Looking for an obituary: Harry George French

[Kate507]

Oh, wow. I am his granddaughter, Kathleen. Yesterday was the 40 year anniversary of his passing, so I was googling his name and stumbled upon his post. I suppose this makes me your third cousin, twice removed! Let me know if I can be of any help in your research. My father, Mark, Harry's son, is also really on top of family history.

[Erato]

John and Mary Ennis had ten children.  Harry was descended from their daughter Eliza, the second child, and I am descended from Hugh, the sixth one.  Eliza married Alonzo Benjamin Yates [1821 - 1895]  -  I'd be interested to know more about him.

[By the way, we share the same first name and nickname].

[Kate507]

Did Eliza and Alonzo have a daughter named Mary Yates?

[Erato]

Yes, Eliza and Alonzo had 15 children of which 11 survived well into adulthood.  The third one was Mary E. Yates, born in Minnesota in 1862.   She married Gilbert Lewis French.

[Kate507]

Yes! Mary and Gilbert were my grandfather Harry's grandparents. My dad, Mark, has done a lot of ancestry research, too. My email address is Kmf0206@aol.com. Maybe we can talk more and fill in some of the gaps. I'm so glad to connect with you!

[Erato]

I have copied your email address.  The moderators will erase it from this thread because they are worried about people getting spam mail.  It's easier, though, to communicate by private message.  I will send you one now.  You can read it by clicking on 'My Messages" at the top of the page.