Abraham France (1821 - 1910)

Born 22 Oct 1821 in Ohio, United States

Husband of Mary Catherine (Lenhart) France — married 19 Oct 1848 in Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Jul 1910 at age 88 in New Carlisle, Olive Township, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Abraham France was born on 22 October 1821, probably in Ohio. He was the son of Abraham France and Mary Starns.^[1] (See also, Research Notes.)

On 19 October 1848, Abraham France married Catharine Lenhart in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.^[2]

In the 1850 census Abraham (age 28) and his wife Catherine (age 26) were living in Wayne Township, Tuscarawas, Ohio. Their household also included a baby, John H. France (age 6/12) and John Lanehart (laborer, age 16), who may have been his brother-in-law, or another of his wife's relatives. Abraham's occupation was listed as farmer.^[3]

In the 1860 census Abram (age 34), Farmer, was in Hudson, LaPorte, Indiana.^[4]

By 1870, Abraham (age 51) and his wife Catherine (age 46) and their expanded family were living in Hudson Township, LaPorte, Indiana. Their household included:

• George W. (age 18)
• Flora L. (age 15)
• Mariett (age 13)
• Charles (age 11)
• Lucretia (age 4)
• Ethelbert (age 1)

The occupations for Abraham and George were given as farmer. ^[5]

In the 1880 census Abram (age 58), farmer, was the married head of household in Galien, Berrien, Michigan.^[6]

In the 1900 census Abraham (age 79) was the married head of household in Galien, Galien Township, Berrien, Michigan.^[7]

Abraham France died (age 88) on 4 July 1910 in New Carlisle, St Joseph, Indiana.^[1]

He was buried in New Carlisle Cemetery, New Carlisle, St. Joseph, Indiana. ^[8]

Research Notes

• Abraham's death record lists his parents as Abraham France and Mary Starns. France family trees on Ancestry identify an Adam France Jr. married to a Mary Sterns. More research is needed to sort out this discrepancy. Kimbel-162 22:58, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Death: "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017"
   Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1910; Roll: 13
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60716 #4469975 (accessed 26 April 2023)
   Abraham France death 4 Jul 1910 (born 22 Oct 1821), son of Abraham France & Mary Starns, in New Carlisle, St Joseph, Indiana, USA.
   Death: "Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920"
   citing "The source of this record is the book CSS-2 on page 113 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration." County Health Office, South Bend.
   FamilySearch Record: VZ7Z-F84 (accessed 26 April 2023)
   Abraham France death 4 Jul 1910 in New Carlisle, Indiana.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", citing FHL microfilm: 890364; Record number: 171;
   FamilySearch Record: ZZ5V-B2T2 (accessed 26 April 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 939K-BP33-7 Image number 00396
   Abraham France marriage to Catharin Lenhart on 19 Oct 1848 in Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States.
3. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Record: MX7C-69S (accessed 26 April 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-68FQ-6GD Image number 00359
   Abraham France (28) in Wayne Township, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States. Born in Ohio.
4. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Hudson, LaPorte, Indiana; Roll: M653_275; Page: 237; Family History Library Film: 803275
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #2091951 (accessed 26 April 2023)
   Abram France (34), Farmer, in Hudson, LaPorte, Indiana. Born in Ohio.
5. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870", citing Page: 9; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 29; FHL microfilm: 000545833; Record number: 6722;
   FamilySearch Record: MXFW-YFZ (accessed 26 April 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DZ8T-P2 Image number 00177
   Abram Francis (51) head of household in Hudson Township, LaPorte, Indiana, United States. Born in Ohio.
6. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: MW9R-TRL (accessed 26 April 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBX-X4Q Image number 00489
   Abram France (58), married, Farmer, head of household in Galien, Berrien, Michigan, United States. Born in Ohio, United States.
7. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900", citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 89; FHL microfilm: 1240702; Record number: 48279;
   FamilySearch Record: M912-KYV (accessed 26 April 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D8QP-S9 Image number 01003
   Abraham France (79), married head of household in Galien, Galien Township, Berrien, Michigan Territory, United States. Born in Ohio.
8. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140498244/abraham-france: accessed 26 April 2023), memorial page for Abraham France (1821–4 Jul 1910), Find a Grave Memorial ID 140498244, citing New Carlisle Cemetery, New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Beth Thompson (contributor 47726685).