Henry French Courtway

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Nickname: French
According to Dorothy Weiser Seale's Mat(t)hias Milestones, French and Ora initially resided in Webb City, Missouri but moved to Fairbury, Nebraska in 1897. French was employed as a locomotive fireman for the Rock Island Railroad Company and died due to diabetes. He was buried with masonic honors, being a member of Fairbury Masonic Lodge No. 85 A.F. & A.M. The lodge "...conducted the funeral ceremony. The engineers and firemen of the city attended the service in a body as a token of their esteem, and Resolutions were written by the Lodge which were sent to the family and to the city newspaper (p. 162-163)."

Family/Spouse: Nancy Ora Mathias. Nancy (daughter of Jacob Franklin Mathias and Margaret Janette Alward) was born on 31 Jul 1871 in Camden, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States; died on 17 Oct 1952 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1. Lucille Courtway was born on 16 Jul 1894 in Webb City, Jasper, Missouri, United States.