Elizabeth "Betty" Francis

Female 1808 - Aft 1870  (~ 63 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth "Betty" Francis 
    Birth 0___ 1808  Roane County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death Aft 1870  Buffalo, Dallas County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Louisburg Cemetery, Louisburg, Dallas County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I35045  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2015 

    Father Hugh Francis,   b. 0___ 1773   d. 16 Mar 1843, Hamilton County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Mother Frances "Frankie" Smith,   b. 4 Jul 1774, Orange County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1822, Roane County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Marriage 27 Oct 1802  Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Family ID F236  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 William Hale,   b. 24 Feb 1807, Commonwealth of Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0Jun 1840, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years) 
    Marriage 0___ 1823  Roane County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Matilda Jane Hale,   b. 20 Dec 1833, (Roane County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Aug 1887, Dallas County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
    Family ID F12870  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

    Family 2 Sanford Richey,   b. 0___ 1815, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 0___ 1840  Hamilton County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F4328  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 0___ 1808 - Roane County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 0___ 1823 - Roane County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 0___ 1840 - Hamilton County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Aft 1870 - Buffalo, Dallas County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Louisburg Cemetery, Louisburg, Dallas County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Birth: 1808
      Roane County
      Tennessee, USA
      Death: unknown, USA

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      This photograph of Elizabeth was owned by her grandson Wood Francis Campbell and very kindly shared by his granddaughter Reva Campbell Myers. If you download the photo, please give them the credit. Thank you.

      Elizabeth died sometime after the U.S. Census of 1870 for Buffalo, Dallas County, Missouri, was taken. She's been found on this census living near her Hale children at Buffalo. She was living with her daughter Elizabeth "Betty" (Hale) Biggs and Betty's husband John Biggs. Some of her other Hale children and two Richey daughters are living nearby. She hasn't been located after the 1870 census as far as I know. It is possible that she returned to the Chattanooga Tennessee area about 1870 with her son Fountain Hale. Its possible she died there (see below) but there is no absolute death information of which I'm aware. If anyone has more information, please let me know so that it can be added.)

      Elizabeth's parents were Frances "Franky" Smith (1774-1822) and Hugh Francis (1773-1843). She married WILLIAM HALE in 1823 in Roane County, TN. After Mr. Hale died, she married Sanford Richey in 1840 in Hamilton County, TN.

      Her siblings in birth order with married names for the ladies:
      (1) half-sister? Jane Francis Luttrell, no memorial;
      (2) Nancy Francis Burris;
      (3) Susannah Francis Burris, no memorial;
      (4) Charles Smith Francis, no memorial;
      (5) James Carlton Francis;
      (6) John Woodson Francis;
      (7) Mary "Polly" Francis, no memorial;
      (8) half-sister Sarah Jane Francis Roberts.

      Her Hale children (with married names if known) were: Joseph, Francis, Fountain, Frances "Franky" Line, Matilda Jane Bottom, John Woodson, Elizabeth "Bettie" Gaut Biggs and William M.

      Her Richey children (with married names if known) were: Jane, Mary Cooper, Pelemla Josephine Campbell, Martha, Charles "Polk", Teresa Ann Frances Campbell, Louisa Eliza Lucretia Moore. Her son Charles Richey's burial place is unknown but probably near Thatchers Landing, Hamilton Co, TN. He died in 1870.

      Elizabeth's youngest Hale son, William M, said that she died at Chattanooga, TN, in an article that was written about his life. (not confirmed)

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      ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!


      Family links:
      Spouses:
      William Hale (1807 - 1840)
      Sanford Richey (1815 - ____)

      Children:
      Francis Hale (1823 - 1883)*
      Fountain Hale (1827 - 1916)*
      Frances Hale Line (1828 - 1883)*
      Matilda Jane Hale Bottom (1833 - 1887)*
      John Woodson Hale (1834 - 1909)*
      Elizabeth Hale Biggs (1836 - 1916)*
      William H. Hale (1840 - 1908)*
      Pelemla Josephine Richey Campbell (1844 - 1938)*
      Teresa Ann Francis Richey Campbell (1848 - 1932)*
      Louisa Eliza Richey Moore (1849 - 1925)* [1]
    • (NOTE: I've noticed that some folks show that Elizabeth died in 1850. That is old information and not true. She's been found on the 1870 U.S. Census living with her Hale children at Buffalo, Dallas County, Missouri. Specifically, she's living with her daughter Elizabeth "Betty" (Hale) Biggs and Betty's husband John Biggs. Hale children and two Richey daughters are living nearby.

      She hasn't been located after the 1870 census as far as I know. It is possible that she returned to the Chattanooga Tennessee area about 1870 with her son Fountain Hale. Its possible she died there (see below) but there is no absolute death information of which I'm aware. If anyone has more information, please let me know so that it can be added.) [1]

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