Reuben Arthur Francis was born 28 August 1811 in Faquier County, Virginia to Patrick and Sarah Jane Cockrill .
Reuben married Jane Cockrell on 16 March 1837 in Faquier County, Virginia. Reuben is on the 1840 census in Faquier County, Virginia but by the 1850 census are now in District 30, Lewis County, Virginia.
He died 29 May 1875 in Lewis County, West Virginia and is buried in Vandalia Cemetery.