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Did any of your FRENCH make it to Hardin Co. Ky.? I'm trying to find my Grandmother's parents, James FRENCH & Mary Jane JONES Thank you for your help. Lillian -----Original Message----- From: Linda K. Richards <lindajud@pacbell.net> To: FRENCH-L@rootsweb.com <FRENCH-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, October 28, 2000 1:37 PM Subject: Re: [FRENCH-L] MASON FRENCH > > >MRCACG@aol.com wrote: >> >> Yes as a matter of fact I have a manuscript prepared on that French family. >> The earliest Mason French was the son of Hugh who died in 1701 in Richmond >> Co. VA. The Mason died in 1746 in Westmoreland Co. The next generation had >> two men named Mason both of whom died childless. The name continued in the >> various branched descended from Hugh. Only two branches descending from >> Mason produced issue with the surname French. Hugh1 had 3 sons and 2 >> daughters. Hugh2 had a son Hugh3 who had children Rachel and Mason. He also >> had sons Daniel and Mason neither one had issue. Both died before producing >> issue. Daniel 2 had a son Daniel3 and a daughter Margaret. Daniel3 had one >> daughter only. >> Mason had two children by an unknown first wife, Hugh and Robert. Robert died >> without issue. Hugh produced a number of sons including a son Mason. Mason >> had 3 sons and one daughter by the widow Catherine (Ellis) Bennett. They >> were Daniel, Mason and John. Both Daniel and Mason had no issue. John >> married Margaret Burgess and had a number of children in cluding a son Mason. >> Margaret Amundson >

There are so many French's with the same names it gets crazy. I've checked down my descendancy chart starting with Noah French, Sr. b. 1754, first spouse Mary Rolfe, they had five children, and second wife (my side) Johanna Campbell b. 1760. They had seven, mine descending from their second child, John b. 1789 who m. Abigail Freeman. John and Abigail had a son John b. 1815 m Charlotte. Their third child was William Daniel French b. 1848. His first wife was Ella Leora Misner and they had a son named John. It was this John when his mother changed his name (I don't believe legally) to Reid when he divorced her and married Sophia Anne Martin b. 1863 in Quorndon, Leichester, ENgland. It was just from this one son, John that the name changed to Reid with all of the descendants keeping that name to this day. The other family (William and Sophia) had five children and many descendants that go by French. You probably don't fit in here, but keep looking, as I've done, you just never know. I don't think these are your Frenches. Linda Kay Miki Hobson wrote: > > Very interesting. Maybe that's why I can't find the French ancestors > I'm looking for. I've been trying to find the history of Charlie Byron > French. According to what I've found, he was born in Fayette, WI in > 1859. His parents could be Will (John) and Mary. Can you possibly help > me out? I've hit a brick wall. > > Thanks, > Miki (French) Hobson

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------5FE6C385ABF166AB9C1C91E2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sorry, forgot this one. Linda Kay --------------5FE6C385ABF166AB9C1C91E2 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Message-ID: <39FBADDD.EF0A4B29@pacbell.net> Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2000 21:55:57 -0700 From: "Linda K. Richards" <lindajud@pacbell.net> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: HFTHusma@aol.com Subject: Re: FRENCH-MISNER References: <cc.be6ed52.272cd1dc@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit There is also a letter on a letterhead that reads Addison Mizner, architect Palm Beach, Florida dated Dec. 9, 1930: Dear Mr. Misner, The only change in the spelling Mizner that I know of in the last 400 years are the two wills left by my grandfather, Lawrence Meissner, sometime about 1780 and a few years later by my grandmother (his wife), who signed the name "Mizner" as it is now spelled. These two wills are in the State House at Trenton, N.J. As the entire family of ten boys are all dead save two, and none of us have had offspring, I am afraid we do not take the matter as being of any great importance. My brother Henry, who died this summer, has somewhere in storage among several thousand other books, the entire genealogy. (AGGGGGHHHH!) Signed: Yours very truly, M'G, Mr. Ernest Lyall Misner, %Lapeu, 151 W. 66th St., New York City. How would you like to find that storage? Wonder what happened to it. I haven't actually linked these Misners to mine, but I'm still working on it. I think there is some in that letter, I just wish I could read the signature of the lady who wrote it. Linda Kay HFTHusma@aol.com wrote: > > You wrote in part-- > <<His grandfather was William Daniel French > and his mother was Ella Leora Misner, >> > _______ > Linda Kay, > Do you have more on MISNER? It is a name I am following. A location or time > frame would help. > Best regards, > Hugh --------------5FE6C385ABF166AB9C1C91E2--

