Frances Elizabeth Jenkins was born in March 1832 in Rutherford, North Carolina. She married Walter Leander Gee on October 28, 1847, in her hometown. She died on June 15, 1915, in Hull, Georgia, having lived a long life of 83 years.[1]
Note from Findagrave.com:[2]
Francis was born in Floyd's Creek, NC. She married Walter (sic: Walton) Gee in NC on 28 Oct 1847. She and Walter had 15 children: Cintha, Henry, Beaty, Malinda Payne, Ann, Lucinda (Louisa?), James, Easton (EL/Eleazer), John, Sarah, Jane, Victoria Beatty, Joseph, Franciss, and Georgia.
Research notes
Conflicting stories within the family have Francis final resting place somewhere in NE Georgia
NOTE: Frances' first name was misspelled on her find a grave memorial. "Frances" is the female form of the name, not "Francis."
↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 05 November 2018), memorial page for Francis E Jenkins Gee (1832–unknown), Find A Grave: Memorial #182775213, ; Maintained by Wanda Rice (contributor 49312592) Unknown.
Year: 1850; Census Place: Floyds Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina; Roll: M432_644; Page: 258B; Image: 61
Year: 1860; Census Place: Georgia Militia District 844, Fannin, Georgia; Roll: M653_120; Page: 1072; Family History Library Film: 803120
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8G3-TJM : 22 August 2017), Frances E Gee in household of Walter L Gee, Tadmor, Hall, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 134, sheet 66C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,150.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3JS-R94 : accessed 11 May 2020), Francis C Gee in household of Thomas E Davis, Militia Districts 385, 1385, Morgan, Chandler, Hall, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 74, sheet 16B, family 306, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,202.
North Carolina, Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868; Bond date 28 Oct 1847, Bond # 000133547
North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC. Series: Marriage Bonds (1783 - 1867)
Holcomb, Brent H. Marriages of Rutherford County, North Carolina, 1779–1868. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1986. Book: Marriages of Rutherford County, NC, p 49
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Frances by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Frances: