William W French
Representing: Union
G.A.R Post
- John F Miller Post #31 Seattle, King Co. WA
Navy Ship
- USS Great Western
- USS Oriole
- USS Red Rover
Unit History
- 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry E
- United States Navy
William W French Draft WI 2nd WI Infantry Co. E Nov. 1861 to Aug, 1862
William W French US Navy Hospital 1865
William W French Pension Card 1886 WI
William W French 1890 Veterans Schedule WA
William W French Pension Pay Card 1907 WA
William W French Military Information for Old Soldiers Home Application Oct. 1913 WA
William W French Disability Certificate 1913
William W French Old Soldiers Home Application Orting WA March 1914 p1
William W French OSH Orting Application 1914 p2
William W French Death Record 1915 WA
Family History
CWV OSH CEM RETSIL KITSAP CO FRENCH WM W UNION CENSUS CHRON 2022X
John Miller Post
**In cavalry & Navy
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Name: |
Tirza Day |
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Gender: |
Female |
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Record Type: |
Marriage |
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Marriage Date: |
25 Dec 1815 |
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Marriage Place: |
Stratford, New Hampshire, USA |
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Spouse: |
1850 Ft Winnegago Columbia co. WI
John M French 60 (John Milton 5/4/1791/Essex Co. VT d. 3/29/1887/WI (1812 War Capt Larrabee’s Co. 4th US Inf. 4/3/1814 6/1/1815)
Tirzah 55/1796 (Tirzah Day 3/29/1796 Coos Co. NH d. 4/1/1863/WI Married 1815)
*Homer 1829/VT(Homer Lafayette 6/9/1829 Essex Co. VT d. 7/3/1911/WI 32nd WI Inf Co. F
*Volney 19/1831/VT laborer (Volney Vaness 8/21/1832/Essex Co. VT 36th WI Infantry Co. C d.3/26/1894/WI
*Wm 17/1833/VT laborer
* Olive Haines 6/7/1824 Essex Co. VT d. 11/3/1854/WI (not in census for some reason)
1860 Ft Winnebago Columbia Co.WI
John M French 70/1790/VT farmer
Tirzy 65/1795/NH
*Ann 30/1830/VT
*Melvina 12/1848/WI (this is Lillie Cease mother)
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Name: |
Volney V French (brother to Wm W French was also CWV) |
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Gender: |
M (Male) |
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Birth Date: |
8 août 1832 (8 Aug 1832) |
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Birth Place: |
Bloomfield, Essex, Vermont, USA |
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Death Date: |
1894 |
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Death Place: |
Buffalo Turnpike, Marquette, Wisconsin, USA |
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Father: |
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*Mother: |
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Spouse: |
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Name: |
William French |
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Birth Year: |
abt 1833 Draft form |
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Place of Birth: |
Vermont |
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Age on 1 July 1863: |
30 |
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Race: |
White |
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Marital Status: |
Married |
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Residence: |
Fort Winnebago, Columbia, Wisconsin |
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Congressional District: |
2nd 1863 to 1865 |
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Class: |
1 |
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William W. French Enlisted on 11/19/1861 as a Private. On 11/19/1861 he mustered into "E" Co. WI 2nd Cavalry He was discharged for disability on 7/23/1862
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French, William W.
BATTLE UNIT NAME:
2nd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry
SIDE:
Union
COMPANY:
E
SOLDIER'S RANK IN:
Private
SOLDIER'S RANK OUT:
Private
ALTERNATE NAME:
FILM NUMBER:
M559 ROLL 10
PLAQUE NUMBER:
NOTES:
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Name: |
Mary Ann Twiggs |
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Marriage Date: |
30 Dec 1862 |
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Marriage County: |
Portage, Wisconsin, USA |
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Spouse: |
*1870 Portage Ward 4 Columbia Co.WI
Wm French 33/1837/VT carpenter
Mary 30/1840/Eng
*Alice 6/1864/WI
*Wm 4/1866/WI
*1880 St Louis St Louis Co. MO
William W French 40
Mary A 37
Alice 15
Wm 14/1866/WI parents VT/England
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Name: |
William W French |
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Unit: |
North Carolina-Red Rover; Odole; E. 2 Was. Cav |
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Death Date: |
11 Jul 1915 |
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Filing Date: |
6 Mar 1886 |
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Relation to Head: |
Soldier |
*WA since 1888 per OSH app
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Name: |
William W French |
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Gender: |
Male |
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Rank: |
Private |
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Role: |
Veteran |
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Residence Date: |
Jun 1890 |
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Residence Place: |
Seattle, King, Washington, USA |
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Enumeration District: |
33 |
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Enlistment Date: |
19 Nov 1861 |
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Discharge Date: |
2 Aug 1862 |
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Regiment or Vessel: |
2 Wisconsin Cal |
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Company: |
E |
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Length of service: |
0 Yrs 8 Mos 21 Days |
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Name |
William W French |
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Residence Year |
1900 |
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Street Address |
324 Bellevue av N. |
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Residence Place |
Seattle, Washington, USA |
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Publication Title |
Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1900 |
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Name: |
Mary A French[Mary A Twiggs] |
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Gender: |
Female |
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Birth Date: |
abt 1837 |
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Death Date: |
12 Jun 1909 |
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Age at Death: |
72 |
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Death Location: |
Seattle, King, Washington |
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Father: |
Thomas Twiggs |
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Record Source: |
Washington State Death Records |
Mary A French
BIRTH
unknown
DEATH
12 Jun 1909
BURIAL
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
MEMORIAL ID
125441425 · View Source
1910 Seattle Ward 13 King co.WA
Clarance Clare 49
Lillie Cease 42/1868/WI (this is the name Wm French gave as nearest relative in OSH App) She was the child of Wm W sister Melvina in 1860 census)
George 12
Gladys 9
Mary Franch 70/840/VT wrong England also says widowed not Wm was in OSH by this time!) mother in law (also wrong is that she is the Aunt to Lillie French)
Tirzah Arnett 35/1875/WI sister in law widowed parents parents VT/VT (Tirzah is also the mothers name of Wm W French so she is also a relative no idea where)
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Household Members (Name) |
Age |
Relationship |
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89 |
Self (Head) |
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Melvina B. French |
56 |
Wife (Mother of Lillie above not wife is daughter of John M) |
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12 |
Daughter |
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Name: |
William W French |
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Gender: |
Male |
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Birth Date: |
abt 1835 |
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Death Date: |
11 Feb 1915 |
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Age at Death: |
80 |
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Death Location: |
Port Orchard, Kitsap, Washington |
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Record Source: |
Washington State Death Records |
William W French
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BIRTH |
9 Jan 1834 |
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DEATH |
11 Feb 1915 (aged 81) |
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BURIAL |
Washington Veterans Home Cemetery Retsil, Kitsap County, Washington, |
Cemetery
Buried at Veterans Home Cemetery in Retsil