Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 236, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1916 — Obituary. [ARTICLE]

Obituary.

William Wilson Frahcis was born in Riley, Ohio, November 23, 1842, and died in Rensselaer, Ind., Septemi ber 29, 1916, at the age of 74 years, 2 days and 1. month. He moved with his parents to Forest 111., where he remained until 1890. He was united in marriage to Jane Houseworth, March 18, 1867. To this union three children were bom—Jesse E., of Tulsa, Okla.; Mrs. F. A. Turfler, of Rensselaer, and Georgia 8., who died at the age of seven. He moved to Harvey, 111., in 1891, and resided there until 1897, when he moved to Rensselaer, and lived here, with the exception of two years which he spent at Idaville, the balance of his life. He united with the M. E. church when ten years of age , and died in that faith. He leaves three brothers and one sister, two children, four grandfh.ildren and a host of friends to mourn his