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William Grimes French 1882–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Dec 1882

Birth Location: Cedar Grove, Texas, USA

Death Date: 5 Apr 1961

Death Location: McBride, Marshall County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: George French

Mother: Mary Craft

Spouse(s): Annie French

Children(s): Vivian Howard, George French, Bennie Hawkins, Norma Dillow, Roland French, Nolan French, Lewis French, Clarice Vann, William Jr, Trevelyn McElheny

The story of William Grimes French began in 1882 in Cedar Grove, Texas, USA. William Grimes French married Annie Laura French, and had children including Bennie Bill Hawkins, Clarice Neoma Vann, George Noah French, Lewis Dean French, Nolan French, Norma Aline Dillow, Roland Wayne French, Trevelyn Marie Mcelheny, Vivian Elizabeth Howard, William Grimes French Jr. William Grimes French passed away in 1961 in McBride, Marshall County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Grimes French began in 1882 in Cedar Grove, Texas, USA.
  • William Grimes French married Annie Laura French, and had children including Bennie Bill Hawkins, Clarice Neoma Vann, George Noah French, Lewis Dean French, Nolan French, Norma Aline Dillow, Roland Wayne French, Trevelyn Marie Mcelheny, Vivian Elizabeth Howard, William Grimes French Jr.
  • William Grimes French passed away in 1961 in McBride, Marshall County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William French's Ancestors

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William French
1882–1961
Birth Place: Cedar Grove, Texas, USA
Parents
George Nathan French
1857–1943
Muscle Shoals, Colbert, Alabama, USA
Mary (Lula) Craft
1861–1943
Kaufman County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
James (A) Craft
1812–1895
Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth Croft
1835–1890
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
John Craft
1761–1834
Sarah Crawford
1774–1845
James Barbee
1807–1886
Permelia Moore
1817–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Craft
1742–1800
George Barbee
1781–1834
Elizabeth Barbee
1786–1870

William French's Descendants

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William (Grimes) French (5 Dec 1882–5 Apr 1961) m. Annie (Laura) French (25 Dec 1888–6 Jul 1956)
  1. 1. Vivian (Elizabeth) Howard 1910–2004
  2. 2. George (Noah) French 1912–1993
  3. 3. Bennie (Bill) Hawkins 1914–1998
  4. 4. Norma (Aline) Dillow 1917–2011
  5. 5. Roland (Wayne) French 1921–2000
  6. 6. Nolan French 1921–1995
  7. 7. Lewis (Dean) French 1919–1965
  8. 8. Clarice (Neoma) Vann 1908–1981
  9. 9. William (Grimes French) Jr 1924–2015
  10. 10. Trevelyn (Marie) McElheny 1927–2017

William French's Timeline

2 Records

1882
5 Dec 1882
Birth of William Grimes French in Cedar Grove, Texas, USA
Cedar Grove, Texas, USA
1961
5 Apr 1961
Age 79
Death of William Grimes French in Woodville, Marshall, Oklahoma, USA
Woodville, Marshall, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1882
    Event Place: Cedar Grove, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1961
    Event Place: Woodville, Marshall, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: McBride, Marshall County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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