The Shemwell Family

Billie B FrenchAge: 84 years19172001

Name
Billie B French
Given names
Billie B
Surname
French
Married name
Billie B Davis
Birth February 2, 1917 29 27
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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 months)

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 2 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Richard French
July 5, 1922 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Milton French
December 24, 1923 (Age 6 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherSamuel French
March 9, 1926 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a half-brotherClaude Edward Stettler
March 23, 1928 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 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 21, 1930 (Age 13 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Verlinda Shamel
March 2, 1934 (Age 17 years)
Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Birth of a daughter
#1
Sylvia Jean Davis
July 22, 1935 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Kenneth Aubry “Kenny” Davis
October 23, 1936 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Robert Lee “Bobby Lee” Davis
January 30, 1940 (Age 22 years)
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 son
#4
Richard Dale Davis Sr.
March 15, 1946 (Age 29 years)
Death of a fatherRobert Allen French
March 21, 1947 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
William Eugene “Bill” Burkert
July 13, 1952 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Robert Wayne Burkert
July 26, 1953 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 sonKenneth Aubry “Kenny” Davis
July 13, 1957 (Age 40 years)
Cause: Auto Accident
Death of a brotherLeslie Charles French
October 30, 1964 (Age 47 years)
Death of a motherSylvia Leona Benton
February 15, 1973 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 grandsonWilliam Eugene “Bill” Burkert
June 23, 1976 (Age 59 years)

Death of a brotherBernie Dean French
February 5, 1978 (Age 61 years)
Death of a daughterSylvia Jean Davis
January 13, 1980 (Age 62 years)
Death of a brotherGlenn Dariel French
June 21, 1984 (Age 67 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Richard French
February 12, 1991 (Age 74 years)
Death of a half-brotherClaude Edward Stettler
December 26, 1994 (Age 77 years)

Death of a husbandRobert Eugene “Bob” Davis
January 18, 1996 (Age 78 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Milton French
January 19, 1999 (Age 81 years)
Death August 9, 2001 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint Joseph Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 22, 1907Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
9 months
elder brother
23 months
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
Glenn Dariel French
Birth: August 9, 1913 26 23Missouri, United States
Death: June 21, 1984Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States
2 years
elder brother
Bernie Dean French
Birth: August 27, 1915 28 25Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: February 5, 1978Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
17 months
herself
5 years
younger brother
William Richard French
Birth: July 5, 1922 35 32Langdon, Atchison, Missouri, United States
Death: February 12, 1991Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States
18 months
younger brother
John Milton French
Birth: December 24, 1923 36 34Langdon, Atchison, Missouri, United States
Death: January 19, 1999Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States
Mother’s family with John William Stettler - View this family
step-father
mother
half-sister
Private
half-brother
Claude Edward Stettler
Birth: March 23, 1928 28 38Baxter Springs, Cherokee, Kansas, United States
Death: December 26, 1994
Family with Robert Eugene “Bob” Davis - View this family
husband
herself
daughter
Sylvia Jean Davis
Birth: July 22, 1935 20 18St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
Death: January 13, 1980St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
15 months
son
Kenneth Aubry “Kenny” Davis
Birth: October 23, 1936 21 19St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
Death: July 13, 1957St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
daughter
Private
son
Robert Lee “Bobby Lee” Davis
Birth: January 30, 1940 24 22St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
Death: February 28, 2004Grandview, Jackson, Missouri, United States
6 years
son
Richard Dale Davis Sr.
Birth: March 15, 1946 30 29Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 23, 2004St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
daughter
Private
Robert Eugene “Bob” Davis + Emeline Erma Goddard - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Emeline Erma Goddard
Birth: September 29, 1924Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri, United States
Death: August 5, 2008St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
Marriage:

Billie B French has 16 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Robert Allen French - Household

Grant, Page, Iowa

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
French, Robert AheadMW32MMOUSMOLaborerRailroad Section H & L
French, Sylvia LwifeFW29MARMOIN
French, Leslie BsonMW10SMOMOAR
French, Gladys OdaughterFW8SMOMOAR
French, Glen DsonMW6SMOMOAR
French, Bernie DsonMW4-4mSMOMOAR
French, Billie BdaughterFW2-10mSMOMOAR