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Joseph M French 1858–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1858

Birth Location: Mercer, Mercer, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 1940

Death Location: Mercer, Mercer County, Missouri, USA

Father: William French

Mother: Nancy Shaffer

Spouse(s): Lizzie Eggleston, Jane French

Children(s): Georgia French, Margaret Richards, Georgia French, Margaret French, Marquerite French

Joseph M French was born in 1858 in Mercer, Mercer, Missouri, USA, the child of William M French And Nancy Jane Shaffer. In 1860, Joseph M French resided in Marion, Mercer, Missouri, USA. Joseph M French married Jane L French, Lizzie J Eggleston, and had children including Georgia French, Georgia Washington French, Margaret J Richards, Margaret Jane Maggie French, Marquerite French. Joseph M French passed away in 1940 in Mercer, Mercer County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph M French was born in 1858 in Mercer, Mercer, Missouri, USA, the child of William M French And Nancy Jane Shaffer.
  • In 1860, Joseph M French resided in Marion, Mercer, Missouri, USA.
  • Joseph M French married Jane L French, Lizzie J Eggleston, and had children including Georgia French, Georgia Washington French, Margaret J Richards, Margaret Jane Maggie French, Marquerite French.
  • Joseph M French passed away in 1940 in Mercer, Mercer County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William French
1838–1923
Birth Location: Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, United States
WF
Nancy Shaffer
1832–1915
Birth Location: Gallia, Ohio, United States
NS

Spouses(s)

Lizzie Eggleston
1863–1920
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
LE
Jane French
1868–1920
Birth Location: Missouri
JF

Children(s)

Georgia French
1889–1973
Birth Location: Missouri
GF
Margaret Richards
1896–1923
Birth Location: Missouri
MR
Georgia French
1889–1973
Birth Location: Mt. Sterling, Missouri, United States
GF
Margaret French
1896–1921
Birth Location: Missouri
MF
Marquerite French
1896–1921
Birth Location: Missouri
MF

Joseph French's Ancestors

Self
Joseph French
1858–1940
Birth Place: Mercer, Mercer, Missouri, USA
Parents
William M. French
1838–1923
Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, United States
Nancy (Jane) Shaffer
1832–1915
Gallia, Ohio, United States
Grandparents
Joseph French
1808–
England
Seth Shaffer
1790–1863
Wythe, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Elizabeth) Faulkner
1797–1880
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Michael Shaffer
1757–1829
Hannah Miller
1761–1850
Daniel Faulkner
1764–1838
Nancy Dunlap
1759–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Shaffer
1728–1815
Maria Dauben
1730–1767
Tobias Miller
1731–1805
Barbara Brower
1740–1805
John Dunlap
1684–1783
Nancy Colvin
1730–

Joseph French's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (M) French (May 1858–1940) m. Lizzie (J.) Eggleston (1863–1920) m. Jane (L) French (Aug 1868–1920)
  1. 1. Georgia (Washington) French 1889–1973 m. Elzie Sego 1885–1960
  2. 2. Margaret (J.) Richards 1896–1923 m. William Richards 1890–
  3. 3. Georgia French 1889–1973
  4. 4. Margaret (Jane "Maggie") French 1896–1921
  5. 5. Marquerite French 1896–1921 m. William (H.) Richards 1893–

Joseph French's Timeline

9 Records

1858
May 1858
Birth of Joseph M French in Mercer, Mercer, Missouri, USA
Mercer, Mercer, Missouri, USA
1859
Nov 1859
Age 1
Birth of Joseph M French in Mercer, Mercer, Missouri, USA
Mercer, Mercer, Missouri, USA
1860
1860
Age 2
Joseph M French resided here in Marion, Mercer, Missouri, USA
Marion, Mercer, Missouri, USA
1870
1870
Age 12
Joseph M French resided here in Marion, Mercer, Missouri, United States
Marion, Mercer, Missouri, United States
1880
1880
Age 22
Joseph M French resided here in Marion, Mercer, Missouri, United States
Marion, Mercer, Missouri, United States
1900
1900
Age 42
Joseph M French resided here in Morgan, Mercer, Missouri, USA
Morgan, Mercer, Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 77
Joseph M French resided here in Princeton, Mercer, Missouri
Princeton, Mercer, Missouri
1940
1940
Age 82
Joseph M French resided here in Princeton, Mercer, Missouri, USA
Princeton, Mercer, Missouri, USA
1940
1940
Age 82
Death of Joseph M French in Mercer, Mercer County, Missouri, USA
Mercer, Mercer County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1859
    Event Place: Mercer, Mercer, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Princeton, Mercer, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02128; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 65-9
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marion, Mercer, Missouri; Roll: 703; Family History Film: 1254703; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 222; Image: 0059.
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Marion, Mercer, Missouri; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Marion, Mercer, Missouri; Roll: M653_633; Page: 230; Family History Library Film: 803633

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1858
    Event Place: Mercer, Mercer, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Morgan, Mercer, Missouri; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1240874

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Marion, Mercer, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Marion, Mercer, Missouri; Roll: M653_633; Page: 230; Family History Library Film: 803633

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Marion, Mercer, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Marion, Mercer, Missouri; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Marion, Mercer, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marion, Mercer, Missouri; Roll: 703; Family History Film: 1254703; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 222; Image: 0059.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Morgan, Mercer, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Morgan, Mercer, Missouri; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1240874

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Princeton, Mercer, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Princeton, Mercer, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02128; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 65-9

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Princeton, Mercer, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Princeton, Mercer, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02128; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 65-9

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mercer, Mercer County, Missouri, USA
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