Raymond Thomas Francis

1895 - 1967  (72 years)

• Name	Raymond Thomas Francis  [1]
  Birth	9 Sep 1895	Sherman, Grayson County, Texas   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Dec 1967  [2]
  Burial	Cave Creek Cemetery, Vinson, Harmon County, Oklahoma   [2]
  Person ID	I19157	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	James Thomas Francis,   b. 21 Mar 1866, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas d. 13 Jun 1943, Vinson, Harmon County, Oklahoma (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Beulah Lee Cole,   b. 15 Oct 1869, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee d. 6 Jan 1962 (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	18 Jan 1885	Sherman, Grayson County, Texas   [3]
  	They moved from Sherman, Texas in 1895 to settle three and one half miles northeast of Vinson.
  Family ID	F6970	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillie May Neil,   b. 10 Aug 1896, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas d. Abt 1994 (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	20 Mar 1924  [2]
  	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	1. Raymond Wayne Francis,   b. 1925   d. 1933 (Age 8 years)   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F6956	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Sep 1895 - Sherman, Grayson County, Texas Burial - - Cave Creek Cemetery, Vinson, Harmon County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S449] Vinson History Book Committee VINSON MEMORIES (Christins Spurlin, Chairman, Copyright 1995), p 185, 190, 280 (Reliability: 3). [S449] Vinson History Book Committee VINSON MEMORIES (Christins Spurlin, Chairman, Copyright 1995), p 190 (Reliability: 3). [S449] Vinson History Book Committee VINSON MEMORIES (Christins Spurlin, Chairman, Copyright 1995), p 185 (Reliability: 3).