Harley was born about 1869. He was the son of Josiah Francis and Bell Rector. He lived with his parents and siblings in Jeddo, Knox, Missouri in 1870[1] and in Elk, Cloud, Missouri in 1880.[2]
Harley married Edna Axling on 14 Dec 1897 in Clay, Kansas.[3] They had eight children. They lived in Grasshopper, Atchison, Kansas in 1910, where Harley was a farmer,[4] and in Whiting, Jackson, Kansas in 1920.[5]
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFPG-DH3 : 14 January 2022), Harly A. Francis in household of Josiah Francis, Elk Township, Cloud, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
↑ Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q293-KBJW : 23 February 2021), Harlo France and Edna Axling, 14 Dec 1897; citing Marriage, Clay, Kansas, United States, district clerk, court clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,166,980.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2HK-1F4 : accessed 22 September 2022), Harley Francis, Grasshopper, Atchison, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 15B, family 208, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 432; FHL microfilm 1,374,445.
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