. Leon Burl Francis married Gertrude Collins. Leon Burl Francis passed away in 1983 in Shiloh, Richland, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Leon Burl Francis was born in 1913 in Knott County, Kentucky, USA, the child of John Ashley Francis And Alafaire Allie Smith.
  • In 1993, Leon Burl Francis resided in Shiloh, Richland, Ohio.
  • Leon Burl Francis married Gertrude Collins.
  • Leon Burl Francis passed away in 1983 in Shiloh, Richland, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leon Francis's Ancestors

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Leon Francis
1913–1983
Birth Place: Knott County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
John Ashley Francis
1891–1973
Hindman, Knott, Kentucky, USA
Alafaire ((Allie)) Smith
1891–1973
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William (M.) Smith
1861–1943
Matilda (Amburgey) .
1868–1949
Littcarr, Knott, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Leon Francis's Timeline

3 Records

1913
02 Sep 1913
Birth of Leon Burl Francis in Knott County, Kentucky, USA
Knott County, Kentucky, USA
1983
27 Sep 1983
Age 70
Death of Leon Burl Francis in Shiloh, Richland, Ohio, USA
Shiloh, Richland, Ohio, USA
1993
1993
Age 80
Leon Burl Francis resided here in Shiloh, Richland, Ohio
Shiloh, Richland, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Sep 1913
    Event Place: Knott County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s-2009, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 404-05-1381; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [4] Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002, Certificate: ; Volume:
    [5] Kentucky Birth Index
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Shiloh, Richland, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1983
    Event Place: Shiloh, Richland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s-2009, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 404-05-1381; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002, Certificate: ; Volume:
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shiloh, Richland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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