David FrenchAge: 76 years1851–1928
- Name
- David French
- Given names
- David
- Surname
- French
 Birth | September 16, 1851 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 5 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Birth of a brother | Elias French March 29, 1860 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 9 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 15 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 15 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 17 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 26 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Amelia Priscillia Shamel — View this family December 18, 1879 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Gertrude Lee “Gertie” French September 1880 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Liley M French January 10, 1883 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Liley M French February 15, 1883 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Iva Dell French April 14, 1884 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Unknown French January 7, 1886 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Nova David French August 13, 1886 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a brother | Elias French December 8, 1897 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 46 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 | John Thomas Wright — Gertrude Lee “Gertie” French — View this family April 2, 1901 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Mabel Annette Wright December 5, 1901 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Nova David French — Blanche Lorena Waterworth — View this family February 4, 1906 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Paul Earl Wright January 27, 1907 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Charles David French March 5, 1907 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Jewel Marie French December 13, 1908 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Edward Leonidas Wright — Iva Dell French — View this family September 19, 1909 (Age 58 years) |
 Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Edward Lowel “Buster” Wright May 19, 1910 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Jewel Marie French December 8, 1910 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Gladys Eppah Wright November 11, 1911 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Nina Vivian French August 7, 1912 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 64 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 65 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 66 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/ |
| Census | January 8, 1920 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a wife | Amelia Priscillia Shamel January 9, 1924 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a brother | Samuel French March 9, 1926 (Age 74 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Samuel French March 10, 1926 (Age 74 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery |
 Death | February 23, 1928 (Age 76 years) Cause of death: Myocarditis |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Richard French Birth: Pennsylvania, United States Death: Du Quoin, Perry, Ohio, United States |
| mother |
Mahala Barr Birth: Ohio, United States Death: |
| elder brother |
Samuel French Birth: April 12, 1847 — Ohio, United States Death: March 9, 1926 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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David French Birth: September 16, 1851 — Perry, Illinois, United States Death: February 23, 1928 — Franklin, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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9 years younger brother |
Elias French Birth: March 29, 1860 Death: December 8, 1897 |
| Family with Amelia Priscillia Shamel |
| himself |
David French Birth: September 16, 1851 — Perry, Illinois, United States Death: February 23, 1928 — Franklin, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
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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Marriage: December 18, 1879 — Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Gertrude Lee “Gertie” French Birth: September 1880 28 28 — Missouri, United States Death: December 27, 1976 — Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Liley M French Birth: January 10, 1883 31 30 Death: February 15, 1883 |
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15 months daughter |
Iva Dell French Birth: April 14, 1884 32 32 — Missouri, United States Death: July 15, 1975 — Anderson, McDonald, Missouri, United States |
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21 months son |
Unknown French Birth: January 7, 1886 34 33 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: |
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7 months son |
Nova David French Birth: August 13, 1886 34 34 — Missouri, United States Death: June 18, 1961 — Armington, Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
David French has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - David French - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - David French - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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