Francis was born at
Indiana in 1831. He married
Margaret Blackstock. Francis Meharry was census 1880 on 3 June 1880 at
Paxton, Ford Co., Illinois; 1880 Illinois, Ford Co., Patton Township, taken 3rd June 1880 lists the following family at dwelling # 25 and family # 28:
Francis Meharry, white, male, age 48, married, farmer, born in Indiana, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Virginia;
Margarette Meharry, white, female, age 46, wife, married, keeping house, born in Canada, parents born in Ireland;
Eva J. Meharry, white, female, age 22, daughter, single, at home, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in Canada;
Luella Meharry, white, female, age 17, daughter, single, born in Illinois, father born in Indiana, mother born in Canada;
Sue Meharry, white, female, age 16, daughter, single, born in Illinois, father born in Indiana, mother born in Canada;
Clara Meharry, white, female, age 14, daughter, single, born in Illinois, father born in Indiana, mother born in Canada;
Allie Meharry, white, female, age 12, daughter, single, born in Illinois, father born in Indiana, mother born in Canada;
Joseph Watson, white, male, age 23, boarder, single, farm hand, born in Ireland, parents born in Ireland;
Benjamin Round, white, male, age 14, boarder, single, farm hand, born in Illinois. Francis died in 1906. His body was interred in 1906 at
Paxton, Ford Co., Illinois, at Glen Cemetery.