Raymond Thomas Francis: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

Raymond Thomas Francis was born on 9 Sep 1895 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas (son of James Thomas Francis and Beulah Lee Cole); died on 30 Dec 1967; was buried in Cave Creek Cemetery, Vinson, Harmon County, Oklahoma.

Raymond married Lillie May Neil on 20 Mar 1924. Lillie (daughter of Hamilton Neil and Melissa Rosetta "Zettie" Hall) was born on 10 Aug 1896 in Farmersville, Collin County, Texas; died about 1994. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
VINSON MEMORIES (Published by VINSON HISTORY BOOK COMMITTEE Christins Spurlin, Chairman, Copyright 1995) contains a biographical sketch, along with a picture, of the family of Raymond Thomas Francis and Lillie May Neil. His family moved to Oklahoma, three and one half miles from Vinson, when he was an infant. During World War I, he served in the Navy and was based in San Diego. Upon returning, he resumed farming and ranching with his father.

After Lillie and Ray married, they first lived with his parents, later moving to Blair in Jackson County. Ray, along with his brothers Forrest and Henry, opened a Ford auto agency and a general store. They later moved back to Vinson, and resumed farming and ranching with Ray's father. After his father died, they bought a motel in Elk City.

Children:

Raymond Wayne Francis was born in 1925; died in 1933.
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Living

Generation: 2

James Thomas Francis was born on 21 Mar 1866 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas; died on 13 Jun 1943 in Vinson, Harmon County, Oklahoma; was buried in Cave Creek Cemetery, Vinson, Harmon County, Oklahoma.

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The son of William Sebastian Robinson FRANCIS (1841-1876) and Nancy Ann (WITTEN) FRANCIS (1841-1929).

James married Beulah Lee Cole on 18 Jan 1885 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas. Beulah was born on 15 Oct 1869 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee; died on 6 Jan 1962; was buried in Cave Creek Cemetery, Vinson, Harmon County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Beulah Lee Cole was born on 15 Oct 1869 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee; died on 6 Jan 1962; was buried in Cave Creek Cemetery, Vinson, Harmon County, Oklahoma.

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The daughter of Stephen Wiley COLE (1845-1929) and Martha (HIGDON) COLE (1845-1915).

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Married:
They moved from Sherman, Texas in 1895 to settle three and one half miles northeast of Vinson.

Children:

Myrtle Bell Francis was born on 12 Dec 1885 in Texas; and died.
Forrest Franklin Francis was born on 6 Dec 1888 in Texas; and died.
Bertha May Francis was born on 1 Sep 1890 in Texas; and died.
James Roy "Ray" Francis was born on 8 Mar 1893 in Texas; and died.
1. Raymond Thomas Francis was born on 9 Sep 1895 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas; died on 30 Dec 1967; was buried in Cave Creek Cemetery, Vinson, Harmon County, Oklahoma.
William Henry Francis was born on 12 Jan 1898 in Vinson, Harmon County, Oklahoma.