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Francis was born in Oaks, Pennsylvania to John Umstead and Mary Jane (Gottwals) Francis.
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Jacob Gottwals Francis
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In 1891, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ursinus College. He is credited with helping to found Elizabethtown College in 1899 located in Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was known for travelling throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey on a bicycle.
On January 11, 1900, Francis married Mary Frantz Zug.
They had six children: Mary Irene, Willard Zug, Monica, Michael Ulrich, Susanna Royer, and Anna Marthella
He died in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He is buried in Midway Cemetery in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
