Newton Co., IN Biography Newton County, Jefferson Township. From A History of Warren, Benton, Jasper & Newton Counties, 1883. JOHN FRENCH was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, July 4, 1832, and is the fifth in the family of ten children, all of whom are living, of William R. and Judith (Crew) French, the former a native of New York, the latter of Virginia. The father was a farmer, and lived to the age of sixty-three years; his wife died in her fifty-eighth year. They are buried in Columbiana County, Ohio. John, the subject of this sketch, is one of the editors of the Kentland Gazette. Previous to the war, he was engaged in carpentering. In 1862, he enlisted in Company K, Fifty-fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Since the war, he has been engaged in farming in Newton County, Indiana, and since 1867 has been a partner in the above mentioned paper. In politics, he is a Republican, and has been a member of the M.E. Church about twenty-five years, also of the A., F & A.M. Lodge, No. 162, Morocco, Indiana. He has been twice married, first to Miss Harriet Conner, of Jennings County, Indiana; she died in February 1881, a member of the M.E. Church since her fifteenth year. She left five children, all of whom are living--Leanna, William I., Carrie B., Jessie F. and Luella. May 31, 1882, Mr. French married Mrs. E. S. Conner of Indianapolis, Indiana. She has one child living, by her first husband, Bertha. Leanna was married, in 1875, to Rev. A. W. Wood, of the Northwest Indiana Conference. William I. was married in June 1881, to Miss Flora Thayer, of Kentland, Indiana. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted By Gerald Born Email - Wizzofozl0@aol.com