Here are obits of my great great aunt and uncle. George may be the son of the John you are looking for. George's brother, David Nicholas French married the sister of Ella (Hall) French, Martha (aka: Mattie) (Hall) French ===== The Pantagraph                                       Bloomington, Illinois                                 McLean County Friday, June 26, 1908 pg. 5 -----------------------------------                       Death Near LeRoy                                         Mrs. Ella French Succumbs To                 Protracted Illness -------------------------------------------              MrsElla French, wife of George French, after a lingering illness, died at her home three miles west of LeRoy, at 9 am Thursday. Aged 48 years, Mrs. French leaves a husband and seven children, four sons and three daughters. She came to this state from Indiana and her maiden name was Hall. The funeral services will be held Saturday at 3 pm at the Christian Church, conducted by the pastor, L.E. Chase. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. ------------------------------------------               The Pantagraph Bloomington, Illinois                                 McLean County December 30, 1939 pg, 3 -----------------------------------                       George Walter French, Retired Farmer Dies -------------------------------------                     George Walter French, 80, retired farmer, died at 7:02 am Friday at St. Joseph Hospital after a lingering illness.               The body was taken to the Beck Memorial Home. The funeral will be held at 1:30 pm Monday there. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery at LeRoy. Mr. French was born Jan. 29, 1859 in Stanton, Ky., the son of Mr. and Mrs. John French. He married Miss Ella Hall, now deceased in 1884 at Stanton.                     Of the eight children born to this union, five survive. They are, Mrs. Ben TImson, Warm Springs, Montana. Ross of Silvis, Roy, Bloomington, Mrs. Orville Ennis, Maidenstone, Ont. Canada and Miss Yula, Chicago. In August, 1931, he married Miss Mary Killion of Bloomington who survives. Also surviving are two brother, C.M. of LaGrange and Eugene of Stanton, Ky. and nine grandchildren. He was a member of The United Brethren Church of Diamond Grove.   {DEBBIE} =====original message===== Looking for information on John French born abt 1805 in Maryland. Married Ann Nancy Baker. Children: John was born in Penn.1838, Sarah b 1848. They went to Montgomery or Powell Co Kentucky. I believe he might have a brother named William also from Maryland and married in Penn. Would appreciate any information on the French families in Maryland or Penn. that might connect to John or William. Thank you Scott {DEBBIE} http://community.webtv.net/jmhall1/HALLSFROMPOWELL