Individual Details
James M FRANCIS
( - )
Events
Families
| Spouse | Lucetta LANCASTER (1856 - 1921) |
| Child | Johnnie FRANCIS (1885 - ) |
| Child | Melvin C FRANCIS (1887 - 1968) |
| Child | Lannis M FRANCIS (1890 - ) |
| Child | Samuel Brizilla FRANCIS (1893 - 1930) |
| Child | James A FRANCIS (1895 - 1983) |
Notes
Residence
James M. Francis was listed as the head of household on the 1900 census in Licking Township, Crawford County, Illinois. James' birthdate was given as Nov 1857. James was listed as a 42 year old farmer born in Illinois. James and his wife had been married 13 years. Also listed in the household was James' wife, Lucetta, born 1856 in Indiana; son Melvin C, born Dec 1887 in Illinois; son Louis M, born May 1890 in Illinois; son Samuel born Aug 1893 in Illinois; son James A born Apr 1895 in Illinois; James' widowed mother in law Rachel Lancaster born Dec 1829 in Indiana and an aunt Mary J Crafton born Sept 1831 in Indiana. Lucetta Francis was the mother of 4 children all of whom were living in 1900.Residence
James M. Francis was listed as head of the household on the 1910 census in Licking Township, Crawford County, Illinois. James was listed as a 52 year old male born in Illinois. James' occupation was given as farmer. Also listed in the household was his wife, Lucetta age 53; son, Johnnie, 25 years old; son Melvin C, 22 years old; son Louis M, 19 years old; son Samuel B, 16 years old and son James A, 15 years old. All of the sons were born in Illinois. Lucetta was born in Indiana. Lucetta was the mother of 4 children all of whom were living in 1910.Endnotes
1. "Illinois, County Marriages, 1800-1940," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online June 2019), Liucella Lancaster - James M. Francis.
2. "Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online October 2019), Lucetta Lackster.
3. "Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001," database, Ancestry, (www.ancestry.com : viewed online June 2019), Sammie B Francis - Mary Deverick.
4. "Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947," database on-line, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online October 2019), Samuel B Francis.
5. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online October 2019), memorial for James Albert Francis (1895-1983), Find a Grave Memorial no. #53499188, created by Cindy Cornwell McCachern, citing Johnson Cemetery, Clark County, Illinois; accompanying photograph by AC, James Albert Francis.
6. 1900 U.S. Census, Crawford County, Illinois, population schedule, Licking Township, Crawford County, Illinois, ED 42, Sheet 11B, family 226, Francis, James M; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online June 2019); NARA, 1900 T623.
7. 1910 U.S. Census, Crawford County, Illinois, population schedule, Licking Township, Crawford County, Illinois, ED 25, Sheet 8B, No. 172, James M Francis; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online June 2019).
8. 1920 U.S. Census, Crawford County, Illinois, population schedule, Licking Township, Crawford County, Illinois, ED 33, sheet 4A and 4B, family 74, J. M Francis; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online October 2019).

