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Elizabeth Pauline French 1854–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1854

Birth Location: Columbia County, Wisconsin

Death Date: Nov 1941

Death Location: Klamath Falls, Oregon

Father: John French

Mother: Paulina Pierce

Spouse(s): Franklin Gifford, Adam Speck

Children(s): Ada Gifford, Burton Gifford, Alice Gifford, Bert Gifford, Pauline Gifford, Ida Gifford, Adam Speck, William Speck, George Speck, Almira Gifford

In 1854, Elizabeth Pauline French entered the world in Columbia County, Wisconsin, born to John Milton French And Paulina Pierce. In 1860, Elizabeth Pauline French resided in Marcellon, Wisconsin. In 1880, Elizabeth Pauline French resided in Union, Clay, Kansas. Elizabeth Pauline French married Adam R Speck, Franklin M Gifford, and had children including Ada Belle Gifford, Adam Leroy Speck, Alice T Gifford, Almira Gifford, Bert Gifford, Burton Franklin Mirian Gifford, George M Speck, Ida May Gifford, Pauline Gifford, William H Speck. Elizabeth Pauline French passed away in 1941 in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

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Biography

  • In 1854, Elizabeth Pauline French entered the world in Columbia County, Wisconsin, born to John Milton French And Paulina Pierce.
  • In 1860, Elizabeth Pauline French resided in Marcellon, Wisconsin.
  • In 1880, Elizabeth Pauline French resided in Union, Clay, Kansas.
  • Elizabeth Pauline French married Adam R Speck, Franklin M Gifford, and had children including Ada Belle Gifford, Adam Leroy Speck, Alice T Gifford, Almira Gifford, Bert Gifford, Burton Franklin Mirian Gifford, George M Speck, Ida May Gifford, Pauline Gifford, William H Speck.
  • Elizabeth Pauline French passed away in 1941 in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Immediate Family

Parents

John French
1818–1868
Birth Location: Columbia, New Hampshire
JF
Paulina Pierce
1830–1910
Birth Location: Sparta, New York
PP

Spouses(s)

Franklin Gifford
1844–1908
Birth Location: Gratis, Preble, Ohio, USA
FG
Adam Speck
1852–
Birth Location: Columbia, Wisconsin
AS

Children(s)

Ada Gifford
1878–1938
Birth Location: Union Township, Clay, Kansas
AG
Burton Gifford
1873–1942
Birth Location: Sioux, Clay, Iowa, USA
BG
Alice Gifford
1875–
Birth Location: Kansas
AG
Bert Gifford
1875–
Birth Location: Columbia County, Wisconsin
BG
Pauline Gifford
1877–
Birth Location: Columbia County, Wisconsin
PG
Ida Gifford
1880–1929
Birth Location: Union, Clay, Kansas
IG
Adam Speck
1895–
Birth Location: Colorado
AS
William Speck
1891–
Birth Location: Colorado
WS
George Speck
1884–
Birth Location: Kansas
GS
Almira Gifford
1869–1931
Birth Location: Wisconsin, United States
AG

Elizabeth French's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth French
1854–1941
Birth Place: Columbia County, Wisconsin
Parents
John Milton French
1818–1868
Columbia, New Hampshire
Paulina Pierce
1830–1910
Sparta, New York
Grandparents
John (Milton) French
1791–1887
Sutton, New Hampshire
Tirzah Day
1796–1863
Northumberland, New Hampshire
Lewis Pierce
1804–1865
Sutton, Massachusetts
Mary (Ann) Cook
1808–1875
New York
Great-Grandparents
Daniel French
1761–1814
Irene Learned
1765–1799
Eliphalet Day
1754–1826
Thirzah French
1765–1813
Amos Pierce
1770–1822
Anna Hicks
1775–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John French
1727–1781
Olive Haynes
1733–1835
Abijah Learned
1729–1776
Anna Wales
1735–1807
Abner Day
1716–1763
Susanna Marshall
1718–1806
John French
1727–1781
Olive Haynes
1733–1835
Jonathan Pierce
1734–1800
Mary Goodale
1742–1808

