Francis married Blanche M. Rudd on 28 Apr 1895 in Rhea County, Tennessee. Blanche (daughter of James Rudd and Mattie French) was born on 23 Dec 1875 in Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee; died on 30 Sep 1921 in Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in French Cemetery, Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Orville Wayne Marler was born on 23 Oct 1896 in Rhea County, Tennessee; died on 18 Dec 1966 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
2. Versa Velma Marler was born on 9 Oct 1898 in Rhea County, Tennessee; died on 13 Oct 1987 in Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

Francis married Maude Lovelady on 22 Jan 1927 in Hamilton County, Tennessee. Maude (daughter of William Alfred Lovelady and Mary Louisa Smith) was born on 20 Sep 1885 in Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 23 May 1968 in Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Poe Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]