While I was in Salt Lake a while ago I found the Jonathan Misner that I wanted in the 1860 Grand Rapids, Kent, MI census. Jonathan was listed as head of the house at the age of 57, a farmer, b. in New York. Wife was Ruth A. Misner (Whitney), 52, b. N.Y.; and living in their household in this order was: Zerah, 32, lumber dealer,;Dudley, 24; Ann Cartwright, 21, Luann Misner, 19; George Elmer 21; Harriet Elmer 17; Alexander Elmer, 16; Zerah Whitney (Jonathan's wife Ruth's father) 76; Jackson Hind (looks like) 34; Louisa Hind, 26; Louisa Hind, 26; Lemuel (looks like Simms, 35; Nennas (?) Whitney, 18. The names are written as best as they looked, but could be spelled differently. Also, below is an interesting letter that could possibly linked to my Misners: Elgin, Aug 19th (no year) Dear Cousin, It's been hotter than Hades here so I have written no letters, seems a little cooler this afternoon and cloudy. Hope we get rain, as it is sorely needed. So dry that the corn crop is in danger of firing. Had all prospects of a bumper crop but rain must come soon or it will be a failure. Same with fruit and vegetables, cooked on the vines. The hottest June in 60 years for 8 days. It was terrible temperature above a 100, not a breath of air - and so much humidity, had to keep pails in both rooms the pipes dripped until everything was soaked, and the nights were just as hot. It sure kept the rendering (?) plants busy, so many dead animals. It or something else I don't know what nearly finished me. Was fine until it cooled. Went in town and some sort of a spell on the street, thought I was going to pass out. Had a taxi bring me home and have been of no account since. Dr. says it was my heart. Have always been troubled since I was a young girl with it. Am much better some days feel fine. Thankful it is all off. I am working froma day and a quarter to a half a week. My job is all shot -to far ahead of the rest of the Dept., but that is about all I am able to do at this present time. I really think conditions are worse than in the spring, Dread to see the winter dome the suffering will be terrible. I see know other way that for the Gov. to help they are so afraid of giving dole. I agree with (Pin erst}?,if they can give German a moritorium can help their own people and you watch old Ger. She had sneaked out of paying everything so far in history she will again. There German Ins. Co. were the only ones who refused to pay in the San Francisco fire. Can't tell me anything about the d---m dutch. This is a German town. They are a greedy bunch. Had a letter in May from Geo. Jones, he said prices were lowest in the history of Colorado. Could raise their living and that would be all, also heard from Pearl Stewart Cook. Her father is very low with cancer of the face. He lives with his sister Leora. Will send you the clipping of her daughter's wedding. Some of our kin try to be cod fish aristocracy. To enlighten you a little who some of those mentioned are. Donald McMartin is Leora's son. Mrs. Hugh Green is Pearl's oldest daughter and Stewart Cook is her son. She has seven kids and Leora the same, can't say they haven't done something for their country. I have a friend at Bradford, PA, 40 miles from where they live, will be there until after Xmas, She has written for me to come and they will take me anytime to see the girls but somehow I can't get up ambition to go any place. May go over Labor Day to Milwaukee. Have a cousin there he has written for me to come and he will bring me back. I could go anytime with his nephew on a truck. I did ride up there last Spring and back the same night. Aboaut 100 miles. Hope you and tahe girls are all well and able to get a living these days. Sincerely, E(looks like Emma). Below is a copy of what was in the paper concerning the wedding she was talking about: Harwood-Cook The home of Mr. and Mrs. Bignell (sp.?) Speed Cook was the scene of a very pretty wedding last Monday morning when their daughter Marma J. was united in marriage to Walter Sheldon Harwood of Washington, D.C. The Rev. J. Brent Cook of the local (M E) church officiated using the full ring ceremony. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Miss (looks like Lenore) Cook, a sister of the bride was bridesmaid and Kenneth C. Harwood, a brother of the groom was best man. Donald MacMartin, cousin of the bride played the wedding march. The bride wore a gown of green flowered chiffon, her picture (?) hat and white kid gloves completing the ensemble. She carried a corsage of sweet peas, roses and baby breath. Her traveling costume was a light blue suit with accessories to match.. The bridesmaid wore yellow chiffon with lace hat and white kid gloves. She wore a corsage of sweet peas, roses and baby breath. The bride's mother wore a blue dotted georgette dress. The home was decorated with ferns and hydrangea, peonies, snap dragons roses and other beautiful spring flowers. A wedding luncheon was served to the guests, which included members of both families and a few intimate friends. After a wedding trip to Eagles Maare, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. Harwood will be at home to their friends at 1858 California St., Washington, D.C.. The groom in connected with the Department of Commerce in that city. The out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. H.B. Paterson, of Ridgeway; Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Harwood. Mr. and Mrs Lewis Harwood, Clifford Harwood, Mrs. Hugh Green and son, Hugh, Jr. all of Washington, D.C.; Mr. and Mrs. Stewart G. Cook of Alatoons, Mrs. Maude Park of Warren and Mrs. J. Brent Cook and Edna Hathaway of Sheffield. Mrs. Harwood has been employed at Washington, D.C. sor some time and was entertained at many prenuptial affairs before coming home earlier in the month. Mrds. O R. McNeal, Mrs, C. I. Brown andW. J. Smitey (?) entertained at a lovely miscellaneous shower in her honor at the former's (I think) home last Wednesday. Wow, that was hard as the copy from the paper printed out very dark! There were two clippings from a Hollywood paper among these same papers that listed a Wilson Mizner, First: Hollywood, Mar. 28 Wilson Mizner, playwright, was seriously ill today with a heart ailment aggravated by an aattach of pneumonia. His brother, Addison Mizner, noted architect, died Feb 3 in Florida and after was believed to have been partly responsible for his current breakdown. The next one read: Hollywood, Ca Apr. 4. Wilson Mizner, wit, dramatics promoter and youngest of "The Many Mizners" died here today of a heart attack following a long illness. He was 58. Mizner, who had come to Hollywood as a sscenario writer following a varied career which included managing prize fighters and speculaating in Florida real estate was a brother of Addison Mizner, noted architect, who died two months ago. He was born in San Francisco but spent much of his youth in Guatamala where his father was American miinister. He was the owner of the "Brown Derby" famed Hollywood restaurant. Typed above this hand written letter was this: (American Revolution) Misner Family After a careful search of all the books on file in the Library of Congress it was found that there are no members of the Misner family recorded on the Revolutionary War, Rolls of Com. R.I.S. Car. Vermont, the Va Land Warrent Lists up in the Orange (possibly Grange), N. Y. Then someone recorded by hand - There is one recorded in (maybe WT) Virginia line. HFTHusma@aol.com wrote: > > You wrote in part-- > <<His grandfather was William Daniel French > and his mother was Ella Leora Misner, >> > _______ > Linda Kay, > Do you have more on MISNER? It is a name I am following. A location or time > frame would help. > Best regards, > Hugh

