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Mary Ella Francis 1920 – 2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 May 1920

Birth Location: Beaverdam, Kentucky

Death Date: 23 April 2002

Death Location: Ohio County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: William Francis

Mother: Ollie Frances

Spouse(s): Lester Reynolds, Lester Reynolds

Children(s): William Reynolds, Larry Reynolds

Mary Ella Francis was born in 1920 in Beaverdam, Kentucky, the child of William Francis and Ollie M Frances. Mary Ella Francis married Lester Reynolds, Lester Reynolds, and had children including William L Reynolds, Larry Joe Reynolds. Mary Ella Francis passed away in 2002 in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Ella Francis was born in 1920 in Beaverdam, Kentucky, the child of William Francis and Ollie M Frances.
  • Mary Ella Francis married Lester Reynolds, Lester Reynolds, and had children including William L Reynolds, Larry Joe Reynolds.
  • Mary Ella Francis passed away in 2002 in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Francis's Ancestors

Self
Mary Francis
1920 – 2002
Birth Place: Beaverdam, Kentucky
Parents
William Francis
1874 – 1947
Wales
Ollie (M) Frances
1875 – 1965
Ohio, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Anna Francis
1838 – 1904
Nerth Highes, Glamorganshire, Wales
John Francis
1837 – 1904
Nerth Highes, Glamorganshire, Wales
Nancy (Mary) Ashby
1850 – 1884
Centertown, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
William (David) Ross
1851 – 1891
Centertown, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Humphreys
1826 –
William Francis
1808 –
Mary Francis
1803 –
Martha Ross
1828 – 1912
THOMAS (Wade)
1825 – 1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ross
1785 – 1850

Mary Francis's Descendants

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Mary (Ella) Francis (30 May 1920 – 23 April 2002) m. Lester Reynolds (13 May 1916 – 6 November 1992) m. Lester Reynolds (15 May 1916 – 6 November 1992)
  1. 1. William (L) Reynolds (11 Aug 1936 – 18 May 1938)
  2. 2. Larry (Joe) Reynolds (19 Feb 1943 – 28 Oct 2016) m. Donna (Rogalski) Reynolds (23 January 1947 – 6 June 2015)
    1. 1. Linda (M Warner) Reynolds (16 February 1967 – 20 January 2024)
    2. 2. Kimberly (Hardin-West) Reynolds (1968 – ) m. Stanley (Neal) West (Sep 1951 – 21 Feb 2020) m. Thomas (Ashley) Hardin (11 Feb 1966 – 25 Aug 2022)
      1. 1. Ashley (N Keown) Hardin (15 Feb 1986 – ) m. Brandon Keown (15 Jan 1980 – )
      2. 2. Amanda (L Barrow) Hardin (12 Feb 1991 – ) m. Jacob (Randell) Barrow (10 Feb 1990 – )
    3. 3. Joey Reynolds (1971 – )

Mary Francis's Timeline

2 Records

1920
30 May 1920
Birth of Mary Ella Francis in Beaverdam, Kentucky
Beaverdam, Kentucky
2002
23 April 2002
Age 82
Death of Mary Ella Francis in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States of America
Ohio County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 May 1920
    Event Place: Beaverdam, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Birth Index, 1911-1999
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 April 2002
    Event Place: Ohio County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: McHenry, Ohio County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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