Morgan French was also known as Mason? French. Morgan French was born on 20. Nov. 1828 at Parkman, Geauga County, Ohio. He was the son of
Avery French and
Elizabeth Martin. Morgan French appeared on the census of 7. Oct. 1850 at Paw Paw Twp., Dekalb County, Illinois.
Morgan French was shown in the census on 7. Oct. 1850 as a farmer.
He married
Zilpha Caroline Hampton, daughter of
James Hampton and
Clarissa McCarty, on 1. Jan. 1851 at LaSalle County, Illinois.

Morgan French was a farmer on 15. Aug. 1860. He and
Zilpha Caroline Hampton appeared on the census of 15. Aug. 1860 at Paw Paw, Dekalb County, Illinois,
; real estate value 1,000.00, personal property 500.00. Morgan French appeared on the census of 7. Jun. 1870 at Wyoming Twp., Lee County, Illinois,
; real estate value 500.00, personal property 300.00.
Morgan French was shown in the census on 7. Jun. 1870 as a farm laborer.
He appeared on the census of 1. Jun. 1880 at with his daughter, Osceola, Polk County, Nebraska,
; a widower. In the census on 1. Jun. 1880 Morgan French was named Sherman M. French. He died on 6. Aug. 1907 at Paw Paw, Lee County, Illinois, at age 78. He was buried at Wyoming Cemetery, Paw Paw, Lee County, Illinois.