Catherine/Katherine "Kate" French

Katherine “Kate” McKernan: Born 24 March 1855.  Died (12?) December 1924.  Married William Bowman French “Bowman” (b. 3/5 Aug 1854), perhaps son or grandson of Oscar French of Litchfield near Windham Center and 1st cousin of Lucy A. (Dowd) Irvine (wife of Washington Irvine; their mothers were both Schraeders), on 11 April 1874.  Bowman was a “sawyer” and traveled all over the country fixing saw blades in sawmills.  Katherine and Bowman had the following children:

(1. Anna French: Born 11 April 1875. Died 1875, age 4 months.

(2. William Wallace French: Born 7 April 1877. Died August 1924. Married Mary Verbeck (b. 7 Jun 1870?), niece of Esther Verbeck, who married Edwin Burr Barns and had Leslie Edwin Barns, who married Caltha Elizabeth Camp, 3rd child of Betsey Biles (and Calvin Camp), who was the 14th child of Alexander Patterson Biles. No children left.

(3. Theresa Maud French: Born 22 July 1879. Died April 1939. Married Clarence Victor Kinney about 1898; no children survived their mother.

(4. Oscar French: Born 2 July 1881. Followed in his father’s business as a “sawyer,” traveling widely to repair commercial application saw blades. Married Nellie Morley.

(5. Jennie French: (photos) Born 7 March 1883. Died 26 August 1961. Married (1st) Daniel “Dan” Wagner (b. 7 Nov 1880) in July 1912. Married (2nd) Henry Delaney (b. 2 Mar 1874) on 8 February 1938. No children mentioned.

(6. Katherine French: Born 26 June 1885 at (perhaps) Wichita, Kansas. Died about 1932/33. Married John Brown and had 4 children who lived to have children of their own.

(7. Bowman French, Jr.: Born 18 August 1889. Married (1st) Fanny Doane, who, along with a child, died young. Bowman married 3 more times; “no legitimate children survived.”

(8. Miles French: (photos) (more info) Born 3 August 1891 at East Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Died 27 January 1973, age 81, at Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Bradford County; interred Nichols Cemetery. Resided in Windham Township (RD #2, Athens), Bradford County. Employed as a farmer at Windham Summit. Married Mildred Dell Morrell (b. 7 Jun 1889), daughter of Peter Merrill, on 14 February 1915 at the Towanda Courthouse and had 9 children, including the following:

(a. Clarence French: Born 22 February 1916. Resided at RD #2, Nichols.

(b. Miles French, Jr.: Resided at RD #1, Sayre, Bradford County, Pennsylvania.

(c. Dorothea “Dorothy” French: Married Kenneth Folk and resided at RD #2, Nichols.

(d. Bernice French: Married (1st) Henry Brown and resided at RD #2, Athens, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Married (2nd) (?) Austin and resided at Nichols.

(e. Oscar William French: Resided at RD #2 Athens, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Married (?) and had the following children: (one born January, the other November of the same year)

(1) Oscar William French, Jr.: (photos) (more info) Apparently enlisted in the US Air Force.

(2)

Oscar, Sr. and his wife were subsequently divorced.

(f. Mildred French: Married Claude Arnold and resided at RD #2, Athens, Bradford County, Pennsylvania.

(g. Ruthanna French: Married Perry Brown and resided at Warren Center/Windham Summit.

(d. Norman French: Resided at RD #2, Nichols.

(e. Lloyd French: Resided with his parents at RD #2, Athens, Bradford County, Pennsylvania.

(9. Floyd French: Born 24 September 1893. Employed as a machinist. Married Rose Van Riper (b. 15 Mar 1895) and had the following children: (6 by another account; 3 had children)

(a. Nelson French: Resided at Barton. Apparently had the following daughter:

(1) Daughter.

(b. Althea French: Resided at Barton and had the following children:

(1) Son.

(2) Daughter.

(c. Arthur French: Never married.

(d. Wilma French.

(e. Theresa “Tessie” French: Married (1st) (?), but subsequently divorced. Married (2nd) (?). Had several children.

(f. Charles French.

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(10. Blanche Rhea French: Born 31 July 1895. Died about age 19.

Census of 1900 Windham, Bradford, PA William French 46 Aug 1854 PA Katie French 45 Mar 1855 PA Ireland William W French 23 Apr 1877 PA Oscar French 18 Jul 1881 PA Jennie French 17 Mar 1883 PA Katie French 14 Jun 1885 PA Bowman French 10 Aug 1890 PA Miles French 8 Aug 1899 PA Floyd French 6 Sep 1893 PA Blanch French 4 Jul 1895 PA

Census of 1910 Windham, Bradford, PA William B French 55 Katie French 55 Bowman French 20 Miles French 18 Floyd E French 16 Blanche R French 14

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Parents:

 Peter McKernan (1803 - 1867)

Spouse:

 William Bowman French (1854 - 1912)*

Children:

 William Wallace French (1877 - 1924)*

 Oscar French (1881 - 1954)*

 Jennie French Delaney (1883 - 1961)*

 Kathryn Emma French Brown (1885 - 1933)*

 Bowman J French (1889 - 1955)*

 Miles B French (1891 - 1973)*

 Floyd E French (1893 - 1951)*

 Blanche Rhea French (1895 - 1914)*

Sibling:

 Catherine McKernan French (1855 - 1924)

 Luke Paul McKernan (1860 - 1923)*

*Calculated relationship