Francis Family

Picture from Barbara Heald Feb of 1992
left to right, Beatrice, Uncle Marshall,Hazel & Jackie .
enclosed in letter (In red is my comments)
Betty,
Please forgive me for taking so long getting this together. I told my sister Betty all about you & the family reunion in July. She is so excited so I know we will see you in July.
This is a picture of Marshall and his three children that lived.
I don't know what year it was took. But I believe it was took right after Moma (Hazel) left my dad in Colo & came to Calif. She was pregnant with me. So probably late 1945.
Betty if you want any more information write and I'll do my best. Looking forward to hearing from you. (The Pace/Phillips/Adcock reunion was - & still may be held in Heber Springs, Cleburne Co, AR every July. I haven't been able to attend for years.)
Love
Barbara
P.S. Betty I can't find the picture of Hazel and all the kids, but I will send it as fast as I can.
Ans soon
These are the children of Hazel & Joe Moore
1.Wilma Jean Moore -deceased - She died when she was 3 yrs old. I don't know what year she was born. My sister can tell you
2. Charles Allen Moore "Chuck" married Nita? Stephens. Ch:
1.Joey Darren Moore,
2.Troy Moore b 1968 d 4 Jan 1990. Palmdale, Calif
3. Tawnee Moore ,
4. Tammie Moore mar Jeff Stubblefield - ch: Brook

Bakersfield Calif - Barbara did enclose address and phone numbers. At this time, I was going through a divorce, and although I wanted the divorce, it was still quite traumatic. I am sorely afraid that I didn't get back to anyone as I shoud have.
3.Betty Jean Moore Williams (twin)
Pass Christain, Miss
4. Bobby Dean Moore "Skip" (twin)
Rialto, Calif
5. Darrell Francis Moore
Newark, Calif
6. Paul DeWayne Moore
Pacific Grove, Calif
7. Barbara Ann Moore Hutchins Heald
Buttonwillow, Calif
8. 1/2 brother - Donald Leroy Stigner - father Don Stigner
Rialto, Calif

These are my children by my 1st husband, Joseph Ralph Hutchins
1. Bryan DeWayne Hutchins b 28 Aug 1965 Has one daughter - Laura Breyan Hutchins b 22 Aug 1989
2. Valerie Marshalle Hutchins Kenyan Hutchins b 7 Feb 1967 has one son Nickalas Allen Klien b 3 Aug 1987
3. Joseph Mark Hutchins b 14 Oct 1971

My present husband Harold Lester Heald b 10 Jul 1036 Colo

Marshall John Francis b KY 10 May 1885 d 10 Nov 1974 Bakersfield CA mar 1st Nancy E Phillips dau of Lewis Ancil & Laura Louisa (Lewty) Pace Phillips. Mar 2nd Pearl Lee Sharp
Nancy & Marshall Francis Children
1. Bulah Beatrice Francis Moore b 1910 d 2 Nov 1966 Bakersfield Calif
2. Hazel Larella Francis Moore Stigner b AR 11 Apr 1912 d 27 Mar 1976 Bakersfield Calif
3. Juanita Pauline Francis Webb b OK 4 Jan 1917 d 26 Jul 1947 dBakersfield Calif mar Eugene Webb.
( I would love to have any information on this Francis Family. I know of four brothers, Marshall John, (mar Nancy E Phillips my grandmother's sister) Bud, Lee & Earl Eugene Francis ( mar Nina Elverta Adcock my Mother's sister.). Odessa, Aunt Mimi (Nina's) daughter gave Marshall John & Earl Eugene's father as John Francis, & Earl's mother as Leah or Leta Mae.)

Dumb Things to Do.& A Letter from Ora Lee Fredrick

I recall when I was seven years old, and we kids cleaned the Church on Saturdays, so it would be ready for Sunday. There really wasn't a lot to do, just a little dusting and sweeping out the floors. On this particular Saturday, we were romping and rough housing while working, and I climbed upon the back of one of the pews. (We all were doing that, except for Buddy. He always did his job as quickly as possible. ) All of a sudden; the pew turned over, and I landed flat on my bottom. I probably deserved a lesson, but that was a very painful one. For ages, I couldn't get up to a standing position by myself. Then, if I stooped over to pick up something, I couldn't stand back up without help. If I squated down to pick something up, I couldn't get up without help. I don't think I made that particular mistake ever again. When we lived in Spade, we had a cellar, and us kids would swing on the rafters, and drop to the floor. There was a day when just as I swung out, I went all dizzy.Next thing I knew, I woke up on the floor. That is the first time I ever fainted. It was kind of scary. But it didn't stop me from swinging on rafters. There was a big barn, seems like a mile from the house, but probably not that far. We would climb up in the loft and swing out and drop. I had a habit of going with my tongue sticking out the side of my mouth (Uncle Clifford used to do that when he was concentrating on something, and they told me I took after him that way), and this time when I dropped down, my chin hit my knee. I almost bit my tongue off! That is the thickest slimiest blood in the world. My tongue swelled so I could hardly eat. I thought I would starve to death! Then, one day. Mom cooked up a big pot of pinto beans and she cut up slices of dry salt meat in it. I would take a slice of the meat, and lay it on my poor old tongue, I couldn't even stand to suck on the meat, but the juices sure tasted good. From there, my tongue gradually healed. I had bitten clear through it, and it is still scarred on both the top and bottom from that incident.

Ora Lee Frederick was Grandma Lewty's niece. Her Mother, Arminta Pace, (Lewty's sister) married Isaac Jackson Forbus in Sebastian Co AR. I don't have the date handy, but want to do some of Ora Lee's letters, as they are about the tornado that killed Grandma Lewty and Aunt Effie. ------------------------------------------------------------- from Ora Lee Frederick 805 W Sears St Dennison Tx 22 Mar 1985 to Me on S Ong in Amarillo Tx (She was in private duty nursing for 12 or 15 years and was still working at this time.) Mary Ellen Phillips was a first cousin. Mary's mother was my mother's sister, a beautiful lady. Her husband was Lewis Phillips. Effie Phillips was Noah's wife. Was killed with Lewty in tornado. Ora Lee's brother, Robert, was at Aunt Lewty's that afternoon and was almost killed. They had put Effie's three little children under the bed and they didn't get hurt. ---Truman Phillips must have been in town at the time of the storm, because he said he went home and the home was gone. He saw Effie trying to get up but that she would fall back before he could get to her. He said it seemed like someone hit him in the face with a bucket of mud and that was the last thing he remembered until several days later.