Help! I've searched and surfed many times, and can find no lists or groups for the Francis family. I have a lot of information to share, and still filling in many areas. My father worked on this for 30 years or more.....and my brother and I have picked it up where he left off......here is some information, but at the moment I don't have places of birth/death (my brother probably has some, but he is in Arizona and won't be home until it gets "too hot".....ha!) Jonathan FRANCIS b: about 1755 m:Margaret or Jan PEDLOW b:about 1757 children: 1. Ellen or Anne 2. Christiana 3. Elisha b:about 1775 d:1857 **4. James b:about 1784 d:1875 **my GGGGgrandfather 5. Samuel b:about 1786 **James FRANCIS b:about 1784 d:1875 m:Rachel STUART b:1788 d:1832 children: 1. Margaret b:1811 d:1893 m: unknown BEST 2. Jane b: 1813 d:1885 m:Elisha MULDOON 3. Samuel b:1815 d:1885 m: Lydia Marinda WOOD b:1824 d:1891 4. Mary b:1816 d:1852 m:Eli HASKINS ** 5. James b:1818 d:1895 m:Esther HUMPHREY d:1860 in Nebraska 6. Jonathan b:1820 d:1888 m:Margaret CARSWELL 7. Eleanora b:1822 d:1888 m:Robert HOLMES 8. Peter b:1824 d:1851 9. Christianne b:1826 d:1884 m: Richard HANNA 10. Elisha Stuart b:1828 d:1891 m:Margaret Ann FERGUSON b:1832 **James FRANCIS b:1818 d:1895 buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Salem, OR m:Esther HUMPHREY, d:1860, 1/2 Lake(Cree) Indian died enroute from Canada to Oregon in Nebraska City. James continued on to Oregon, leaving some of their smaller children behind to be raised by other people. James is my GGgrandfather. children: 1. Mary b: 1843 d:1892 m:Frank KENNEDY m:Thomas BURNETT m:John LEWIS 2. Stuart b:1844 ** 3. William Henry b:1845 d:1914 m:Margaret SIMPSON m: Ida Soca KIRKENENDALL b:1861 d:1900 4. Rachel b:1848 m:George WHITTAKER (an "Indian Fighter") 5. Peter b:1852 d:1912 m: Lou COX b:1856 6. Alex b:1854 d:1936 m:Rachel E. FLETCHER b:1854 d:1929 7. James b:1855 d:1860? (accidently scalded to death) 8. Unknown.....this child supposedly was an infant and sickened and died in Nebraska City about the time the mother did. **William Henry FRANCIS b:Jan 1, 1845 d:1914 buried in Pioneer Cem, Salem,OR. This is my Ggrandfather. He first married Margaret SIMPSON and had two children: 1. Rosa Esther b:1873 d:1913 m:John FIDLER 2. Lillian Gay b:1878 d:1969 m:Fred E. GEE b:1881 d:1966 William Henry FRANCIS then married Ida Soca KIRKENDALL b:1861 d:1900 and had 3. James Frederick b:1886 d:1960 m:Mary MADISON m:Mrgt SAYRE **4. William Raphel b:1890 d:1935 m:Ora Emaline HINSHAW b:1896 d:1976 5. Guy Richard b:1892 d:1974 m:Lillie IRWIN b:1891 d:1964 6. Ethel b:1900 d:1901 William Raphel FRANCIS b:Dec 6, 1890 d:Sept 20, 1935 was my Grandfather. He and my Grandmother had 8 children, only 3 of whom are still living. children: 1. Clifford Tilghman b:1914 d:1945 (WW II) m:Clara Mary MARTIN 2. William Rouleigh b:1915 d:1960 m:Mary Helena Anna KLINGER **3. Cluff Everret b:1917 d:1997 m:Irene M. MACKIE 4. Rosa Almeta b:1918 d:1993 m:Ira SUMPTER m:Charles McCOY 5. Cecil James b:1923 d:1989 m:Lucille MACKIE m:June BAKER 6. Verna Mae b:1926 still living m:Elmer MALCOMB m: Glen FREEMAN 7. Donald Raymond b:1929 still living m:Josie 8. Versa Virginia b:1931 still living m:James HAMILTON m:Louis David DUBELL m:Orville C. CASEY My Dad was Cluff (named after the doctor who helped deliver him) Everret FRANCIS, was a wealth of information, and a great story-teller. I have a lot of information on descendants of Jonathan FRANCIS, not just my direct line. I NEED information on where a lot of these people came from. I remember my Dad talking about two brothers who came to North America from Ireland, County Armagh......I believe that was Jonathan and a brother ....and he had a copy of a letter one wrote to the other. One was in Canada, the other in New England.......the letter, along with a lot of documentation and old photographs were lost in a fire about 15 years ago. I would be happy to correspond with any connections. Sincerely!! Donna (Francis) Thurman