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Charlotte French
b. 1851
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Charlotte French was born in 1851 (year confirmed; exact date 17 June 1851 per the known record), the elder of two daughters of Joseph French (1823-1900) and his first wife Catharine Sinkey (1827-1854, m. 1850). A contemporary biographical sketch on her father's record names her as the wife of Richard DeMoss of Jackson County, Iowa. She is reported to have died in 1903 (year corroborated; exact date 8 May 1903 and burial at Hickory Grove Cemetery, Emeline, Jackson County, Iowa are from a Find a Grave search result that was not independently verified). Identity is anchored strongly by parentage (Joseph French + Catharine Sinkey), married surname DeMoss, and Jackson County residence.
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Charlotte French DeMoss was born in 1851, matching the report's birth year (1851-06-17). The exact day (17 June) matches the known anchor date but was not independently re-verified here; her father's memorial confirms the year and her identity.
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Charlotte married Richard DeMoss and resided in Jackson County, Iowa.
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Charlotte's parents were Joseph French (born 19 Mar 1823, Greene County, Pennsylvania; died 3 Jul 1900, Jones County, Iowa) and his first wife Catharine Sinkey (1827-1854, married 1850), confirming the report's parentage.
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Charlotte had a full sister, Angeline F. French (1853-1941), who married Andrew Gracey (later Dewitt); these were the only two children of Joseph French by Catharine Sinkey. Half-siblings (by Grace Catherine Beever) were William Newton French, Mary Joanna French DeMoss, James Myron French, Sarah Jane French Bills, and Arminda Annabel French Bender.
Not yet confirmed — probable matches and family lore, shown for research. Treat with caution.
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Charlotte died in 1903 (year corroborated). The exact death date 8 May 1903 and burial at Hickory Grove Cemetery, Emeline, Jackson County, Iowa, come from a FindAGrave search result and were not independently confirmed. likely
likely death (exact date and burial): report “Death 8 May 1903; buried Hickory Grove Cemetery, Emeline, Jackson County, Iowa” vs. found “Death YEAR 1903 confirmed via father's memorial; exact date and cemetery cited only to a FindAGrave search-result URL, not a fetched memorial page”. The specific death day and burial cemetery rest on a single unverified search-result link. Identity is not in doubt, but these two specifics should be verified against Charlotte's own memorial before publication. Original dossier marked this 'confirmed' on a search URL alone; downgraded to 'likely'.
Open questions (5)
- Charlotte's own FindAGrave memorial page was never fetched; only a search-result URL was cited. The exact death date (8 May 1903) and burial at Hickory Grove Cemetery, Emeline, Jackson County, Iowa, remain unverified and should be confirmed against her dedicated memorial. The exact birth DAY (17 June) likewise comes from her unfetched memorial (it matches the known anchor but was not independently re-verified).
- Charlotte's birth place is not stated in the records found. Her father married Catharine Sinkey in Noble County, Indiana (1849/1850) and removed to Jones/Jackson County, Iowa, by 1852, so she was plausibly born in Indiana c.1851, but this is unconfirmed.
- Richard DeMoss's full dates and the couple's marriage date were not located.
- Whether Charlotte had children was not established.
- Naming-overlap caution (verified as a real concern): Charlotte's HALF-sister Mary Joanna French DeMoss (1859-1920) also carried the married surname DeMoss, per the father's memorial. Two French sisters apparently married into the same DeMoss family; do not merge any DeMoss records for Charlotte without distinguishing her from Mary Joanna.
Sources consulted (3)
- Joseph French (1823-1900) - Find a Grave Memorial (fetched and verified; confirms parentage, first wife Catharine Sinkey, child Charlotte French DeMoss, and the Richard Demoss biography) · findagrave
- Charlotte French DeMoss (1851-1903) - Find a Grave SEARCH RESULT (not a fetched memorial); cited for exact death date and Hickory Grove Cemetery burial, unverified · findagrave
- WebSearch: Joseph French 1823 1900 Catherine Sinkey children genealogy · web
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