In case the photo at the top of this page is unreadable
online, here is what is says along with comments about Henry French.
1773 - Henry moved to Mercer County before it became a
settlement, along with George Rogers Clark. He was only 18 years old. Colonel
Clark was born 19 Nov 1752 in Albemarle, VA, and was therefore 21 years old. He
was 3 years older than Henry and he died 3 years earlier than Henry on 13 Feb
1818 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY.
1776 - Virginia Legislature formed Kentucky County, the
area now Commonwealth of Kentucky, named Harrodsburg seat of government.
1777 - First Court held in the area.
1780 - Virginia Legislature divided Kentucky County into
Lincoln, Fayette, and Jefferson Counties with Harrodsburg seat of Lincoln
County government.
1782 – 19 Aug 1782 Henry was in the Battle of Blue
Licks in Robertson Co., KY.
1785 - Virginia Legislature formed Mercer County out of
Lincoln, which was the same when Kentucky became a state in 1792. Harrodsburg
was continued as a county seat.
Harrodsburg was the center of organization that held the
Northwest against outside attack. George Rogers Clark planned his campaign in
Harrodsburg in 1778. It was the Headquarters of Col. John Bowman military
commander of Kentucky County, 1775-1780.
1769 - Daniel Boone wintered in a cave in Kentucky when it
was still part of Virginia.
1770 - Henry married perhaps in MD as his first child, a
daughter, was born in 1771 in MD.
1771 - Henry is mentioned in Frederick Co., VA, along with
Jacob and George French.
1773 - Henry moved to Mercer County before it became a
settlement, along with George Rogers Clark. He was only 18 years old.
1775 - Rev. John Lythe's
services. Dr. George Hart, physician.
1776 - Mrs. Jane Coomes school. William Poage's plow and loom. Ann McGinty's
linsey-woosey. Wheat sown,
reaped 1777.
1777 - John Cowan's census.
1778 - Henry French volunteered in the Revolutionary War at
age 23.
1782 - Capt. McMurtry's grist mill.
1792 - Originally part of Virginia, Kentucky became the
15th state to join the Union.
1821 - Henry French d. 11 Aug 1821 in Mercer Co., KY
HenryÕs father was Jacob French Sr. who lived in PA. JacobÕs
father was most likely the immigrant. For more on the early ancestry of this line,
see FFA Chart #195.
Ref. [40] found the following information about Henry
French in ÒThe Centenary of LouisvilleÓ by Reuben T. Durrett,
published in Louisville, KY by J. P. Morton and Co., printers to the Filson Club, 1893 (It is available online on Heritage
Quest--many libraries have this database):
In chancery court records from Frederick County, VA
(I got the microfilm from the Library of Virginia), there was a case in 1820-22
with Henry French as plaintiff and Simon and John Earsom
(grandsons of the "old Simon") as defendants. In depositions and
testimonies, Henry French is said to be the uncle of the defendants Simon and
John Earsom. Also, Jacob Earsom,
son of the "old Simon" Earsom, testifies
that Henry French is his brother-in-law. Jacob also said that Henry hadn't
lived in Virginia for many years - that Henry had moved to Kentucky about 40
years previous to this court case [40].
In Shenandoah Co., Henry was recruited by George
Rogers Clark to join the soldiers in the Revolutionary War [40]. As a result,
they moved west to KY [40], along the fertile lands of the Ohio River. In
Kentucky, the family lived in the Harrodsburg area. James Harrod
established Harrodsburg in 1774. The French family was among the first settlers
in Harrodsburg. In 1780 KY was divided into three counties: Jefferson, Fayette,
and Lincoln. In 1769 Daniel Boone wintered in a cave there. Daniel Boone was b.
in PA and after considerable wandering, settled in NC [23].
Henry migrated to Mercer County, KY, in about 1773
when his second child was born. He received a land grant of 10,000 acres for
being a gunsmith.
He was in the Military Revolutionary War with George
Rogers Clark, Illinois Regiment, Virginia State Troop [27]. He was also in the Battle
of Blue Licks with Daniel Boone. It was the last battle of the
Revolutionary War [8]. On 26 Mar 1783 Henry FrenchÕs horse was appraised, which
was lost at the Battle of Blue Lick on 19 Aug 1782. Those named in the
appraisal were John Hart, William Pitman, Samuel McDowell, and Capt. Madison.
James Patton, b. 1750 in VA, d. 1817 in Floyd, KY.
His father was John Patton, b. 1728.
Capt. James Patton, 1735-1815.
Major Samuel Moore, 1750-1818.
Samuel Moore b. 1763 in PA, m. 1790 in KY to Elizabeth Berry.
Samuel Moore, b. 1740 in VA, d. 1808 in KY.
Samuel Moore, b. 1742 in NJ, d. 1823 in Ontario, Canada
William Pope, b. 1745, d. 1825-35 in Louisville,
Jefferson Co., KY
William Pope, b. 1740 in VA, d. 1816 in KY, m. 1766 age 26
Simon's testimony goes on for several pages and
it's fascinating to read. Can you imagine going into unknown territory with
just a couple of people - maybe they were all teenagers? My point is that it is
possible that Henry French was born in 1755 - even though it's hard to believe.
As I mentioned before, George Rogers Clark was born in 1752 - he was only 3
years older than Simon Kenton. It's really amazing what these
"youngsters" accomplished!
Second Generation
Children of Henry and Elizabeth (Ersom)
French, 1.1
2.1 Christina / Christine French, b. 15 Aug 1771
in Maryland, lived in the Shenandoah Valley of VA, d. 8 Jul 1852 in Mercer
Co., KY, buried in the Ludwick Family Cemetery in
Mercer, KY, located on the QuirkÕs Run road east in Nevada, on the farm of
the Terhune family near the Boyle County line. She
m. 15 Aug 1789 [24] or 16 Aug 1788 [12] Bennett (Beneo)
Bull in Mercer Co., KY by J. Bailey, Minister with John French as surety
[24], witnessed by David French [24]. Bennett Bull Sr. was b. 9 Jan 1768 in
Maryland, d. 25 Jan 1854. Both are buried at the Ludwick
Family Cemetery. Bennett Bull Jr. died of cancer on 26 Aug 1878 at 79 years
old, white, male, married, blacksmith, born in Washington Co., KY, son of Bennet and Christina Bull, both
born in Maryland [34]. After the first child, the family moved to
Mercer Co. KY.
2.2 Mary (Polly) French, b. 1 Dec 1776 in Mercer Co.,
KY or Virginia or West Virginia in the Hampshire/Hardy County area, d. 12
Nov 1858 in Boyle, KY which was formed from Mercer Co. [14], buried in
Mercer Co., KY [7] in the Nield Family Cemetery,
m. 7 Jan 1800 to John Godhart Smick
or Schmick or Smock in Mercer Co., KY [1] [12],
consent by Susanna French, witnessed by George French [24]. Godhart was b. 12 Jun 1770 in PA, d. 8 Feb 1862 in KY.
Both are buried at the Nield Family Graveyard. Children are Sabrina, Elizabeth,
Henry C., Lewis, James, Pheby, George, Jackson,
Mary, Delilah, and Isaac.
2.3 Rebecca French, b. ca. 1779 in Mercer Co.,
KY, m1. Simon Pancake 21 Mar 1796 [10], [24], and had at leasat
2 children: Susan and William Argales Pancake.
Simon died in 1802 in Mercer Co., KY. Rebecca m2. Daniel Nield
on 24 Dec 1809 [14], the brother of her sister ElizabethÕs husband George Nield.
2.4* George Washington French, Sr., b. 31 Mar
1782 [22] in Lincoln [27], later called Mercer Co., KY [22]. The Sturmans, Frenches, and
Shepherds all received land grants in parts of Knox & Sullivan counties
(IN). Today there is a nicely kept cemetery there on a portion of this land
[40]. George fought in the War of 1812. He rode horseback from VA to KY,
left KY about 1807, moved to PA, then to Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. In Vigo
he befriended an Indian who warned him of an Indian attack. He and Elizabeth
gathered their children (2 boys – Humphrey and Henry), and as they
rode off on horseback, they could see their house burning in the distance.
They returned shortly to PA, and later returned to Vigo Co. where they lived
in the stockade. They later lived in Vermilion County, Illinois [6] [10]
[22] where they were some of the very earliest settlers [45]. For more details,
see Ref. [53].
Marriage
George W. French m. 14 Jun 1804 to Elizabeth Sturman (or Sterman [22]) of
Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., KY [1] [12, p. 98] [26], the dau.
of Thomas Humphrey and Mary (Lewis) Sturman [27] [40]. Sturman was
actually pronounced Stearman. Elizabeth had a
sister, Rebecca, who m1. Isaac Hudson/Hutson
in 1813 in Knox Co., IN [40]. Isaac was killed in an Indian attack
and then Rebecca m2. David French in 1816 Knox Co. or
Warren Co., IN [38]. They lived in Warren Co. IN. DavidÕs connection to
Chart #31 is unknown [40]. Elizabeth Sturman was
b. 29 Jan 1787 in NC or 14 Dec 1787 in VA [22]. Her son, Henry Fielding
French, states in the 1880 census that she was born in SC. George and
Elizabeth had 13 children.
Death
George d. 1 Nov 1837 or 1857 Newell Twp, Vermilion
Co, IL [27], buried at Walnut Corner Cemetery, Vermilion Co.
