Francis Brandon Headstone Photo, Hillcrest Cemetery

Francis Brandon, born Nov 20, 1819 - died Dec 27, 1890. Francis Brandon was born in Halifx Virginia. He was a son of Robert Brandon and Mary Jane Holt, a grandson of Francis Brandon Sr. and Sarah Scott, and, Timothy Holt and Elizabeth Chambers. In 1870, he was elected Mayor of Fulton. In 1876, he was elected Public Administrator of Callaway County. He was my 1st cousin, 5 times removed. On Dec. 15, 1841 in Callaway Co., Missouri, he married Ann Bennett, daughter of John Bennett and Susan Holt. Ann Bennett was my 2nd cousin 4 times removed. On June 7, 1877 in Callaway Co., Missouri, he married his second wife, Georgianna Herring, daughter of George Washington Herring Sr. and Lucy Simco. Georgianna Herring was my great grandaunt.