The Shemwell Family

Name
Sylvia Leona Benton
Given names
Sylvia Leona
Surname
Benton
Married name
Sylvia Leona French
Married name
Sylvia Leona Stettler
Birth October 29, 1889
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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
MarriageRobert Allen FrenchView this family
December 22, 1907 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Leslie Charles French
October 3, 1908 (Age 18 years)
Census May 3, 1910 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Gladys Opal French
August 28, 1910 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Glenn Dariel French
August 9, 1913 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Bernie Dean French
August 27, 1915 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 26 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a daughter
#5
Billie B French
February 2, 1917 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 27 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 28 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 31, 1920 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#6
William Richard French
July 5, 1922 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#7
John Milton French
December 24, 1923 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Claude Edward Stettler
March 23, 1928 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Richard Eugene Davis
June 26, 1928 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Wanda Fay French
June 6, 1929 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 39 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Kathleen M “Kathy” Davis
January 20, 1930 (Age 40 years)
Census April 21, 1930 (Age 40 years)
Note: William & John were born in Missouri and before John's marriage to Sylvia. All other records indicate they were the sons of Robert French, and all the kids last names are changed to French in next Census as well as all other records relating to them. Ruby and Claude are Stettler.
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Lillie Leona Davis
August 23, 1931 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Bobbie Joe French
June 7, 1933 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childGlenn Dariel FrenchLena Mae WestView this family
June 4, 1934 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Sylvia Jean Davis
July 22, 1935 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Margaret Louise French
September 21, 1935 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Donald Dean French
October 21, 1935 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
Kenneth Aubry “Kenny” Davis
October 23, 1936 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Charles Ray Davis
June 26, 1937 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
Jerry Leon French
April 3, 1938 (Age 48 years)
twin: Geraldine French
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Geraldine French
April 3, 1938 (Age 48 years)
twin: Jerry Leon French
Birth of a granddaughter
#13
Patsey Sue French
January 13, 1940 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#14
Robert Lee “Bobby Lee” Davis
January 30, 1940 (Age 50 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#15
Larry Dale Davis
November 11, 1943 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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
Birth of a grandson
#16
Richard Dale Davis Sr.
March 15, 1946 (Age 56 years)
Death of a husbandRobert Allen French
March 21, 1947 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 60 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 grandsonKenneth Aubry “Kenny” Davis
July 13, 1957 (Age 67 years)
Cause: Auto Accident
Death of a grandsonJerry Leon French
October 8, 1959 (Age 69 years)
Cause: Auto Accident
Death of a sonLeslie Charles French
October 30, 1964 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 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 February 15, 1973 (Age 83 years)
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