Genealogy @ SierraHome - Genealogy Databases Cooking Gardening Genealogy Home Design Publishing Beauty SierraHome Software >From R Gage: found this as was posted by Richard Daly Reddick list admin of the TALBOT surname list I found some of my FRENCH on this as well. http://www.sierrahome.com/familytree/records/w1812/list/1,2824,,00.html War of 1812 there are 374 search results for FRENCH on this Take care and Godbless Lorri Heritage Quest Online Store Event Finder Genealogy Databases Genealogy Software My Event Reminder Message Board Genealogy Newsletter Discussion List Webcast SierraHome Network Membership Contests About SierraHome Network Genealogy > Genealogy Databases > Database Search Results War of 1812 Search Results No Soldiers Matching "". War of 1812 Database Search Form Search Again: First Name or First Initial: (optional) Last Name: The leading source for genealogical data. Generations Beginner's Edition Netting Your Ancestors FQA: 1800 Census Index Cooking Gardening Genealogy Home Design Publishing Beauty SierraHome Software Sierra.com Employment@sierra.com Terms of Use Privacy Policy

MRCACG@aol.com wrote: > > Yes as a matter of fact I have a manuscript prepared on that French family. > The earliest Mason French was the son of Hugh who died in 1701 in Richmond > Co. VA. The Mason died in 1746 in Westmoreland Co. The next generation had > two men named Mason both of whom died childless. The name continued in the > various branched descended from Hugh. Only two branches descending from > Mason produced issue with the surname French. Hugh1 had 3 sons and 2 > daughters. Hugh2 had a son Hugh3 who had children Rachel and Mason. He also > had sons Daniel and Mason neither one had issue. Both died before producing > issue. Daniel 2 had a son Daniel3 and a daughter Margaret. Daniel3 had one > daughter only. > Mason had two children by an unknown first wife, Hugh and Robert. Robert died > without issue. Hugh produced a number of sons including a son Mason. Mason > had 3 sons and one daughter by the widow Catherine (Ellis) Bennett. They > were Daniel, Mason and John. Both Daniel and Mason had no issue. John > married Margaret Burgess and had a number of children in cluding a son Mason. > Margaret Amundson

