John William Stettler1899–
- Name
- John William Stettler
- Given names
- John William
- Surname
- Stettler
 Birth | December 24, 1899 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 16 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 17 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 18 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/ |
 Birth of a son#1 | Claude Edward Stettler March 23, 1928 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 29 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 30 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. |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 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 50 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 wife | Sylvia Leona Benton February 15, 1973 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 46 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 son | Claude Edward Stettler December 26, 1994 (Age 95 years) |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with Sylvia Leona Benton |
| himself |
John William Stettler Birth: December 24, 1899 — Missouri, United States Death: |
| wife |
Sylvia Leona Benton Birth: October 29, 1889 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 15, 1973 — Fairfax, Atchison, Missouri, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| son |
Claude Edward Stettler Birth: March 23, 1928 28 38 — Baxter Springs, Cherokee, Kansas, United States Death: December 26, 1994 |
| Robert Allen French + Sylvia Leona Benton |
| wife’s husband |
Robert Allen French Birth: June 13, 1887 40 29 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: March 21, 1947 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Sylvia Leona Benton Birth: October 29, 1889 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 15, 1973 — Fairfax, Atchison, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: December 22, 1907 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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9 months step-son |
Leslie Charles French Birth: October 3, 1908 21 18 — Plato, Texas, Missouri, United States Death: October 30, 1964 — Ventura, Ventura, California, United States |
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23 months step-daughter |
Gladys Opal French Birth: August 28, 1910 23 20 — Missouri, United States Death: March 2, 2004 — Fairfax, Atchison, Missouri, United States |
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3 years step-son |
Glenn Dariel French Birth: August 9, 1913 26 23 — Missouri, United States Death: June 21, 1984 — Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States |
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2 years step-son |
Bernie Dean French Birth: August 27, 1915 28 25 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: February 5, 1978 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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17 months step-daughter |
Billie B French Birth: February 2, 1917 29 27 — Lyons, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: August 9, 2001 — St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States |
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5 years step-son |
William Richard French Birth: July 5, 1922 35 32 — Langdon, Atchison, Missouri, United States Death: February 12, 1991 — Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States |
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18 months step-son |
John Milton French Birth: December 24, 1923 36 34 — Langdon, Atchison, Missouri, United States Death: January 19, 1999 — Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States |
| Census | 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. |