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James French

A copy of the following unidentified newspaper article was found in a scrapbook owned by Town Historian Richard Schmal:

    Death of A Veteran

    James French, a veteran of the civil war, who served in the navy, died on Tuesday morning of this week, at his home in School Grove after months of intense suffering from a cancer, which took his life inch by inch, and before death claimed him an arm was nearly eaten away. It first broke out in one hand which was cut out in Chicago and the last time it came out under his arm and made short work. The deceased lost one eye in the service for which he drew . . . [article ends]
Last updated on April 28, 2006.

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