Robert Allen FrenchAge: 59 years1887–1947
- Name
- Robert Allen French
- Given names
- Robert Allen
- Surname
- French
 Birth | June 13, 1887 40 29 |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | John Calvin Shamel April 13, 1888 (Age 10 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Harry Clifford French June 30, 1889 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Dora Dell French October 9, 1892 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Samuel French September 14, 1895 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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 2, 1900 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Virlinda Nelson October 22, 1906 (Age 19 years) |
 Marriage | Sylvia Leona Benton — View this family December 22, 1907 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Leslie Charles French October 3, 1908 (Age 21 years) |
| Census | May 3, 1910 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Gladys Opal French August 28, 1910 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Glenn Dariel French August 9, 1913 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Bernie Dean French August 27, 1915 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 28 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Billie B French February 2, 1917 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 29 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 30 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 31, 1920 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | William Richard French July 5, 1922 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | John Milton French December 24, 1923 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a father | Samuel French March 9, 1926 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Richard Eugene Davis June 26, 1928 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Wanda Fay French June 6, 1929 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 42 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Kathleen M “Kathy” Davis January 20, 1930 (Age 42 years) |
| Census | April 12, 1930 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lula Leota French June 28, 1930 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Lillie Leona Davis August 23, 1931 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Bobbie Joe French June 7, 1933 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Verlinda Shamel March 2, 1934 (Age 46 years) Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage |
| Marriage of a child | Glenn Dariel French — Lena Mae West — View this family June 4, 1934 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Sylvia Jean Davis July 22, 1935 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Margaret Louise French September 21, 1935 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Donald Dean French October 21, 1935 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Kenneth Aubry “Kenny” Davis October 23, 1936 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Charles Ray Davis June 26, 1937 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Jerry Leon French April 3, 1938 (Age 50 years) twin: Geraldine French
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| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Geraldine French April 3, 1938 (Age 50 years) twin: Jerry Leon French
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| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Patsey Sue French January 13, 1940 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Robert Lee “Bobby Lee” Davis January 30, 1940 (Age 52 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1940 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Larry Dale Davis November 11, 1943 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a brother | Roy Thomas French June 10, 1945 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | Richard Dale Davis Sr. March 15, 1946 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 58 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 | March 21, 1947 (Age 59 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 elder brother |
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 elder 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 himself |
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 Sylvia Leona Benton |
| himself |
Robert Allen French Birth: June 13, 1887 40 29 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: March 21, 1947 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Sylvia Leona Benton Birth: October 29, 1889 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 15, 1973 — Fairfax, Atchison, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: December 22, 1907 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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9 months son |
Leslie Charles French Birth: October 3, 1908 21 18 — Plato, Texas, Missouri, United States Death: October 30, 1964 — Ventura, Ventura, California, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Gladys Opal French Birth: August 28, 1910 23 20 — Missouri, United States Death: March 2, 2004 — Fairfax, Atchison, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
Glenn Dariel French Birth: August 9, 1913 26 23 — Missouri, United States Death: June 21, 1984 — Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States |
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2 years son |
Bernie Dean French Birth: August 27, 1915 28 25 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: February 5, 1978 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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17 months daughter |
Billie B French Birth: February 2, 1917 29 27 — Lyons, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: August 9, 2001 — St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States |
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5 years son |
William Richard French Birth: July 5, 1922 35 32 — Langdon, Atchison, Missouri, United States Death: February 12, 1991 — Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States |
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18 months son |
John Milton French Birth: December 24, 1923 36 34 — Langdon, Atchison, Missouri, United States Death: January 19, 1999 — Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States |
| John William Stettler + Sylvia Leona Benton |
| wife’s husband |
John William Stettler Birth: December 24, 1899 — Missouri, United States Death: |
| wife |
Sylvia Leona Benton Birth: October 29, 1889 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 15, 1973 — Fairfax, Atchison, Missouri, United States |
| step-daughter |
Private |
| step-son |
Claude Edward Stettler Birth: March 23, 1928 28 38 — Baxter Springs, Cherokee, Kansas, United States Death: December 26, 1994 |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Samuel French - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Robert Allen French - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Robert Allen French - Household
Grant, Page, Iowa
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Robert Allen French - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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