French Family
Association
Mara French, P.O. Box 1109, Sutter Creek, CA 95685-1109. 209-267-0649 marafrench@mindspring.com

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Chart
#186, Philip French, 1790
of Kentucky
Vermillion Co., IN (borders Vermilion Co., IL)
Butler Co., OH
This chart updated by Mara French on 4/3/08. Numbers in brackets [ ] refer to the bibliography at the end of this chart. An asterisk (*) shows continuation of that line. Please send any corrections or additions to this chart to Marilyn Norton. Revisions: 2007, 2008.
Chart
#186 on Rootsweb compiled by Marilyn Horton with over 70 Frenches
Chart #186 on MarilynÕs website
Chart #186 Photos
First Generation (brief)
Second Generation (brief)
For
details, see Chart
#186 on Rootsweb
1.1
Philip French was b. 3 Mar 1790 in KY, d. 31 Mar 1847 in Vermillion Co., IN,
and is buried at the Trowbridge Cemetery in Hillsdale, IN [1]. He married Sarah
Randall on 14 Aug 1813 in Butler co., OH [1]. Possible brothers are George
Hedges French, David French, and Samuel French [1].
Children
of Philip and Sarah (Randall) French, 1.1
2.1
Warner (or Warren) French
2.2
Susan French
2.3
Margaret French
2.4
Malinda French
2.5 Lovis (Love) French
2.6
Prior S. French
2.7
Jacob French
2.8
Felix French
2.9 Elizbeth B. French
2.10
Isaac French
2.11
Sarah Ellen French
[1]
Marilyn Horton, mmrlynhrtn@yahoo.com
[2] Deb
Skoff, skoff@comcast.net,
doing research into the possible link to Chart #31.
History of Mt. Pleasant Township,
Whiteside County, IL, from Bent-Wilson 1877 Page 291-296. The first
child born in this township was John French born in Jun 1836, a son of Felix French. The first settlement made on the territory now
embraced by Mount Pleasant township was in the latter
part of 1835 by Felix French, among others. Felix occupied a log cabin here in
1835. It is unknown how this Felix relates to Chart #186. The Felix French
mentioned above as 2.8, was born in 1829.
Heroes,
Heritage, and History, Surname French (83 names), includes odd names such
as John Enos French, Nancy Ingram French, and Otto Ervy French, all of which IÕve come across somewhere else.
History of the Otto Ervy French Family, by Otto Ervy French,
1958. Otto was b. 28 Oct 1884, m. Eda Della Patison, lived in Kansas and Missouri. His family
originally came from Virginia, he assumes, and then moved to Lexington, Fayette
Co., KY where 3 children were born and moved to Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and
Indiana. Otto's line was from the Indiana son. 48 pages
including photos, contributed by Mrs. John E. French, 8160 South Elwood, Tulsa,
OK 74132-3217. Part of the FFA Library.
Vermillion
County was created on January 2, 1824 and was formed from Parke County, Unorganized
Land and Wabash New Purchase. The Wabash New Purchase: Begun in 1820, this
tract lasted until 1835 and then became all of White County and portions
of the counties of Boone,
Carroll,
Fountain,
Hendricks,
Jasper,
Montgomery,
Morgan,
Parke,
Putnam,
Tippecanoe,
Vermillion,
and Warsaw. The County was named for the Vermillion River.
Important Note: This index was generated on Nov
27, 2007. Once this line is updated on Rootsweb, this
index will no longer link to the corresponding names. You will need to go to
the website itself, which is http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mhh55&id=I001.
This index below provides a list of the names on Chart #186 without having to
go to the chart first.