IL [27]. Elizabeth d. 6 Jul 1859 or 15 Jul 1858 [22] in Middlefork
Twp., Vermilion Co., IL, and was buried at the Walnut Corner Cemetery,
Vermilion Co., IL [27].
2.5 Susannah French, b. 23 Mar 1785 in Mercer
Co., KY, d. 13 Aug 1863 in Boyle/Mercer Co., KY [27] and is buried in the Ludwick Family Cemetery, m. 3 Oct 1804 to John Ludwick [12, p. 100], [24]. John was b. 14 Oct 1778, d.
4 Jun 1860. Both are buried at the Ludwick Family
Cemetery, Quirks Run Road, East of Nevada, Mercer
Co. near the Boyle County line, LY.
[10].
2.6* John French, Sr., b. 12 Nov 1788 in Mercer
Co., KY, d. 18 Apr 1870 in Mercer Co., KY, widowed, age 82, of a tumor. He m. Mary Lue (or Lees) Nield on 1 Feb 1813 (double ceremony with sister
Dorothy). She was also born in KY in 1793 [43] according to the 1880
census records. John is buried at the Nield
Family Graveyard [10]. Mary was b. 8 Apr 1793 in England, d. 24 Oct 1865
[31].
John and Mary appear in the 1850 census of Boyle Co., KY, ages 62 and 56, living with Mary
A. French, 17, and William French, 15.
John and Mary appear in the 1860 census of Boyle Co., KY, ages 71 and 68, living with Palina French, age 14.
2.7 Dorothy (Dolly) French, b. 27 Aug 1791 in
Mercer Co., KY, d. 21 May 1858 in Boyle Co., KY and is buried in the Nield Family Cemetery, m. 1 Feb 1813 to Henderson
Vermillion (double ceremony with brother John). Dolly is buried at the Nield Family Cemetery. Henderson was b. 17 Jun 1789, d.
21 Jun 1870 [31]. They had one child, Annie Vermillion, b. before 1832 in
Kentucky.
2.8* Henry French, Jr., b. ca.
1795 in Mercer Co., KY, m1. Sally/Sarah Purley on 25 Nov 1817 in Mercer Co. [10], d. 1869.
The family may have left Mercer Co., KY and moved to Edgar, Edgar Co., IL
about 1837 [32]. Henry m2. Susannah Warren Campbell. Henry Jr. was last
known to have been alive in 1860 living in Edgar Co., IL with his second
wife, Susannah Warren Campbell, ages 64 and 46, and their children. Sarah
was b. 1793, d. 1847.
2.9 Elizabeth (Betsy) French, b. 14 Jul 1800 in
Mercer Co., KY, m. 7 Aug 1820 to George Nield [1]
[10] [12, p. 260] in Mercer Co., KY [33]. George was b. 3 Mar 1795 in
England, d. 22 Aug 1843 in Mercer Co., KY [33]. Elizabeth d. 14 Aug 1885. In
the 1880 census for Boyle Co., KY she is listed as 79 years old where she
lists Virginia as the birthplace for both her parents, but at 79, she could
have been mistaken and this could have been a migration route [43]. Both are
buried in the French-Nield Cemetery, now in Boyle
Co., KY [33]. They had 10 children: Henry, William, Sarah, Harriet, Daniel,
Elizabeth, Emaline, George, John, and Pembrook [40]. ElizabethÕs mother had her at age 44.
Third Generation
Children of George W. and Elizabeth (Sturman)
French, 2.4
3.1* Humphrey Sterman (or Sturman) French, (the name Humphrey is from the Sturman family), b. 1 Jul 1805 in Harrodsburg, Mercer
Co., KY, d. 6 or 7 Apr 1891 in Bradshaw, York Co., NE [7], buried at the
Plainfield Cemetery in Bradshaw [27]. He m1. Julia A. Browning on 10 Feb
1830 or 1831 in Vigo Co., IN [27]. She was b. in NY in 1812, d. in Ill on 10
Apr 1861 [22]. He m2. Deborah Linsley Babcock on
19 Feb 1866 [22] or 1865 [27]. Humphrey lived in 1830 or 32 at Fort Harrison
Prairie, Vigo or Knox Co., IN. Then he lived near Galena, IL (near the WI
line), moved to Danville, IL, in 1838, moved to eastern IA (Maquoketa), and
then to York Co., NE, where he homesteaded [22]. Line of
Ref. [40].
3.2 Henry Fielding French, b. 15 Jan 1808 in
Vincennes, Knox Co., IN [7] or Mercer Co. KY [22], d. 1900/1910 in York,
York Co., NE and is buried in Vermilion Co., IL [27]. He lived at Lena, IL,
then York, NE. Never married. Owned one of the first hotels in York, NE.
Became rich. In the 1880 census of Galena, Jo Daviess Co., IL, he was 72,
stating his father was born in KY and his mother in SC. He was a miner and
then a boarder in 1880. He lived with 10 other people, no French.
3.3 John French, b. 13 Mar 1809 in Vincennes,
Knox Co., IN [22], m1. Elizabeth Judd or Judson [22] on 3 Feb 1833 [27].
Elizabeth was b. 3 Feb 1833 in Vigo Co., IN [27]. John m2. Isabella Highland or Highland Bell or Isabel Hyland [22] on 28
Mar 1843 [27]/ John d. 1850/1860 in Danville, Vermilion Co., IL [27].
John lived in the northern part of IL, near Lena, and also in ND and
northern MO. They had no children, but adopted a dau.
Rebecca [22].
3.4* Ersom
(or Ursom) French, b. 14 Apr 1811 in
Vincennes, Knox Co., IN. The next year during the War of 1812, his
father took the family back to KY and left them with his parents, and he
himself returned to IN. After the war, his father moved the family to
Vincennes, IN, and then later settled in Terre Haute where his father died. Ersom m1. Harriet Clem on 24 Oct 1837 and had one
daughter, Harriet [22]. Ersom m2. Eliza Boling Carrol, a widow, on 15 Jan 1850 [22]. She was b. 9 Jan
1823, d. 3 Feb 1886 [22]. Ersom d. 14 Jul 1894 [22] in Vermilion Co., IL. Ref. [53] says
he died Feb 1886. He was school director for 14 years, road commissioner for
several years. He owned 209 acres of excellent land in Vermilion Co. IL
[29]. For more details, see Ref. [53].
3.5* Thomas Sturman (or Sterman) French, b. 10 Jul 1814 in Vincennes, Knox
Co., IN, d. 22 Jan 1893 in West Point Twp., Stephenson Co., IL [27], is
buried at Louisa Cemetery Stephenson Co., IL [27], m. Mary "Polly"
Kirkpatrick on 16 Apr 1840 in Mill Grove, Stephenson Co. IL [27]. Mary was
b. 27 Mar/May 1820 in Sangamon Co., the dau. of William and Lydia (Bartlett) Kirkpatrick. She d. 21 Jan 1892 in Lena, IL. Thomas moved to
Stephenson Co. after the Black Hawk War about 1834 or 1836. Thomas and Mary
are buried at the Louisa Cemetery in Lena, Stephenson Co., IL [7]. First
French family to live in what is known today (1994) as the French Family
farm, built in 1850, on the Stage Coach Road just west of Lena in Stephenson
Co, close to the Jo Daviess Co. border which is on the WI border. The stone house
is standing in 1994 in what is now the village of Lena, IL [21]. The family
moved in this house in 1849, after their fifth child was born [21]. Thomas
was a farmed and lived with his large family in the country [22]. He was
teased by city boys and cleaned up on them [22]. He lived in Galena, IL
[22]. Line of Ref. [60].
3.6 Mary (Polly) Jane French, b. 27 Mar 1816 near
Lena, IL, oldest girl in family [22], lived in Vincennes, Knox Co., IN, m.
William Peters on 24 Mar 1839 in Newell Twp., Vermilion Co., IL [27]. Had
children Elizabeth, Susan, Joseph, and Matilda [22].
3.7 Elizabeth French, b. 8 Aug 1819 [22] in
Sullivan, Vigo Co., IN, m. John Cunningham on 22 Oct 1844 in Newell Twp.,
Vermilion Co., IL [27]. Had children Samantha, Thomas S. Humphrey S.,
Joseph, 2 girls died in infancy, one was Nancy [22].
3.8* George Washington French, Jr., b. 25/26 Sep
1821 in Vigo Co., IN, d. 19 Apr 1878 in Middlefork
Twp, Vermilion Co., IL, m. Irena Adams on 7 Jul 1842 in Vermilion Co, IL
[27]. Irene was b. 16 Nov 1823 [22].
3.9 Sarah French, b. ca. 1823 in Vigo Co., IN, m.
Andrew Jackson on 10 Sep 1847 in Newell Twp., Vermilion Co., IL [27].
3.10* Erastus French, b. 22 Jul 1826 [22] in Vigo
Co., IN, near Terre Haute, d. 8 Feb 1889 in Hitchcock, SD, buried in Altoona
Cemetery between Huron and Hitchcock, SD, Lot 1, Block 5, Section 3 [22].
