Name/Title
May French NoelEntry/Object ID
Noel, May FrenchDescription
Oval of a young girl with dark blond curls in an elaborate bed. She is wearing a white night shirt, and is covered by bright red bed clothes. Portions of the bed proper are visible in the foreground and to the upper right. The bed has pale pink drapes and two pairs of red pull cords are visible. The child's right arm is raised and folded behind her head.Collection
Private CollectionGeneral Notes
Note Type
Historical NoteNote
May French was born on June 5, 1857, in Warren County, Tennessee, to John Hopkins French and Lucy Virginia Smith French, the Civil War diarist featured in Ken Burns The Civil War. She married Dr. Edwin Thomas Noel and the pair had at least 3 children. May died in 1937 and is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.Create Date
September 20, 2026Update Date
September 20, 2026