Katherine Mingus McKenna French descendants
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John Mingus m. Katherine J. Collins, who was Indian. (We've
been told Comanche, but we're not sure. Choctaw and Creek have also been
mentioned at times. But Comanche is what we ahve on the best authority.)
Katherine Collins's father was John Collins.
Children:
[list children from Shannon's e-mail]
Katherine Mingus b. 1876 m. 1st ___ McKenna, m. 2d Harry Blake French, Sr.
b. July 21, 1876 Sherman, Tx., d. 1964 Fairfax Co., Va., son of George
Gordon French and Alice Violetta Hendershott
Children of Katherine Mingus:
1. Hazel McKenna m. Lee Sheridan. 1 child, Athalea
Sheridan m. Roy Benton. Lived Arlington, Tx.
2. Elmer McKenna served in WWI, d. 1919 in flu epidemic
3. Claudine French b. 1909, d. 2000, m. Pat Shannon. Divorced. 1 child,
Rennie Shannon, who had 1 child, John Koch (adopted by Koch family). Claudine
and Rennie lived in Milwaukee for many years, where Claudine worked in public
educational TV, and then moved to Portland, Ore. John lives in Seattle.
4. Harry Blake French, Jr. b. 1912 m. Mary Virginia
Jones
Harry Blake French, Sr. m. 1st ___, m. 2d Katherine Mingus, m. 3d Hattie
___, m. 4th Ola ___. Had children only with Katherine Mingus.
Children of Athalea Sheridan & Roy Benton:
Patrick Benton. 3 wives, 2 children
Don Benton. 1 wife, 2 sons.
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