Deed June 8, 1904 $10.00, went to SD in 1883 [22]. Erastus m. Artimacy Swisher (who was Irish) on 7 Feb 1849 in
Vermilion Co., IL [7] [27] [22]. She was b. in Vermilion Co. IL near
Danville on 27 Dec 1832 or 1833 [22]. She d. 17 Jul 1878 in Vermilion Co. IL
and is buried there [22]. She was the dau. of Samuel and Alvira Swisher
who had 8 or 9 children [22]. (For more data on the Swisher family, write to
ref [22] ). Erastus (Uncle Rat) had quite a sense
of humor [30].
3.11 Margareta French, b. 27 Nov 1829, died at
age 13 years [22].
3.12 Washington French, b. 29 Apr 1831 in
Vermilion Co., IL. Left home when he was 19 yrs old. Went to Tucson, AZ. He
had said he would never come back if he didnÕt get rich. He had gold mines.
His partner went off with a shipment of gold to Washington and disappeared
[22]. He married and had 4 children [40].
Children of John and Mary (Nield)
French, 2.6
Almost all the children in his family married into the
Banta family.
3.13* George Washington French,
b. 22 Feb 1816 in Kentucky, m1. Charity Banta on 16 Feb 1837 in
Mercer Co., KY, b. 19 Jan 1818 in Nevada, Mercer, KY, d. 10 Apr 1854. He was
a farmer. George m2. Isabelle Figg (nee Burton) on
14 Mar 1855 [43]. He d. 1899 in Harrodsburg, KY [36].
His obituary follows [43], from the Mercer County Court Clerk's [43]: In
Mortgage Book 2, Page 202, dated December 4, 1848 George W. French was the
first party and David Banta, Harvey Banta, Edward French, and John French
were his sureties and guaranteed the payment of his debt.
"Death has claimed another member of our
community. George Washington French died at his daughter's, Mrs. Phelps', at
High Bridge Monday night, June 19 at 9 o'clock after much suffering. He had
three children living at High Bridge and had gone to visit them, and while
there was taken very sick and died. The remains were
brought here to be laid to rest in the Nield
Burying Ground Tuesday afternoon. He was born February 22, 1816. Married: Charitie Bonta February 16,
1837, to whom 7 girls were born; was married to Isabelle Figg
(nee Burton) March 14, 1855. One girl and one boy were born to them, both
surviving their parents as do four girls by the
first marriage. He leaves one brother, who resides in Missouri, a number of
grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren. He had been a member of
Bethel Church for a number of years." Harrodsburg Sayings, Wednesday,
June 28, 1899.
3.14 Mary Ann French,
appears in the 1850 census of Boyle Co., KY.
3.15* Edward French, b. 14 Mar
1821, d. 26 Dec 1849, m. Jane Banta on 6 Oct 1842 in Mercer Co., KY.
Jane Banta is in the KY Census of 1850 as head of household, a widow. Edward
is buried in the Nield Family Graveyard. After Edward died, Jane m2.
Garrett Comingo and lived in Nevada, KY, and had
one son, William Comingo, b. 10 May 1852, m. Mary Lodewick on 16 Jun 1871.
3.16 Elizabeth L. French, b. 1822, m. David C.
Banta on 18 Jan 1838 in Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., KY. David was b. 30 Aug
1816 in Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., KY. The 1860 census of Harrodsburg, Mercer
Co., KY, shows that Elizabeth Banta was born in 1822 in KY. They had at
least 3 children: Harvey, Emma, and Bettie. David Banta was a farmer near
Nevada, Mercer Co., KY, and for 41 years was an Elder in the Church at that
place. He d. 20 Aug 1892, full of years and very highly esteemed. His widow
outlived him.
3.17* John French, b. 1823, m.
Rachel Banta on 20 Mar 1844 in Mercer Co., KY. She was b. 1825. Both
John and Rachel moved to Grundy Co., MO.
3.18 William French, b. 1835??? in Boyle Co., KY,
lived in Missouri [43], appears in the 1850 census of Boyle Co., KY.
Children of Henry Jr. and Sarah (Purley)
French, 2.8
All these children of Henry Jr. need to be researched
again.
3.19 Mary Ann French, b. 25 Aug 1818 in KY, m.
Daniel Denham Jr. in Edgar Co., IL, moved to MO, and later to Idaho where
she died. This line continues with William H. Denham (4), m. Ann S. Cones;
Anna Alfaretta ÒEttaÓ Denham (5), m. Nels Jurgen Hansen; Oleta F. Hansen (6), m. Ira H. Devin; Irene F. Devin
(7), m. Cecil E. Wassem; Karen L. Wassem (8), m. Leslie D. Venable [32].
3.20 James Ersom French
(called Earsom), b. 1820 in KY, d. 6 Aug 1892
in Knightstown, Henry Co., IN, m. Elizabeth Mary Wynn on 24 Dec 1850 at age
30 in Pendleton, Madison Co., IN. He was a miller.
3.21* Simon Pancake French, b. ca. 1824 in KY, m.
Mary Ann Foster Holden on 7 Jan 1851 in Paris, Edgar Co., IL, settled in
California. He d. 27 Dec 1898 in Sutter, Sutter Co., CA.
In the 1850
census, Simon was 26, living in Edgar Co., IL, with his siblings: Earson age 29, Sarah A. age 20, and Henry age 18.
In the 1860
census, S. P. French is 35, b. ca. 1825 in KY, living in Rough and Ready,
Nevada Co., CA. This was was only 11 years after
the discovery of gold in 1849 in the same area. He was living with his wife,
Mary A. age 29, their son Thomas age 5, son Charles age 3, and 17 other
people.
In the 1870
census, Simon P. French is 45, born in KY, residing in Colusa, Colusa Co.,
CA with his wife Mary, age 39, and son Charles, age 12. Also in the
household are 25 other people, including Thomas French age 14, Earsom French age 5, Rose
French age 3.
In the 1880
census, Simon is 58, living in Colusa City, Colusa Co., CA with his wife
Mary. He states his father was born in Kentucky and his mother in Virginia.
He is living there with his 4 children: Thomas B. age 24, Charles G. age 22,
J. E. age 15, Rosia L. age 13.
3.22 Sarah French, b. ca. 1830, m. McClain, lived
in IL.
3.23 Henry French, b. ca. 1832.
3.24 Gideon S. French, b. 1837. In 1850 after his
mother died in 1847, he lived in Sand Creek, Decatur Co., IN.
3.25 Martin French, b. 1840. In 1850 after his
mother died in 1847, he lived in Sand Creek, Decatur Co., IN.
3.26 Talitha Jane
French, m. Francis Drake in IL, moved to TN in 1844, d. 1897.
Children of Henry Jr. and Susannah (Warren Campbell)
French, 2.8
3.27 Lucetta B. French,
b. ca. 1848 in OH, m. John L. Rhyan on 24 Mar 1881
in Vigo Co., IN. In 1850 she lived in Sand Creek, Decatur Co., IN.
3.28 Belvadore
French, b. 1849 in OH. In the 1860 census, he was living in Edgar, Edgar
Co., IL.
3.29 Almira or
Elmira French, b. Mar 1850 in OH, m. Washington King on 26 Nov 1872 in
Vermilion Co., IN. In 1850 she lived in Sand Creek, Decatur Co., IN.
3.30 John C. French, b. 1851 in
OH.
Fourth Generation
Children of Humphrey S. and Julia (Browning) French, 3.1
4.1 Harriett French, b. 17 Mar 1836 in IL, d.
1904 [22]. Harriett m. Gustin Linsley,
son of her fatherÕs second wife by a previous marriage [22].
4.2 Elizabeth Shelton (or Sturman
or Sterman) French [22], b. 1839, d. 1920, m1.
Alfius B. Goddard, m2. Nelson M. Ferguson who was
b. 1840, d. 1915, and homesteaded north of Bradshaw, then moved to York, NE
[22]. They had daughter Winifred Ferguson, b. in IL in 1869 and Herbert, b.
in IL in 1871. Winifred m. J. E. Smith in 1891 and had six children: Enid M.
Smith, b. 1895; Gerald Smith, b. 1897, d. 1910; Mildred Smith, b. 1899;
Raymond Smith, b. 1900; Leland Smith, b. 1904; Josephine Smith, b. 1909
[22].
4.3 George French [22], m. Elizabeth Barrett
[22].
4.4 DeWilton Raymond
French [22], m. Jane Walker [22].
4.5* Eugene Irving French, b. 1 Oct 1851 in
Stephenson Co., IL, d. 6 Mar 1917 near Bradshaw, York Co., NE [22], m. Amanda
B. Myers on 22 Jun 1872 or 1873. She was b. 5 Oct 1854.
Children of Ersom and Harriet
(Clem) French, 3.4
4.6 Harriet French [22], died at 3 month, buried
at the Hull Cemetery.
Children of Ersom and Elizabeth
(Caroll) French, 3.4
4.7* Dr. Truman P. French, b. 11 May 1851 near
Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN, d. 13 Jul 1920 in Springfield, IL, m. Eugenia
Robinson on 1 Mar 1877 in Ogden, IL. Eugenia was b. 25 Apr 1853 in Peoria,
IL. Dr. Truman practiced medicine at David City, NE, and then went to
Chicago [22]. They had two sons in real estate in Red River Valley, MN [22].
For more details, see Ref. [53].
4.8 George W. French, b. 1852, d. 1863. For more
details, see Ref. [53].
4.9 Dr. Algy (or Algie) D. French, b. 1855, began practice at Crete,
NE, and then went east [22]. He m. Mamie Morse and had daughter Gracie E.
