Abijah Lee “Bige” FrenchAge: 77 years1882–1960
- Name
- Abijah Lee “Bige” French
- Given names
- Abijah Lee
- Surname
- French
- Nickname
- Bige
 Birth | November 27, 1882 35 25 |
 Birth of a brother | Roy Thomas French February 26, 1885 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Allen French June 13, 1887 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Calvin Shamel April 13, 1888 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Harry Clifford French June 30, 1889 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Dora Dell French October 9, 1892 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Samuel French September 14, 1895 (Age 12 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Virlinda Nelson October 22, 1906 (Age 23 years) |
 Census | April 19, 1910 (Age 27 years) |
 Marriage | Margaret Eliza Cook — View this family October 2, 1910 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Wayne Dwight French October 24, 1913 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Lillian Louise French May 18, 1916 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 33 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 34 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 35 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 #3 | Robert Warren French March 22, 1919 (Age 36 years) |
| Census | January 6, 1920 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a father | Samuel French March 9, 1926 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 46 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 15, 1930 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lula Leota French June 28, 1930 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Verlinda Shamel March 2, 1934 (Age 51 years) Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage |
| Census | April 20, 1940 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Wayne Dwight French — Mary Elizabeth Painton — View this family August 10, 1940 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a brother | Roy Thomas French June 10, 1945 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 59 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 brother | Robert Allen French March 21, 1947 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Mildred L Milanovich January 22, 1949 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Mildred L Milanovich January 23, 1949 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 67 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 sister | Dora Dell French September 1, 1955 (Age 72 years) Cause: Carcinoma of colon |
| Death of a brother | Harry Clifford French June 4, 1956 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 63 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 | October 27, 1960 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Samuel French Birth: April 12, 1847 — Ohio, United States Death: March 9, 1926 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
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 elder brother |
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 elder sister |
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 himself |
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 younger brother |
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 younger brother |
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 younger brother |
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 younger sister |
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 younger brother |
William Samuel French Birth: September 14, 1895 48 38 — Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States Death: September 20, 1972 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Margaret Eliza Cook |
| himself |
Abijah Lee “Bige” French Birth: November 27, 1882 35 25 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: October 27, 1960 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Margaret Eliza Cook Birth: March 10, 1882 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: October 22, 1963 — Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: October 2, 1910 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
Wayne Dwight French Birth: October 24, 1913 30 31 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: July 16, 1993 — Missouri, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Lillian Louise French Birth: May 18, 1916 33 34 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: July 14, 1979 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
Robert Warren French Birth: March 22, 1919 36 37 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: August 9, 1967 — Mt. Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
Abijah Lee “Bige” French has 43 first cousins recorded
Father's family (8)
Parents David French + Amelia Priscillia Shamel
Parents Elias French + Izora Vinena Shamel
Mother's family (35)
Parents Thomas William Shamel + Mary Elizabeth Reed
Parents David French + Amelia Priscillia Shamel
Parents John Calvin Shamel Jr. + Lena Leota Spillman
Parents James Albert Shamel + Emma Evelyn McLaughlin
Parents Elias French + Izora Vinena Shamel
Parents William Alford Wright + Lillian Leona Shamel
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel French - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Abijah Lee “Bige” French - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Abijah Lee “Bige” French - Household
Competition & Lebanon Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Abijah Lee “Bige” French - Household
Competition Road Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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