Francis Marion Sr. Cheatham
Francis Marion Sr. was born on May 28th, 1867 in
near Jonesville, TX. Francis Marion Sr.'s father was
Joel C. Cheatham and his mother is
Nancy J. Williams. His paternal grandfather was
Archibald (Archer) L. Cheatham and his paternal grandmother is
Mary Unknown. He had a brother and six sisters, named
James Washington,
A. Josephine,
Catherine,
Isabel,
Nancy,
Emily and
Margaret (Maggie) L.. He was the third youngest of the eight children. He died at the age of 83 on May 26th, 1951. He was buried in
Wallace Chapel Cemetery, 5 miles west of Lufkin, TX.