John William FRENCH

1849 - 1897  (48 years)

• Name	John William FRENCH  [1]
  Birth	30 Apr 1849	Red Bluff, , CA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Dec 1897  [1]
  Burial	Oak Hill Cemetery, Red Bluff, , CA, USA
  Person ID	I6050	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Family	Ella G. GLENN,   b. , , Missouri, USA d. Aft 1900, Of Colusa, CA
  Marriage	1883  [1]
  Children	1. Glenn Hugh FRENCH  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F389	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

• Notes

  John William was given the nickname of Pedro by Mexican workers and he was called Peter or Pete for short. His boss and then partner, Hugh J. Glenn was murdered a few days after he married his daughter Ella. Hugh Glenn left him a greatf debt. He and his wife Ella divorced in 1891. He was a millionaire. His life ended prematurely when he was shot in the back by a "nester" in 1897. (CL-509, E) The ranch hand that killed him was Ed Oliver. He claimed self defense and although there were witnesses who said French was unarmed, somehow Ed was acquitted of murder. There was a rumor that some ranchers and business men conspired to have him killed. After his death, his heirs basically frittered away all his money and his estate was liquidated to pay for his debts.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1129] Forkell, Sharon, Email dated 2003+ from Memom979@cs.com (Seems knowlegeable.).