WILLIAM K. DE FRANCE, farmer, post-office Sandy Lake, was born on
the farm where he now lives, February 11, 1840, to William and Jane
(Kilgore) DeFrance, natives of this county. The grandfather of our
subject was a Frenchman, and came to America about the time that La
Fayette came here. William DeFrance died here in 1850, and his widow
survives him at the age of seventy-six. They had six children: Sarah
A., who married A. J. Patterson, of Iowa; Boone, deceased; William K.;
Elizabeth, married J. D. Powell, a contractor, residing at Sandy Lake;
J. E., deceased; and H. T., a druggist of Johnstown, Penn. The mother
is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and the father was a Democrat.
The father owned 115 acres of land, eighty-five of which our subject
now owns. William K. is a member of the Presbyterian. Church, and has
been trustee for over six years. In politics he is a Democrat.
Source: History of Mercer County, 1888, page 1050
Additional note: William K. DeFrance is buried in Oak Hill cemetery in Sandy Lake Township
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