Kentucky:  A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 
1886. Allen County.

DR. J. H. FRANCIS was born May 13, 1832, in Stokes County, N. C., and is 
the fifth of three sons and five daughters (seven of whom lived to be 
grown) born of Micajah and Mary (Fitzgerald) Francis, who was born in 
Halifax and Patrick Counties, Va.  Micajah was a hatter by trade, and 
immigrated with his parents to North Carolina about 1812; immigrated to 
Kentucky and settled in the southeast part of the county in 1845, where 
he continued at his trade and where he died in 1869, at the age of 
eighty-one years.  He was a son of John Francis, who married a Miss 
Scates.  They were natives of Virginia and of English and Scotch-Irish 
descent; moved to North Carolina, where they remained during life, 
engaged at farming.  The mother of our subject was a daughter of Harvey 
Fitzgerald, who married a Miss Shelton, and came from Maryland to 
Virginia.  Dr. Francis was reared on a farm and resided with his parents 
until married, when his parents lived with him until their death.  In 
October, 1861, he enlisted in Company I, Ninth Kentucky Federal; was 
mostly on destached duty in hospital as an orderly; was discharged in 
March, 1865, when he returned home and engaged in farming for a time.  
While in hospital he conceived the idea of studying medicine.  In 1871 
began the study with Dr. Crabtree, of LaFayette, Tenn.; graduated from 
Cincinnati Eclectic School of Medicine in 1874; first located in La 
Fayette, Tenn.  In 1876 he located where he now resides, in the 
southeastern part of Allen County, on 300 acres of land, which he farms.  
He has succeeded in establishing a good lucrative practice.  He married, 
December, 1869, Nancy Williams, of Allen County, a daughter of George 
and Matilda (Lyles) Williams, who came from Maryland to Kentucky about 
1815, and settled in eastern part of Allen County.  Mr. Francis is the 
happy possessor of six bright children; Delia, Lara, Cora, George M., 
Sarah M. and Minnie.  He and wife are members of the Baptist Church.  He 
is also a member of the Masonic fraternity.  Sine the war he has been a 
Democrat, but cast his first presidential vote for Fillmore in 1856.

Crabtree Fitzgerald Francis Lyles Scates Shelton Williams
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Halifax-VA NC MD OH Patrick-VA TN

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