The Shemwell Family

John Milton FrenchAge: 75 years19231999

Name
John Milton French
Given names
John Milton
Surname
French
Birth December 24, 1923 36 34
Death of a paternal grandfatherSamuel French
March 9, 1926 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a half-brotherClaude Edward Stettler
March 23, 1928 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 5 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 6 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.
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Verlinda Shamel
March 2, 1934 (Age 10 years)
Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 17 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 fatherRobert Allen French
March 21, 1947 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 26 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 brotherLeslie Charles French
October 30, 1964 (Age 40 years)
Death of a motherSylvia Leona Benton
February 15, 1973 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 22 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 brotherBernie Dean French
February 5, 1978 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherGlenn Dariel French
June 21, 1984 (Age 60 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Richard French
February 12, 1991 (Age 67 years)
Death of a half-brotherClaude Edward Stettler
December 26, 1994 (Age 71 years)

Death January 19, 1999 (Age 75 years)
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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
elder sister
5 years
elder brother
William Richard French
Birth: July 5, 1922 35 32Langdon, Atchison, Missouri, United States
Death: February 12, 1991Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States
18 months
himself
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

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.