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Orris Elon French

Birth	:	16 Feb 1842
Death	:	14 Apr 1909
Burial	:	Renwick Cemetery, Renwick, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.8250008, -94.0199966
Description	:	Orris Elon French Feb 16. 1842 - Apr.14.1909 wife Lucinda Thorp 1842 – 1926 Orris Elon FRENCH came at the early age of two years with his parents from New York to Wisconsin. Here all the years of his boyhood and early manhood were spent, and here he married the maid of his choice, Lucinda Thorp. The first five years of their married life were spent in and around Glendale. They were industrious and saving, and here they acquired considerable property. In 1868, believing that opportunity beckoned from a newer land, they came to Humboldt County,... Read More	Orris Elon French Feb 16. 1842 - Apr.14.1909 wife Lucinda Thorp 1842 – 1926 Orris Elon FRENCH came at the early age of two years with his parents from New York to Wisconsin. Here all the years of his boyhood and early manhood were spent, and here he married the maid of his choice, Lucinda Thorp. The first five years of their married life were spent in and around Glendale. They were industrious and saving, and here they acquired considerable property. In 1868, believing that opportunity beckoned from a newer land, they came to Humboldt County, Iowa. They settled on a government claim on prairie Creek in Vernon Township, purchasing the homestead rights from the original claimant. Here by the same frugal methods which they practiced in Wisconsin, prosperity came to them. He was known and noted for his integrity in all business transactions. In both his civil and political life, he was governed by principle and right as he honestly understood it. In 1879 finding that their expanding interests and growing family necessitated more commodious living conditions, he erected a new home which for its sturdy construction and commodious quarters, became quite the pride and admiration of all the countryside, much of the interior finish being black walnut. The hardwood floors, an innovation in those days, composed of alternating black walnut and white ash boards, are still doing service, and the then unheard of luxury, a bathroom, was provided for, although the tub itself was added at a later date. It was to this home that the father and mother, Samuel Hela and Phebe Lilly FRENCH, came when they moved from Wisconsin to Iowa. Failing health and a desire for a more easeful life caused Orris Elon to sell the farm home to his son Elon Orris, and he erected a similar home in the town of Renwick. Ill health still shadowed him, and we find him seeking another climate where comfort, if not health might be secured, and Colorado became the chosen spot. He writes while living there to his sister in Wisconsin, "it seems to me there is something in the mountains that is a necessity to life," and again "I may wear out this climate for I never expect to be well, but I am well enough to enjoy life and enjoy visiting and travel and the scenery and the weather." His friends at one time persuaded him to allow his name to be placed on the ticket for county treasurer at the primaries. He however did not receive the nomination. It was doubtless at this time that he wrote an article for the county papers on "coinage." Early in life, he identified himself with the Baptist Church, of which he was ever a faithful attendant and supporter, giving generously not only to his local organization but to the larger interests of this group as well, especially the Baptist College at Des Moines. At one time he served as a member of the state board of the Baptist Church. During this time of service here he came to realize the great financial need of the work and the difficulty of securing funds, and from this time on he made it a rule of his life to "tithe" as did God's people of Biblical times. From Genealogy of the French Family: Beginning with Samuel French and Naomi Abbott of Hollis, New Hampshire Genealogy of the French Family: Beginning with Samuel French and Naomi Abbott of Hollis, New Hampshire, Who Were Married January 18, 1810, through the Abbott-Tutill Lineage, and the Name of French in France, England, and America. Doan, Mida F.. Fort Dodge, IA. (1940) Orris and Lucinda are the parents of: • Frank Arthur French 1864 – 1867 • Phebe Lily French 1866 – 1904 • Ada May French 1866 – 1945 • Elon Orris French 1871 – • Agnes Samantha French 1873 – 1895 • Susie Ethel French 1876 – • Bessie Bell French 1883 – 1918 • Blanche B French 1884 –

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Latitude: 42.8250008
Longitude: -94.0199966

Family Members:

Spouse

Lucinda Thorp French

(1842 - 1926)

Children

Ada F Ketman

(1866 - 1945)

Phebe Lily French

(1869 - 1904)

Elon Orris French

(1871 - 1952)

Agnes Samantha French Trask

(1873 - 1895)

Susan Ethel “Susie” French Martin

(1876 - 1957)

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