Francis
Marion
"Frank"
Decker
Born in Bellville, Greenup County, Illinois
Ancestors 
Son of [father unknown] and Cynthia (Nees) Decker
Brother of
Elizabeth Decker [half], Caleb Decker [half], Mabel Decker [half], John Andrew Decker [half], Lucy Decker [half], James Decker [half], Mary J. Decker [half], William H. H. Decker [half], Nancy J. Decker [half] and Harriet Decker [half]
Husband of
Mary Elizabeth (Richardson) Decker
— married
9 Mar 1879 in Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas
Descendants 
Father of
Lucy Margaret (Decker) Shelton, William Thomas Edward Decker, Virgil Theodore Decker, George Hilliar Decker, Mary Belle (Decker) Zachary, Harriet Francis (Decker) Staton, Charles Henry Decker, Precious Jewel Decker and Stella Jerusha (Decker) Madden
Died
at age 76
in Jenny Lind, Sebastian County, Arkansas
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Sep 2011
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Biography
Burial: Jenny Lind Cemetery, Jenny Lind, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA
Sources
- Research by Shannon Lawrence
- 1860 US Census, Hurricane Precinct, Cumberland County, Illinois (enum. as Frank Decker). (This is a Fold3 link to the actual census records. However, this information is also available on Familysearch)
- 1900 US Census, Cove Township, Polk County, Arkansas (enum. as Francis Decken)
- 1910 US Census, Latimer, Oklahoma
- 1920 US Census, Latimer, Oklahoma
Parent Discrepancy
Francis' father is often identified as William Decker, Frank's mother's first husband. However, William died two years before Francis' accepted birth date, so that seems highly unlikely. Thanks to Debbie Breedlove-Young for catching that!
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Francis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Francis:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Francis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Francis:
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~3.12%
Heather Brown
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M203567 [compare]
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~1.56%
Emil Decker :
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