I am the g- grandaughter of Martin Luther & Laura Belle (SHROYER) FRENCH thankyou & Godbless Lorri French Laura Belle (SHROYER) FRENCH was the d/o Thomas Burton SHROYER & Margret Amy MOORE She was born March 03, 1871 in Port Jefferson, Shelby County, Ohio, and died November 11, 1962 in Dayton, Montgomery CO., OH **searching for an obit **** Martin Luther FRENCH was the s/o David Martin FRENCH & Rachel LORTON March 11, 1855 in Springfield , Clark Co., OH1, and died November 18, 1933 in Springfield , Clark Co., OH **searching for an obit **** More About MARTIN LUTHER FRENCH: Burial: November 21, 1933, Ferncliff, Cem. SPRINGFIELD OHIO (can't locate tombstone)3 Source: February 20, 2002, Bill Boyer More About LAURA BELLE SHROYER: Burial: Rosehill Cemetary (prob. Dayton Co., OH) Medical Information: died at the home of her daughter, Ethel Boyer, at the age of 91 Children of MARTIN FRENCH and LAURA SHROYER are: i. ERNEST MARTIN FRENCH, b. September 1888, Shelby County, OHIO; d. January 1890, Shelby County, OHIO3. ii. DAVID MARTIN (JOHN DAVID) FRENCH3, b. October 06, 1890, Shelby Co., Ohio3; d. May 06, 1952, Springfield, Clark Co., OH3. iii. EMMA ELLEN FRENCH, b. September 20, 1892, Shelby County, OHIO3; d. 1980, Springfield , Clark Co., OH3; m. JOHN AUGUSTUS MERRIMAN, Abt. 1910, Springfield Clark Co., OHIO3; b. February 27, 1889, Ross Co., OH,; d. July 20, 1970, Springfield , Clark Co., OH. More About EMMA ELLEN FRENCH: Burial: Fletcher Chapel Cemetry, Springfield, Ohio5 Source: June 15, 2001, [email protected] More About JOHN AUGUSTUS MERRIMAN: Burial: July 22, 1970, Fletcher Chapel Cemetry, Springfield, Ohio Source: June 15, 2001, [email protected] iv. ANNA MARIE FRENCH5, b. September 06, 1894, Shelby Co., Ohio; d. September 21, 1996, Vista, San Diego California5; m. (1) VAUGHN BENJAMIN5; m. (2) MAX BOOTHE5, December 10, 1921; d. Abt. 1950; m. (3) ELMORE RAYMOND GRUBE5, Abt. 1952, Springfield Clark Co., OHIO5; b. October 12, 1890, VA; d. June 30, 1994, Westminster, Orange Co., Ca. More About ANNA MARIE FRENCH: Burial: September 1996, Rose Hill Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio Cause of Death: 102 yrs old at time of death Medical Information: Source: The California Department of Health Services Office of Health Information and Research vital Statistics Section More About MAX BOOTHE: Source: November 01, 2000, J.S. French More About ELMORE RAYMOND GRUBE: Source: May 28, 2001, K.L. French v. ELROY FRENCH5, b. February 05, 1896, OH5. vi. ETHEL B. FRENCH, b. April 02, 1899, Lakeview, Logan Co., Ohio; d. December 08, 1990, Prob. Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH; m. CLARENCE WILLIAM BOYER, April 02, 1924, prob. OH; b. April 02, 1899, Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH; d. April 09, 1988, Prob Oh. vii. OPAL R. FRENCH5, b. April 19, 1901, Springfield, Clark Co., OH; d. 1970, Springfield, Clark Co., OH5; m. HORACE RINKER5, Springfield Clark Co., OHIO5; b. , Springfield, Clark Co., OH5; d. Springfield, Clark Co., OH. viii. CLYDE BERL FRENCH5, b. May 07, 1903, Springfield, Clark Co., OH5; d. December 20, 1971, Ohio5; m. FERN HUNTER5, UNKNOWN5; d. October 29, 19685. ix. HAROLD WILLIAM FRENCH, b. April 20, 1905, Springfield, Clark Co., OH5; d. January 25, 1967, Springfield, Clark Co., OH; m. RUTH SCOVILLE, prob. Springfield, Clark Co., OH; b. , OH. More About HAROLD WILLIAM FRENCH: Burial: 1967, OH City of Residence: Springfield County of Residence: Clark Co., OH Death Certifacte: No.00766 Vol 18718 Info: Said to have no children ?? x. THOMAS ORVILLE FRENCH, SR5, b. June 05, 1908, Springfield, Clark Co., OH5; d. May 09, 1978, Lancaster, CA5; m. H.P. BAINTER, (living) October 26, 1929, Springfield Clark Co., OHIO5; SPRINGFIELD, OHIO5. More About THOMAS ORVILLE FRENCH, SR:***(my grandfather)**** Burial: May 12, 1978, Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Palmdale California Endnotes 1. French.GED, Date of Import: Oct 17, 1999. 2. Shelby County Ohio Marriage Record, Vol 7. 3. French.GED, Date of Import: Oct 17, 1999. 4. Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 7, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Dec 22, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.112.7.32782.84 5. French.GED, Date of Import: Oct 17, 1999 _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com