The Shemwell Family

Blanche Lorena WaterworthAge: 99 years1888–1987

Name
Blanche Lorena Waterworth
Given names
Blanche Lorena
Surname
Waterworth
Married name
Blanche Lorena French
Birth January 29, 1888
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a sisterHazel Mae Waterworth
January 14, 1901 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterIlene Faye Waterworth
September 24, 1904 (Age 16 years)
MarriageNova David French — View this family
February 4, 1906 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Charles David French
March 5, 1907 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Jewel Marie French
December 13, 1908 (Age 20 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 22 years)
Death of a daughterJewel Marie French
December 8, 1910 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Nina Vivian French
August 7, 1912 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 27 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 28 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 29 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 20, 1920 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 41 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 2, 1930 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Cecil David Davis
January 19, 1934 (Age 45 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 61 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a husbandNova David French
June 18, 1961 (Age 73 years)
Cause: Heart Attack
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 57 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death of a sisterHazel Mae Waterworth
September 13, 1978 (Age 90 years)
Death of a sonCharles David French
January 5, 1984 (Age 95 years)
Death July 31, 1987 (Age 99 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakview Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: —
younger sister
Hazel Mae Waterworth
Birth: January 14, 1901 — Missouri, United States
Death: September 13, 1978 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
4 years
younger sister
Ilene Faye Waterworth
Birth: September 24, 1904 — Missouri, United States
Death: May 7, 2004 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
-17 years
herself
Family with Nova David French - View this family
husband
Nova David French
Birth: August 13, 1886 34 34 — Missouri, United States
Death: June 18, 1961 — Armington, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
herself
Marriage: February 4, 1906 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
13 months
son
Charles David French
Birth: March 5, 1907 20 19 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: January 5, 1984 — Armington, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
21 months
daughter
Jewel Marie French
Birth: December 13, 1908 22 20 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: December 8, 1910 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
4 years
daughter
Nina Vivian French
Birth: August 7, 1912 25 24 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: September 9, 1991 — Peoria, Mason, Illinois, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - David French - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
French, DavidheadMW58M130ILPAPAFarmerGeneral Farm
French, AmeliawifeFW56M13043KYNCKY
French, Nova DsonMW23M14MOILKYFarm LaborerHome Farm
French, Blanche Ldaughter in lawFW22M1422ILEnglandIN
French, Charles Dgrand sonMW3SMOMOIL
French, Jewelgrand daughterFW1-4mSMOMOIL
Reeves, JohnservantMW53SKYTNNCFarm LaborerWorking Out

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Nova David French - Household

Hittle, Tazewell, Illinois

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
French, Nova DheadMW33MMOILKYLaborerGeneral Farm
French, BlanchewifeFW31MILEnglandIN
French, CharlessonMW12SMOMOIL
French, NinadaughterFW7SMOMOIL

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Nova David French - Household

Armington, Tazewell, Illinois

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
French, Nova DheadMW42M20MOILMOSection HandSteam R.R.
French, Blanche LwifeFW41M18ILEnglandIN
French, Charles DsonMW23SMOMOIL
French, Nina VdaughterFW17SMOMOIL

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Nova David French - Household

Armington, Tazewell, Illinois

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
French, NovaXheadMW53MMOSame PlaceTrack ManRailroad
French, BlanchewifeFW52MILSame Place
French, CharlessonMW33SMOSame PlaceTrack ManInterurban?