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;

I. Samuel Francis m. Henny Fugate

II. 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.