French. For more details, see Ref. [53].
Children of Thomas and Mary (Kirkpatrick) French, 3.5
4.10* George Washington French, b. 7 Mar 1841 in
Lena, Stephenson Co., IL, d. 23 Jan 1921 in Big Flats, WI, m1. Annette Rice
Loop on 1 Jun/Jul 1866, m2. Alice Heckman on 7 Dec 1870 [7].
4.11 William Kirkpatrick French, b. 23 Apr 1842
in Lena, Stephenson Co., IL, d. 29 Nov 1912 in Topeka, KS, m. Mary Jane Aue on 27 Jan 1844 [7] [31].
4.12* Samuel Sterman French,
b. 27 Jan 1844 in Lena, Stephenson Co., IL, m. Helen or Ellen [7] R. Logan
[31] who was b. 2 Feb 1850, d. 23 Sep 1921 [31]. They had 3 children.
4.13 Joseph Bartlett French, b. 7 Nov 1846 in
West Point, Stephenson Co., IL, m1. Emily Stees McLainon or McLain [31] or McClain [50] on 13 Dec 1879,
m2. Lucinda Willet Bogenvief on
26 Sep 1893 [7]. Emily was b. 8 Mar 1853, d. 1888 [31]. By his second
wife, he had a daughter, Sarah Geneva French [50].
4.14 Eliza Jane French, b. 20 Mar 1848 in Lena,
Stephenson Co., IL, d. 28 Dec 1930 in Freeport, IL, m. George Lauber/Lawver on 24 Feb 1867 [7]. This was the only
daughter that lived to adulthood and married. George was b. 28 Jun 1846, d.
28 May 1922 [31]. They had a dau. Gertrude Amanda
Lawyer, b. 16 Jun 1876 in Cady, WI, d. 22 Oct 1955 in Freeport, IL, m.
William Henry Schauer on 31 Oct 1906. William was
b. 1 Mar 1883 in Baileyville, IL, d. 22 Jun 1966
in Freeport, IL 61032 [7]. They lived on the French Family farm, built in
1850, on the Stage Coach Road just west of Lena in Stephenson Co, close to
the Jo Davies Co. border which is on the WI border. The house is standing in
1994 [21]. Altogether, Eliza and George had 12 children: Franklin A., Mary
S., Thomas L., Daisy, Gertrude Amanda, Sarah, Helen Amarantha,
Sterman Henry, George Judd, Alvin Kirkpatrick,
Ellsworth, and Carl [50].
4.15 Josephine French, b. 6 Oct 1850 in Lena,
Stephenson Co., IL, d. 16 Oct 1857 in Lena, IL at 7 years old [7].
4.16 Mary C. French, b. 29 Apr 1852 in Lena,
Stephenson Co., IL, d. 18 Mar/May 1883 in Lena, IL, age 31 [7]. Did not
marry.
4.17 Elizabeth French, b. 3 Oct 1855 in West
Point, Stephenson Co., IL, d. 18 Feb 1856 in Lena, IL, only 4 1/2 months old
[7].
4.18 John Henry French, b. 3 Sep 1858 in Lena,
Stephenson Co., IL, m. 16 Jul 1886 to Mary Jones (or Joanna) Potts in
Monroe, Green Co., WS, moved to California [7]. Mary came from a very
wealthy family, but John and Mary did not have children [21].
4.19* Perry Sterman
French, b. 6 Apr 1860 in West Point Twsp.,
Stephenson Co., IL, m1. Elizabeth West in 1879, m2. Anna Kunnigunda "Irene" Jager, b. 23 Feb 1872, d. 4 Nov 1926 [31] ca. 1888.
Perry then m3. Bertha V. Wolford on 25 Oct 1900.
Moved around a lot, lived in Laverne, MN in 1892 [7]. Perry may be buried in
ND [21]. Bertha was b. in 1882 in MD and d. 29 May 1945.
4.20 Mollie French [22].
Children of George and Irena (Adams) French, 3.8
4.21* Samuel Adams French, b. 18 Jun 1843 in
Vermilion Co., IL, d. 12 Sep 1908 in Whiting, Monona Co., IA, b. at Turin,
Monona Co., IA, m. Mathilda Catherine Smith on 27
Oct 1864 at Potomac, Vermilion Co., IL. Mathilda
was the dau. of ______
Smith and Josephine Swisher [27].
4.22 Ellen French, oldest girl, of Missouri
Valley, IA, m. Albert Dickson [22].
4.23* Henry S. French, b. 29 Dec 1844 at Vermilion
Co., IL, d. 1905 in Vermilion Co., IL, buried at the Potomac Cemetery, Middlefork Twp., Vermilion Co., IL, m. Sarah L. Endicott
on 25 Jan 1872 in Vermilion Co., IL [27]. He worked on his fatherÕs farm
until he was 28 [45]. Sarah was b. in Morgan Co. OH [45]. In 1879 Henry
owned 60 acres of land worth $30 an acre [45].
4.24 Nancy E. French, b. 8 May 1848 in Vermilion
Co., IL, m. Silas T. Wright on 23 Jul 1863 in Vermilion Co., IL [27]. Nancy d. in Huron, SD [22]. Had dau.
Blanche Wright who m. Hill [30].
4.25 George Washington (Wash) French, b. 8 Jan
1850 in Vermilion Co., IL, m. Miranda J. Armstrong on 7 May 1874 in
Vermilion Co., IL [27].
4.26 Margaret (Margie) J. French, b. 13 Oct 1851
in Vermilion Co., IL, m. Thompson Marvel on 15 Mar 1871 in Vermilion Co., IL
[27]. They lived in Giltner, NE [22].
4.27 Lisa or Lissy French,
m. another Mr. Marvel, lived in Giltner,
NE [22].
4.28 Irena or Rena Irene French, b. 13 Jun 1854
in Vermilion Co., IL, m. David W. Cardiff on 25 Jan 1872 in Vermilion Co.,
IL [27].
4.29 Endamile or Endomile (Miley) French,
b. 18 Jan 1856 in Vermilion Co., IL, d. 1941 in Vermilion Co., IL, buried at
the Potomac Cemetery, Middlefork Twp., Vermilion
Co., IL, m. William Wallace Tillotson on 5 Sep
1882 in Vermilion Co., IL [27]. They had a farm and lost it on Board of
Trade [22]. Their son, Warner, was a lawyer in WDC [22].
4.30 Mary E. French, b. 19 Jul 1858 in Vermilion
Co., IL, m. Albert H. Dickson on 29 Aug 1876 in Vermilion Co., IL [27].
4.31 Thomas F. French, b. 2 Feb 1862 in Vermilion
Co., IL [27]. He moved to Seattle, WA, and d. in OK or TX at daughterÕs home
[22].
4.32 Melissa French, b. 2 Aug 1864 in Vermilion
Co., IL [27].
4.33 Warren H. French, b. 25 Jun 1868 in
Vermilion Co., IL [27], d. in Seattle [22].
Children of Erastus and Artimacy
(Swisher) French, 3.10
4.34 Ersom French,
b. 13 Dec 1849 in Illinois, d. 9 May 1927 [22], m. Nora Cunningham on 1 Feb
1888 [46]. In the 1850 census, Ersom was
only 1 year old and his named was spelled Irsum.
He is living with his parents and with Elizabeth French, age 65, his
grandmother. In the 1870 census, Ersom was
20 and spelled his name Easom. He was living in
Pilot, Vermilion Co., IL with his parents and 6 siblings. Two more were not
yet born. He appears in the 1880 census of Newell, Vermilion Co., IL
as age 31, born in IL, his father born in IN, he
was a farmer and he is single living with Adams relatives. In the 1900
census of Newell, Vermilion Co., IL, Ersom is 50
and his named was spelled Ersum. He is living with
his wife Nora. It doesnÕt seem as though they had children who would still
be minors in 1900. They had a laborer living with them, Walter Lesley, age
20. In the 1910 census, Ersom was 60 and
spelled his name Edson. He was living with his
wife Nora in Vermilion Co., IL and with Ruth G. French, an adopted daughter,
age 14, born in 1896 in Illinois. In the 1920 census of Vermilion
Co., IL, Ersom is living alone with his wife, ages
70 and 60. Ersom and Nora were both buried at Walnut Corner Cemetery, Vermilion Co.
IL.
4.35* Samuel Sturman French,
b. 9 Feb 1852, d. 12 Apr 1934 in Lincoln, NE and is buried at the Altoona
Cemetery in Hitchcock, SD [22]. He m. Sarah Isabella Dickson on 10 Feb 1886 [22].
Sarah b. b. 6 Jul 1860, d. 2 Nov 1954 in Lincoln, NE, buried in Altoona
Cemetery in Hitchcock, SD, Beadle Co. [22].
4.36 Melvina J.
French, b. 4 Sep 1853, d. about 1884 [22].
4. 37 Elizabeth A. French, b. 6 Nov 1855, d. 11
Feb 1929, m. George Carrier, lived in IA and had children George, Villa,
Alta, and Ralph [22].
4.38 Alice M. French, b. 16 May 1858, d. about 1
or 4 Jul 1894, m. Creighton, and had children Roy and Ella [22].
4.39 Gennetta or Jennitta French, b. 16 Dec 1861, m. Silas Beanblossom, lived at Whiting and Sheldon, IA and at
Lincoln, NE. No children [22].
