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William R French 1880–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 November 1880

Birth Location: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 27 June 1945

Death Location: Mayfield, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: William French

Mother: Sara French

Spouse(s): Bertha Shumate, Mary French

Children(s): James French, Lottie French, Mary French, Ona French, Bessie French, William French, Elizabeth French, Robert French, Ione French, William French, Cecil Sr, Clarence French, Annie French, Reuben French, Roy French

The story of William R French began in 1880 in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA. William R French married Bertha V Shumate, Mary Annie Robertson Hopper French, and had children including Annie Lorene French, Bessie Alma French, Cecil Odell French Sr, Clarence Malcolm French, Elizabeth Lizzie French, Ione French, James Herbert French, Lottie French, Mary French, Ona A French, Reuben Richard French, Robert Hilliard French, Roy Turner French, William Jett French, William Richard French. William R French passed away in 1945 in Mayfield, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William R French began in 1880 in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA.
  • William R French married Bertha V Shumate, Mary Annie Robertson Hopper French, and had children including Annie Lorene French, Bessie Alma French, Cecil Odell French Sr, Clarence Malcolm French, Elizabeth Lizzie French, Ione French, James Herbert French, Lottie French, Mary French, Ona A French, Reuben Richard French, Robert Hilliard French, Roy Turner French, William Jett French, William Richard French.
  • William R French passed away in 1945 in Mayfield, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William French's Ancestors

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William French
1880–1945
Birth Place: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Joshua French
1857–1930
Oregon Hill, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Sara (Ann) French
1862–1913
North Carolina
Grandparents
William (Fisher) French
1827–1875
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Jane "Macy") Hutson(French)
1836–1872
, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William French's Descendants

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William (R) French (11 November 1880–27 June 1945) m. Bertha (V) Shumate (1882–1914) m. Mary (Annie Robertson Hopper) French (2 Oct 1890–1 Jul 1961)
  1. 1. James (Herbert) French 1911–1980
  2. 2. Lottie French 1904–
  3. 3. Mary French 1905–
  4. 4. Ona (A) French 1906–1982
  5. 5. Bessie (Alma) French 1907–1992
  6. 6. William (Jett) French 1908–1998
  7. 7. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") French 1910–1993 m. James (D) Julian 1921–
    1. 1. Kenneth (Lee) Julian 1942–2019
  8. 8. Robert (Hilliard) French 1913–1971
  9. 9. Ione French 1906–
  10. 10. William (Richard) French 1931–1994
  11. 11. Cecil (Odell French) Sr 1922–1985
  12. 12. Clarence (Malcolm) French 1925–2005
  13. 13. Annie (Lorene) French 1927–1990
  14. 14. Reuben (Richard) French 1920–1990
  15. 15. Roy (Turner) French 1916–1999

William French's Timeline

2 Records

1880
11 November 1880
Birth of William R French in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
1945
27 June 1945
Age 65
Death of William R French in Leaksville, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Leaksville, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 November 1880
    Event Place: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 June 1945
    Event Place: Leaksville, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mayfield, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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