Jeff, Have you seen the French Family DNA Project website? I see James B. French listed in the project results at http://small-stuff.com/FRENCH/DNA/results.htm. If you click on Test# F07368 it says: "James B. French was born in 1832 in Ohio and died in 1887 at Stipshill, Franklin Co, IN. His wife, Julia Ann Brown, was born in 1838 in OH and died in 1892 in Franklin Co., IN. Their son, Willard H. French, was born in 1853 at Beuna Vista, Franklin Co., IN. His wife, Julia Bell Hanway, was born in 1854 in IN and died in 1941 in Sheridan, WY. Their son, Cassius Clarence French, was born in 1887 in Nebraska and died in 1953 at Sheridan, WY. His wife, Etta Thea Allman, was born in 1889 in MI and died in 1956 at Sheridan, WY." Deb -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "mmfrench" <mmfrench@bresnan.net> > Have you run across a James B. French (born 1832) and Julia Ann Brown (born > 1838) family? This family was in the same area as Phillip French. > > Thanks > Jeff French > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <skoff@comcast.net> > To: <french@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 11:49 PM > Subject: Re: [FRENCH] Henry FRENCH and Elizabeth ERSOM or Elizabeth EARSOM > > > > Marilyn, > > > > I am glad to hear from you. I think I have noticed a Phillip French in an > > early IN census and wondered if he could be related to my French family. > > What have you heard about the Ersom family and the relationship to your > > French family? > > > > I have Henry and Elizabeth's children as: > > > > 1. Christiana French (b. 1771) m. Bennett Bull > > 2. Mary 'Polly' French (b. 1776) m. Godhart Smick > > 3. Rebecca French (b. abt 1780) m. Simon Pancake (1st ); Daniel Nield > > (2nd) > > 4. George French (b. abt 1782) m. Elizabeth Sturman (my line) > > 5. Susannah French (b. 1785) m. John Ludwick > > 6. John French (b. 1788) m. Mary Lue Nield > > 7. Dorothy 'Dolly' French (b. 1791) m. Henderson Vermillion > > 8. Henry French (b. abt 1795) m. Sarah 'Sally' Purley > > 9. Elizabeth 'Betsy' French (b. abt 1800) m. George R. Nield > > > > I have collected a lot of French information over the years. Some of it > > comes from a lady in Indiana who does not use a computer. She has done > > research in many of the counties you mention. George French & Elizabeth > > Sturman lived in Vermilion County, IL. There was a David French who > > married one of Elizabeth Sturman's sisters (Rebecca), but it's not known > > whether he is related to the Henry French family. They lived in Warren > > County, IN. Do you have any leads on Phillip's parents? Who was Phillip > > married to? Maybe we can fit a few more pieces of the puzzle together. > > > > Deb > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: "Marilyn Horton" <mteach209@msn.com> > >> Deb...I read your note with great interest. Do you have Henry & > >> Elizabeth's > >> children? I used to live in Vermilion co. IL and have heard that our > >> French > >> line connected to Ersom. I personally feel that a group of French's in > >> Vermilion co. IL, Warren, Fountain, & Vermillion counties in IN were > >> related > >> but we haven't been able to prove it. They were not far apart and > >> obviously > >> came up the Wabash River. As to the spelling of Ersom or Earsom, it > >> sometimes depended on the literary skills of the person writing it. > >> Also, > >> there was a time when it was fashionable to be able to spell one's name > >> in > >> different ways. > >> > >> Hoping to hear from you. > >> > >> Marilyn Horton, descended from Phillip French b. 1790 KY, and settled in > >> Vermillion co. IN. > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> FRENCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in > >> the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > FRENCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FRENCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message