4.40 Josephine (Josie) D. French, b. 8 Feb 1868,
d. 8 Mar 1932, m. Dolph Copeland, lived in SD and
Pender and Lincoln, NE. Had children Ellis, Oren Sturman
who m. Mary, Pierre who m. Beula Lenton, Curtis, and Beulah who m. Charles Phipps and had
son Rollin [22].
4.41 Ida May French, b. 7 Dec 1869 [22].
4.42 Nancy Olive French, b. 4 Feb 1871, d. 8 Mar
19??, m. Herbert Welles, and had daughter Leola who
m. Max Salmon and had daughters Shirley and Sandra [22]. Nancy and Herbert
also had a son, Harold, who m. Alma Wells [22].
Children of George W. and Charita
(Banta) French, 3.13
Seven daughters,
some died young.
4.43 Eliza Jane French, b. 20 Jan 1838. d. 17 May
1854 [43] [36] before her father who died in 1899.
4.44 Georgiana French, b. 28 Nov 1839, d. 27 Nov. 1840 [43] [36] before her father who died in
1899.
4.45 Amanda Francis French, b. 10 May 1842. d. 9
Nov. 1924 [43] [36], survived her father who died in 1899. She m. Dr. John
A. Phelps on 5 Feb 1861. He was b. 29 May 1831, graduated at the Louisville
University School of Medicine in Mar 1858, and lived in Burgin, Mercer Co.,
KY. They had at least 4 children: Robert, Alice, Thomas, and Jane.
4.46 Martha Ann French, b. 30 Aug. 1844, d. before
19 June 1929 [43] [36], survived her father who died in 1899. She m. James
W. Hankla who was b. 30 Mar 1842. They lived in Parksville, KY and had at least 4 children: William
Henry, Mary Alice, George Robert, and Adhik.
4.47 Perlina or Perlika Augusta French, b. 22 Feb. 1847, d. 2 July
1930 [43] [36], survived her father who died in 1899. She m. James H.
Prewitt who was a grocer in KY, and they had at least 10 children: William
T., Lauka Lek, John L.,
George M., Lillie, Chariaty E., James C., Mattie, Hadgie, and Gertie.
4.48 Rachel Lorra French,
b. 16 July 1849, d. 2 March 1851 [43] [36] before
her father who died in 1899.
4.49 Mary Lee French, b. 16 Nov 1851 [36] in KY,
d. 9 Apr 1915 [43] in Fayette Co., KY [41], m. Francis Marion Rue, b. 20 Jul 1842 in KY, d. 1 Dec 1923 in Alton, IL, buried
in Harrodsburg, KY. They lived in High Bridge, KY. Mary d.
9 Apr 1915, Fayette Co., KY [36]. They had at least 4 children:
Charity B., Halie G., Mary Brown Rue, b. 1878
[36], and John L. Mary Lee was survived her father who died in 1899.
Children of George W. and Francis Marion (Rue) French,
3.13
4.50 dau.
French, survived her father who died in 1899.
4.51 son French,
survived his father who died in 1899.
Children of Edward and Jane (Banta) French, 3.15
4.52 John French, b. 15 May 1844, m. Susan Lodewick on 29 Jan 1867.
4.53* Harvey Walker French, b. 20 Feb 1847 in
Mercer Co., KY, d. 26 Apr 1931 in Fayette. He m. Mrs. Larue Cox on 5 Jan
1871 and lived in Danville, KY. In the 1900 census of Danville, Boyle
Co., KY, Harvey was 55, both parents born in KY, and living with his 3
children: Dalia 19, Bessie L. 17, and Bertha 12.
Children of John and Rachel (Banta) French, 3.17
4.54* Thomas French, b. 1857,
m. Alice Kackley who was b. 1867. Both are
buried in Grundy Co., MO.
4.55 Kitty French, b. 8 Jul 1853 in Mercer Co.,
KY.
Children of Simon P. and
Mary French, 3.21
4.56 Thomas B. French, b. ca. 1855 in CA.
4.57 Charles G. French, b. 1858 in CA. He m.
Elizabeth Sanderson who was b. in 1860, and they had daughter Elizabeth,
1876-1945. In the 1910 census of Williams, Colusa Co., CA, Charles was
single, age 52, b. 1858 in CA, living in a boarding house with about 28
other people, but no French.
4.58 Earsom (J. E.)
French, b. 1865 in CA. In 1870 he was living in Colusa, Colusa Co., CA.
4.59 Rosia Lee French,
b. 23 Jun 1866 in IL, d. 6 Sep 1957 in Decoto,
Alameda Co., CA, m. Irwin Griffith who was b. 1860, d. 1934. They had 2
daughters: Leonora Gladys Griffith, 1889-1919, and Harriett Rose Griffith,
1902-1973.
Fifth Generation
Children of Eugene and Amanda (Myers) French, 4.5
5.1 Hallie French,
b. 9 Apr 1883, d. Jul 1962 in Lincoln, NE, m. Charles D. Woods who was b. 2
Feb 1880 in OH. They had a son, Eugene D. Woods and a dau.
[22].
Children of Truman P. and Eugenia (Robinson) French, 4.7
5.2 Lewis R. French.
5.3 Infant son French.
5.4 George M. French.
5.5 Maurice Deen French,
b. 26 Jul 1881 in Armstrong, Vermilion, IL. He m. Mabel V. French who was b.
ca. 1873.
Children of George Washington and Annette (Rice) French,
4.10
5.6 Vernon French [50].
5.7 Ira Theodore French, b. 29 Jan 1873 in Cadiz,
Browntown, WS, m. Maud Marion Patterson on 2 May
1900 [50]. They had a son b. 27 Apr 1903 who died young, and two daughers, Menota Oreletta, b. 14 Aug 1904 and Leota
Fay, b. 16 May 1906, all in Big Flats, WS [50].
5.8 Thomas James French, b. 6 Dec 1874 in Cadiz, Browntown, WS [50].
5.9 Dorothy Alice French, b. 1875 in Cadiz, Browntown, WS [50].
5.10 Ora Taylor
French, b. 22 Dec 1875 in Cadiz, Browntown, WS
[50].
5.11 Sidney Erie French, b. 23
May 1878 in Cadiz, Browntown, WS [50].
5.12 Ida May French, b. 28 Jan 1880 in Cadiz, Browntown, WS, m. Frederick Gilbert [50].
5.13 Joseph Delbert French, b. 30 Jun 1882 in
Cadiz, Browntown, WS [50].
5.14 Mary Christmas French, b.
25 Dec 1883 in Cadiz, Browntown, WS [50].
5.15 Rebecca Octiva French,
b. 2 Oct 1886 in Cadiz, Browntown, WS, m1. Clyde Tatman, m2. Thomas Johnston [50].
5.16 Laverne Kirkpatrick French, b. 22 Oct 1889
in Cadiz, Browntown, WS, m. Leta
W. Clarke and had 5 children: Floyd, Alice, Wilma, Buster, and Laverne, born
between 1913 and 1917 [50].
5.17 Dorothy Magnolia French,
b. 19 Jul 1893 in Cadiz, Browntown, WS [50].
Children of Samuel S. and Helen (Logan) French, 4.12
5.18 William Thomas French, b. 1870 in Stephenson
City, IL [50].
5.19 Minnie E. French, b. 1876 [50].
5.20 Evan B. French, b. 1876 [50].
Children of Perry Sterman and
Elizabeth (West) French, 4.19
5.21 Maybell French,
b. 20 Jun 1880, d. 28 Jun 1966, m. Lee William Bratley
who was b. 1880, d. 1952 [31]. They had children Evelyn Bratley
who m. Wallace Brown, and Winifred Bratley who m.
Alvin Podwell [31].
Children of Perry Sterman and
Anna (Jager) French, 4.19
5.22* Harry Burnard Bruner
French, b. 11 Apr 1889 in Lemars, Plymouth, IA
[50], d. 28 Jan 1969, m. Nellie [31].
5.23 Effie Daisy Rosallia
French, b. 4 Jan 1893 in Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE, d. 31 Jul 1975, m.
Louis Frederick Buckhart, b. 21 Feb 1877, d. 2 Jan
1925 [31]. Another source [35] says she m. Eckahrt
and Applegreen. Her dau.
was Beulah Marion "Kaye" Eckhard {35}, b. 1917 in Rock Island, IL, m. Gerald A. Scheiman [35].
5.24 William James French, b. 21 Jul 1895 in
Warren, Jo Daviess Co., IL [50].
5.25 Donald Warren French, b. 24 Mar 1897 in
Freeport, Stephenson Co., IL, m. Dorothy [50].
5.26* Perry Sterman French,
b. 12 Jul 1891 in Pipestone, MN [50], d. 12 Jul 1891, m. Emma Corrigan who
was b. 25 Oct 1894 [31].
Children of Perry Sterman and
Bertha V. (Wolford) French, 4.19
5.27 Ellery French, b. 1900.
5.28* Herbert French, b. 14 Jun 1902 in Kenosha,
WI, d. in 1927 in Harvard, NE, m. Viola Gregg.
5.29 Harold French, b. Feb 1903 in IL, d. Oct
1961.
5.30 Ethel French, b. 1908 in IL.
Children of Samuel and Mathilda
(Smith) French, 4.20
5.31* WILLIAM IRA FRENCH, b. 7 Oct
1873 [36] in Danville, IL, m. Melissa Jane Keller, the dau.
of Martin and Hannah Phoebe (Curry) Keller [27]. William d. 14 Feb 1951 in Huron, Beadle, SD [36] [41].
