Nancy Verlinda ShamelAge: 76 years1857–1934
- Name
- Nancy Verlinda Shamel
- Given names
- Nancy Verlinda
- Surname
- Shamel
- Married name
- Nancy Verlinda French
 Birth | September 6, 1857 35 33 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | July 28, 1860 (Age 2 years) |
 Birth of a brother | James Albert Shamel November 13, 1860 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Izora Vinena Shamel February 27, 1863 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a sister | Lillian Leona Shamel August 26, 1865 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 9 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 9 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Lee Shamel June 13, 1868 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 11 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | June 27, 1870 (Age 12 years) |
 Religious marriage | Samuel French — View this family January 5, 1875 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | John Richard French July 16, 1877 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a son | John Richard French April 27, 1878 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 20 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Lula Leota French August 9, 1879 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Abijah Lee “Bige” French November 27, 1882 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Rebecca Elizabeth Shamel after 1884 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Roy Thomas French February 26, 1885 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Robert Allen French June 13, 1887 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Rebecca Ann Shamel September 13, 1887 (Age 30 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Death of a father | John Calvin Shamel April 13, 1888 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Harry Clifford French June 30, 1889 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Dora Dell French October 9, 1892 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | William Samuel French September 14, 1895 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 40 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 |
| Marriage of a child | William Thomas Stewart — Lula Leota French — View this family September 29, 1898 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Roy Ancil Stewart August 3, 1899 (Age 41 years) |
| Census | June 2, 1900 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Grace Leota Stewart July 21, 1901 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Harry Lee Stewart August 23, 1903 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a mother | Virlinda Nelson October 22, 1906 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert Allen French — Sylvia Leona Benton — View this family December 22, 1907 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Leslie Charles French October 3, 1908 (Age 51 years) |
| Census | April 19, 1910 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Gladys Opal French August 28, 1910 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Abijah Lee “Bige” French — Margaret Eliza Cook — View this family October 2, 1910 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Orr VanStavern — Dora Dell French — View this family October 23, 1910 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Alva Nile VanStavern October 11, 1911 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Wallace Owen VanStavern March 31, 1913 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Glenn Dariel French August 9, 1913 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Wayne Dwight French October 24, 1913 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a sister | Izora Vinena Shamel March 19, 1914 (Age 56 years) Cause: Bronchial Pneumonia |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Bernie Dean French August 27, 1915 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Roy Thomas French — Ada Mae Porter — View this family April 14, 1916 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Lillian Louise French May 18, 1916 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 58 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 granddaughter #12 | Billie B French February 2, 1917 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Gaylen Lee French February 23, 1917 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 59 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 60 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 grandson #14 | Arrel Dean French January 25, 1919 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Robert Warren French March 22, 1919 (Age 61 years) |
| Census | January 6, 1920 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Mary Linnitta French March 22, 1920 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Harvey Gourley Jr — Lula Leota French — View this family October 17, 1920 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | Estel Clayton VanStavern November 16, 1920 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #18 | William Richard French July 5, 1922 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #19 | Irene Lucille Gourley November 13, 1922 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas William Shamel June 28, 1923 (Age 65 years) Address: Near Competition |
| Birth of a grandson #20 | John Milton French December 24, 1923 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a sister | Amelia Priscillia Shamel January 9, 1924 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #21 | Calvin Lorraine French September 24, 1924 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Calvin Shamel Jr. February 7, 1925 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a husband | Samuel French March 9, 1926 (Age 68 years) |
| Burial of a husband | Samuel French March 10, 1926 (Age 68 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery |
| Death of a granddaughter | Grace Leota Stewart July 4, 1927 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a brother | Robert Lee Shamel September 23, 1929 (Age 72 years) Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 72 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 12, 1930 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Lula Leota French June 28, 1930 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #22 | Lawrence Donald VanStavern December 30, 1931 (Age 74 years) |
 Death | March 2, 1934 (Age 76 years) Cause of death: Cerebral Hemorrhage |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Calvin Shamel Birth: July 16, 1822 31 — Stokes, North Carolina, United States Death: April 13, 1888 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Virlinda Nelson Birth: January 18, 1824 — Virginia, United States Death: October 22, 1906 |
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Marriage: April 8, 1847 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months elder brother |
Thomas William Shamel Birth: March 11, 1849 26 25 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1923 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Amelia Priscillia Shamel Birth: February 14, 1852 29 28 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 9, 1924 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
John Calvin Shamel Jr. Birth: August 25, 1854 32 30 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: February 7, 1925 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years herself |
Nancy Verlinda Shamel Birth: September 6, 1857 35 33 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: March 2, 1934 — Franklin, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
James Albert Shamel Birth: November 13, 1860 38 36 — Benton, Missouri, United States Death: December 29, 1934 — Franklin, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Izora Vinena Shamel Birth: February 27, 1863 40 39 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: March 19, 1914 — Franklin, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Lillian Leona Shamel Birth: August 26, 1865 43 41 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: January 12, 1955 — Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Robert Lee Shamel Birth: June 13, 1868 45 44 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: September 23, 1929 — Franklin, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| Father’s family with Malinda … |
| father |
John Calvin Shamel Birth: July 16, 1822 31 — Stokes, North Carolina, United States Death: April 13, 1888 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| step-mother |
Malinda … Birth: 1825 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1846 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: between 1843 and 1844 — |
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2 years half-sister |
Rebecca Elizabeth Shamel Birth: February 14, 1845 22 20 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1884 |
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23 months half-sibling |
… Shamel Birth: 1846 23 21 Death: 1846 |
| Family with Samuel French |
| husband |
Samuel French Birth: April 12, 1847 — Ohio, United States Death: March 9, 1926 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Nancy Verlinda Shamel Birth: September 6, 1857 35 33 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: March 2, 1934 — Franklin, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: January 5, 1875 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
John Richard French Birth: July 16, 1877 30 19 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: April 27, 1878 — Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Lula Leota French Birth: August 9, 1879 32 21 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: June 28, 1930 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
Abijah Lee “Bige” French Birth: November 27, 1882 35 25 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: October 27, 1960 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
Roy Thomas French Birth: February 26, 1885 37 27 — Plato, Texas, Missouri, United States Death: June 10, 1945 — Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
Robert Allen French Birth: June 13, 1887 40 29 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: March 21, 1947 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
Harry Clifford French Birth: June 30, 1889 42 31 — Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States Death: June 4, 1956 — Kansas City, Clay, Missouri, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Dora Dell French Birth: October 9, 1892 45 35 — Whatcom, Washington, United States Death: September 1, 1955 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
William Samuel French Birth: September 14, 1895 48 38 — Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States Death: September 20, 1972 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - John Calvin Shamel - Household
Gasconade, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Calvin Shamel - Household
Gasconade, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Samuel French - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel French - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Samuel French - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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