French - John S.
JOHN S. FRENCH
Sources: P1886 / Physicians Directory of Kentucky and Indiana 1893 / Indiana State Board of Health 1884, 1890, 1898 Record# 21241 in database 19th Indiana Century Physicians Source: 19th Century Database of Indiana Physicians
John S. French was born in Mercer County, Kentucky, July 13 (14), 1829, and was the son of Simon and Mary (Smock) French. He, with his parents came to Montgomery County, Indiana from Marion County in 1844. He spent four years at Wabash College and taught school for six years, then went to studying medicine under Dr. J.W. Straughan at Parkersburg. He completed his instruction at Rush Medical College, Chicago. He began practice at Waveland, then moved to Alamo before becoming assistant surgeon in the 120th Ind. Volunteers during the Civil War. Returning from the Army, he again practiced at Alamo, but moved to Crawfordsville in February 1880. His first wife was Jemima MANN of Parke County (she died leaving three children, Rebecca, David and Thomas), his second Mary STUBBINS (two children, Sarah J. and Frederick C). He was an elder in the Presbyterian Church. He died at Brownsburg, Indiana.
French, John S. Civil War Rank: Asst. Surg.
Civil War Regiment: 120th
Date of Birth: 1829
Place of Death: Pittsboro, IN
Date of Death: 9.19.1914
Schools attended: Medical College of Indiana Year Medical Grad or Attendance: 1883 Membership in Medical Orgz.: Indiana State Medical Society-admitted 1879, 1880 Obit location: JISMA v.17:484 / Journal of the American Medical Association 63:2057
Obit. from: J. Ind. State Med. Assn. v.7;484 (1911 Other Mil.Ser.: 2nd Lt. Co. B Comm. Date: 4.1864 County: Montgomery(Crawfordsville / Alamo) / Parke (Judson) / Hendricks(Pittsboro / Danville) Med. Reg./Exam.: 8.11.97
========
Source: Zach, Karen Bazzani. Montgomery County Medicine Men ... Crawfordsville: Montgomery COunty Historical Society, 2002.
John S. French was born July 13 (although the Beckwith History stated July 14), 1829, the son of Simon and Mary (Smock) French who were married August 12, 1838 in Mercer County, Kentucky. The French trek began in New Jersey where John's grandfather was forced to aid the British during the Revolutionary War. Simon was a chair maker, abolitionist and Republican and moved his family to Marion County, Indiana when John was but a babe and on to Montgomery County about 1844. John was one of five children and spent four years at Wabash College. He went to teaching afterward and pursued that profession for a few years until he began studying medicine under Dr. John W. Straughan. Several studying under that good doctor. Just before the break out of the Civil War John French attended Rush Medical College in Chicago, returning to Montgomery County first to Waveland then for a short time in Alamo to practice. He enlisted in the Civil War, Co B, 120th Indiana Volunteers and served as Assistant Surgeon to that unit.
After the Civil War, he carried on his practice again at Alamo where he was an extremely active member of the Odd Fellows and Grand Army of the Republic. In February, 1880, he moved to Crawfordsville and established an active practice.
In 1860, a medical student by the name of WIlliam Logan lived with him, studying under the good doctor. He is found alone 9Crawfordsville #29) and listed as age 50 born in Kentucky (his father was born in New Jersey and mother in Kentucky in the 1880 census).
In 1883, he attended the Medical College of Indiana.
========
© Copyright Karen Zach HTML By: Blacksheep Genealogy Citation: The Indiana GenWeb Project, Copyright ©1997-2013, Montgomery County Website http://www.ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ Data contained within this website may only be used with permission of the submitter, for non-commercial research and educational activities, and for personal genealogical information. Data contained within this website may only be used with permission of the submitter, for non-commercial research and educational activities, and for personal genealogical information.