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Louis Burton "Dink" FRANCIS 1897–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1897

Birth Location: Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA

Death Date: 23 Aug 1918

Death Location: Grayson, Texas, United States

Father: Robert Francis

Mother: Martha Potter

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In 1897, Louis Burton "Dink" FRANCIS entered the world in Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA, born to Robert Cecil Francis And Martha Jane Potter. Louis Burton "Dink" FRANCIS passed away in 1918 in Grayson, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Louis Burton "Dink" FRANCIS entered the world in Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA, born to Robert Cecil Francis And Martha Jane Potter.
  • Louis Burton "Dink" FRANCIS passed away in 1918 in Grayson, Texas, United States.

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Louis FRANCIS's Ancestors

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Louis FRANCIS
1897–1918
Birth Place: Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA
Parents
Robert Cecil Francis
1863–1904
Sister Grove Creek, Grayson, Texas, Confederate States of America
Martha (Jane) Potter
1866–1941
Hamblen, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Elisha (Robert "Bob") Francis
1834–1885
Cole, Missouri, United States
Elizabeth Witten
1835–1908
Monticello, Wayne, Kentucky, United States
George (Washington) Potter
1835–1908
Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Martha (Emily) Boyd
1840–1915
Grainger, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Floyd Witten
1812–1891
Elizabeth Belshe
1818–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Witten
1778–1863
Susannah greenup
1780–1859
Robert Belshe
1785–1855
Elizabeth* Green
1789–1877

Louis FRANCIS's Timeline

2 Records

1897
8 Feb 1897
Birth of Louis Burton "Dink" FRANCIS in Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA
Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA
1918
23 Aug 1918
Age 21
Death of Louis Burton "Dink" FRANCIS in Grayson, Texas, United States
Grayson, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1897
    Event Place: Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1918
    Event Place: Grayson, Texas, United States

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