Iva Dell FrenchAge: 91 years1884–1975
- Name
- Iva Dell French
- Given names
- Iva Dell
- Surname
- French
- Married name
- Iva Dell Wright
 Birth | April 14, 1884 32 32 |
 Birth of a brother | Unknown French January 7, 1886 (Age 20 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Nova David French August 13, 1886 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Calvin Shamel April 13, 1888 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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 |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Virlinda Nelson October 22, 1906 (Age 22 years) |
 Marriage | Edward Leonidas Wright — View this family September 19, 1909 (Age 25 years) |
| Census | May 3, 1910 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Edward Lowel “Buster” Wright May 19, 1910 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Gladys Eppah Wright November 11, 1911 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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 | February 3, 1920 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a mother | Amelia Priscillia Shamel January 9, 1924 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a father | David French February 23, 1928 (Age 43 years) Cause: Myocarditis |
| Marriage of a child | Edward Lowel “Buster” Wright — Una F … — View this family estimated 1929 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 45 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 |
| Death of a son | Edward Lowel “Buster” Wright January 30, 1930 (Age 45 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1930 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Jeddie Leon Greer July 7, 1935 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a husband | Edward Leonidas Wright June 23, 1945 (Age 61 years) Cause: Cancer of the rectum |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 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 brother | Nova David French June 18, 1961 (Age 77 years) Cause: Heart Attack |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 61 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 | July 15, 1975 (Age 91 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
David French Birth: September 16, 1851 — Perry, Illinois, United States Death: February 23, 1928 — Franklin, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
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 elder sister |
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 elder sister |
Liley M French Birth: January 10, 1883 31 30 Death: February 15, 1883 |
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15 months herself |
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 younger brother |
Unknown French Birth: January 7, 1886 34 33 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: |
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7 months younger brother |
Nova David French Birth: August 13, 1886 34 34 — Missouri, United States Death: June 18, 1961 — Armington, Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Edward Leonidas Wright |
| husband |
Edward Leonidas Wright Birth: October 10, 1870 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: June 23, 1945 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
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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Marriage: September 19, 1909 — Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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8 months son |
Edward Lowel “Buster” Wright Birth: May 19, 1910 39 26 — Missouri, United States Death: January 30, 1930 — Missouri, United States |
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18 months daughter |
Gladys Eppah Wright Birth: November 11, 1911 41 27 — Missouri, United States Death: August 27, 1986 — Missouri, United States |
Iva Dell French has 49 first cousins recorded
Father's family (11)
Parents Samuel French + Nancy Verlinda Shamel
Parents Elias French + Izora Vinena Shamel
Mother's family (38)
Parents Thomas William Shamel + Mary Elizabeth Reed
Parents John Calvin Shamel Jr. + Lena Leota Spillman
Parents Samuel French + Nancy Verlinda Shamel
Parents James Albert Shamel + Emma Evelyn McLaughlin
Parents Elias French + Izora Vinena Shamel
Parents William Alford Wright + Lillian Leona Shamel
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Amelia Priscillia Shamel - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Edward Leonidas Wright - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Edward Leonidas Wright - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Edward Leonidas Wright - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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