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Generation 4 (con't)Leon Co., FL. He married (3) ADA LOUISEMOORE on 28 Sep 1940 in Conyers,Rockdale Co, GA, daughter <strong>of</strong> John AllenMoore and Ada Louise Pitts. She was bornon 05 Nov 1921 in Topeka Junction,Upson Co, GA. She died on 08 May 1995in Macon, Bibb Co, GA. He married (4)LETTIE MORGAN ZIEGLER on 06 Jun 1946 inOrangeburg, Orangeburg Co, SC. She wasborn on 04 Jun 1923 in St. Matthews,Calhoun Co, SC. She died on 01 Dec 1999in Orangeburg, Orangeburg Co., SC.Notes for <strong>George</strong> Alfred <strong>French</strong>:Alfred, as he was known by his family, wasa member <strong>of</strong> a local band in West Point,Georgia early in the 1930s. Later in thatdecade, he attended summer school atGordon College in Barnesville. In Macon,he worked at White Flash Service Stationand was a salesman for Stansell PotatoChip Company (7/5/43). On March 20,1944, he enlisted in the Marine Corpswhere he served with 4th and 9th MarineAircraft Wings in the Pacific Theatre inWorld War II until his discharge about April7, 1946. Upon moving to Orangeburg,South Carolina after the war, he firstworked at Gressette's Auto Supply,wholesale jobbers. He then became aclothing salesman, buying and selling fromhis car as he drove from location tolocation. About 1954, he became an autosalesman for Wannamaker Chevrolet inOrangeburg. He was called Pete by hiscustomers and friends in Orangeburg and,in 1962, opened "Pete's Used Cars" whichhe owned until 1978. His lifelong love <strong>of</strong>Page 38 <strong>of</strong> 45Sunday, 06 March 2011

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