Harlan FRENCH (c. 1929- )
1 Harlan FRENCH , Jr.1,2 (c. 1929- ) [13407]. Born c. 1929, MI.1
From the Lake Orion Review.
July 9, 1953 - "Pvt. Harlam R. French, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harlan French, 68 Pontiac st., Oxford, recently joined the 2nd Infantry Division in Korea.
French, who entered the Army in December 1952, received basic training in Indiantown Gap, Pa.
He is a former student of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
The 2nd "Indianhead" Infantry Division is most noted for the capture of "Heartbreak Ridge" in October 1951 and for dislodging the Reds from "Old Baldy" last summer.".
2 Harlan R. FRENCH1,3,4 (1902-1981) [13370]. Born 19 Aug 1902.2,4 Marr Doris L. BAILEY c. 1929.1 Died 16 Jun 1981.2,4 Buried Square Lake Cemetery, Lake Orion, MI.2
3 Doris L. BAILEY1,3,4,5,6 (1910-1999) [13369]. Born 13 Dec 1910.4 Died 29 Jun 1999.4,6 Buried Square Lake Cemetery, Lake Orion, M.6
6 Benjamin BAILEY3,7,8,9,10 (1887-1938) [4644]. Born 18 Nov 1887.7,9 Marr Jessie M. WHIPPLE Apr 1908, Pontiac, MI.8,11 Died 16 Oct 1938, Pontiac, MI.3 Buried Squarel Lake Cemetery, Lake Orion, MI.3
12 Elmer B. BAILEY12,13 (1859-1924) [4601]. Born Oct 1859, Independence, Oakland Co., MI.7,12,14 Marr Caroline STYSON 31 Aug 1884, Oxford, MI.7,14 Died Feb 1924.12,15,16 Cause: Kidney Trouble. Buried Square Lake Cemetery, Orion Twp., Oakland County, MI.15
From a Pontiac, MI newspaper.
1875-03-24 - "Elmore Bailey, son of Wm. Bailey, has had a severe time of inflammation and congestion of the lungs. But by good care and skillful treatment of Doctor Goodenough, of Clarkston, is improving finely. This is a second narrow escape, if such it may be termed, that Elmore has had."
1875-11-24 - "Elmore Bailey was kicked by a horse the other day in the side laming him somewhat."
1878-05-29 - "Elmore Bailey, a young man of this place [Bailey Lake], was recently thrown from a buggy, breaking his left arm and dislocating his shoulder."
1904-04-14 - "Bailey who lives four miles southwest of town [Oxford] lost his house by fire Saturday."
Bailey triplets are listed in the cemetery records for the Square Lake Cemetery, Orion Twp., Oakland County, MI in section CO9 along with Elmer B. Bailey and Caroline Bailey Howard. However no stone for them could be found.
13 Caroline STYSON7,13,14,15 (1867-1950) [4642]. Born Aug 1867, Detroit, MI.7 Marr ? HOWLAND aft 1924. Died 1950.15 Buried Square Lake Cemetery, Orion Twp., Oakland County, MI.15
7 Jessie M. WHIPPLE8,10,17 (c. 1889-1982) [4858]. Born c. 1889, MI.8,10,11 Died 28 Apr 1982.3,17 Buried Square Lake Cemetery, Lake Orion, MI.17
Sources
| 1 | "1930 MI, Oakland, Oxford census". |
| 2 | "Obituary of Harlan R. French, Sr. in the Oakland Press, June 18, 1981". |
| 3 | "Obituary of Benjamin Bailey in the Lake Orion Review, October 21, 1938". |
| 4 | "Social Security Death Index". |
| 5 | "Obituary of Charles R. Bailey in the Lake Orion Review, August 3, 1961". |
| 6 | "Obituary of Doris L. French in the Oakland Press, July 1, 1999". |
| 7 | "1900 Orion Twp. cenxus". |
| 8 | "1910 Independence Twp. census". |
| 9 | "WWI Selective Service registration card". |
| 10 | "1930 MI, Oakland, Orion census". |
| 11 | "From the Forty Years Ago column of the April 30, 1948 Lake Orion Review". |
| 12 | "Sullivan-Rutland Genealogy Project by Joyce M. Tice". |
| 13 | "1910 MI, Oakland, Orion census". |
| 14 | "Marriage Returns for Oakland County, Michigan 1836 - 1884". |
| 15 | "Tombstone inscription". |
| 16 | "From the "Ten Years Ago" column of the Feb. 16, 1934 Lake Orion Review". |
| 17 | "Obituary of Jessie Bailey in the Lake Orion Review, May 5, 1982". |