Elizabeth French's Descendants

1.
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Elizabeth (Pauline) French (May 1854–Nov 1941) m. Franklin (M.) Gifford (Mar 1844–1908) m. Adam (R) Speck (Jun 1852–)
  1. 1. Ada (Belle) Gifford 1878–1938 m. John (Walter) Mills 1872–1948
    1. 1. Frank (Louis) Mills 1896–1971 m. Beulah (Olivine) Jackson 1904–1994
      1. 1. John (Leroy) Mills 1929–2010 m. Mildred (Ann) Morgan 1931–2016
      2. 2. Beth (Evonne) Mills 1924–1993 m. Claud (Fairres) Ray 1920–1981 m. Charles (Ray) Waddell 1915–1987 m. James (Irwin) Beatty 1907–1965 m. Roy (L.) Jacobs 1929–1976
        1. 1. Ronald (Lee Beatty) Sr 1948–2008
      3. 3. Fern (Dot) Mills 1928–1928
      4. 4. Vera Mills 1933–1934
      5. 5. Faye (Catherine) Mills 1933–2004 m. Bill (Dean) Waldroop 1934–1997 m. Richard (Neil) Danielson 1932–1987 m. Charles (Sparks) Hood 1920–1990 m. Frank (Rocky Bilsec) Sr. 1911–
        1. 1. Frank (Rocky Bilsec) Jr. 1951–1951
      6. 6. Jake 1925–2006 m. Marilyn (R.) McFarland 1931–2000 m. Lillian (Georgene) Vedder 1924–2008
      7. 7. Evelyn (Ada) Mills 1931–2002 m. Robert (Peary) Hunter 1926–1990 m. Fred (Chancelor Harwell) Jr 1920–2011 m. Elmer (Muriel) Maness 1927–1999 m. Louis (Eldon) Carson 1927–2000
        1. 1. Charles (Michael) Hunter 1951–2016 m. Mary (Ellen) Rymer 1946–2013
    2. 2. Ruby (Belle) Mills 1902–1964 m. Andrew (Saul) Graviet 1895–1928 m. John (Houston) Barker 1905–1986 m. Don (Lylas) Saxton 1914–2008
      1. 1. Dorothy (Marie) Graviet 1924–1992 m. Paul (Alfred) Seastrand 1920–1976
      2. 2. Virginia (Lee) Graviet 1921–2006
      3. 3. Barbara (Louise) Barker 1934–2013 m. Theodore (James) Wize 1927–1978 m. Jerry (Woolstenhulme) Gillette 1932–2007
    3. 3. Peach 1903–1983 m. Benson Hollar 1900–1972 m. Jack (F.) Morgan 1897–
      1. 1. Jack (William) Morgan 1925–1994 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Cavender 1928–1985
      2. 2. Melvin (Earl) Morgan 1927–2014
    4. 4. John (Walter) Mills 1906–1981 m. Inez Allman 1910–1996
      1. 1. Loreen (Fay) Mills 1935–2015 m. William (Fredrick) Ballheim 1934–1991
  2. 2. Burton (Franklin Mirian) Gifford 1873–1942 m. Lillian Knight 1878–
    1. 1. David (Francis) Gifford 1903–1945 m. Ruby (Edith) Winchell 1903–1990
      1. 1. David (Burton) Gifford 1922–2000
      2. 2. Geraldine (G.) Gifford 1926–
      3. 3. Donald (Francis) Gifford 1932–2010 m. Bertie (Mae) Brown 1938–2002
    2. 2. Floyd (L.) Gifford 1900–
  3. 3. Alice (T.) Gifford 1875–
  4. 4. Bert Gifford 1875–
  5. 5. Pauline Gifford 1877–
  6. 6. Ida (May) Gifford 1880–1929 m. James (Nicholas) Oakes 1876–1948 m. Julius (A.) Anderson 1882–
    1. 1. Adam (Alexander) Oakes 1900–1930 m. Martha (Rosetta) Graviet 1900–1979
      1. 1. George (Leonard) Oakes 1923–2003 m. Barbara (E) Goldman 1926–1998
    2. 2. Elsie (P) Oakes 1898–1981 m. Parley Clark 1894–1976
      1. 1. Alice (Pauline) Clark 1916–1974 m. Eugene (L.) Simmons 1916–1997
      2. 2. Hal (Raymond) Clark 1925–2010
    3. 3. Blanche Oakes 1907–
    4. 4. George (W) Oakes 1903–1970 m. Esther (Ellen) Waldren 1907–1970
      1. 1. Vencil (Tyler) Oakes 1927–2001
      2. 2. Barbra (June) Oakes 1931–2009
    5. 5. Stephen (Tyler) Oakes 1910–1966
      1. 1. Stephen (Tyler Oakes) Jr. 1933–2018
  7. 7. Adam (Leroy) Speck 1895– m. Ida (Elizabeth) Hunter 1894–
    1. 1. Nina (Elizabeth) Speck 1917–2011 m. James (T.) Butler 1913–1985
    2. 2. Milton (Reed) Speck 1920–2004
    3. 3. Betty (J.) Speck 1923–
    4. 4. Shirley (K.) Speck 1925–
  8. 8. William (H.) Speck 1891–
  9. 9. George (M.) Speck 1884– m. Edith (Merle) Crawley 1892–
    1. 1. Margery (R) Speck 1924–
    2. 2. Irene (Bertha) Speck 1926–1997
    3. 3. Theodore (Franklin) Speck 1932–2012
    4. 4. Norman (Howard Speck) Sr 1912–1969 m. Ruth (W) Carpenter 1916–1972
      1. 1. Leroy (J) Speck 1945–1994
      2. 2. Lyle (Micheal) Speck 1942–1998
    5. 5. Nellie Speck 1915–
    6. 6. Edith (Gertrude) Speck 1918–1977 m. Roxie (James) Laurita 1914–1982
      1. 1. Louis (Clyde) Laurita 1938–1993 m. Deborah Rubin 1939–2018
      2. 2. Ralph (George) Laurita 1937–1981
  10. 10. Almira Gifford 1869–1931

