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    1. Re: [FRENCH-L] Henry County French locations
    2. My wife is Sandra Kay French. Her parents were Hal Lee French and Thelma Bernice Wadlow. Hal Lee's parents were William Warren French (went by Warren W.) and Della Mercenia Wood. William Warren's parents were William W. French and Mary Lois Eastwood. Mary Lois was born to Robert Eastwood and Angeline N. Lankford. They lived in Conyersville, TN next to Puryear in Henry County. William W and Mary Lois married in Puryear 2/9/1890 in Henry County. Their son, my wife's grandfather, William Warren French was born in Puryear 7/15/1895. I believe that William W. French, b. Abt 1866, was the son of Gideon W. French and Rebecca Jane Butts. They lived in Stewart County in the 1870 census (its spelled Giden in the census). I do subscribe to Ancestry.com census. Since I don't know where the districts are physically located in Henry County, I don't know which of the French's lived nearest to Conyersville. I'm assuming that William W. either moved in with one of his Henry County relatives and met his wife, or he visited his relatives and met his wife. Although not necessarily, I'm assuming proximity to Conyersville might help. They gave one of their sons the name of Ab Spurgeon. I don't know why nor do I know what became of him. I'm assuming that Ab might stand for Absalom. There was an Absalom Green French in Henry County. Spurgeon is also a name of a famous family of Baptist ministers in England. If anyone could help on this I would appreciate it. John

    07/27/2004 12:00:09