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Eunice Eliza Gray French

Birth	:	28 Aug 1847 Eddyville, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	17 Jul 1918 Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk, Lee County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.4019012, -91.4064026
Plot	:	E2-E12-22
Description	:	1850 US Federal Census: Name: Eunice Gray Age: 4 Birth Year: abt 1846 Birthplace: Iowa Home in 1850: District 13, Monroe, Iowa Gender: Female Family Number: 11 Household Members: John B Gray 38 Eliza Gray 35 Abigail Gray 15 Mary Gray 13 John Gray 7 Eunice Gray 4 William Gray 2 Jeremiah Bebee 44 George Willson 18 Sarah Brand 35 Eley Tyrrell 18 =========================== 1856 Iowa State Census: Name: Eunice E Gray Age: 7 Birth Year: abt 1849 Birth Place: Iowa Residence Date: 1856 Residence Place: Pleasant, Monroe, Iowa Gender: Female Household Members: John B Gray 47 Eliza... Read More	1850 US Federal Census: Name: Eunice Gray Age: 4 Birth Year: abt 1846 Birthplace: Iowa Home in 1850: District 13, Monroe, Iowa Gender: Female Family Number: 11 Household Members: John B Gray 38 Eliza Gray 35 Abigail Gray 15 Mary Gray 13 John Gray 7 Eunice Gray 4 William Gray 2 Jeremiah Bebee 44 George Willson 18 Sarah Brand 35 Eley Tyrrell 18 =========================== 1856 Iowa State Census: Name: Eunice E Gray Age: 7 Birth Year: abt 1849 Birth Place: Iowa Residence Date: 1856 Residence Place: Pleasant, Monroe, Iowa Gender: Female Household Members: John B Gray 47 Eliza J Gray 44 Mary F Gray 17 John G Gray 12 Eunice E Gray 7 William H F Gray 7 James A Gray 5 Wm D Gray 25 Abigail A Gray 21 John W Gray 1 =========================== 1860 US Federal Census: Name: Eunice E A Gray Age: 13 Birth Year: abt 1847 Gender: Female Birth Place: Iowa Home in 1860: Pleasant, Monroe, Iowa Post Office: Halfway Prarie Dwelling Number: 721 Family Number: 664 Household Members: John B Gray 51 Elisa J Gray 45 John L Gray 16 Eunice E A Gray 13 William H F Gray 11 James A Gray 8 William Pyath 18 ===================================== Name: Eunice E. Gray Gender: Female Marriage Date: 3 Oct 1867 Marriage Place: Eddyville, Monroe Co., Iowa Spouse: Frank A. French FHL Film Number: 0980485 (Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 17589-1996) ========================= 1870 US Federal Census: Name: Eunice French Age in 1870: 23 Birth Year: abt 1847 Birthplace: Iowa Dwelling Number: 134 Home in 1870: Washington, Marion, Iowa Race: White Gender: Female Post Office: Marysville Occupation: Keeping House Inferred Spouse: Frank French Inferred Children: Frederic French Household Members: Frank French 26 Eunice French 23 Frederic French Caroline French 54 ======================== 1880 US Federal Census: Name: Unus French [Eunice French] Age: 34 Birth Date: Abt 1846 Birthplace: Iowa Home in 1880: Keokuk, Lee, Iowa Street: Ardross Street House Number: 55 Dwelling Number: 11 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital status: Married Spouse's name: Frank French Father's Birthplace: Vermont Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: Keeping House Household Members: Frank French 35 Unus French 34 Fred French 11 Ada French 9 Lily French 3 Caroline French 64 ======================== 1900 US Federal Census: Name: E Eunice French Age: 52 Birth Date: Aug 1847 Birthplace: Iowa Home in 1900: Jackson, Lee, Iowa Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: F Arthur French Marriage Year: 1868 Years Married: 32 Father's Birthplace: Vermont Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Mother: number of living children: 4 Mother: How many children: 6 Household Members: F Arthur French 56 E Eunice French 52 N Mary French 29 Florence French 19 Helen French 14 C Allice French 84 =================================== 1905 Iowa State Census: Name: Eunice E French Birth Year: abt 1846 Birth Place: Iowa Gender: Female Age: 59 Marital status: Married Residence Year: 1905 Residence Place: Lee, Iowa Father Birth Place: Vermont Mother Birth Place: Virginia =================================== Frank A. French, wife Eunice E, secretary and treasurer of T R J Ayres & Sons, resided at 521 Morgan Street. Also residing there was Miss Florence E. French, stenographer at Rees-McFarland Paper Company.(Keokuk, Iowa, City Directory, 1907) (Note: T.R.J. Ayres & Sons was a jeweler and silversmith since 1863) ==================================== Frank A. French, wife Eunice E. resided at 521 Morgan Street. Also residing at this address was Miss Florence E. French. (Keokuk, Iowa, City Directory 1908) ======================================= The home still stands today at 521 Morgan Street and was built in 1890. It is a two-story frame home, gable roof, aluminum siding, plaster and panel walls, eight room on the 2nd floor, 4 rooms on the first floor, a 747 sq.ft basement, 1 full bath, 1 water closet. The house sits on a .22 acre lot and the house has 2,213 sq.ft. of living space. ================================== ILL TWO WEEKS, WOMAN IS DEAD - Mrs. Frank A French, Succumbs After Short Sickness - Husband and Children. Survive Her. - Mrs. Frank A. French died at 9:20 a.m. today after an illness of two weeks, at her home Eunice Eliza Gray was born August 28, 1846, in Eddyville, Iowa. She spent her early girlhood there, and was united in marriage to Frank A. French on October 3, 1867. Mrs. French lived to celebrate her golden wedding day, October 3,1917. She had made her home in Keokuk since 1872, except for short intervals. She was a member of the First Congregational Church and much interested in missionary and Red Cross work (The Daily Gate City and Constitution-Democrat, Keokuk, IA, Jul 17, 1918, Page 3) ===================================== French Mrs. Frank A. French died at 9.20 a.m. today after an illness of two weeks at her home. Eunice Eliza Gray was born August 23, 1846, in Eddyville, Iowa. She spent her early girlhood there and was united in marriage to Frank A. French on October 3, 1867. Mrs. French lived to celebrate her golden wedding day, October 3, 1917. She had made her home in Keokuk since 1872, except for a short interval. She was a member of the First Congregational Church and much interested in missionary and Red Cross work. Mrs. French is survived by her husband and three daughters, Ada M. French of Mahaska, Alberta, Canada. Mrs. Lillian Payne, of Monroe, Iowa and Mrs. Florence Tomlinson of McCleod Valley, Alberta, Canada. In addition, there are three brothers and a sister. Funeral services were held at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon, July 18, from the Congregational church, 6th and High streets, Keokuk, Iowa. - Keokuk Gate-City. (Pella Chronicle, The (Pella, IA) 1 Aug 1918, Page 81)(Contributor: Al Hibbard (47156164)) ===================================== Mrs. F. A. French is buried adjacent to Frank A. French in Lot E2-E12-22. (Keokuk Library deathcard file)