Elizabeth French's Timeline

8 Records

1854
May 1854
Birth of Elizabeth Pauline French in Columbia County, Wisconsin
Columbia County, Wisconsin
1860
1860
Age 6
Elizabeth Pauline French resided here in Marcellon, Wisconsin
Marcellon, Wisconsin
1880
1880
Age 26
Elizabeth Pauline French resided here in Union, Clay, Kansas
Union, Clay, Kansas
1900
1900
Age 46
Elizabeth Pauline French resided here in Fondis, Colorado
Fondis, Colorado
1910
1910
Age 56
Elizabeth Pauline French resided here in Glendale, Colorado
Glendale, Colorado
1920
1920
Age 66
Elizabeth Pauline French resided here in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
1922
1922
Age 68
Elizabeth Pauline French resided here in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
1941
Nov 1941
Age 87
Death of Elizabeth Pauline French in Klamath Falls, Oregon
Klamath Falls, Oregon

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1854
    Event Place: Columbia County, Wisconsin
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Clay, Kansas; Roll: 376; Page: 141C; Enumeration District: 034
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fondis, Elbert, Colorado; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0175; FHL microfilm: 1240123
    [4] "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 24 Jul 2018), entry for Eliza P French, person ID KCL4-PXZ.
    [5] "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 16 Mar 2017), entry for Eliza P French, person ID KCL4-PXZ.
    [6] randall beageley(bigelow).ged
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado; Roll: 236; Page: 48A; Enumeration District: 0095; Image: 883.0; FHL microfilm: 2339971
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Clay, Kansas; Roll: 376; Family History Film: 1254376; Page: 141C; Enumeration District: 34; Image: 0683.
    [9] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Clay, Kansas; Roll: 376; Family History Film: 1254376; Page: 141C; Enumeration District: 034; Image: 0683
    [10] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fondis, Elbert, Colorado; Roll: 123; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0175; FHL microfilm: 1240123
    [11] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fondis, Elbert, Colorado; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0175
    [12] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Glendale, Arapahoe, Colorado; Roll: T624_112; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1374125
    [13] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado; Roll: T625_162; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 294; Image: 1002
    [14] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado; Roll: T625_162; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 294
    [15] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Clay, Kansas; Roll: 376; Family History Film: 1254376; Page: 141C; Enumeration District: 34; Image: 0683.
    [16] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Clay, Kansas; Roll: 376; Family History Film: 1254376; Page: 141C; Enumeration District: 034; Image: 0683
    [17] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Clay, Kansas; Roll: 376; Page: 141C; Enumeration District: 034
    [18] Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_21; Line: 28
    [19] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lafayette, Bremer, Iowa; Roll: M593_378; Page: 260A; Image: 525; Family History Library Film: 545877
    [20] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Marcellon, Columbia, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1401; Page: 448; Image: 457; Family History Library Film: 805401
    [21] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Marcellon, Columbia, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1401; Page: 448; Family History Library Film: 805401
    [22] Source
    [23] V95T1099.FTW
    [24] Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908, Library and Archives of the Nebraska State Historical Society; Lincoln, Nebraska

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Marcellon, Wisconsin
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Marcellon, Columbia, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1401; Page: 448; Family History Library Film: 805401

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Union, Clay, Kansas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Clay, Kansas; Roll: 376; Page: 141C; Enumeration District: 034
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Clay, Kansas; Roll: 376; Page: 141C; Enumeration District: 034

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Fondis, Colorado
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fondis, Elbert, Colorado; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0175; FHL microfilm: 1240123
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fondis, Elbert, Colorado; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0175

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Glendale, Colorado
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Glendale, Arapahoe, Colorado; Roll: T624_112; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1374125

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Denver, Colorado
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado; Roll: T625_162; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 294

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1922
    Event Place: Denver, Colorado
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1941
    Event Place: Klamath Falls, Oregon
    Record Source:
    [1] "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 24 Jul 2018), entry for Eliza P French, person ID KCL4-PXZ.
    [2] "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 16 Mar 2017), entry for Eliza P French, person ID KCL4-PXZ.
    [3] Source
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