John Lorenzo FRENCH ¹

  General Notes:

9th VT INFANTRY, Comp. D - Civil War
Mustered 9 July 1862
Discharged 5 Dec 1862 - disability

IL, DATABASE OF IL VETERANS INDEX, 1775-1995:
Name: John L French
Rank: Corporal
Company: F
Unit: 142nd Illinois Infantry
Height: 5' 7
Hair: LIGHT
Eyes: BLUE
Complexion: LIGHT
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date: Abt 1846
Birth Place: Windsor Co, VT
War: Civil War
War Years: 1861-1865
Service Entry Age: 18
Service Entry Date: 12 May 1864
Service Entry Place: Silver Creek, IL
Joined By Whom: H BURRELL
Period: 100 DAY
Muster In Date: 18 Jun 1864
Muster In Place: Camp Butler, IL
Muster Out Date:26 Oct 1864
Muster Out Place:Chicago, IL
Muster Out By Whom:LT HORR
Residence Place:Silver Creek, Stephenson CO, IL
Record Source: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls

CIVIL WAR PENSIONS INDEX: GENERAL INDEX TO PENSION FILES, 1861-1934:
Name: John T French
Gender:Male
Unit: D. 9 Vt Inf
Invalid Filing Date: 8 Nov 1882 - Filed Dak.
Relation to Head:Soldier
Widow Filing Date: 6 Sept 1916 - Filed Iowa
Spouse:Mary J French
Roll number:163

FIND A GRAVE:
Name: John Lorenzo French
Birth Date: 16 Oct 1845
Birth Place: Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America
Death Date: 26 Aug 1916
Death Place:Faulkner, Franklin County, Iowa, United States of America
Cemetery: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Osceola Township, Franklin County, Iowa, United States of America
Has Bio?: Y
Spouse:Mary Jane French
Children:
Elmer French
Elizabeth French
Grace Pearl Rieken

John married Mary J. RIDDLE, daughter of James Henry RIDDLE and Elizabeth WICKHAM, on 31 Oct 1875 in Osceola Twp, Franklin Co, IA.¹ (Mary J. RIDDLE was born on 6 Oct 1857 in IA,^{3 4} died on 8 Jun 1949 in Linn Twp, Marshall Co, IA ⁵ and was buried in Pleasant Hill Cem, Osceola Twp, Franklin Co, IA ².)