Gertrude W VanRootselaarAge: 91 years1896–1987
- Name
- Gertrude W VanRootselaar
- Given names
- Gertrude W
- Surname
- VanRootselaar
- Married name
- Gertrude W French
![]() | June 24, 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 months)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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 19 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 20 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 21 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/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | January 12, 1920 (Age 23 years) 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Samuel French - Household
Missouti Avenue St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
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![]() #1 | Mary Linnitta French March 22, 1920 (Age 23 years) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() #2 | Calvin Lorraine French September 24, 1924 (Age 28 years) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 33 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | April 12, 1930 (Age 33 years) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | April 22, 1940 (Age 43 years) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Calvin Lorraine French — Thelma Jean Uder — View this family January 5, 1950 (Age 53 years) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | William Samuel French September 20, 1972 (Age 76 years) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | August 30, 1987 (Age 91 years) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery |
Family with William Samuel French - View this family |
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William Samuel French Birth: September 14, 1895 48 38 — Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States Death: September 20, 1972 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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Gertrude W VanRootselaar Birth: June 24, 1896 — Otley, Marion, Iowa, United States Death: August 30, 1987 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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Mary Linnitta French Birth: March 22, 1920 24 23 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: May 29, 1993 — Raytown, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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Calvin Lorraine French Birth: September 24, 1924 29 28 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: July 4, 1994 — Missouri, United States |
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Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Samuel French - Household
Missouti Avenue St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
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William Samuel French
1895–1972
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Gertrude W VanRootselaar
1896–1987
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Mary Linnitta French
1920–1993
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Calvin Lorraine French
1924–1994
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