Roy Thomas FrenchAge: 60 years1885–1945
- Name
- Roy Thomas French
- Given names
- Roy Thomas
- Surname
- French
 Birth | February 26, 1885 37 27 |
 Birth of a brother | Robert Allen French June 13, 1887 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Calvin Shamel April 13, 1888 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Harry Clifford French June 30, 1889 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Dora Dell French October 9, 1892 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Samuel French September 14, 1895 (Age 10 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 2, 1900 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Virlinda Nelson October 22, 1906 (Age 21 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 25 years) |
 Marriage | Ada Mae Porter — View this family April 14, 1916 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 30 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 #1 | Gaylen Lee French February 23, 1917 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 31 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 32 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 #2 | Arrel Dean French January 25, 1919 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a father | Samuel French March 9, 1926 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 44 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 10, 1930 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lula Leota French June 28, 1930 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Verlinda Shamel March 2, 1934 (Age 49 years) Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Donna June Patterson May 24, 1938 (Age 53 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1940 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 | June 10, 1945 (Age 60 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Porter Chapel 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 himself |
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 Ada Mae Porter |
| himself |
Roy Thomas French Birth: February 26, 1885 37 27 — Plato, Texas, Missouri, United States Death: June 10, 1945 — Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Ada Mae Porter Birth: September 4, 1884 — Missouri, United States Death: March 4, 1967 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: April 14, 1916 — Glasgow, Valley, Montana, United States |
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10 months daughter |
Gaylen Lee French Birth: February 23, 1917 31 32 — Hinsdale, Valley, Montana, United States Death: August 22, 2015 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
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23 months son |
Arrel Dean French Birth: January 25, 1919 33 34 — Missouri, United States Death: December 4, 1980 — Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States |
Roy Thomas 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 | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Samuel French - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Harry Clifford French - Household
St John, Stafford, Kansas
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Roy Thomas French - Household
Valley, Montana
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Roy Thomas French - Household
R R 1 Joplin Joplin, Jasper, Missouri
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Roy Thomas French - Household
2512 N. Highview St. Joplin, Jasper, Missouri
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