Civil War Veterans Buried In Washington State - William French

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 French
Family History

CWV OSH CEM RETSIL KITSAP CO FRENCH WM W UNION CENSUS CHRON 2022X

John Miller Post

 

**In cavalry & Navy

 

Name:

Tirza Day

Gender:

Female

Record Type:

Marriage

Marriage Date:

25 Dec 1815

Marriage Place:

Stratford, New Hampshire, USA

Spouse:

John M French

 

 

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)

 

Name:

Volney V French (brother to Wm W French was also CWV)

Gender:

M (Male)

Birth Date:

8 août 1832 (8 Aug 1832)

Birth Place:

Bloomfield, Essex, Vermont, USA

Death Date:

1894

Death Place:

Buffalo Turnpike, Marquette, Wisconsin, USA

Father:

John Milton French

*Mother:

Tirzah Day

Spouse:

Mary Gamble

 

Name:

 

William French

Birth Year:

abt 1833 Draft form

Place of Birth:

Vermont

Age on 1 July 1863:

30

Race:

White

Marital Status:

Married

Residence:

Fort Winnebago, Columbia, Wisconsin

Congressional District:

2nd 1863 to 1865

Class:

1

 

William W. French
Residence Fort Winnebago WI;

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

Name:

William W French

Enlistment Date:

19 Nov 1861

Enlistment Rank:

Private

Muster Date:

19 Nov 1861

Muster Place:

Wisconsin

Muster Company:

E

Muster Regiment:

2nd Cavalry

Muster Regiment Type:

Cavalry

Muster Information:

Enlisted

Muster Out Date:

23 Jul 1862

Muster Out Information:

disch disability

Side of War:

Union

Survived War?:

Yes

Residence Place:

Fort Winnebago, Wisconsin

Title:

Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion

     

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:

 

Name:

Mary Ann Twiggs

Marriage Date:

30 Dec 1862

Marriage County:

Portage, Wisconsin, USA

Spouse:

Wm W French

 

*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

 

Name:

William W French

Unit:

North Carolina-Red Rover; Odole; E. 2 Was. Cav

Death Date:

11 Jul 1915

Filing Date:

6 Mar 1886

Relation to Head:

Soldier

 

*WA since 1888 per OSH app

 

Name:

William W French

Gender:

Male

Rank:

Private

Role:

Veteran

Residence Date:

Jun 1890

Residence Place:

Seattle, King, Washington, USA

Enumeration District:

33

Enlistment Date:

19 Nov 1861

Discharge Date:

2 Aug 1862

Regiment or Vessel:

2 Wisconsin Cal

Company:

E

Length of service:

0 Yrs 8 Mos 21 Days

Name

William W French

Residence Year

1900

Street Address

324 Bellevue av N.

Residence Place

Seattle, Washington, USA

Publication Title

Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1900

       

 

Name:

Mary A French[Mary A Twiggs]

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

abt 1837

Death Date:

12 Jun 1909

Age at Death:

72

Death Location:

Seattle, King, Washington

Father:

Thomas Twiggs

Record Source:

Washington State Death Records

Mary A French

BIRTH

unknown

DEATH

12 Jun 1909

BURIAL

Lake View Cemetery

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)

Household Members (Name)

Age

Relationship

John M. French

89

Self (Head)

Melvina B. French

56

Wife (Mother of Lillie above not wife is daughter of John M)

Lillie I. French

12

Daughter

 

Name:

William W French

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

abt 1835

Death Date:

11 Feb 1915

Age at Death:

80

Death Location:

Port Orchard, Kitsap, Washington

Record Source:

Washington State Death Records

William W French

BIRTH

9 Jan 1834

DEATH

11 Feb 1915 (aged 81)

BURIAL

Washington Veterans Home Cemetery

Retsil, Kitsap County, Washington, 

Cemetery

Buried at Washington Old Soldiers Home Cemetery Retsil


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