History of the class of '70, Department of literature, science and the arts . to the subject of this sketch that, thoughhe has returned several times to Michigan, he has so far not beenable to revisit Ann Arbor or attend a class reunion. Neverthelesshis loyalty to his Alma Mater has not grown cold, nor has hisinterest in her educational progress and athletic attainments be-come less keen than in 1870. George Jay French, Mich. He was born in a log houseon a stony farm two miles northof Tekonsha, Mich., and ten milessouth of Marshall on the old stageroute between ^larshall and Cold-wa
History of the class of '70, Department of literature, science and the arts . to the subject of this sketch that, thoughhe has returned several times to Michigan, he has so far not beenable to revisit Ann Arbor or attend a class reunion. Neverthelesshis loyalty to his Alma Mater has not grown cold, nor has hisinterest in her educational progress and athletic attainments be-come less keen than in 1870. George Jay French, Mich. He was born in a log houseon a stony farm two miles northof Tekonsha, Mich., and ten milessouth of Marshall on the old stageroute between ^larshall and Cold-water. January 31. 1847. Hisfathers name was Geo. , born in Junius, SenecaCo., N. Y., January 18, 1820, diedSeptember 14, 1898. His grand-father was ])orn in mothers name was Sarah , ])orn in Junius, August21, 1820, and now resides inHomer. His father was quite aprominent man in politics and church and town affairs. He wasstate senator at Lansing two terms during the war of 1861 to1865. He was director in two railroads. For 40 years he was. Department of Literature, Science, and Arts. 109 superintendent of the Presbyterian Sunday School, and for manyyears elder in the Presbyterian Church. (jeorge J., with hisparents, moved from Tekonsha to Homer at the early age of twoyears. He says: I began attending district school at Homer ata time beycjnd my recollection, probably about 1852 or 1853. Inlooking back it seems as if there never was a time in my earlyhistory when I was not in school. I also attended Sunday School atan early age. I became a convert to the Christian religion in thespring of 1861, and joined the Presbyterian Church at the many teachers I was under may be mentioned Tenney and Harriet Tenney, who for many years wasstate librarian at Lansing. Rev. Bela Fancher was my instructorin Latin several years. In January, 1866. he entered the senior class at the YpsilantiL^nion School under Prof. Estabrook, being gradua
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