Vashti (Morrow) French (1871 - 1941)

Born 3 Mar 1871 in Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Ransford Morton French — married 4 Oct 1897 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA

Descendants

Died 26 May 1941 at age 70 in Blue Ash, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA

Biography

Parents Charles A Morrow born 23 Sep 1840 & Lydia Fields. Married 14 NOV 1866 St Charles, MO

Children:

William E

Walter S

Vashti E b:3 mar 1871 MO

Carrie R

Barton County, Missouri Biographies-Judge Charles A. MORROW

Judge Charles A. Morrow, of Barton County, Mo., was born in Wayne County, Ohio, September 23, 1840, being one of four children born to David and Ruth (Mitchell) Morrow born in Carlisle and Lancaster Counties, Penn.

When young they removed to Wayne County, Ohio, where they resided until 1850, then moving to Williams County, Ohio, where they are still residing. The father was engaged in farming for many years, and when the Farmers' National Bank of Bryan, Ohio, was established, he was chosen one of the directors, which office he has since held, and for a number of years was its president. For six years he was Commissioner of the Ohio Infirmaries, and in his political views was a Whig. He was a soldier in the Blackhawk War. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Grandfather Morrow came from Scotland to the United States, and served in the Revolutionary War. The maternal grandfather was bound out when a boy, but ran away from home and enlisted in the War of 1812, and also served in the Florida War and the Mexican War. When the late war broke out, although seventy-one years old, he made a speech to the men of his county in regard to answering Lincoln's first call for troops, and said: "I have served the Government in three wars, and am ready for another," and stepped forward, being the first man to enlist in his county. He served about six months doing camp duty. He lived to be ninety-eight years of age.

Charles A. Morrow, the immediate subject of this sketch, received very inferior educational advantages in his youth, only attending school one summer when a small boy. At the age of eighteen he entered an academy, which he attended one year, and by private study he prepared

himself for the profession of teaching. When the war broke out he served three months in the Ohio State Militia, then joined Company B, Second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, U.S.A., for three years, and was elected first lieutenant, but on account of disability was never mustered into the service. He then taught school in Ohio and Indiana until 1865, then came to St. Charles County, Mo., where he followed the same occupation, and farmed on rented land for five years, paying five dollars per acre for the use of his land, which he says was one of the best bargains he ever made. November 14, 1866, he married Lydia A. Field, a native of Missouri, and in 1871 they moved to Greene County, and three years later to Barton County, locating near Golden City. They now own 1,200 acres of land, besides property in Lamar and Golden City and St. Charles County.

He is one of the county's most successful farmers, and for his many good qualities is esteemed by all who know him. Politically he is a Republican, and in 1886 was elected presiding judge of the county court, and in 1888 was appointed to superintend the construction of the Barton County court house. He is a Mason, a Knight of Pythias, and his wife is a member of the Presbyterian Church. They are the parents of the following children: William E., Walter S., Vashti E. and Carrie R.

History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties,

Missouri, 1889. Published by Goodspeed. Pages 929, 930

Ransford M French Head M 63 Ohio Vashti French Wife F 59 Missouri Ransford M French Jr. Son M 24 New Jersey Margaret L French Daughter F 19 Ohio William R French Son M 16 Ohio Living Sycamore, Hamilton, OH in 1930 census.

CoD: Carcinoma

Died aged 54.

Burial: 29 MAY 1941, 11 am, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Section 84, plot 91. space 7 Undertaker Blair Strawser. Grave charges $29.00, Lining $5.00.

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