The Shemwell Family

Jerry Leon FrenchAge: 21 years19381959

Name
Jerry Leon French
Given names
Jerry Leon
Surname
French
Birth April 3, 1938 29 23
twin: Geraldine French
Birth
Geraldine French
April 3, 1938 29 23
Birth of a sisterGeraldine French
April 3, 1938
twin: Jerry Leon French
Birth of a sisterPatsey Sue French
January 13, 1940 (Age 21 months)
Census April 27, 1940 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 3 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
Death of a paternal grandfatherRobert Allen French
March 21, 1947 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 11 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 7 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 October 8, 1959 (Age 21 years)
Cause of death: Auto Accident
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ivy Lawn Memorial Park
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mother
elder sister
Wanda Fay French
Birth: June 6, 1929 20 14Picher, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 4, 1976Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, California, United States
4 years
elder brother
Bobbie Joe French
Birth: June 7, 1933 24 18St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
Death: April 17, 1994Santa Paula, Ventura, California, United States
2 years
elder sister
Margaret Louise French
Birth: September 21, 1935 26 20Kansas, United States
Death: December 14, 2011Stockton, Cedar, Missouri, United States
3 years
himself
Jerry Leon French
Birth: April 3, 1938 29 23Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 8, 1959Ventura, California, United States
twin sister
Geraldine French
Birth: April 3, 1938 29 23Oklahoma, United States
Death: February 9, 2010Josephine, Oregon, United States
21 months
younger sister
Patsey Sue French
Birth: January 13, 1940 31 25Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 1, 2011Missouri, United States
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Jerry Leon French has 20 first cousins recorded

Father's family (20)

Parents Richard William Davis + Gladys Opal French
3Lillie Leona Davis19312006
4Charles Ray Davis19372003
5Private
6Larry Dale Davis19432014
Parents Bernie Dean French + Helen Ordrene Porter
1Donald Dean French19351986
2Private
3Private
4Private
Parents Robert Eugene “Bob” Davis + Billie B French
1Sylvia Jean Davis19351980
3Private
6Private
Parents William Richard French + Florence Lorraine Neugent
1Private
2Private
3Private
4Private

Mother's family (0)

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Leslie Charles French - Household

115 S. Ella Picher, Ottawa, Oklahoma

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
French, Leslie CheadMW31M7MOSt. JoeBuchananMOMinerLead & Zinc Mining
French, MaewifeFW24M5KSSt. JoeBuchananMO
French, WandadaughterFW9S2OKSt. JoeBuchananMO
French, Bobbie JoesonMW6SMOSt. JoeBuchananMO
French, MargaretdaughterFW4SMO
French, JerrysonMW1SOK
French, GeraldinedaughterFW1SOK
French, Patsey SuedaughterFW3mSOK