Hello list, I haven't posted my French brickwall for a long time so will attempt once more. Does anyone know anything about this French line? Anyone have a clue as to who James M. French might be the son of? James died while the children were young as you can see in Cass County, TX. His wife I believe was already deceased perhaps in childbirth of James Benjamin. I have quite a large probate file on guardianship of children. Mary Smith French's sister's spouse became the first guardian his name was Allen Manker she was Emily Smith. Descendants of James M. French Generation No. 1 1. JAMES M.1 FRENCH was born April 11, 1808 in AL, and died April 1859 in Cass County TX. He married MARY SMITH. She was born Abt. 1825 in AL, and died Bet. 1856 - 1859 in Cass County TX. Children of JAMES FRENCH and MARY SMITH are: i. WILLIAM2 FRENCH, b. Abt. 1842, AL. 2. ii. LUCINDA JANE FRENCH, b. Abt. February 07, 1845, AL; d. Aft. 1910, Prob. Hopkins CO TX. iii. JAMES S. FRENCH, b. Abt. February 07, 1845, AL. 3. iv. MARY FRANCIS FRENCH, b. Abt. 1851, TX. v. SARAH ANN FRENCH, b. Abt. 1854, Cass County TX. 4. vi. JAMES BENJAMIN FRENCH, b. January 14, 1856, Cass County TX; d. March 07, 1925, Red River County TX. Generation No. 2 2. LUCINDA JANE2 FRENCH (JAMES M.1) was born Abt. February 07, 1845 in AL, and died Aft. 1910 in Prob. Hopkins CO TX. She married GEORGE WARREN GLAZE January 07, 1861 in Cass CO TX. He was born April 26, 1837 in Lincoln CO GA, and died August 01, 1917 in Hopkins CO TX. Children of LUCINDA FRENCH and GEORGE GLAZE are: i. JESSIE3 GLAZE, b. TX. ii. FANNIE GLAZE, m. J. E. VEAL, January 22, 1905, Franklin TX. iii. MARY JANE GLAZE, b. TX. iv. GEORGE GLAZE, b. TX. v. ROSIE GLAZE, b. TX; d. Died Young in Grayson TX. vi. PEYTON HENRY GLAZE, b. September 26, 1868, Prob. Cass TX; d. February 1917, Prob. Hopkins TX; m. (1) MARTHA LOU ELLA GREEN; b. February 1863, AL; m. (2) ALICE NALLS; d. January 28, 1907, Sulpher Springs Hopkins TX; m. (3) LIVING. vii. JOHN FRANKLIN GLAZE, b. December 18, 1869, Prob Cass TX; d. February 28, 1959, Of Hopkins TX; m. LIZA JACQUELINE BRYMER, Abt. 1896, TX; b. September 28, 1872, TX; d. December 21, 1961, Of Hopkins TX. viii. WILLIAM (HERVEY) GLAZE, b. December 10, 1871, Cass CO TX; d. January 09, 1926, Lived Hopkins CO TX; m. ALICE MELINDA ALLEN, November 15, 1893, Franklin CO TX; b. May 07, 1877, Prob. Rains CO TX; d. January 03, 1936, Hot Springs Garland CO AR. ix. JANNETTE S. GLAZE, b. Abt. 1876, Texas; m. TRAVIS ST.CLAIR VEAL, February 06, 1906, Hopkins County TX; b. April 13, 1883, Texas. x. SARAH GLAZE, b. 1877, TX. xi. THOMAS M.GLAZE, b. Bet. 1879 - 1880, Prob. Grayson TX. xii. JOSEPH WARREN GLAZE, b. October 22, 1885, Grayson County TX; d. December 24, 1961, Amarillo (Potter)TX; m. ELIZABETH FRANCES HAYS, Abt. September 1906, Prob. Hopkins TX; b. May 29, 1884, Wilcox AL; d. December 29, 1971, Amarillo (Potter)TX. 3. MARY FRANCIS2 FRENCH (JAMES M.1) was born Abt. 1851 in TX. She married JAMES ALLEN January 28, 1872 in Cass County TX. Child of MARY FRENCH and JAMES ALLEN is: i. JAMES3 ALLEN, b. Abt. 1879. 4. JAMES BENJAMIN2 FRENCH (JAMES M.1) was born January 14, 1856 in Cass County TX, and died March 07, 1925 in Red River County TX. He married CORA SYBIL HOPKINS June 29, 1876 in Cass County TX. She was born November 27, 1858 in MS, and died September 19, 1928 in Lamar County TX. Children of JAMES FRENCH and CORA HOPKINS are: i. MARY LONA3 FRENCH, b. September 23, 1877; d. September 15, 1920. ii. HATTIE FRENCH, b. November 1880, TX. iii. JAMES BENJAMIN FRENCH, b. September 1884, TX. iv. WILLIAM DAVIS FRENCH, b. March 03, 1886, Cass County TX; d. November 25, 1965, Lubbock TX; m. SARAH VIOLA COOPER, November 17, 1912, Bowie County TX; b. May 19, 1893, Pickens County AL; d. March 14, 1944, Lubbock TX. v. CARRIE C. FRENCH, b. January 1890, TX. vi. CORA BELL FRENCH, b. January 19, 1891; d. January 19, 1968; m. LIVING. vii. LIZZIE FRENCH, b. May 1894, TX.