There was a Mason French in my family who was the son of John French (Reid) and Harriett Dimmack. His grandfather was William Daniel French and his mother was Ella Leora Misner, however, he went by the name of Reid. He was living in Searchlight, Nevada when he died. There are a lot of people going by Reid who in reality are Frenches. If anyone is interested in this you can email me at lindajud@pacbell.net. Linda Kay nancy hammes wrote: > > 10/27/00 > > Hello Researchers: I have seen a court record that mentions a MASON FRENCH > about 1750 in Westmoreland Co VA. Does anyone have a MASON FRENCH in their > family line? Would like to correspond w/you. Thank you so much. Nancy/IL

The following site includes the names of the people listed below. I have no further information on them. Perhaps the Dept. of Interior can assist. http://www.ost.doi.gov/whereabouts.html Betty L. French - listed twice Dennis French Ella J. French Florabell French George L. French Lafaye W. French Laurie L. French Lee French Lisa French Maurice A French Naomi M. French Stacey L. French Verland M. French Winston D. French Good luck! Marion Scherer Chart 179 Jeremiah French of NJ NY PA (possibly CT and MA)

Husband: Jacob CARTER - Birth: 16 June 1832 Place: Manorville,L.I.,New York Death: 18 February 1906 Burial: Place: Mt Pleasant Cemetary Occupation: Coastal Boat For Local Shipping Father: Issac CARTER -(1797-1851) Mother: Sarah (Sally) WHITE - (1795-1880) Marriage: 17 October 1858 Place: Manorville Wife: Hannah WHITE - Birth: March 1843 Place: Manorville Death: 21 August 1926 Place: East Moriches,L.I.,New York Burial: Place: Mt.Pleasant Cemetary In East Moriches44 Father: Nelson WHITE - Mother: Betsy IRVING - Children... 1. M Child: Austin Jerome CARTER - 3 Birth: 4 October 1859 Place: East Moriches,Long Island,New York Death: 5 November 1922 Religion: Catholic Spouse: Mary PURCELL - 4 Marriage: 1885 Place: East Moriches Spouse: Mary A FOGARTY - 1322 Marriage: 1908 ———————————————————————————————————————— 2. F Child: Matilda Jane CARTER - 1327 Birth: February 1862 ———————————————————————————————————————— 3. F Child: Jennette Mary CARTER - 1328 Birth: 24 October 1866 Death: May 1951 ———————————————————————————————————————— 4. F Child: Frances J CARTER - 1329 Birth: July 1870 ———————————————————————————————————————— 5. F Child: Lettie Belle (Lottie) CARTER - 1330 Birth: 1871 Death: 1956 ———————————————————————————————————————— 6. F Child: Bertha Mae CARTER - 1331 Birth: 17 May Spouse: PIERCE - 4478 ———————————————————————————————————————— 7. F Child: Mary CARTER - 1332 Christen: 1877 ———————————————————————————————————————— 8. F Child: Sadie Emily CARTER - 1333 Birth: 9 October 1879 Death: February 1935 ———————————————————————————————————————— 9. F Child: Agnes Estelle CARTER - 1334 Birth: 14 April 1882 Burial: 1965 Spouse: Stanley FRENCH - 4479 Husband’s Notes... ———————————————————————————————————————— Notes: Jacob had a business that handled local shipping,he was a handsome man with blonde hair and blue eyes. He and Hannah are buried Confirmed 10/21/1999 by a letter from: Mt.Pleasant Cemetery Association P.O. Box 135 East Moriches LI,NY Owner Jacob Carter Lot 42 Old cemetery buried also are: Stanley French 12 3 1953 Lot 75 and Agnes French 6 30 1965 Lot 83 Note $100. left Miss Bertha Mae Pierce for Perpetual Care 8/30/1948. His father's Bible says he was born in 1801 ,while his Bible says 1802 Wife’s Notes... ———————————————————————————————————————— Notes: there were three other children born but i don't have records of their names d.o.b. or deaths Last Modified: 7 September 2000 Reference Note 44 jacob and hannah were cousins Flora Newby 3243 Old Chapel Spring Texas 77373 281 353 4226 fnewby@ev1.net I hope that someone can help me with this French and Carter connection thanks Flora

I have been searching for family of Edwin Howard French, b. c.1837, for some time now in CT. Recently I've found his 1892 obit (Chicago) that mentions both Plainfield, CT and NY. Does anyone have Frenches from NY that include this man? Linda W.