Children of Henry and Sarah (Endicott) French, 4.22
5.32 MARY E. FRENCH [45].
5.33 HENRY T. FRENCH [45]
5.34 EDGAR FRENCH, d. before 1879 [45].
Children of Samuel and Sarah (Dickson) French, 4.35
5.35 LAWRENCE FRENCH, b. in Beadle Co., SD 5 Dec 1886,
died in infancy and is buried at the Altoona Cemetery, Hitchcock, SD [22].
5.36 DORA DEAN FRENCH, b. in Beadle Co. SD on 6 Mar 1889
in Beadle Co., SD, d. 4 Jan 1911 in Laurel, NE, m. Clarence Emerson who was
b. 19 Mar 1886 at Tamora, NE [22]. They had two
daughters: Lulubel and Virginia Marie Emerson
[22].
5.37 IVA PEARL FRENCH, b. 10 Aug 1890 at Paynesville, MN
[22].
5.38* ORVA REMY FRENCH, b. 13 Jul 1892
at Pender, NE, m1. Ruby Robson, m2. Dola Musak [22].
Children of Harvey Walker and Larue (Cox) French, 4.53
5.39 Lillian French, b. 26 Sep 1871.
5.40 Edward French, b. 5 Mar 1874.
5.41 Ona French,
b. 25 Nov 1875.
5.42 Dalia French, b. 1881.
5.43 Bessie L. French, b. 1883.
5.44 Bertha French, b. 1888.
Children of Thomas and Alice (Kackley)
French, 4.54
5.45* Montie
French, b. 1889, m. Opal Carter who was b. 1891. In the 1930
census of Marion, Grundy Co., MO, Montie was 40,
living with his wife Opal 38, and their children: J. T. French 14, Maxine
French 13, and Duane French 9. Montie d. in 1954
and is buried at the Edinburg Cemetery in Edinburg, Grundy Co., MO, with his
wife.
Sixth Generation
Children of Harry and Nellie French, 5.22
6.1 CELELIA JANE FRENCH [31].
6.2 LOIS FRENCH [31].
6.3 JOHN FRENCH [31].
6.4 EMILY CHARLOTTE FRENCH [31].
Children of Perry and Emma (Corrigan) French, 5.26
6.5 GERALDINE FRENCH, m. Johnson and had two children:
Eric and Lief [31].
6.6 GERTRUDE FRENCH, m. Earl Martin [31].
6.7* PERRY STERMAN FRENCH, III, b. 21 Jan 1920, m.
Frances Irene Conklin, who was b. 23 Mar 1920, d. 22 Nov 1985 [31].
Children of Herbert and Viola (Gregg) French, 5.28
6.8 Robert French, b. 1921, m.
Evelyn Fitzgerald in 1942, d. in 2005 in Ft. Collins, CO. Line of Ref. [60].
6.9 Vernon French.
6.10 Bonnie French.
Children of William and Melissa (Keller) French, 5.31
6.11 EFFIE VIOLET FRENCH, b. 22 May 1893 in Beadle Co.,
SD [47].
6.12 CARRIE OLIVE FRENCH, b. 13 Sep 1895 in Beadle Co.,
SD [47].
6.13 EARL EVERETT FRENCH, b. 21 Feb 1897 in Beadle Co.,
SD [47].
6.14 BULAH EVA FRENCH, b. 19 Dec1898 in Beadle Co., SD
[47].
6.15 CARL IRA FRENCH, b. 8 Dec1900 in Beadle Co., SD
[47].
6.16* IVAN ERNEST FRENCH, b. 22 Feb
1902 [47] in Bonilla, Beadle Co., SD [36], m1. Estella M. Hiles in 1921 and had 4 children. Estella died in 1929. Evan then m2. Cora Lavada
Hoffman in 1934, the dau. of
William Henry Jr. and Edith Ethel (Goodell)
Hoffman [27], and had 2 children. Ivan d. 18 Jan 1964 in
Redfield Spink, SD [36] [41].
6.17 EDNA FRENCH, b. 13 Jan 1907 in Beadle Co., SD [47].
Children of Orva and Ruby
(Robson) French, 5.38
6.18 JUNA DEAN FRENCH, b. 1 Jun 1915 [22].
6.19 ALICE ISABELLA FRENCH, b. 11 Aug 1917 [22].
6.20 WILLIAM STURMAN FRENCH, b. 28 Oct 1918 [22].
6.21 HELEN PEARL FRENCH, b. 8 Mar 1920 [22].
6.22 MAXINE FRENCH, 28 Sep 1922 [22].
6.23 ROBERT DALE FRENCH, b. Sep 1924 [22].
6.24 CAROL ANN FRENCH, 15 Jun 1932 [22].
6.25 CONNIE FRENCH, b. 17 Jul 1934 [22].
Children of Montie and Opal
(Carter) French, 5.45
6.26 Thomas James (J. T.) French, b. 1916 in MO.
6.27 Caro Maxine French, b. 1917.
6.28 Duane French, b. 1921.
Seventh Generation
Children of Perry and Frances (Conklin) French, 6.7
7.1 JOYCE HARRIET FRENCH, b. 11 Feb 1944, m. Frank Jurasek, b. 5 Feb 1942 [31]. They had children Mark
Robert and Melinda Anne [31].
7.2* PERRY JEROME FRENCH, b. 9 Jul
1947, m. Sandra Mary Zwergel who was b. 5 Nov 1947
[31].
7.3* DAVID EVAN FRENCH, b. 12 Jan
1952, m. Katherine Lee Kuykendall, who was b. 18 Apr 1952 [31].
7.4* DEAN PATRICK FRENCH, b. 12 Sep
1953, m. Betty Johnson [31].
7.5 MARY JANE FRENCH, b. 18 Sep 1954, m. Gary Wayne
Ballard who was b. 7 Aug 1949 [31]. They had children Tony Sue Ellison, b.
23 Oct 1973 and Ann Kristian Ballard, b. 8 Dec
1976 [31].
7.6 MARTHA JEAN FRENCH, b. 7 Oct 1958, m. Cecil Raprager and had dau. Telquila Maria Raprager, b. 7
Feb 1974 [31].
Children of Ivan E. and Estella (Hiles)
French, 6.16
7.7 Ernest French, b. 1922.
7.8 Dorothy Illeane
French, b. 1923 in SD, d. 2002 in OR [41] [36].
7.9 Kenneth French, b. 1925.
7.10 Lorene French, b. 1927.
Children of Ivan and Cora (Hoffman) French, 6.16
7.11 Alice French, b. 1935.
7.12 Shirley Jane French, b. 1936, m. William Lee
Scott Jr. [27].
Eighth Generation
Children of Perry and Sandra (Zwergel)
French, 7.2
8.1 STEPHANIE FRENCH [31].
8.2 JAMES PERRY FRENCH [31].
8.3 KRISTINE FRENCH, b. 15 Feb 1974 [31].
Children of David and Katherine (Kuykendall) French, 7.3
8.4 DAVID MATTHEW FRENCH [31].
8.5 FRANCES LEE FRENCH, b. 9 Sep 1971 [31].
8.6 CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL FRENCH, b. 10 Jan 1974 [31].
Children of Dean and Betty (Johnson) French, 7.4
8.7 SHELBY FRENCH [31].
8.8 JEREMY MICHAEL FRENCH, b. 17 Nov 1974 [31].
Bibliography
[1] Kentucky IGI of 1984, FFA Library
F046.
[2] Distribution of Estate of Henry French, 1828, Mercer
County, KY, Court Record recorded B9, page 106.
[3] Mercer County, Kentucky Marriage
Records.
[4] Cemetery Records, Mercer County,
Kentucky.
[5] Mercer County, KY Census, 1830, FFA
Library F114. Lists families of Henry, John, and Ephraim French and
the number of their children, but no names.
[6] FFA members Lu Pansing,
2033 South 33rd St., Lincoln, NE 68506. (402)
488-4876 (2008) and her sister Virginia (Jennie) Guenzel
(FFA member #624), 2035 South 33rd St., Lincoln, NE 68506.
[7] FFA member Eliza Kammer, 636 W. Stephenson St., Freeport, IL 61032.
[8] FFA member Marjorie Mohr, 10496 Pottinger Road, Cincinnati, OH 45251-1004, 513 851-3320,
mohrmarg@juno.com, undeliverable.
[9] FFA Lavilla
A. Unti, 12436 Hwy 145, Madera, CA 93637.
[10] Robley Barker, 515 NW 9th
St., Fairfield, IL 62837 (letter from 25 Nov 1987).
[11] Mercer Co. W.B. 4, p. 106 and 197; W.B. 8, p. 181;
D.B. 15, p. 130; D.B. 14, p. 53; D.B. 5, p. 231; D.B. 17, p. 239.
[12] Early Mercer Co. Marriage Records.
[13] Early Mercer Co. Cemetery Records,
Nield Family Graveyard and the Ludwick
Family Cemetery.
The stones in the following two cemeteries are
disintegrated and the cemeteries are in ruins [27].
