To Peggy at Pegletpf@aol.com If you want to know more on this family, contact the French Family Association: FrenchFamilyAssociation@compuserve.com. Thanks, Mara French 1.1* John Morgan French, b. ca. 1809, 1810, or 1811 in South Carolina [8], m1. a Miss Burgess ca. 1835 who died shortly after 1842 in TN after giving birth to four children [2], m2. ca. 1844 Elizabeth L. Campbell in Tennessee. John was a chairmaker. He d. 1859 near Coffeeville, Yalobusha County, MS. Elizabeth had five children. John moved to Tennessee, perhaps Gibson Co. [8], before 1820, and Dyersbury, TN about 1840, then in moved to Yalobusha County, Mississippi between 1842 and 1845 [1]. Elizabeth may be descended from the Campbell family in Cumberland County, North Carolina. Elizabeth was b. 23 May 1819. First 4 children born in TN, possibly Dyersburg in Dyer Co., and the last 5 children were born in Mississippi. All 9 children born from1835 thru 1856 [3]. After the death of her 1st husband in 1859, Elizabeth m. John H. Brock [4]. SECOND GENERATION Children of John Morgan French, 1.1. 2.1 Robin O. French, b. ca. 1835 in TN [1], age 15 in 1850 [2]. 2.2* Burgess Lawrence French, b. Jan 1838 in TN, m. 22 Feb 1859, d. 1912 in Yalobusha County, Mississippi [3]. Age 12 in 1850 [1]. 2.3 Henry French, b. 1840 in TN [2], age 10 in 1850 [1]. 2.4 Rachel French, b. 1842 in TN [2], age 8 in 1850 [1]. 2.5 Harriet French, b. 1845 in Mississippi [2], age 5 in 1850 [1]. 2.6 James Lorenzo French, b. 1847 in Mississippi [2], age 3 in 1850 [1]. 2.7 Unity Elizabeth French, b. 1850 in Mississippi [2], about 6 months old in 1850 [1]. 2.8 John Morgan French, Jr., b. 1853 in Mississippi [2]. Age 7 in 1860 [4]. 2.9* William Wesley French, b. ca. 1856 in Mississippi [2], m. Frances Shaw. Age 4 in 1860 [4]. Frances was a mid-wife [2] [8].