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Maud Jane Francis 1885–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Dec 1885

Birth Location: Ohio, USA

Death Date: 4 Jul 1963

Death Location: Newport News, Virginia, USA

Father: James Francis

Mother: Susan Baron

Spouse(s): Melvin Brooks

Children(s): Carl Brooks, Ernest Brooks, Francis Brooks, Melvin Brooks, Velma Brooks, Vivian Brooks, Edwin Brooks, Roy Brooks, Margurite Brooks, Ruth Brooks

Maud Jane Francis was born in 1885 in Ohio, USA, the child of James Henry Jimmy Francis And Susan E Baron. Maud Jane Francis married Melvin Sherman Brooks, and had children including Carl Brooks, Edwin Dwight Brooks, Ernest James Brooks, Francis William Brooks, Margurite Blanche Margie Margaret Brooks, Melvin Everett Brooks, Roy Wilbur Brooks, Ruth Virginia Brooks, Velma Elizabeth Brooks, Vivian Grace Brooks. Maud Jane Francis passed away in 1963 in Newport News, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Maud Jane Francis was born in 1885 in Ohio, USA, the child of James Henry Jimmy Francis And Susan E Baron.
  • Maud Jane Francis married Melvin Sherman Brooks, and had children including Carl Brooks, Edwin Dwight Brooks, Ernest James Brooks, Francis William Brooks, Margurite Blanche Margie Margaret Brooks, Melvin Everett Brooks, Roy Wilbur Brooks, Ruth Virginia Brooks, Velma Elizabeth Brooks, Vivian Grace Brooks.
  • Maud Jane Francis passed away in 1963 in Newport News, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Francis
1851–1926
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Susan Baron
1849–1909
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Melvin Brooks
1885–1922
Birth Location: East Clayton, Ohio, USA
MB

Children(s)

Carl Brooks
1907–1915
Birth Location: Carbon Hill, Hocking, Ohio, USA
CB
Ernest Brooks
1908–1986
Birth Location: Carbon Hill, Hocking, Ohio, USA
EB
Francis Brooks
1909–1965
Birth Location: Carbon Hill, Hocking, Ohio, USA
FB
Melvin Brooks
1911–
Birth Location: Carbon Hill, Hocking, Ohio, USA
MB
Velma Brooks
1912–1973
Birth Location: Carbon Hill, Hocking, Ohio, USA
VB
Vivian Brooks
1914–
Birth Location: Centralia, IL
VB
Edwin Brooks
1915–
Birth Location: Centralia, IL
EB
Roy Brooks
1918–1975
Birth Location: Centralia, IL
RB
Margurite Brooks
1920–
Birth Location: Centralia, IL
MB
Ruth Brooks
1922–
Birth Location: Centralia, IL
RB

Maud Francis's Ancestors

Self
Maud Francis
1885–1963
Birth Place: Ohio, USA
Parents
James Henry "Jimmy" Francis
1851–1926
Virginia, USA
Susan (E) Baron
1849–1909
West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Francis
1821–
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Ann) Cockrell
1820–1892
Virginia, USA
Robert (H C) Baron
1820–
Virginia, USA
Jane (M) Coats
1829–
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Francis
1774–1862
Sarah Cockreil
1788–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Francis
1740–1804
Mary Johnson
1740–1791

Maud Francis's Descendants

1.
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Maud (Jane) Francis (3 Dec 1885–4 Jul 1963) m. Melvin (Sherman) Brooks (21 Mar 1885–17 Mar 1922)
  1. 1. Carl Brooks 1907–1915
  2. 2. Ernest (James) Brooks 1908–1986
  3. 3. Francis (William) Brooks 1909–1965 m. Frances (Annie) Schierbaum 1916–1977
  4. 4. Melvin (Everett) Brooks 1911– m. Martha (Frances) Carder –1956
  5. 5. Velma (Elizabeth) Brooks 1912–1973 m. Fred (Roberts) Conner –1968
  6. 6. Vivian (Grace) Brooks 1914– m. John (William) Aut 1913–
  7. 7. Edwin (Dwight) Brooks 1915–
    1. 1. Edwin (Dwight Brooks) Jr –1971
  8. 8. Roy (Wilbur) Brooks 1918–1975 m. Frances (Conway) Burke 1923–
  9. 9. Margurite (Blanche "Margie" "Margaret") Brooks 1920– m. John (W) Clark 1920– m. Luke (L) Russel 1926–1974 m. Robert (E) Blount 1919–
  10. 10. Ruth (Virginia) Brooks 1922– m. Harry (Madison) Worsham 1918–

Maud Francis's Timeline

2 Records

1885
3 Dec 1885
Birth of Maud Jane Francis in Ohio, USA
Ohio, USA
1963
4 Jul 1963
Age 78
Death of Maud Jane Francis in Newport News, Virginia, USA
Newport News, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1885
    Event Place: Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1963
    Event Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA
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