Nield Family
Graveyard, rural area south of Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Link to http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyboyle/nieldcem.htm
The Nield Family
Graveyard is located on Mrs. Will RobertsonÕs farm on the QuirkÕs Run Road
in Mercer Co. near the Boyle Co. line, KY. Of the 53 stones, 7 are French:
Henry French, 12 Mar 1755 - 11 Aug 1821
Elizabeth French, wife of Henry, 30 Nov 1755 - 22
Mar 1828, aged 72 years.
Edward French, 14 Mar 1821 - 26 Dec 1849 (who m.
Jane Banta on 6 Oct 1842 [1]). This could be the same Jane French mentioned
in the KY Census of 1850 as head of house, therefore a widow.
Eddie French, son of J.F. and F., 1904 - 1905.
Bettie C. French, wife of W. E., 5 Apr 1858 - 21
Aug 1881. (Shirley Scott has a photo [27]),
John French, 12 Nov 1788 - 18 Apr 1870.
Mary A. (French) Ludwick, wife of James M. Ludwick,
2 Jan 1831 - 9 Aug 1896.
Mary (Polly) (French) Schmick,
1 Dec 1776 - 12 Nov 1858.
Dorothy (Dolly) (French) Vermilion, 27 Aug 1791 -
21 May 1858.
Ludwick Cemetery,
rural area south of Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Buried at the Ludwick
Family Cemetery, Quirks Run Road, East of Nevada, Mercer Co. near the Boyle
County line, KY:
John Ludwick, husband of
Susannah French, 14 Oct 1778 - 4 Jun 1860.
Susannah French, 23 Mar 1785 - 13 Aug 1863.
Bennett Bull, husband of Christina French, 9 Jan
1768 - 25 Jan 1854. Marriage of Beneo and
Christian Bull was 16 Aug 1788 by J. Bailey, Minister [12].
Christina (French) Bennett, 15 Aug 1771 - 8 Jul 1852.
[14] FFA member Luther (Lou) Wilbanks, Box 801, M/S 8044, McKinney, TX 75069.
(904) 269-0944.
[15] Mercer Co. Will, Bk. 9, p. 106 and
197.
[16] Mercer Co. Deed, Bk. 15, pgs. 130 and 490; Mercer
Co. Deed, Bk. 14, p. 53; Mercer Co. Deed Bk. 5, p. 231; Mercer Co. Deed Bk.
17, p. 239.
[17] IGI #991795, Parish Registers, Lesbury.
[18] IGI #1068899, Parish Registers, Embleton.
[19] IGI #993077, Parish Registers, Bamburgh.
[20] Chart from Sabra Whatcott, 506 81 W. Logan Utah, dated 9 Oct 1951.
[21] Phone conversation with Eliza Kammer
of Lena, IL, 30 Jan 1994.
[22] Phone conversation from FFA members Lu Pansing, 2033 South 33rd St., Lincoln, NE 68506. (402)
488-4876, Mar 26, 1994.
[23] Day of research at the Los Angeles
Public Library, 8 Apr 1994, by Mara French.
[24] Mercer Co. Kentucky Records, Vol. 2, Michael L.
Cook, 976.91 M55 Coo, 1988, Los Angeles Public Library.
[25] Kentucky Vital Statistics, Mercer Co., KY 1852-59,
by Rebecca Wilson Conover 1971, 976.91 M55Co Los Angeles Public Library.
[26] Mercer Co. KY Vital Records, by Annie W. Burns,
1933, 976.91 M55 Los Angeles Public Library.
[27] FFA members Shirley and William
Scott, 2901 Orchard Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57103. (605) 332-5125. SSCOTT736@aol.com (email good in
2011).
[28] There is a John N. French reunion annually (1st
Sunday of August) at South Shore, KY, across from Portsmouth, OH. Contact
Ms. Dana French, Box 755, South Shore, KY 41175.
[29] Vermilion County History, IL.
[30] Quote from a letter of Blance
Wright Hill, dau. of
Nancy French Wright.
[31] Kathy French, 5204 River St., Roscoe, IL 61073.
815-520-9863. Email: kathy_french18@yahoo.com
(good in 2011).
[32] FFA member Karen Louise and Les
Venable, 8545 San Vicente Ave., Riverside, CA 92504. (909) 688-5795, lkvenable@earthlink.net (old email) or kvenable@pe.net
(old email). She perhaps lives now at 2635 Kevin Ct. in Riverside,
CA.
[33] FFA member Theresa R. Hamon, 5174 Chenault Bridge
Rd., Danville, KY, 40422.
[34] FFA member [33] found this info in "Washington,
Mercer, and Anderson Co., KY, Mortality Schedules for
1850-1860-1870-1880", also Deaths reported in 1874-1878 Vital
Statistics, compiled by Faye Sea Sanders.
[35] Kaye Scheiman,
52133 Prescott Ave., South Bend, IN 46637-3935.
[36] FFA member #616, Robert S. Duggan,
112 Mason Woods Dr., Atlanta, GA 30329. Also working on families
Porter, Paul, Hagler, and Farquharson.
This genealogy has many errors in it, and it was compiled in 2001.
[37] FFA member Shirley F. Bachman,
14608 N. E. 90th St., Vancouver, WA 98602.
[38] FFA member Marilyn Horton,
compiler of FFA Chart #186 (similar names and places as FFA Chart #31).
[39] Jeanette French, jfrench1@earthlink.net
[40] Deb Skoff, skoff@comcast.net
[41] Claudia McCants, claudia_mccants@bellsouth.net
(old email)
[42] Sharon Johnson, sharon-johnson@shootingstarsolutions.com
[43] Dianna Rose, diannarose@att.net.
[44] Genealogy.com, FamilyTreeMaker
Online,
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/o/r/Celeste-Morrow-LA/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0364.html.
The following information on this website is entirely incorrect concerning
Margaret French who is on Chart #012, not Chart #036. Margaret French, d. 23
July 1715 [44], m. James Strother in 1735 [44].
They had son French Strother, b. 1737 in King
George, VA, m. Lucy Coleman on 1759, d. 3 Jul 1799
in Culpeper, VA [44]. Neither Chart #12 nor #36 have been connected to Chart
#31.
[45] History of Vermilion County by H.
W. Beckwith, Chicago 1879.
[46] The Past and Present of Vermilion Co., IL 1903.
[47] Beadle County, South Dakota Birth Index, 1880-1903,
updated 1 May 2003, website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~sdbeadle/b-fou.txt
|
Surname
|
Given
Name
|
Year
Father-Mother-Other Information
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Aaron J
|
1884 f; Archer F
FRENCH
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Aaron J
|
1886 f; Agnes A
FRENCH
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Aaron J
|
1891 f; Olive
Naomi FRENCH
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Agnes A
|
1886 f; Aaron J FRENCH, m Mary B ALLISON
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Alice May
|
1885 f; Silas
Augustus FRENCH, m Charlotte Minerva LUTHER
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Archer F
|
1884 f; Aaron J FRENCH, m Mary B ALLISON
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Bulah Eva
|
1898 f; William I
FRENCH, m Millisa Jane KELLER
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Calvin Hervey
|
1902 f; Ralph
Voorhees FRENCH
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Calvin Hervey
|
1899 f; Robert
Calvin FRENCH
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Carl Ira
|
1900 f; William I
FRENCH, m Mellisa Jane KELLER
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Carrie Olive
|
1895 f; William I
FRENCH, m Mellisa Jane FRENCH
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Dora Dean
|
1889 f; Samuel Sturman FRENCH, m Sarah Isabella DICKSON
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Earl Everett
|
1897 f; William I
FRENCH, m Millisa Jane KELLER
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Effie Violet
|
1893 f; William I
FRENCH, m Mellisa Jane KELLER
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Guy H
|
1889 f; Thomas Frankli FRENCH, m Jennie Maud
HARGROVE
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Ivan Ernest
|
1902 f; William I
FRENCH, m Millisa Jane KELLER
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Mary
|
1887 m; Roy
Chester DICKSON
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Mary Ellen
|
1883 m; James
Wiley DICKSON
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Mary Ellen
|
1893 m; Eva Belle
DICKSON
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Mellisa Jane
|
1895 m; Carrie
Olive FRENCH
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Nancy E
|
1887 m; Minie Blanche
WRIGHT
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Nancy Elizabeth
|
1893 m; Ernest
Silas WRIGHT
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Olive Naomi
|
1891 f; Aaron J FRENCH, m Mary B ALLISON
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Ralph Voorhees
|
1902 f; Calvin Hervey FRENCH, m Anna Elizabeth
LONG
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Robert Calvin
|
1899 f; Calvin Hervey FRENCH, m Anna Elizabeth
LONG
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Samuel Sturman
|
1889 f; Dora Dean
FRENCH
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Silas Augustus
|
1885 f; Alice May
FRENCH
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
Thomas Franklin
|
1889 f; Guy H
FRENCH
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
William I
|
1893 f; Effie
Violet FRENCH
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
William I
|
1895 f; Carrie
Olive FRENCH
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
William I
|
1897 f; Earl
Everett FRENCH
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
William I
|
1898 f; Bulah Eva FRENCH
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
William I
|
1900 f; Carl Ira
FRENCH
|
|
F652 FRENCH
|
William I
|
1902 f; Ivan
Ernest FRENCH
|
|
H626 HARGROVE
|
Jennie Maud
|
1889 m; Guy H
FRENCH
|
[48] Kari Vest,
KCSMVEST@aol.com (old email)
[49] VanDerVeer and Steve Vandiver email: webbie@veerhuis.org and website: http://www.veerhuis.org/cgi-bin/searchdb?family=%5EFrench$.
