The Shemwell Family

Nova David FrenchAge: 74 years18861961

Name
Nova David French
Given names
Nova David
Surname
French
Birth August 13, 1886 34 34
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Calvin Shamel
April 13, 1888 (Age 20 months)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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 13 years)
MarriageBlanche Lorena WaterworthView this family
February 4, 1906 (Age 19 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherVirlinda Nelson
October 22, 1906 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Charles David French
March 5, 1907 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Jewel Marie French
December 13, 1908 (Age 22 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 23 years)
Death of a daughterJewel Marie French
December 8, 1910 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Nina Vivian French
August 7, 1912 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 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 30 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 31 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 20, 1920 (Age 33 years)
Death of a motherAmelia Priscillia Shamel
January 9, 1924 (Age 37 years)
Death of a fatherDavid French
February 23, 1928 (Age 41 years)
Cause: Myocarditis
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 43 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 2, 1930 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Cecil David Davis
January 19, 1934 (Age 47 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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 63 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 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 June 18, 1961 (Age 74 years)
Cause of death: Heart Attack
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakview Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 18, 1879Laclede, Missouri, United States
9 months
elder sister
Gertrude Lee “Gertie” French
Birth: September 1880 28 28Missouri, United States
Death: December 27, 1976Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, United States
2 years
elder sister
15 months
elder sister
21 months
elder brother
Unknown French
Birth: January 7, 1886 34 33Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death:
7 months
himself
Family with Blanche Lorena Waterworth - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: February 4, 1906Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
13 months
son
Charles David French
Birth: March 5, 1907 20 19Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: January 5, 1984Armington, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
21 months
daughter
Jewel Marie French
Birth: December 13, 1908 22 20Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: December 8, 1910Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
4 years
daughter
Nina Vivian French
Birth: August 7, 1912 25 24Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: September 9, 1991Peoria, Mason, Illinois, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Amelia Priscillia Shamel - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
French, Amelia PheadWFFeb185347M2043KYNVVAFarmer
French, GertrudedaughterWFSep188019SMOILKYAt School
French, IvadaughterWFApr188416SMOILKYAt School
French, Nova DsonWMAug188613SMOILKYAt School

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - David French - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
French, DavidheadMW58M130ILPAPAFarmerGeneral Farm
French, AmeliawifeFW56M13043KYNCKY
French, Nova DsonMW23M14MOILKYFarm LaborerHome Farm
French, Blanche Ldaughter in lawFW22M1422ILEnglandIN
French, Charles Dgrand sonMW3SMOMOIL
French, Jewelgrand daughterFW1-4mSMOMOIL
Reeves, JohnservantMW53SKYTNNCFarm LaborerWorking Out

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Nova David French - Household

Hittle, Tazewell, Illinois

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
French, Nova DheadMW33MMOILKYLaborerGeneral Farm
French, BlanchewifeFW31MILEnglandIN
French, CharlessonMW12SMOMOIL
French, NinadaughterFW7SMOMOIL

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Nova David French - Household

Armington, Tazewell, Illinois

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
French, Nova DheadMW42M20MOILMOSection HandSteam R.R.
French, Blanche LwifeFW41M18ILEnglandIN
French, Charles DsonMW23SMOMOIL
French, Nina VdaughterFW17SMOMOIL

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Nova David French - Household

Armington, Tazewell, Illinois

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
French, NovaXheadMW53MMOSame PlaceTrack ManRailroad
French, BlanchewifeFW52MILSame Place
French, CharlessonMW33SMOSame PlaceTrack ManInterurban?