John Wesley Francis b about 1841 KY d 1863 Camp Douglas Prison; military service, Co A 13th Kentucky Cavalry, CSA; captured at Gladeville, VA 7 Jul 1863 died at Camp Doulas Prison, IL; s/o Samuel Francis and Leodicia Hogg. John Francis m. Elizabeth Mullins b about 1840 KY. (1860 Letcher Co KY Census). Children of John Wesley Francis and Elizabeth Mullins;

1. Samuel Francis; m. Henny Fugate

2. Mary Polly Francis b Aug 1859; m. about 1880 to Shadrack Shade Smith b 6 Mar 1856 d 28 Sept, 1939; s/o Jeremiah Jake Smith and Elizabeth Stacy. Shadrack Shade Smith m. Polina Combs b Nov 1857 KY; d/o Jeremiah Lorenzo Combs and Sarah Sally Kelly. Paulina Combs m. John J Combs b 2 Dec 1851 d 9 Mar 1926; s/o Clinton Grizzler Combs and Elizabeth Betts Combs.