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Laird Leslie French

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Laird Leslie French was born Feb 1940 (son of Howard Robert French and Berniece L Kirby French).

    Laird married Ruth Claire McGuire French 18 May 1962, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas. Ruth (daughter of Clyde C McGuire and Lottie B DeGraff McGuire) was born 1940; died 20 Mar 1969; was buried 21 Mar 1969, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas. [Group Sheet]

    Laird married Sharon A Warfel French Aug 1970. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Howard Robert French was born 11 Dec 1909, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas (son of Emmett Orastis French and Leota Belle Blankenship French); died 19 Nov 1970, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried 22 Nov 1970, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.

    Howard married Berniece L Kirby French 20 Nov 1933, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas. Berniece (daughter of Robert Alton Kirby and Vera Martha Miller Kirby) was born 15 May 1914, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas; died 12 Mar 2013, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried 15 Mar 2013, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Berniece L Kirby French was born 15 May 1914, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas (daughter of Robert Alton Kirby and Vera Martha Miller Kirby); died 12 Mar 2013, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried 15 Mar 2013, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    Children:
    1. Howard Douglas French was born 24 Mar 1950, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas.
    2. 1. Laird Leslie French was born Feb 1940.
    3. Gary DeVere French


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Emmett Orastis French was born 10 Mar 1860, Kentucky; died 21 Mar 1943, Kansas; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.

    Emmett married Leota Belle Blankenship French 22 Jan 1889. Leota (daughter of Amocamus Mackness Blankenship and Nancy Jane Johnson Coleman Blankenship) was born 27 Mar 1871, McHargue, Laurel County, Kentucky; died 28 Mar 1951, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Leota Belle Blankenship French was born 27 Mar 1871, McHargue, Laurel County, Kentucky (daughter of Amocamus Mackness Blankenship and Nancy Jane Johnson Coleman Blankenship); died 28 Mar 1951, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    Children:
    1. William Emmett French was born 11 Oct 1889, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas; died 16 Sep 1976, Canadian, Hemphill County, Texas.
    2. Grace Agnes French Barnes was born 31 May 1891, Kansas; died 15 Mar 1962, Fort Dodge, Ford County, Kansas; was buried , Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas.
    3. Lela Belle French Kelsey was born 10 Apr 1893, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas; died 14 Jun 1960, Jackson County, Missouri.
    4. John Martin French was born 25 May 1894, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas; died 3 Jun 1935, Jalisco, Mexico; was buried , Guadlajara Municipal Cemetery, Guadalajara, Sonora, Mexico.
    5. Iva Myrtle French Cook was born 4 Oct 1895, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas; died 24 Nov 1952, Redlands, San Bernardino County, California; was buried , Hillside Memorial Park, Redlands, San Bernardino County, California.
    6. Lottie Katherine French Chapman was born 7 Jun 1897, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas; died 26 Feb 1971, Parma, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
    7. Leslie George French was born 20 Jun 1904, Kansas; died 26 Apr 1980, Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona.
    8. Alfred Preston French was born 22 Jun 1906; died 18 Jul 1959, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    9. 2. Howard Robert French was born 11 Dec 1909, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas; died 19 Nov 1970, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried 22 Nov 1970, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.

  3. 6.  Robert Alton Kirby was born 1877 (son of James M Kirby and Flora J Morris Kirby); died 1 Jul 1964; was buried 7 Jul 1964, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.

    Robert married Vera Martha Miller Kirby 19 Mar 1913. Vera (daughter of Harry Miller and Hattie Swearingen Miller) was born 19 Sep 1895, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; died 24 Apr 1983, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; was buried 29 Apr 1983, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Vera Martha Miller Kirby was born 19 Sep 1895, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas (daughter of Harry Miller and Hattie Swearingen Miller); died 24 Apr 1983, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; was buried 29 Apr 1983, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.
    Children:
    1. 3. Berniece L Kirby French was born 15 May 1914, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas; died 12 Mar 2013, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried 15 Mar 2013, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    2. Robert Alton Kirby, Jr. was born 28 Jul 1920; died 8 Jul 1988; was buried , Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    3. Neil Miller Kirby was born 13 Feb 1925; died 1968.
    4. Donice Kirby DeYoung
    5. Roberta Kirby Pape Larson
    6. Doris Kirby Gross
    7. James D Kirby


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Amocamus Mackness Blankenship was born 5 Mar 1837, Kentucky; died 7 Apr 1887, Piper, Wyandotte County, Kansas; was buried , Maywood Community Church Cemetery, Maywood, Wyandotte County, Kansas.

