Charles Francis (abt. 1864 - 1942)

Born about 1 Jun 1864 in United States

Husband of Charlotte (Felch) Francis — married 27 Sep 1888 in Pike County, Illinois, United States

Died 27 Mar 1942 at about age 77 in Vulcan, Strathmore Census Division, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

1870 lived with parents, 4 siblings, and farm hand in Atlas Township, Pike County, Illinois. 1870 attended school.

1880 lived with parents and 3 siblings in Derry, Pike County, Illinois. 1880 attended school. 1880 worked outside of home.

About 1888 married Charlotte.

1910 lived with wife, 2 children and his mother at 209 N. 12th St., Alton, Madison County, Illinois. 1910 was laborer at odd jobs. 1910 owned his home free and clear.

1912 moved to Canada with wife and 2 children.

1916 his mother came to live with him.

1916 lived with wife, 2 children and his mother, in Bow River, Alberta, Canada. Retained US citizenship. 1916 was farming.

1921 lived with wife, 2 children and his mother in Harmony, Bow River District, Alberta, Canada. Claims he is French (his mother claimed she is Irish). Owns his farm and farms it. Has one wooden, 6 room house on the farm.

Buried in Vulcan Cemetery, Vulcan, Strathmore Census Division, Alberta, Canada; PLOT: Block 3 Lot 257 Grave SE.

Sources

1870 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Atlas, Pike, Illinois; Roll: M593_269; Page: 3B; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

1880 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Derry, Pike, Illinois; Roll: 242; Page: 416D; Family: #209; Enumeration District: 182; Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010; Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1910 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Alton Ward 2, Madison, Illinois; Roll: T624_309; Page: 9B; Family: #220; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 1374322; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006; Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.

1916 Alberta, Canada Census.

1921 census, Alberta, Canada, Source Citation: Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 2; Census Place: 2, Bow River, Alberta; Page Number: 21; Family: #195; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013; Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds.

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