Herbert Wilson French

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Herbert Wilson French

Birth
Harristown, Macon County, Illinois, USA
Death
14 Feb 1948 (aged 75)
Warrensburg, Macon County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Warrensburg, Macon County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Herbert Wilson French.12,(Charles William French.11, Hiram W. French.10, Samuel French III.9, Samuel French Jr.8, Samuel French Sr.7, Henry French.6, Samuel French.5, Edward French.4, Thomas Edward French III.3, Thomas Edward French II.2, Thomas Edward French.1) born: 13 October 1872, Harristown, Macon county Illinois, died: 14 February 1948, Warrensburg, Macon county Illinois, aged 75 years 4 months and 1 day. buried: Illini Cemetery, Macon County Illinois, son of :Charles William French and Lydia Adelaide Chesley, married: 28 February 1895, Decatur, Macon county Illinois, Adelia Blanche Hardbarger, born: 18 September 1874, Roanoke, Virginia, died: 5 June 1913, Warrensburg, Macon County Illinois, buried: Illini Cemetery, Warrensburg, Macon County Illinois, daughter of; Timothy Patterson Hardbarger and Mary Wilhelmina McFalls, Children; Oscar Francis "Frank" French, Russell Lee French, Myrtle Marie (French) Turner (Mrs Edwin Louis Turner), Ruth Blanche (French) Collins (Mrs Charles Thomas Collins Jr.), John Homer French, Mildred Leona French.

Herbert Wilson French, married second: 10 June 1916, St. Louis Missouri, Elizabeth Della James, born: 1 October 1875, St Elmo, Fayette County Illinois, died: 18 November 1952, Urbana, Champaign County Illinois, buried: Illini Cemetery, Warrensburg, Macon County Illinois, daughter of: Ross Cook James and Mary Helen Myers, No children.

Herbert Wilson French.9,(Lydia Adelaide "Addie" Chesley.8, John Chesley Jr.7, John Chesley Sr.6, Lemuel Chesley Jr.5, Lemuel Chesley Sr.4, Lieut. Phillip Chesley III.3, Phillip Chesley Jr.2, Phillip Chesley Sr.1)

Source; Decatur Herald, Monday February 16,1948
Herbert W. French, services 1:30 p.m. Monday, Illini Congregational Church, interment Illini Cemetery, Friends may call at the family residence in Warrensburg. Dawson and Wilkoff funeral director

Source; Decatur Herald, Monday February 16,1948
Funeral services for Herbert W. French 75, who died at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in his home, will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Illini Church with the burial in the cemetery there, the body has been removed from Dawson-Wilkoff funeral home and taken to his residence, where friends may call. Mr. French who had been ill for the past 3 years, retired from farming 20 years ago, and took up carpentry, born near Warrensburg, October 13, 1872 he was first married to Adelia B. Hardbarger, following her death in 1913, he married Della James in 1916. Besides his wife he leaves four children, two sisters and several grandchildren, a son and daughter preceded him in death.
Herbert Wilson French.12,(Charles William French.11, Hiram W. French.10, Samuel French III.9, Samuel French Jr.8, Samuel French Sr.7, Henry French.6, Samuel French.5, Edward French.4, Thomas Edward French III.3, Thomas Edward French II.2, Thomas Edward French.1) born: 13 October 1872, Harristown, Macon county Illinois, died: 14 February 1948, Warrensburg, Macon county Illinois, aged 75 years 4 months and 1 day. buried: Illini Cemetery, Macon County Illinois, son of :Charles William French and Lydia Adelaide Chesley, married: 28 February 1895, Decatur, Macon county Illinois, Adelia Blanche Hardbarger, born: 18 September 1874, Roanoke, Virginia, died: 5 June 1913, Warrensburg, Macon County Illinois, buried: Illini Cemetery, Warrensburg, Macon County Illinois, daughter of; Timothy Patterson Hardbarger and Mary Wilhelmina McFalls, Children; Oscar Francis "Frank" French, Russell Lee French, Myrtle Marie (French) Turner (Mrs Edwin Louis Turner), Ruth Blanche (French) Collins (Mrs Charles Thomas Collins Jr.), John Homer French, Mildred Leona French.

Herbert Wilson French, married second: 10 June 1916, St. Louis Missouri, Elizabeth Della James, born: 1 October 1875, St Elmo, Fayette County Illinois, died: 18 November 1952, Urbana, Champaign County Illinois, buried: Illini Cemetery, Warrensburg, Macon County Illinois, daughter of: Ross Cook James and Mary Helen Myers, No children.

Herbert Wilson French.9,(Lydia Adelaide "Addie" Chesley.8, John Chesley Jr.7, John Chesley Sr.6, Lemuel Chesley Jr.5, Lemuel Chesley Sr.4, Lieut. Phillip Chesley III.3, Phillip Chesley Jr.2, Phillip Chesley Sr.1)

Source; Decatur Herald, Monday February 16,1948
Herbert W. French, services 1:30 p.m. Monday, Illini Congregational Church, interment Illini Cemetery, Friends may call at the family residence in Warrensburg. Dawson and Wilkoff funeral director

Source; Decatur Herald, Monday February 16,1948
Funeral services for Herbert W. French 75, who died at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in his home, will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Illini Church with the burial in the cemetery there, the body has been removed from Dawson-Wilkoff funeral home and taken to his residence, where friends may call. Mr. French who had been ill for the past 3 years, retired from farming 20 years ago, and took up carpentry, born near Warrensburg, October 13, 1872 he was first married to Adelia B. Hardbarger, following her death in 1913, he married Della James in 1916. Besides his wife he leaves four children, two sisters and several grandchildren, a son and daughter preceded him in death.