Life History

Notes

• William's surname is spelled variously on records, as Francis and even Frances, on his wife's grave.  The name was France, as it appears on some records, like his wife's death record.  His daughter was known as Ida France, as reported on Ida's memorial on Find a Grave.
  
  "Ida France Dockery ... Daughter of William France and Malinda Gregory; wife of Alford "Wad" Dockery"
  --  Find a Grave Memorial #134225764, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134225764/ida-dockery
  
  Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958
  Ida Dockery [Ida French]
  White Female, Widow, Age 68
  Birth 6 Jul 1885 Tennessee, USA
  Residence Route 1, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Father Billy French [France]
  Mother Malenda Gregory
  Informant John Dockery, Route 4, Dandridge (Jefferson County), Tennessee
  Death 23 Jan 1954 Mims Clinic, (stay of 4 days) Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
  Cause of Death CVA, due to Arteriosclerotic Hypertension
  Burial 26 January 1954 in Proffitt Cemetery, Chestnut Hill (Jefferson County), Tennessee, by John C Holder, Newport, Tennessee
  Certificate #54-02236 filed 8 March 1954
  
  North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994
  Benjamin Harrison France
  Residence 917 Cedar Street, Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, North Carolina
  Age 90, Widowed, Caucasian
  SSN 244-05-6147A
  Occupation Textiles Card Room
  Birth 19 Nov 1888 Cook [Cocke] County, Tennessee
  Father's Name William David France
  Mother's Name Melinda Gregory
  Informant Miss Zema France of the same address
  Death 22 March 1979 Halifax Memorial Hospital, Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, North Carolina
  Cause of Death Acute Myocardial Infarcton, due to Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
  Burial 24 March 1979 Crestview Memorial Cemeetery, Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, North Carolina, by Branch Funeral Home, Roanoke Rapids
  Filed 27 March 1979
  Document courtesy of FamilySearch

Sources

• 1. Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
• 2. Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002
• 3. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 4. North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994
• 5. Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958