VIRGINIA - S. BASSETT FRENCH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES COLLECTION “ I “ Contributed by: Joan Renfrow *************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *************************************************************************** Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection S. BASSETT FRENCH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES Description of Collection Samuel Bassett French (1820-1898), attorney, judge, Confederate officer, and editor, was a Norfolk native who lived in Chesterfield County and Richmond. (Accession 21332) Between 1890 and 1897 and in preparation for an intended biographical dictionary to be titled Annals of Prominent Virginians of the XIX Century, French compiled biographical information on almost 9,000 men, often obtaining information either from the subject or members of the immediate family. This collection consists of those handwritten notes. CONTRIBUTOR'S NOTE: The scanned images of the actual handwritten notes can be located here: http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/collections/BF.html. Please bear in mind that some of these notes may be only one or two sentences long and others may be several pages. Some names may not appear in alphabetical order. Birth/Place Death/Place I’Anson, Richard W. M.D. 1831 Petersburg I’Anson, William H. Major 1817 1875 Petersburg Lake City, FL Imboden, George W. Col. Imboden, John Alexander Ruff Clergyman Rockbridge 4/25/1870 Imboden, John Daniel Genl. 2/16/1823 8/15/1895 Augusta Washington Ingram, John Henry Jurist 3/17/1862 Culpeper Ingram, Lawrence M.D. 12/18/1865 3-4/1926 Lunenburg Ingram, Sylvanus Littlepage M.D. 1833 11/20/1891 Lunenburg Manchester Ingram, Thomas Locke M.D. c1838 2/2/1896 Lunenburg Lunenburg Innes, Henry Jurist 1752 9/20/1816 Caroline Innes, Hugh 17- Caroline Innes, Hugh Capt. 17- Pittsylvania Innes, James Col. Caroline 8/2/1798 Philadelphia Irby, Edmund Farmer 11/1/1781 8/1/1829 Nottaway Irby, John William 1821 Nottaway Irby, Richard Capt., Farmer 9/28/1825 7/4/1902 Nottaway Ashland Irby, William Farmer 4/24/1808 5/9/1865 Nottaway Lunenburg Irvine, Jesse Capt., Farmer 1833 11/14/1895 Campbell Lynchburg Irvine, Thomas Lawyer Albemarle 1/10/1869 Irvine, William Capt. Halifax Irving, Carter Harrison M.D. 2/20/1818 12/25/1875 Buckingham Buckingham Irving, Charles Lawyer, Editor 1818 Cumberland Irving, Charles R. Lt.Col., M.D. 2/25/1835 Amelia Irving, Francis Deane Judge Irving, Francis Deane Jurist 10/15/1821 12/11/1891 Carterville Irving, Henry P. Lawyer Irving, Joseph K. 1810 1854 Buckingham New York Irving, Joseph K. Jr. 1837 1864 Cumberland Irving, Lucius (Cushing?) Lawyer 1850 1889 Cumberland Irving, Luther S. Capt. 8/13/1824 7/11/1905 Lynchburg Portsmouth Irving, Paulus (Emitius?) Dr. c1857 Cartersville Irving, Robert Albemarle Irving, Robert Kincaid 1811 5/7/1894 Buckingham Irving, Robert Page Irwin, Daniel C. Presby. Min. 5/2/1825 5/7/1897 Wheeling Lexington Irwin, Harry David Lawyer Irwin, Isiah Tucker Major, Farmer 8/15/1783 c1856 Amherst Irwin, Leonidas Willson Clergyman Isaacs, William B. Jr. 8/22/1850 Richmond Isbell, Frederick W. M.D. 1817 Lynchburg Isbell, Lewis D. Lawyer Buckingham Isbell, R.B. Major, c1836 9/27/1921 Nelson Stapleton Isbell, Thomas M. Lawyer 1817 Cumberland Ivey, Thomas B. 1859 Petersburg