Descendants of William Jackson French

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM JACKSON1 FRENCH was born 09 January 1825 in Greene County, TN. He married (1) SUSAN BROYLES 26 September 1843. He married (2) BARBARA A. BROYLES 26 March 1865 in Greene County, TN.

Children of WILLIAM FRENCH and SUSAN BROYLES are:

i. WILLIAM BROWNLOW2 FRENCH, b. Abt. 1844.

ii. GEORGE W. FRENCH, b. Abt. 1846.

iii. CYNTHIA CAROLINA FRENCH, b. Abt. 1847.

iv. BRUNETTA JANE FRENCH, b. Abt. 1849.

v. SARAH FRENCH, b. Abt. 1852.

2. vi. SABRA FRENCH, b. 15 March 1854, Greene County, TN; d. 09 December 1928, Greene County, Dist. 1, TN.

vii. JOAN FRENCH, b. Abt. 1857.

viii. THOMAS N. FRENCH, b. 24 October 1859; d. 19 September 1932, Greene County, TN; m. CORA BUGNER.

Children of WILLIAM FRENCH and BARBARA BROYLES are:

ix. SUSAN E.2 FRENCH, b. Abt. 1866.

x. EDNA FRENCH, b. Abt. 1868.

xi. CORDELIA FRENCH, b. February 1870; m. JACOB GRAY.

xii. IOLA KANSAS FRENCH, b. 11 July 1872; d. 20 April 1945, Greene County, TN; m. JAMES ADISON GRAY.

xiii. HINRIETTA FRENCH, b. Abt. 1879.

Generation No. 2

2. SABRA2 FRENCH (WILLIAM JACKSON1) was born 15 March 1854 in Greene County, TN, and died 09 December 1928 in Greene County, Dist. 1, TN. She married CHARLIE SEIVER RECTOR, son of VALENTINE RECTOR and SARAH GRAY.

Children of SABRA FRENCH and CHARLIE RECTOR are:

i. EDGAR SMITH3 RECTOR, b. 24 September 1884; d. 06 January 1960, Greene County, TN; m. CORDELIA GILLIS.

ii. ARTHUR BROWNLOW RECTOR, b. 02 December 1886; d. 06 May 1888.

iii. JAMES WALTER RECTOR, b. 21 February 1889; d. August 1973; m. ALMA EADS.

iv. WILLIAM BOLA RECTOR, b. 08 May 1891; d. 18 June 1980; m. CECILE M. DUNBAR.

v. WILLIE GERTRUDE RECTOR, b. 28 May 1895, Washington County, TN; d. 06 May 1973, Tacoma Hospital, Greeneville, Greene County, TN; m. JESSIE FLETCHER ERWIN, 13 December 1913, Washington County, TN.

vi. EMMA FRANCIS RECTOR, b. 15 October 1897; d. 22 February 1978; m. HOWARD EADS.