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J. W. Francisco is a prosperous farmer and general merchant of Spring Valley, Mo., and was born in Saline County, Mo., in 1849, his parents being J. G. and Sarah (Wood) Francisco, both natives of Kentucky. The former’s birth occurred in 1812, and his death in Missouri, in October, 1888, his wife dying in 1880. They became residents of Saline County, Mo., in 1837, and there followed the occupation of farming, and reared their family of four children: Sophia L. (Ross), Anna J. (Martin), Mollie E. (Martin) and J. W. The latter was reared in his native county, and at the age of twenty years engaged in farming for himself, and was married in 1867 to Miss Fanny Martin, who was born in Clark County, Ky., in 1846. Her parents, Samuel T. and Eliza (Jones) Martin, were also born there, and moved to Missouri about 1850, where they reared their eleven children: G. Thomas, Samuel D., Charles, Frank, Fanny (Francisco), Bettie (Yantis), Mary (Francisco), Kate (Garvin), Helen (Moberly), Anna (Parks) and Hester. Mr. and Mrs. Francisco are the parents of the following children: George T., Woodie E., Anna J., John S., Mary E. and Murray C. Mr. Francisco owns 160 acres of valuable land, with forty acres under cultivation, and his mercantile stock is valued at $1,500. He and family attend the Presbyterian Church, and he is a Democrat. His paternal grandparents, John and Julia (Lewis) Francisco, were born in Virginia in 1760 and 1780, and died in Missouri in 1844 and 1859, respectively. They moved from Virginia to Kentucky, thence to Missouri in 1837, and were there engaged in farming. The grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary War at the age of sixteen, and was at the battle of Cowpens. He was colonel of a regiment in the War of 1812, and received one severe wound during his service. The maternal grandparents, Thomas and Sarah Wood, were also Virginians, and at an early day moved to Danville, Ky., where they owned a hotel, and he was judge of Mercer County Court.