John G. Francis was a philanthropist who donated money to aid Dr. Albert Forsythe, one of the first African-American Aviators, in his 1934 Goodwill Mission to the Caribbean. Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/John G. Francis">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/John G. Francis</a>.
From the guide to the John G. and Verna O. Francis Diary, 1931, (Special Collections Research Center)