Obit: French, Cyrus DeWitt (1836 - 1917)

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Surnames: French, Kidney, Braddock

----Source: Transcribed by: Audrey Roedl

The Loyal Tribune  10 October 1917

Cyrus DeWitt French 

Died at the home of his son Roy, in the town of Unity, Monday evening Oct. 15^th, at 5 p.m. Cyrus DeWitt French, age 81 yrs. 5 mos. and 1 day.

The deceased was born in Ellicottville, Catarangun Co. N.Y. May 14, 1836, where he lived until he came west, to Monroe Co. in 1858. In 1860 he was married to Lucy A. Kidney of Leon, Wis. To this union was born seven children, three of whom are still living. Charles C. of Minneapolis, John L. of Sparta, and Roy B. of the town of Unity, all of whom were present at the funeral services.

In the year 1868, Mr. French moved with his family to Clark Co., locating on a homestead in the town of Sherman, where he remained until the year 1912. He sold his farm at this time and went with his wife to Minneapolis, to the home of his son Charles, and later to Leon, Wis., where Mrs. French passed away in March 1912, at the home of her sister.

Funeral services were held at Hope M.E. Chapel on Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev. Braddock officiating, and he was laid to rest in the Spencer cemetery.

Mr. French has been a member of the Methodist Church for many years, and was one of the pioneers of Clark Co. He had the respect of everyone and his death will be sincerely mourned.