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JAMES W. FRANCIS, farmer, P. O. Winchester. Edward Francis, father of our subject, was born in Ireland, and when about three years old, his parents emigrated to America; they came to Brown County, Ohio, about the year 1818, and settled in Jackson Township, near Ash Ridge. The neighborhood in which they settled, was at that time considerable of a forest; the hardships and self-denials which they were obliged to undergo, are too well understood by the intelligent reader to demand a minute delineation of the same. Edward was here reared among the stirring scenes of pioneer life, and received but a limited education. He married Elizabeth Plummer, of Adams County, Ohio, by whom he had four children, three of whom are still living — Nathan A., James W. and William H. After his marriage, he settled on the farm at present occupied by our subject, in the eastern portion of Jackson Township, where he remained until his decease in November, 1870. He was a man of sterling integrity and reliable character, and a member of the M. E. Church. James W. Francis, our subject, was born in January, 1846, on the old homestead in Jackson Township. On November 10, 1875, he married Maria McManis, daughter of Samuel and Martha McManis, of whom we have made mention in this work. To them have been born two children, — Lulu and Ethel. Politically, Mr. Francis is a Republican.