    Amocamus — Nancy Jane Johnson Coleman Blankenship. Nancy was born 8 Nov 1834, Laurel County, Kentucky; died 23 Oct 1905, Piper, Wyandotte County, Kansas; was buried , Maywood Community Church Cemetery, Maywood, Wyandotte County, Kansas. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Nancy Jane Johnson Coleman Blankenship was born 8 Nov 1834, Laurel County, Kentucky; died 23 Oct 1905, Piper, Wyandotte County, Kansas; was buried , Maywood Community Church Cemetery, Maywood, Wyandotte County, Kansas.
    Children:
    1. Lillie A Blankenship Cunningham was born 14 Jan 1868, Laurel County, Kentucky; died 26 Sep 1935, Wyandotte County, Kansas.
    2. Robert Anderson Blankenship was born 29 May 1869, Kentucky; died 13 Feb 1907; was buried , Prairie Cemetery, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas.
    3. 5. Leota Belle Blankenship French was born 27 Mar 1871, McHargue, Laurel County, Kentucky; died 28 Mar 1951, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    4. Katherine Julia Blankenship was born 1873; died 1959.
    5. Lucy A Blankenship was born 1874; died 1933.
    6. George James Blankenship was born 1877; died 1951.
    7. Catherine Blankenship Berry

  3. 12.  James M Kirby was born 1836; died 29 Apr 1911, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas; was buried 1 May 1911, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.

    James — Flora J Morris Kirby. Flora (daughter of Isabelle Young Morris) was born 2 Oct 1856, Ohio; died 13 Jun 1939, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried , Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Flora J Morris Kirby was born 2 Oct 1856, Ohio (daughter of Isabelle Young Morris); died 13 Jun 1939, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried , Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    Children:
    1. Stephen Shirley (Steve) Kirby was born 1875, Tippecanoe, Harrison County, Ohio; died 3 Mar 1910, Jackson County, Kansas; was buried , Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    2. 6. Robert Alton Kirby was born 1877; died 1 Jul 1964; was buried 7 Jul 1964, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    3. Angie Bell Kirby Patterson was born 20 Aug 1879, Tippecanoe, Harrison County, Ohio; died 30 Jun 1944, Mayetta, Jackson County, Kansas; was buried , Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    4. Hattie Lee Kirby McCleery was born 6 Jan 1893, Adrian, Jackson County, Kansas; died 7 Dec 1965, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried 9 Dec 1965, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    5. Alice Kirby Somner Hull

  5. 14.  Harry Miller (son of Jacob W Miller and Elizabeth Jane Gray Miller).

    Harry — Hattie Swearingen Miller. Hattie (daughter of Bennet Swearingen and Mary Jane Startup Swearingen) was born 7 Sep 1874, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; died 5 Aug 1949, Panama City, Bay County, Florida; was buried , Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Hattie Swearingen Miller was born 7 Sep 1874, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas (daughter of Bennet Swearingen and Mary Jane Startup Swearingen); died 5 Aug 1949, Panama City, Bay County, Florida; was buried , Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.
    Children:
    1. 7. Vera Martha Miller Kirby was born 19 Sep 1895, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; died 24 Apr 1983, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; was buried 29 Apr 1983, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.
    2. Beatrice Miller Sanders was born 31 May 1897, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; died 23 Jun 1950, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; was buried , Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.
    3. Fleta Miller Robertson was born 14 May 1900; died 26 Jul 1984, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.
    4. Hal Miller


Generation: 5

  1. 27.  Isabelle Young Morris was born 1839; died 28 Dec 1914, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried , Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    Children:
    1. 13. Flora J Morris Kirby was born 2 Oct 1856, Ohio; died 13 Jun 1939, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried , Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    2. Mrs. A.R. Morris Custer

  2. 28.  Jacob W Miller was born 14 Jul 1841, York, York County, Pennsylvania; died 28 Aug 1926, Glasgow, Valley County, Montana; was buried 2 Sep 1926, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.

    Jacob married Elizabeth Jane Gray Miller 25 Dec 1866, Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth (daughter of James Gray) was born 16 Jul 1846, Blain, Perry County, Pennsylvania; died 1920; was buried , Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas. [Group Sheet]


  3. 29.  Elizabeth Jane Gray Miller was born 16 Jul 1846, Blain, Perry County, Pennsylvania (daughter of James Gray); died 1920; was buried , Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    Children:
    1. George W Miller was born , Blain, Perry County, Pennsylvania; died 22 Oct 1929, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    2. Charles Miller was born , Blain, Perry County, Pennsylvania.
    3. Grace Miller Lane was born , Blain, Perry County, Pennsylvania.
    4. 14. Harry Miller

  4. 30.  Bennet Swearingen was born 4 Feb 1842, Meigs County, Ohio (son of Bennet S Swearingen, Sr. and Sarah Robinson Swearingen); died 26 Feb 1922, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried 28 Feb 1922, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.

    Bennet married Mary Jane Startup Swearingen 2 Nov 1866, Iola, Allen County, Kansas. Mary (daughter of Charles Lavender Startup and Elizabeth Murphy Startup) died 3 Feb 1888, Cook County, Florida; was buried , Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas. [Group Sheet]


  5. 31.  Mary Jane Startup Swearingen (daughter of Charles Lavender Startup and Elizabeth Murphy Startup); died 3 Feb 1888, Cook County, Florida; was buried , Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    Children:
    1. Louie Swearingen was born 17 Jul 1871; died 6 Sep 1871; was buried , Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    2. Charles C Swearingen was born 27 Dec 1872; died 12 Feb 1873; was buried , Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    3. 15. Hattie Swearingen Miller was born 7 Sep 1874, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; died 5 Aug 1949, Panama City, Bay County, Florida; was buried , Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.
    4. Edna May Swearingen was born 19 Apr 1877; died 28 Apr 1885; was buried , Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    5. Anna Swearingen Wilt was born 18 Oct 1879, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; died 30 Jun 1967, Howard, Elk County, Kansas; was buried 2 Jul 1967, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    6. Ernest B Swearingen
    7. Infant Swearingen died 17 Mar 1870; was buried , Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.