FRENCH, Ada Bell b: 17 SEP 1862 in IL d: 31 OCT 1939
FRENCH, Doel McDonald b: 20 FEB 1899 in Bismarck IL d: 20 FEB 1986 in Danville IL
FRENCH, Edna Alice b: 29 JAN 1896 in Neosho co. KS d: 1975 in Valley Falls, Jefferson, KS
FRENCH, Elizabeth b: MAR 1864 d: MAY 1865
FRENCH, Elizabeth B. b: 1832
FRENCH, Elizabeth Celia b: 1854 in Williamsport IN d: 8 OCT 1940 in Knights of Pythias Home, Lafayette IN
FRENCH, Estella Florena b: 20 MAY 1907 in Bismarck IL d: 23 JAN 2005 in Fort Wayne IN
FRENCH, Eugene Lawrence b: 5 FEB 1905 in Bismarck IL d: 8 SEP 1993 in Roanoke, VA
FRENCH, Eva Mossaline b: 21 JUL 1913 in Neosho co. KS d: 29 APR 1978 in KS
FRENCH, Felix b: 1829
FRENCH, Flora A. b: ABT 1855 d: 13 JAN 1880
FRENCH, Florence May b: 26 MAY 1914 in near Bismarck IL
FRENCH, Floyd William b: 3 SEP 1894 in Neosho co. KS d: 16 OCT 1918 in Nitro, Kanawha, WV
FRENCH, Franklin Owen b: 19 NOV 1860 in Vermilion Co., IL d: 16 AUG 1901 in Chanute, Neosho, KS
FRENCH, George b: 12 DEC 1834 in Clinton, Vermillion Co., IN d: 17 JAN 1913 in Newark, Wilson, Kansas
FRENCH, George E. b: 1869
FRENCH, George Samuel b: 25 AUG 1901 in Neosho co. KS d: 9 FEB 1982 in Thayer, Neosho, KS
FRENCH, George William b: 4 NOV 1865 d: 10 MAR 1918 in at home east of Bismarck IL
FRENCH, Glenn Orlie b: 28 APR 1903 in Neosho co. KS d: 25 MAY 1977 in Hutchinson, Reno, KS
FRENCH, Gustava Alvine b: 8 APR 1901 in Bismarck IL d: 19 NOV 1978 in Gundy Cem. Bismarck IL
FRENCH, Harry L. b: 5 FEB 1876 in Shiloh, Neosho, KS d: 24 JUL 1951 in McAllister, Madison, MT
FRENCH, Hazel Daisy b: 16 NOV 1892 in Neosho co. KS d: 13 OCT 1951 in Valley Falls, Jefferson, KS
FRENCH, Humphrey b: ABT 1833
FRENCH, infant b: 8 NOV 1858 d: 8 NOV 1858
FRENCH, Isaac b: 1 JUL 1830 d: 15 OCT 1856 in Vermillion co. IN
FRENCH, Isaac b: 1849
FRENCH, Isaac E. b: 1863
FRENCH, Isaac R. b: 1858
FRENCH, Jacob b: 1827
FRENCH, Jacob b: 1856
FRENCH, Jacob W. b: 13 APR 1860 d: 27 JUN 1860
FRENCH, Jennie b: 20 NOV 1856 d: 31 JUL 1925 in OK
FRENCH, John S. b: 22 MAR 1861 in near Bismarck IL d: 8 JAN 1943 in San Antonio TX
FRENCH, Judith A. b: 16 OCT 1838 d: 16 AUG 1846 in Warren co. IN
FRENCH, Kate Ellen b: 1869 d: 11 FEB 1870
FRENCH, Lovis (Love) b: 19 JAN 1823 in Vermillion co. IN d: 29 OCT 1853 in Vermillion co. IN
FRENCH, Lowell William b: 13 APR 1903 in Bismarck IL d: 9 NOV 1973 in Bismarck IL
FRENCH, Malinda b: 29 MAR 1819 in Butler co. OH d: 8 JAN 1894 in Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska
FRENCH, Margaret b: 23 JUN 1816 in Butler co. OH d: 23 JUN 1884 in Vermillion co. IN
FRENCH, Mariah Jane b: 9 APR 1865 in IL d: 31 JUL 1938 in Carthage, Jasper, MO
FRENCH, Mary Alice b: 30 JAN 1879 in Shiloh, Neosho, KS d: 1965
FRENCH, Mary Ann b: 12 APR 1841 in Williamsport. Warren Co., IN d: 3 NOV 1911 in Paxton, Iroquois co. IL
FRENCH, Mary E. b: 1854
FRENCH, Mary E. b: 1864
FRENCH, Melvin b: 2 MAR 1887
FRENCH, Myrtle b: 27 AUG 1880 d: 5 APR 1902
FRENCH, Nellie May b: 29 NOV 1873 d: 17 JAN 1899
FRENCH, Nellie Oleeta b: 29 OCT 1909 in Bismarck IL d: 19 MAR 2002 in Fort Wayne IN
FRENCH, Owen b: 1837 d: 16 JUN 1887 in Hoopeston IL
FRENCH, Philip b: 3 MAR 1790 in KY d: 31 MAR 1847 in Vermillion co. IN
FRENCH, Philip2 b: 1849
FRENCH, Prior S. b: 27 JAN 1825 d: 3 SEP 1839 in Vermillion co. IN
FRENCH, Rachel Berniece b: 1 OCT 1911 in Bismarck IL
FRENCH, Sarah Ellen b: 1838 in Parke co. IN
FRENCH, Stella Alice b: 3 JUL 1876 in Bismarck IL d: 5 APR 1943 in Bismarck IL
FRENCH, Susan b: 10 SEP 1815 in Butler co. OH d: 20 JUL 1839 in Vermillion co. IN
FRENCH, Theodore Hathaway b: 28 FEB 1871 d: 22 NOV 1933 in Bismarck IL
FRENCH, Thomas H. b: 1852
FRENCH, Warner b: ABT 1814 in KY or Butler co. OH
FRENCH, Wayne Hathaway b: 16 AUG 1915 in Shiloh, Neosho, KS d: 23 MAR 1991 in Parsons, Labette, KS
FRENCH, William Albert b: 15 SEP 1868 in Shiloh, Neosho, KS d: 27 JAN 1952 in Thayer, Neosho, KS
FRENCH, William Doel b: 5 MAR 1832 in Vermillion co. IN d: 22 OCT 1893 in Bismarck IL