Joseph French (1823 - 1900)

Born 20 Mar 1823 in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Sinkey) French — married about 1849 in Johnstown, Licking, Ohio, USA

Husband of Gracie Catherine (Beaver) French — married 12 Jan 1857 in Clay, Jones, Iowa, USA

Descendants

Died 3 Jul 1900 at age 77 in Wyoming, Jones, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Joseph French was born in 1823.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} He was the son of John French^[6] and Sarah Clark.^[6] He married first Catherine Sinkey and then Gracie C Beaver. They had 5 children; William N b1858, Mary b1860, James M b1865, Sarah J b1867, and America A b1868. He passed away in 1900.^[6]

From Find A Grave:

Joseph French Born 1823

JOSEPH FRENCH, farmer, Clay Twp., Sec. 21; P.O. Canton; was born in Greene Co., Penn., in 1823; in 1830, he removed with his parents to Licking Co., Ohio, where he lived until 1846, when he moved to Clay Township, Jones Co., Iowa; in 1849, he went to Noble Co., Ind., and there married his first wife, Miss Catherine Sinkey; in 1852, they removed to where he now resides and remained one year, then moved to Brandon Township, Jackson Co., where his first wife died; there were two children by this marriage-Charlotte (now the wife of Richard Demoss, Jackson Co., Iowa), Angeline (now Mrs. Andrew Gracey, of this township); in the latter part of 1854, Mr. French returned to Clay Township, and, in 1856, married his present wife, Gracie C. Beaver; their children are William N. (who married Agnes Orr), Mary J., James M., Sarah J. and Amanda A. Mr. French owns 240 acres of land; his farm is finely improved, and he is one of the well-to-do farmers of Clay Township. In politics, Mr. F. is a Democrat.

-- From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 703

Research Notes

• Censuses have been downloaded from Ancestry.com and/or Family Search.org. The numbers at the end generally represent (Ward), (Enumeration District), and page(s).

Sources

1. ↑ US Census 1850 Indiana Noble Sparta 6
2. ↑ US Census 1860 Iowa Jones Clay 12
3. ↑ US Census 1870 Iowa Jones Clay 8
4. ↑ US Census 1880 Iowa Jones Clay 332 4
5. ↑ US Census 1900 Iowa Jones Wyoming 66 3
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Aaron French and his Descendants pp 11-13

Ancestry.com, including

• 1870 Clay, Jones, Iowa US Census - married to Beaver with five children - occupation: farmer
• 1900 Wyoming, Jones, Iowa US Census - Joseph and Grace - occupation: retired farmer - the census was taken June 1st - he died the next month
• Iowa Deaths and Burials

Find A Grave: Memorial #70321941 - Wyoming Cemetery, Wyoming, Jones County, Iowa - a copy of his obituary from the Wyoming Journal is posted here