Steve writes: The Frenchs are related to the Vandiver line who descend from
the Vandervoort family of NY. However there is an
early connection between the Vandervoorts and the Vanderveers (of which I am from) that I have tenuous
connection thru. I keep all the Vanderveer
variations, some related some not. I also try to keep track of families
who married into or derive from Cornelius Janse Vanderveer who started the Long Island NY line. Long
Island NY, Somerset Co NJ, Mercer Co KY, Johnson Co IND are
also a focus of attention for me (Mar 2007).
[50] Ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=26655853.
[51] Pam, kymercer01@bellsouth.net
(undeliverable).
[52] Earsom research: http://knullfamily.bravehost.com/Alphabetical%20Book/b7.htm.
[53] 1889 Vermilion County IL
Biographies. The FFA researched this biography on Henry coming from
Germany and believes that only his wife, Elizabeth Ersom,
was from Germany and that Henry and Elizabeth met each other in a German
community in Pennsylvania.
[54] Walnut Corner Cemetery, Vermilion Co. IL, website: http://www.vermilioncounty.info/illinois/vermilion/walnut-corner/album/index4.html
[55] Jim French, email: jandbfrench@gmail.com
(email good in 2011).
[56] Sandra Roney, email: msroney@prodialup.us (email
good in 2011). Related to Eliza Jane French and George Lawver.
[57] Pat Wilson, email: pwill5@juno.com, (email good in
2010).
[58] URL: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kybullit/bcqnf.htm. None of this information has been
verified or added into Chart #31.
French, Anna
b.
abt. 1774 Washington Co. KY (from death record)
7 Jun 1854 died Hardin
Co. KY of cholera, dau. of
Thomas & Ann French
French,
Benjamin
1794 tax list of Woodford Co. KY with 1 white male over
16
[this list counts males "above
16"]
(anyone recognize this man?)
French, Charles
1814 tax list of Hardin Co. KY with 1
white male over 21. No land.
French, David
1794 tax list of Mercer Co. KY with 1 white
male over 21. No land.
French, Elisha
1814 tax list of Hardin Co. KY with 1 white
male over 21. No land.
French, Gabriel
1845 tax list of Bullitt Co. KY with 1
white male over 21. No land.
French,
George & Elizabeth (Betsy) Lee
ca 1798 Betsy is born, the d/o Wilford & Rebecca (Hill) Lee
French,
Hannah
15 Oct 1852 died Hardin Co. KY.
Age 36 years, female, widow, resident of Claysville, KY. Daughter of Hezekiah & Lee Smallwood. Died of
cholera
French,
Henry
1779 comes before the VA Land Commission on 20 Nov 1779
"at the Falls of the Ohio"
(Louisville) claiming 400
acre preemption on a small branch of Brashiers
Creek,
"a branch of Salt River
about 1/2 mile below the Trace from this to Harrodsburg"
with proof of his settlement made in 1778 a certificate was granted him for
the land.
1794 tax list of Mercer Co. KY with
1 white male over 21. 1 black over 16
200 acres Shelby Co. KY
338 acres Woodford Co.
KY
400 acres Mason & Clark Co. KY
1795 tax list of
Mercer Co. [no tithable
counts on this list - just land]
400 acres on Salt River,
Mercer Co. KY
200 acres on Salt River, Mercer Co.
KY
200 acres on Plum Creek, Shelby Co. KY
338
acres on N. Elk horn Scot Co. KY
400 acres on Main Licking,
Mason & Clark Co. KY
French,
Henry
7 Jun 1854
died in Hardin Co. of cholera, age 50 years, son of Thomas & Ann
French
French,
Henry & Polly Ann (Tindle)
1877
Henry (X) French files marriage bond 7 Nov
1877 in Bullitt Co. with Barnett (X) Tindle
his surety. He makes application 8 Nov 1877 saying he is a resident of
Bullitt Co. KY
age 26 years,
occupation: Laborer, born Bullitt Co. KY, father b. Hardin Co. KY,
mother
b. KY. Bride was Miss Polly Ann Tindle age 18 years (1st marriage for both), she born
Oldham Co. KY, both parents born
Barren Co. KY. They were married at the residence
of the bride's father in Bullitt Co. on 8 Nov 1877 with James Jackson
and W. D. Evans
witnesses. Officiating was T. J. Maynard,
Baptist Minister.
French,
Ignatius
1792 tax list of Nelson Co. KY - Ben Frye's
District - 1 white male over 21, 150 acres
1811 tax list of Nelson Co. KY with 2 white males
over 21.
150 acres on Pottingers
Creek, Nelson Co. KY
1813 tax list for Nelson Co. KY with 2 white males
over 21. 175 acres on Pottingers Creek
1814 tax list of Hardin Co. KY with 1 white male
over 21. No land. (all the same Igantious?)
French,
James
1845 tax list of Bullitt Co. KY with 1 white male
over 21. No land
French,
James
1792 tax list of Washington Co. KY, 1 white male
over 21, no land
French,
James
1805 tax list of Hardin Co. KY with 1 white male
over 21, 1 16-21
160 acres on Clear Creek, Hardin Co. KY (I
think it says James - writing very poor)
1812 ordered that Mark Brewer, John Sherrel, James French Sr. and Henry Wise or
any three of them do view the nearest and
best way for a road to lead from James
Frenches
to the mouth of Wilsons Creek where the old road now crosses
the
rolling fork and make report [Hardin Co. KY Court Orders
10/11 May 1812]
French,
James Senr.
1814
tax list of Hardin Co. KY with 1 white male over
21.
167 acres on C. Creek, Hardin Co.
KY
French, James
1792 tax list of Washington Co. KY with 1
white male over 21. (no land
details on this list)
French,
Joseph
1792 tax list of Nelson Co. KY - Ben Frye's District - 1
white male over 21, no land
1805 tax list of Hardin Co. KY with 1
white male over 21, 60 acres on the Roling
Fork, Hardin Co. KY
1812 Joseph French pltf.
vs. Thomas Johnston dft. - on summons to their case
why the plaintiff
should not have a ferry established on his
land. Case dismissed - deft. to recover costs
from pltf.
[Hardin Co. KY Court
Orders 13 Apr 1812]
1814 tax list of Hardin Co. KY
with 1 white male over 21.
63 acres on the Roling Fork, Hardin Co. KY first entered in the name of
Kinney
(are these all the same Joseph?)
French,
Oliver P. & Sarah (Dooley) (Wells)
ca
1810 wife Sarah b. in VA to George & Amelia (Callaway)
Dooley
1832 wife Sarah Dooley/Doolin
marries Richard Wells 17 Jun 1832 in Bullitt Co. KY
1825 widow Sarah
Wells marries Oliver P. French 15 Oct 1835 in Bullitt Co.
KY
French,
Paul
18 Oct 1805 sells 240 acres in Hardin Co. to John Hibbs (Hardin Co. Deed Bk C p.
124)
French, Peter
1805 tax list of Hardin Co. KY with 1 white
male over 21. No land
French,
Raphel
1792 tax list of Nelson Co. KY - Ben Frye's District - 1
white male over 21, 50 acres
1805 tax list of Hardin Co. KY with 1
white male over 21, 2 16-21
134
acres on the Roling Fork, Hardin Co. KY
1814
tax list of Hardin Co. KY with 1 white male over
21.
134 acres on the Roling
Fork, Hardin Co. KY
French, Rodly (?)
1806 tax list of Washington Co. KY
with 1 white male over 21.
French, Samuel
1794 tax list of Mercer Co. KY with 1 white
male over 21. No land.
French, Simon
1796 tax list of Hardin Co. KY with 1 white
male over 21. No land.
French, Stephen
1814 tax list of Hardin Co. KY with 1 white male
over 21. No land.
1814 purchased 1
skillet at the sale for the estate of Benjamin Lovelace, decÕd
returned 16 May 1814 (Nelson Co. Will Bk
C p. 515)
French, Thomas
1792 tax list of Washington Co. KY with 2
white males over 21. 1 16-21. 1 black under 16 / 2 total.
(no land details on this
list)
1805 tax list of Hardin Co. KY with 1 white male over 21.
No land
1814 tax list of Hardin Co. KY with 1 white male over
21. 1 black over 16
53 acres on
the Roling Fork, Hardin Co. KY. First entered in
the name of T. French.
French, Walter
1805 tax list of Hardin Co. KY with 1 white
male over 21. No land.
[59] If anyone is doing research in the Vigo
County, Indiana area, you should check out the Wabash Valley Genealogy
Society website at http://www.inwvgs.org/.
Click on "Databases" along the left side of the webpage. I chose
the "Vigo County Cemetery Books" link and decided to work backward
so started with Vol. IV, looking for FRENCH. When I got to Vol. III, I found
burials of Ersom French's first 2 wives plus a
child that died at the age of 3 months. They are buried at Hull Cemetery. (Ersom is the grandson of Henry French of Mercer County,
KY.). This information needs to be added to Chart #31.
[59] Joe French, email: joe.french@expressbadging.com
(email good in 2011).
[60] Vicki Carroll French, email: BVCarroll@aol.com (email good in 2011).
[61] Larry L. Cruse, email: JenCruse@msn.com.
