Frances Dorcus Johnson b. 9 Nov 1854 Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama d. 2 Jan 1939 Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama: If the Legends Are True...

1854 - 1939 (84 years)

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Name	Frances Dorcus Johnson [1, 2, 3]
Alt. Birth	Nov 1852	Alabama [4, 5]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1854	Alabama [3, 6]
Born	9 Nov 1854	Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Female
FamilySearch AFN	2N04-MX2
Alt. Birth	Etowah County, Alabama [7]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1855	Alabama [8]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1856	Alabama [9]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1857	Alabama [10]
Alt. Birth	Cal 10 Dec 1857 [3]
Name	Dorcas F. [8]
Name	Fannie D. Johnson [11]
Name	Fanny Handy [10]
Name	Frances [4, 5]
Name	Frances Johnson [6]
Name	Francis D. [9]
Name	Francis Handy [3]
Name	Francis Johnson [7]
Name	Johnson [12]
Residence	9 Apr 1930	Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama [8]
	in the home of her son James W. Handy & family
Died	2 Jan 1939	Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama [1, 2, 3]
Buried	Liberty Cemetery, Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama [1, 2, 3]
Person ID	I10537	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	29 Feb 2016

Father	Thomas Marion Johnson, b. 19 Jun 1828, Alabama , d. 17 May 1896, Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama (Age 67 years)
Mother	Susannah Jane Griffith, b. 4 Jul 1831, De Kalb County, Georgia , d. 13 Feb 1878, Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama (Age 46 years)
Married	22 Jun 1847	Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama
Family ID	F3842	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family James Eli Handy, b. May 1860, Alabama , d. 22 Jun 1923 (Age ~ 63 years)

Married 25 Aug 1878 Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama [1, 2]

Alt. Marriage 25 Aug 1878 Etowah County, Alabama [11]

Census 27 Jun 1900 Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama [4]

Sheet 13B, Line 66, Dwelling 222, Family 229:

The household consisted of James E. Handy, head, 40; Frances, wife, 47; Charles H., son, 18; Bertha F., daughter, 16; Mary C., 14; and William, son, 5.

James E. & Frances are married 23 years with 5 children, 4 living. They rent a house.

Census of 1900 - Alabama, Etowah County
Hokes Bluff, Sheet 13B

Census 5 May 1910 Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama [9]

Sheet 13A, Line 25, Dwelling 122
Mary K Handy and her husband John Mitchel live with her parents and brother on a rented farm.

Family 127:

The family consisted of James E. Handy, head, 51; Francis D., wife, 54; and William R., son, 14.

James E. & Francis D. are married 31 years with 5 children, 4 living.

Family 128:

The family consistedof John F. Mitchel, head, 31; and Mary K., wife, 32.

John F. & Mary K. are married 1 year with no children.

Census of 1910 - Alabama, Etowah County
Hokes Bluff, Sheet 13A

Census 8 Jan 1920 Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama [10]

Wise-Bradly Road

Sheet 4B, Line 66, Dwelling 71, Family 70:

The household consisted of James E. Handy, head, 61; and Fanny, wife, 63.

They own a farm.

Census of 1920 - Alabama, Etowah County
Hokes Bluff, Sheet 4B

Children

+	1. Charles Montgomery Handy, b. Abt 1881, Alabama , d. 1 Dec 1969, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama (Age ~ 88 years)
	2. Bertha F. Handy, b. Nov 1883, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Mary Caldona Handy, b. 27 May 1886, Clay, Jefferson County, Alabama , d. 16 Oct 1942, Etowah County, Alabama (Age 56 years)
	4. James William Rufus Handy, b. 21 May 1895, Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama , d. 3 Aug 1977, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama (Age 82 years)

Last Modified 6 Feb 2017

Family ID F3900 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Frances Dorcus Johnson" (accessed May 5, 2024) | https://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I10537&tree=Legends.

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