L-R: Alphie, Idely (Combs) holding Nettie, Vasco, Bascum and Rosetta Francis

Idely Combs Francis

George Elliott Francis

Idely Combs and George Elliott Francis

George Elliott Francis b 18 Apr 1881 Talcum, Perry Co KY d 26 Jul 1941 buried Ary, cemetery at end of Laura Lick Rd, rte 476, Perry Co KY s/o Sam Francis and Haney Fugate. George Elliott Francis m. 23 Mar 1900 to Idely Combs b 10 May 1885 Sassafras, KY d 2 Nov 1973 Cincinnati, Hamilton Co OH, d/o William Riley Combs and Sarah Sally Francis. Children of George Elliott Francis and Idely Combs;

1. Sabrina Francis b 16 Feb 1901 KY.

2. Bascum Shemp Francis b 11 Mar 1903 KY d 14 Jul 1964 Hamilton Co OH, m. Artie Sizemore. Bascum Shemp Francis m. 20 May 1922 Tina, Knott Co KY to Millie Ann Russell b Jul 1891 KY d OH, d/o Abner Russell and Nancy Ann Combs. Millie Ann Russell m. 6 Sept 1918 Perry Co KY divorced before 1922 to William S Combs s/o Wade Combs and Minerva Williams. Millie Ann Russell m. Ray B Hensley. Children of Bascum Shemp Francis and Millie Ann Russell;

i. James B Francis b May 1922

ii. George "Buster" Francis b 14 Jul 1925.

3. Rosetta J Francis b 18 Jan 1906 Ball Creek, Knott Co KY d 23 Aug 1982 Middletown, Butler Co OH buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Jack Town, Astoria, OH, m. 4 Oct 1922 Walter Holt Whitt b 15 Mar 1902 White Oak, Morgan Co KY d 18 Jan 1968, Middletown, Butler Co OH, buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, s/o Robert Boyd Whitt and Leora Lacy. Children of Rosetta Francis and Walter Holt Whitt;

i. Mildred Kathleen Whitt b 14 Mar 1924 Muddy Holler, Knott Co KY d 12 Sept 1986 m. 1 Jul 1943 to Eston Auvil b 10 Aug 1922 d 27 Jul 1996 Middletown OH. 6 children.

ii. Dorothy Josephine Whitt b 31 Jul 1925 Muddy Hole, Knott Co KY m. 15 Jun 1944 Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co SD in Chapel at Air Force Base by John M Sayre, Chaplain Army Air Field to Earl Wilbur Francis b 6 May 1925 Middletown, Butler Co OH to Earl Wilbur Francis b 6 May 1925 Middletown, Butler Co OH d 8 Jan 1998 Dayton, Montgomery Co OH of colon cancer, buried Middletown, Butler Co OH Woodside Cemetery, 1401 S Woodside Blvd, Middletown OH, military service, WWII Staff Sgt US Army Air Corps, s/o John Wesley Francis and Mary Frankie Johnson. 3 children. Divorced. Earl Wilbur Francis m. 2nd Female Brewer, 2 children. Earl Wilbur Francis m. 3rd Female Michelle. Earl Wilbur Francis m. 3rd Female Powers.  Dorothy Josephine Whitt m. 1962 to Kenneth J Fout. Dorothy Josephine Whitt m. 3rd to Male Bell.

iii. Male Whitt m. Female Kolter. Children;

I. Susan Whitt m. Unknown Justice

II. Kathleen Dianne Whitt b 13 Aug 1956 Middletown, Butler Co OH d 17 Mar 2003 Middletwon, Butler Co OH, buried Pleasant Hills Cemetery, Jack Town, Astoria, OH.

4. Alpharetta Francis b 5 Jun 1908 d 7 Dec 1997 m. John Wesley Ritchie b 1911 d 31 May 1934, s/o Isom Ritchie and Nancy Ann Campbell. Alpharetta Francis m. 2nd to Rufus Miller, s/o James Miller and America Stacy; m. 3rd to Frank Wright; m. 4th to Pollard Ritchie b 1907, s/o Isom Ritchie and Nancy Ann Campbell. Pollard Ritchie m. 17 Oct 1923 Talcum, Knott Co KY to Luna Stacy b 19 May 1904 d 12 Sept 1959, d/o James Wilson Stacy and Hannah Francis.

