George French Jr. was the son of George and Sally Freeman-French. He enlisted into the Civil War "French, George, Jr., Mecosta County. Enlisted in company K, Third Infantry, as Corporal, May 13, 1861, at Grand Rapids, for 3 years, age 26. Mustered June 10, 1861. Sergeant. Discharged at Detroit, Mich., June 20, 1864." [From Michigan Volunteers, 1861 - 1865, page 42]
George got through the war alright but because of the war he didn't weather life very well after it. By 1910 he had lost his entire family except two sisters, Mary Johannah French-Cook who died on the 16 Mar 1910 and Emily French Abdell who died in 1923. George was married twice neither one working out for very long.
George got through the war alright but because of the war he didn't weather life very well after it. By 1910 he had lost his entire family except two sisters, Mary Johannah French-Cook who died on the 16 Mar 1910 and Emily French Abdell who died in 1923. George was married twice neither one working out for very long.
George French Jr. was the son of George and Sally Freeman-French. He enlisted into the Civil War "French, George, Jr., Mecosta County. Enlisted in company K, Third Infantry, as Corporal, May 13, 1861, at Grand Rapids, for 3 years, age 26. Mustered June 10, 1861. Sergeant. Discharged at Detroit, Mich., June 20, 1864." [From Michigan Volunteers, 1861 - 1865, page 42]
George got through the war alright but because of the war he didn't weather life very well after it. By 1910 he had lost his entire family except two sisters, Mary Johannah French-Cook who died on the 16 Mar 1910 and Emily French Abdell who died in 1923. George was married twice neither one working out for very long.
George got through the war alright but because of the war he didn't weather life very well after it. By 1910 he had lost his entire family except two sisters, Mary Johannah French-Cook who died on the 16 Mar 1910 and Emily French Abdell who died in 1923. George was married twice neither one working out for very long.
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