Samuel FrenchAge: 78 years1847–1926
- Name
- Samuel French
- Given names
- Samuel
- Surname
- French
 Birth | April 12, 1847 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Birth of a brother | David French September 16, 1851 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 9 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 12 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 13 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 19 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 19 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 21 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 |
 Religious marriage | Nancy Verlinda Shamel — View this family January 5, 1875 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | John Richard French July 16, 1877 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a son | John Richard French April 27, 1878 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 30 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Lula Leota French August 9, 1879 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Abijah Lee “Bige” French November 27, 1882 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Roy Thomas French February 26, 1885 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Robert Allen French June 13, 1887 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Harry Clifford French June 30, 1889 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Dora Dell French October 9, 1892 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | William Samuel French September 14, 1895 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a brother | Elias French December 8, 1897 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 50 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 | William Thomas Stewart — Lula Leota French — View this family September 29, 1898 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Roy Ancil Stewart August 3, 1899 (Age 52 years) |
 Census | June 2, 1900 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Grace Leota Stewart July 21, 1901 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Harry Lee Stewart August 23, 1903 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert Allen French — Sylvia Leona Benton — View this family December 22, 1907 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Leslie Charles French October 3, 1908 (Age 61 years) |
| Census | April 19, 1910 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Gladys Opal French August 28, 1910 (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Abijah Lee “Bige” French — Margaret Eliza Cook — View this family October 2, 1910 (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Orr VanStavern — Dora Dell French — View this family October 23, 1910 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Alva Nile VanStavern October 11, 1911 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Wallace Owen VanStavern March 31, 1913 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Glenn Dariel French August 9, 1913 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Wayne Dwight French October 24, 1913 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Bernie Dean French August 27, 1915 (Age 68 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Roy Thomas French — Ada Mae Porter — View this family April 14, 1916 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Lillian Louise French May 18, 1916 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 68 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 granddaughter #12 | Billie B French February 2, 1917 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Gaylen Lee French February 23, 1917 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 69 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 70 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 grandson #14 | Arrel Dean French January 25, 1919 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Robert Warren French March 22, 1919 (Age 71 years) |
| Census | January 6, 1920 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Mary Linnitta French March 22, 1920 (Age 72 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Harvey Gourley Jr — Lula Leota French — View this family October 17, 1920 (Age 73 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | Estel Clayton VanStavern November 16, 1920 (Age 73 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #18 | William Richard French July 5, 1922 (Age 75 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #19 | Irene Lucille Gourley November 13, 1922 (Age 75 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #20 | John Milton French December 24, 1923 (Age 76 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #21 | Calvin Lorraine French September 24, 1924 (Age 77 years) |
 Death | March 9, 1926 (Age 78 years) |
 Burial | March 10, 1926 (1 day after death) 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: |
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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 Nancy Verlinda Shamel |
| himself |
Samuel French Birth: April 12, 1847 — Ohio, United States Death: March 9, 1926 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
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 son |
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 daughter |
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 son |
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 son |
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 son |
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 son |
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 daughter |
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 son |
William Samuel French Birth: September 14, 1895 48 38 — Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States Death: September 20, 1972 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Samuel French - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel French - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Samuel French - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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