5. Vasco Francis b 5 Dec 1909 d 25 Apr 1962 Cincinnati, Hamilton Co OH m. Maggie "Peg" Smith b 24 Aug 1915 d 25 Feb 1999 d/o Wayne Smith and Nancy Stacy. 8 Children. Maggie "Peg" Smith  m. Edward Otte.

6. Jeanette "Nettie" Francis b 5 May 1912 d Feb 1986 m. 9 Jul 1934 Theodore Roosevelte Drager b 7 Feb 1913 d Sept 1946 s/o Frank Drager and Martha Combs.

7. Loretta Francis b 19 Feb 1914 d 17 Apr 1994 Lancaster KY m. Orville Igoe.

8. Hattie Lee Francis b 4 Apr 1916 d 5 Nov 1984 Kettering, Montgomery Co OH m. Roy Manning.

9. Watson Garrett Francis b 30 Jan 1919 d 15 Jul 1998 Blue Creek, Adams Co OH m. 1942 to Allie Lovins b 14 Aug 1921 d 19 Nov 1993; m. 2nd to Jean Lay b 24 Aug 1923 d 31 Aug 1994. Jean Lay m. before 1949 to Unknown Gregory.

Idely Combs and
Emory A Combs

Idely Combs b 10 May 1885 Sassafras, KY d 2 Nov 1973; d/o William Riley Combs and Sarah Sally Francis. Idely Combs m. 15 Nov 1920 Knott Co KY to Emory A Combs b Oct 1885 KY d 6 Mar 1963 Letcher Co KY s/o Hiram Hite Combs and Seatia Smith. Children of Emory A Combs and Idely Combs;

1. William Jennings Bryan Combs b 10 Aug 1921 m. Female Gabbard. 3 children.

2. Edward Combs b 30 Jan 1924 d 15 Nov 1934.

3. Audrey Combs b 16 Jun 1926 KY d 12 Dec 1996 Cincinnati, Hamilton Co OH m. Ottis Voyd Hasty b 25 Nov 1923. 3 children.

Emory Combs and
Nancy Belle Huff

Emory A Combs b Oct 1885 KY d 6 Mar 1963 Letcher Co KY s/o Hiram Hite Combs and Seatia Smith. Emory Combs m. Nancy Belle Huff b 1887 d OK, d/o Lorenzo D Huff and Arminda. Children of Emory A Combs and Nancy Belle Huff;

1. Monnie G Combs

2. Mary M Combs

3. Charlie M Combs

Emory Combs and
Rebecca Caudill

Rebecca Caudill Combs

Emory A Combs b Oct 1885 KY d 6 Mar 1963 Letcher Co KY s/o Hiram Hite Combs and Seatia Smith. Emory Combs m. Rebecca Caudill.

Emory Combs and
Polly Ann Rowe

Emory A Combs b Oct 1885 KY d 6 Mar 1963 Letcher Co KY s/o Hiram Hite Combs and Seatia Smith. Emory Combs m. Polly Ann Rowe.

Idely Combs and
Elijah Marshal

Idely Combs b 10 May 1885 Sassafras, KY d 2 Nov 1973; d/o William Riley Combs and Sarah Sally Francis. Idely Combs m. 25 Nov 1950 Gilboa OH to Elijah Marshall.

George Elliott Francis
and Martha Ann Engle

George Elliott Francis b 18 Apr 1881 Talcum, KY d 26 Jul 1941 s/o Sam Francis and Haney Fugate. George Elliott Francis m. about 1920 to Martha Ann Engle b 1890 d 1947 d/o Albert Engle and Rachel Jones. Children of George Elliott Francis and Martha Ann Engle;

1. Woodrow Wilson Francis b 4 Feb 1921 Bulan, Perry Co KY d 27 Oct 2003 Bulan, Perry Co KY m. Dorothy Marie McIntosh b 24 Apr 1925 Breathitt Co KY d/o Jesse McIntosh and Sarah E Wilson. 6 children.

Martha Ann Engle
and Morton Carroll

Martha Ann Engle b 1890 d 3 Mar 1947 buried Ary, KY; d/o Albert Engle and Rachel Jones.  Martha Ann Engle m. before 1920 to Morton Carroll. Family tradition has it that Morton went to get water one day and never returned. Child of Morton Carroll and Martha Ann Engle;

1. Gertrude Carroll b before 1920