There are French voters in the first election of Dewitt County, Illinois in 1839. Go here and scroll down page: http://members.tripod.com/rehfla/vote1839.htm or <a href="http://members.tripod.com/rehfla/vote1839.htm>click here</a> {DEBBIE} http://community.webtv.net/jmhall1/HALLSFROMPOWELL

Yes as a matter of fact I have a manuscript prepared on that French family. The earliest Mason French was the son of Hugh who died in 1701 in Richmond Co. VA. The Mason died in 1746 in Westmoreland Co. The next generation had two men named Mason both of whom died childless. The name continued in the various branched descended from Hugh. Only two branches descending from Mason produced issue with the surname French. Hugh1 had 3 sons and 2 daughters. Hugh2 had a son Hugh3 who had children Rachel and Mason. He also had sons Daniel and Mason neither one had issue. Both died before producing issue. Daniel 2 had a son Daniel3 and a daughter Margaret. Daniel3 had one daughter only. Mason had two children by an unknown first wife, Hugh and Robert. Robert died without issue. Hugh produced a number of sons including a son Mason. Mason had 3 sons and one daughter by the widow Catherine (Ellis) Bennett. They were Daniel, Mason and John. Both Daniel and Mason had no issue. John married Margaret Burgess and had a number of children in cluding a son Mason. Margaret Amundson

Seeking the antecedents of Jonathan or Johnathan FRENCH, b. 14 Apr. 1799, prob. in MA or NH, who married Dorothy P. Currier, b. 21 Dec 1795 and had Mary Elizabeth French, Rufus Franklin French, and Dorothy Luetta French. Also seeking antecedents for Dorothy Currier.

10/27/00 Hello Researchers: I have seen a court record that mentions a MASON FRENCH about 1750 in Westmoreland Co VA. Does anyone have a MASON FRENCH in their family line? Would like to correspond w/you. Thank you so much. Nancy/IL

Express-News: Obituaries FRENCH San Antonio Express-News FRENCH Mr. James W.E. 'Bill' French died October 23, 2000. Mr. French was a native Texan, an avid golfer, a good friend and a loving family member. Mr. French 'Frenchy' will be forever missed by all those who knew and loved him. He was a member of Highland Terrace United Methodist Church, the Alzafar Shrine Temple and retired from the Department of Defense at Kelly AFB. Surviving him are his wife, Gertie; two daughters, Pam Henry and her husband James of Pleasanton, TX and Debbie French of Raleigh, NC. He is also survived by his two grandchildren, Janna Poth and her husband Jody, Jason Henry and his wife Becky; two great-grandchildren, Joel Poth and Quinten Henry, all of Pleasanton, TX. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, October 26, 2000, 1:00 P.M. in Sunset Funeral Home Chapel. Entombment will follow in Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum. Visitation will be one hour prior to Services in the chapel. Sunset Funeral Home. 10/24/2000 http://www.hearstnp.com/san_antonio/bea/news/stories/san/storypage.cfm?xla=s aen&xlb=5000&xlc=111299&xld=5000

some of you may have already seen this on the Roots newsletter 25 October 2000 the main page was http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/news/newscats.html CRL Catalog (via telnet) The Center for Research Libraries' Online Public Access Catalog (385,000 records). Includes monographs, newspapers, serials, archival materials in microform, acquisitions records, and serial check-in records. Login and password are both "guest." CRL Databases Webbed subsets of the above catalog. Includes Foreign Newspapers and the Ethnic Press. FirstSearch Available within the Library of Congress only. May be available at your local library. Provides access to OCLC Union Lists of Periodicals which shows holdings for newspapers and other covered items among OCLC member libraries. It can help you determine if a library holds a specific newspaper issue. US Newspaper Program Web Sites List (from the National Endowment for the Humanities): US Newspaper Program Catalogs with holdings: Florida New York Texas Virginia Godbless Lorri

Hi Julia I got the info on Samuel Sr from a distant cousin. On her foot notes for the source of Samuel Sr B-date she has "Goodspeed's History of Stewart County published 1896, Part 2-Early Settlement". I have not had the opportunity to check on this myself. So if you have access to this book please look for it. Thanks Deb

I am thankful you took the time to send this to our list. What a wonderful too we now have. I do have a question though. I have been looking for information on another line and came across a hearwright. Does anyone know what that is? My ancestor came to America as "hearwight to William Knott" Does this mean he was his to make sure he heard right?? LOL I have no idea! Carol

I have a correction for the posting on my grandfather, William Thomas French. I put the name of Robert instead of William as working on the railroad. Sorry, too many pots on the fire. Thank you. Josia Greathouse