The Shemwell Family

Charles David FrenchAge: 76 years1907–1984

Name
Charles David French
Given names
Charles David
Surname
French
Birth March 5, 1907 20 19
Birth of a sisterJewel Marie French
December 13, 1908 (Age 21 months)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 3 years)
Death of a sisterJewel Marie French
December 8, 1910 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterNina Vivian French
August 7, 1912 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 8 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 9 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 10 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 12 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAmelia Priscillia Shamel
January 9, 1924 (Age 16 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherDavid French
February 23, 1928 (Age 20 years)
Cause: Myocarditis
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 22 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 23 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 34 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 42 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 fatherNova David French
June 18, 1961 (Age 54 years)
Cause: Heart Attack
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 38 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 January 5, 1984 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakview Cemetery
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father
Nova David French
Birth: August 13, 1886 34 34 — Missouri, United States
Death: June 18, 1961 — Armington, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
mother
Marriage: February 4, 1906 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
13 months
himself
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
younger sister
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
younger sister
Nina Vivian French
Birth: August 7, 1912 25 24 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: September 9, 1991 — Peoria, Mason, Illinois, United States

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?