Leota Belle Blankenship French^[1]

1871 - 1951  (80 years)

• Name	Leota Belle Blankenship French
  Born	27 Mar 1871	McHargue, Laurel County, Kentucky
  Gender	Female
  Died	28 Mar 1951	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I45	Rossville
  Last Modified	4 May 2017

  
  

  Father	Amocamus Mackness Blankenship,   b. 5 Mar 1837, Kentucky ,   d. 7 Apr 1887, Piper, Wyandotte County, Kansas  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Nancy Jane Johnson Coleman Blankenship,   b. 8 Nov 1834, Laurel County, Kentucky ,   d. 23 Oct 1905, Piper, Wyandotte County, Kansas  (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F23	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emmett Orastis French,   b. 10 Mar 1860, Kentucky ,   d. 21 Mar 1943, Kansas  (Age 83 years)
  Married	22 Jan 1889
  Children	+ 1. William Emmett French,   b. 11 Oct 1889, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas ,   d. 16 Sep 1976, Canadian, Hemphill County, Texas  (Age 86 years)   2. Grace Agnes French Barnes,   b. 31 May 1891, Kansas ,   d. 15 Mar 1962, Fort Dodge, Ford County, Kansas  (Age 70 years) + 3. Lela Belle French Kelsey,   b. 10 Apr 1893, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas ,   d. 14 Jun 1960, Jackson County, Missouri  (Age 67 years)   4. John Martin French,   b. 25 May 1894, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas ,   d. 3 Jun 1935, Jalisco, Mexico  (Age 41 years) + 5. Iva Myrtle French Cook,   b. 4 Oct 1895, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas ,   d. 24 Nov 1952, Redlands, San Bernardino County, California  (Age 57 years) + 6. Lottie Katherine French Chapman,   b. 7 Jun 1897, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas ,   d. 26 Feb 1971, Parma, Cuyahoga County, Ohio  (Age 73 years)   7. Leslie George French,   b. 20 Jun 1904, Kansas ,   d. 26 Apr 1980, Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona  (Age 75 years)   8. Alfred Preston French,   b. 22 Jun 1906,   d. 18 Jul 1959, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 53 years) + 9. Howard Robert French,   b. 11 Dec 1909, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas ,   d. 19 Nov 1970, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 60 years)
  Documents		Anniversary- French, Emmett and Leota Mr. and Mrs. E.O. French observed their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Lottie Chapman of Lucas, present to spend the day.
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2017 13:26:34
  Family ID	F22	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Mar 1871 - McHargue, Laurel County, Kentucky  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- French, Leota MRS. LEOTA B. FRENCH Mrs. Leota Belle French, 80, widow of the late Emmett O. French, died Wednesday afternoon at her home in Rossville. She was born March 27, 1871, in Laurel County, Ky., and had been a resident of Rossville 25 years. She was a member of the Rossville Christian church. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Orville Barnes, Dodge City; Mrs. Roy Cook, Redlands, Calif., Mrs. R. W. Kelsey, and Mrs. H. D. Chapman, both of Kansas City, Mo.; four sons, William French, Follett, Texas; Alfred and Howard French, both of Rossville; and Leslie French, Minneapolis, Minn., 15 grandchildren, 21 great grand children; a sister Mrs. Catherine Berry, Portland, Ore., and a brother James Blankenship, Bonner Springs. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p. m. from the Rossville Christian church. Burial in Mount Hope cemetery, Topeka.

  
  

• Notes

  married "around" 1888

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Find A Grave.