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Eunice Eliza Gray French's memorial is located at: Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk, Lee County, USA.
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Eunice Eliza Gray French death on 17 Jul 1918 in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.4019012
Longitude: -91.4064026

Family Members:

Parent

John Blake Gray

(1809 - 1876)

Eliza Jane Stephens Gray

(1815 - 1887)

Spouse

Frank Alvan French

(1844 - 1926)

Siblings

Lileas Jane Gray

(1840 - 1848)

William Henry Fulton Gray

(1849 - 1919)

James Anson Gray

(1852 - 1919)

Children

Fred B French

(1868 - 1883)

Florence Elizabeth French Tomlinson

(1881 - 1973)

Helen T French

(1886 - 1908)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Oakland Cemetery
Keokuk, Lee County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4019012, -91.4064026

2. Keokuk National Cemetery
Keokuk, Lee County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3980865, -91.4056091

3. Saint Johns Episcopal Church Columbarium
Keokuk, Lee County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3965000, -91.3802000

4. Blondeau Street Cemetery
Keokuk, Lee County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3937770, -91.3800550

5. Chief Keokuk Gravesite
Keokuk, Lee County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4118680, -91.3796460

6. Sunset Memorial Gardens
Keokuk, Lee County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4249992, -91.4139023

7. Buena Vista Mound Cemetery
Keokuk, Lee County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3875008, -91.4441986

8. Oiler Family Cemetery
Keokuk, Lee County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4034670, -91.4519830

9. Turner Family Cemetery
Lee County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4069000, -91.4551000

10. Little Mound Cemetery
Lee County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4081001, -91.4593964

11. Greenwood Cemetery
Hamilton, Hancock County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3875008, -91.3494034

12. Sacred Heart Cemetery
Warsaw, Hancock County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3558006, -91.4085999

13. Riverside Cemetery
Hancock County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4411800, -91.3706300

14. Oakwood Cemetery
Hamilton, Hancock County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4019012, -91.3343964

15. Hickory Grove Cemetery
Summitville, Lee County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4533005, -91.4441986

16. Yellow Banks Ranch Cemetery
Lee County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4085999, -91.4863968

17. Alexandria Cemetery
Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3561287, -91.4617386

18. Oakland Cemetery
Warsaw, Hancock County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3394012, -91.4341965

19. Lee County Poor Farm Cemetery
Keokuk, Lee County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4607910, -91.4487150

20. Lutheran Cemetery
Warsaw, Hancock County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3375015, -91.4325027

21. Sandusky Cemetery
Sandusky, Lee County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4681015, -91.3843994

22. Colvin Pioneer Cemetery
Lee County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4775000, -91.3964000

23. Wythe Congregational Church Cemetery
Hancock County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3238983, -91.3728027

24. Wythe Presbyterian Cemetery
Hancock County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3319016, -91.3424988