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Willis French 1857–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Sep 1857

Birth Location: Brown County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 5 Feb 1941

Death Location: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA

Father: James French

Mother: Eliza Allen

Spouse(s): Sarah Hines

Children(s): Hazel French, Gertrude French, Amos French, James French, Josephine French

Willis French was born in 1857 in Brown County, Indiana, USA, the child of James E French And Eliza Allen. Willis French married Sarah Ellen Hines, and had children including Amos Albert French, Gertrude M French, Hazel Bonnie French, James Grover French, Josephine Mary French. Willis French passed away in 1941 in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Willis French was born in 1857 in Brown County, Indiana, USA, the child of James E French And Eliza Allen.
  • Willis French married Sarah Ellen Hines, and had children including Amos Albert French, Gertrude M French, Hazel Bonnie French, James Grover French, Josephine Mary French.
  • Willis French passed away in 1941 in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James French
1818–1901
Birth Location: Northwest, Orange, Indiana, USA
JF
Eliza Allen
1823–1894
Birth Location: Kentucky
EA

Spouses(s)

Sarah Hines
1867–1938
Birth Location: Carlisle, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
SH

Children(s)

Hazel French
1894–1981
Birth Location: Sullivan County, Indiana, USA
HF
Gertrude French
1889–1958
Birth Location: Sullivan, Indiana, USA
GF
Amos French
1887–1949
Birth Location: Sullivan, Indiana, USA
AF
James French
1886–1959
Birth Location: Sullivan, Indiana, USA
JF
Josephine French
1892–1973
Birth Location: Indiana
JF

Willis French's Ancestors

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Willis French
1857–1941
Birth Place: Brown County, Indiana, USA
Parents
James E. French
1818–1901
Northwest, Orange, Indiana, USA
Eliza Allen
1823–1894
Kentucky
Grandparents
George (Hedges) French
1774–1847
Kentucky
Mary (Polly Robbins Hedge) French
1790–1860
Virginia, United States
Nancy Stone
1800–1888
TN
Great-Grandparents
Samuel French
1760–1838
Eunice White
1759–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Noah French
1734–1781

Willis French's Descendants

1.
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Willis French (9 Sep 1857–5 Feb 1941) m. Sarah (Ellen) Hines (8 June 1867–24 November 1938)
  1. 1. Hazel (Bonnie) French 1894–1981 m. Robert (Benjamin Harrison) Rowe 1889–1950
    1. 1. June (Daisy) Rowe 1921–1999
    2. 2. Edith (Ione) Rowe 1915–1992
    3. 3. Chester (Frank) Rowe 1918–1990
    4. 4. Robertine (Loraine) Rowe 1913–2007
    5. 5. Robert (Willis) Rowe 1925–1993
  2. 2. Gertrude (M) French 1889–1958
  3. 3. Amos (Albert) French 1887–1949
  4. 4. James (Grover) French 1886–1959
  5. 5. Josephine (Mary) French 1892–1973

Willis French's Timeline

2 Records

1857
9 Sep 1857
Birth of Willis French in Brown County, Indiana, USA
Brown County, Indiana, USA
1941
5 Feb 1941
Age 84
Death of Willis French in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1857
    Event Place: Brown County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1941
    Event Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
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