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Rachel Mae French 1872–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 May 1872

Birth Location: Wise, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 20 Apr 1951

Death Location: Leck, Dickenson, Virginia

Father: DANIEL FRENCH

Mother: EMALINE SMITH

Spouse(s): John McCoy, Noah Buchanan

Children(s): Myrtle McCoy, Ted Mccoy, Charles Mccoy, Almale Mccoy, Jeanette McCoy, William McCoy, Ruby McCoy, Lonzie McCoy, Fannie McCoy, Whitelaw Mccoy, Henry Mccoy

In 1872, Rachel Mae French entered the world in Wise, Virginia, USA, born to Daniel Lewis French And Emaline Smith. Rachel Mae French married John Lafayette Mccoy, Noah H Buchanan, and had children including Almale Banner Mccoy, Charles Rufus Mccoy, Fannie Kate Mccoy, Henry Hobert Mccoy, Jeanette Mccoy, Lonzie Everette Mccoy, Myrtle Minnie Mccoy, Ruby Ann Mccoy, Ted Estice Mccoy, Whitelaw Reed Mccoy, William Pell Mccoy. Rachel Mae French passed away in 1951 in Leck, Dickenson, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1872, Rachel Mae French entered the world in Wise, Virginia, USA, born to Daniel Lewis French And Emaline Smith.
  • Rachel Mae French married John Lafayette Mccoy, Noah H Buchanan, and had children including Almale Banner Mccoy, Charles Rufus Mccoy, Fannie Kate Mccoy, Henry Hobert Mccoy, Jeanette Mccoy, Lonzie Everette Mccoy, Myrtle Minnie Mccoy, Ruby Ann Mccoy, Ted Estice Mccoy, Whitelaw Reed Mccoy, William Pell Mccoy.
  • Rachel Mae French passed away in 1951 in Leck, Dickenson, Virginia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Rachel French's Ancestors

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Rachel French
1872–1951
Birth Place: Wise, Virginia, USA
Parents
DANIEL LEWIS FRENCH
1839–1931
Giles, Virginia, United States
EMALINE SMITH
1848–1917
Russell, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
GEORGE (WASHINGTON) SMITH
1810–1890
Virginia, USA
PHOEBE MUSICK
1811–1896
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James* Smith
1784–1874
Sarah Counts
1787–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William (DAR)
1756–1827
ELIZABETH MASSIE
1759–1840
John ^
1765–1843
Margaret Kelly
1769–1835

Rachel French's Descendants

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Rachel (Mae) French (04 May 1872–20 Apr 1951) m. John (Lafayette) McCoy (30 Oct 1873–29 May 1942) m. Noah (H.) Buchanan (15 May 1870–21 March 1934)
  1. 1. Myrtle (Minnie) McCoy 1905–1986 m. Charles (Bradshaw) Hylton 1894–1969
    1. 1. Nell (Louise) Hylton 1929–2011 m. Robert (Reese) Smith 1925–2004
    2. 2. Jack (Hale) Hylton 1927–1949
    3. 3. William (James) Hylton 1935–1995
    4. 4. Edna (Mae) Hylton 1931–2016
    5. 5. Charles (Julian) Hylton 1925–2002
  2. 2. Ted (Estice) Mccoy 1901–1963
  3. 3. Charles (Rufus) Mccoy 1895–1933
  4. 4. Almale (Banner) Mccoy 1908–1911
  5. 5. Jeanette McCoy 1913–1916
  6. 6. William (Pell) McCoy 1903–1976
  7. 7. Ruby (Ann) McCoy 1916–1916
  8. 8. Lonzie (Everette) McCoy 1911–1956
  9. 9. Fannie (Kate) McCoy 1909–1975
  10. 10. Whitelaw (Reed) Mccoy 1900–1984
  11. 11. Henry (Hobert) Mccoy 1897–1941

Rachel French's Timeline

2 Records

1872
04 May 1872
Birth of Rachel Mae French in Wise, Virginia, USA
Wise, Virginia, USA
1951
20 Apr 1951
Age 79
Death of Rachel Mae French in Leck, Dickenson, Virginia
Leck, Dickenson, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 May 1872
    Event Place: Wise, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1951
    Event Place: Leck, Dickenson, Virginia

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