Hello;
I am researching in my 2nd Grt Grandparents line.
Cassandra ( Keziah) French mar a William Davis where and exact date unk. He from Va.
They had in 1813 and 1814 two sons. Joshua b June 1812/3 and John b Dec 1813/14 in
Dearborn Co. Ind.
Unk what happened to William Davis before 1818 as Cassandra mar to Moses Brannan
Apr 1818 as Keziah Davis in Franklin Co. Ind. They lived in dearborn Co. Ind. had a
number of ch there and left abt 1829 to Jackson Co Ind.
Joshua was put in care of a Durand or similar name in abt 1826 as by court in Dearborn
as an Orphan???? on this as mother and new family was there. These 2 boys were not in the
census of the Moses Brannon(an) family in 1820 so where were these two boys????? Cassandra
French may have come from Greene Co. Tn. as Moses Brannan was born there his fa. being a
William Brannon and Jersuha Pitcock who had moved from Winchester, Va,
Were they with some of his family Davis relatives?? or with maybe a French relative????
They later found in Jackson In in 1830's and worked on river boats all their lives .
What river and what kind of boat Unk.
I have a Picture of Cassandra when she was abt 95 yrs old in Tama Co. Iowa with a son
William Brannan as she died in 1890 there. Will share with anyone who replies with
information on these families.
Thanks for anyone with info of any kind.
Maxine Wilton
willma(a)sprynet.com