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Richard Ely French (1823 - 1864)

Richard Ely French
Born in Henry County, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 21 Aug 1845 in Carroll County, Tennesseemap
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Died at age 41 in McCracken County, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

Richard French, son of Gideon and Rebecca Anderson French, was born in Tennessee in 1823. He was married to Mary F. Moore in 1845.[1][2]

During the Civil War, Richard enlisted in the Union Army's 7th Tennessee Cavalry. He was killed at the Battle of Paducah in 1864.

Sources

  1. ↑ French Bible. In Bible Records of Henry County, Tennessee, vol. 1, compiled by Charles E. Sanders. Typewritten transcription. Accessed Oct. 27, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch, Richd E French and Mary Frances Moore, 16 Aug. 1845; citing Carroll County, Tennessee, Marriage, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 944,055.

See also:

  • Civil War pension application.
  • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed April 10, 2015), "Record of William Moore", Ancestor # A203074.
  • "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch, Richie E French, 17 District, Carroll County, Tennessee, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration); FHL microfilm 338,257.
  • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch, Richard E Finch, 17 Civil District, Carroll County, Tennessee; citing family 1869, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration).
  • "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch, Richard French, Civil District No 17, Carroll County, Tennessee, 1860.
  • "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch, Richard E French, 1867.




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