Generation: 6

  1. 58.  James Gray
    Children:
    1. 29. Elizabeth Jane Gray Miller was born 16 Jul 1846, Blain, Perry County, Pennsylvania; died 1920; was buried , Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.

  2. 60.  Bennet S Swearingen, Sr. was born 27 May 1805, West Virginia (son of Thomas Swearingen, Jr. and Elizabeth Pope Swearingen); died 2 Mar 1857.

    Bennet — Sarah Robinson Swearingen. Sarah (daughter of William Robinson) was born 27 Feb 1806, Virginia; died 23 Mar 1871, Fulton, Fulton County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]


  3. 61.  Sarah Robinson Swearingen was born 27 Feb 1806, Virginia (daughter of William Robinson); died 23 Mar 1871, Fulton, Fulton County, Illinois.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Hannah Swearingen Beal was born 8 Aug 1831, Virginia; died 1908, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried , Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    2. 30. Bennet Swearingen was born 4 Feb 1842, Meigs County, Ohio; died 26 Feb 1922, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried 28 Feb 1922, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    3. Mary Margaret Swearingen Rankin was born 23 Jul 1850, Ohio City, Van Wert County, Ohio; died 23 Jun 1938, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    4. George Swearingen was born 26 May 1843; died 22 Feb 1909; was buried , Mount Zion Cemetery, Newton, Jasper County, Iowa.

  4. 62.  Charles Lavender Startup was born 24 Nov 1816, Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England; died 12 Feb 1871, Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas.

    Charles — Elizabeth Murphy Startup. Elizabeth was born 20 Sep 1819, Licking County, Ohio; died 18 Nov 1887; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas. [Group Sheet]


  5. 63.  Elizabeth Murphy Startup was born 20 Sep 1819, Licking County, Ohio; died 18 Nov 1887; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas.
    Children:
    1. William Henry Startup was born 9 Oct 1846, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio; died 3 Sep 1904, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried 4 Sep 1904, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    2. Albert Wilson Startup was born 20 Oct 1848, Ohio; died 8 Jun 1939, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried , Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    3. Charles Lavander Startup, Jr. was born 4 Nov 1850, Ohio; died 1937, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried , Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    4. John Crittendon Startup was born 29 May 1860, Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois; died 15 Mar 1937, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried 17 Mar 1937, Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    5. 31. Mary Jane Startup Swearingen died 3 Feb 1888, Cook County, Florida; was buried , Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas.
    6. Frank Startup died 9 Aug 1923, Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas.


Generation: 7

  1. 120.  Thomas Swearingen, Jr. was born 1753, Maryland (son of Thomas Swearingen, Sr.); died 1806.

    Thomas — Elizabeth Pope Swearingen. Elizabeth was buried , Vermont, Fulton County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]


  2. 121.  Elizabeth Pope Swearingen was buried , Vermont, Fulton County, Illinois.
    Children:
    1. 60. Bennet S Swearingen, Sr. was born 27 May 1805, West Virginia; died 2 Mar 1857.

  3. 122.  William Robinson died 1854.
    Children:
    1. 61. Sarah Robinson Swearingen was born 27 Feb 1806, Virginia; died 23 Mar 1871, Fulton, Fulton County, Illinois.


Generation: 8

  1. 240.  Thomas Swearingen, Sr. was born 1730 (son of John Swearingen and Mary Ray Swearingen); died 15 Oct 1794, Maryland.
    Children:
    1. 120. Thomas Swearingen, Jr. was born 1753, Maryland; died 1806.


Generation: 9

  1. 480.  John Swearingen was born 1702, Maryland (son of Thomas Swearingen and Jane Doyne Hyde Swearingen); died 2 Oct 1767, Maryland.

    John married Mary Ray Swearingen 9 Feb 1715, Maryland. Mary was born 1698, Maryland; died 1747, Maryland. [Group Sheet]


  2. 481.  Mary Ray Swearingen was born 1698, Maryland; died 1747, Maryland.
    Children:
    1. 240. Thomas Swearingen, Sr. was born 1730; died 15 Oct 1794, Maryland.


Generation: 10

  1. 960.  Thomas Swearingen was born 1665, Maryland (son of Gerret Van Swearingen and Barbarah de Barrett Van Swearingen); died 1710, Maryland.

    Thomas — Jane Doyne Hyde Swearingen. Jane was born 1665; died 1 Jun 1716, Maryland. [Group Sheet]


  2. 961.  Jane Doyne Hyde Swearingen was born 1665; died 1 Jun 1716, Maryland.
    Children:
    1. 480. John Swearingen was born 1702, Maryland; died 2 Oct 1767, Maryland.


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