William Samuel FrenchAge: 77 years1895–1972
- Name
- William Samuel French
- Given names
- William Samuel
- Surname
- French
 Birth | September 14, 1895 48 38 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 4 years) |
 Death of a maternal grandmother | Virlinda Nelson October 22, 1906 (Age 11 years) |
| Census | April 19, 1910 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 20 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 21 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 22 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 12, 1920 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary Linnitta French March 22, 1920 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Calvin Lorraine French September 24, 1924 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a father | Samuel French March 9, 1926 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 34 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 12, 1930 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lula Leota French June 28, 1930 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Verlinda Shamel March 2, 1934 (Age 38 years) Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage |
| Census | April 22, 1940 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a brother | Roy Thomas French June 10, 1945 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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 of a brother | Robert Allen French March 21, 1947 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Calvin Lorraine French — Thelma Jean Uder — View this family January 5, 1950 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 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 sister | Dora Dell French September 1, 1955 (Age 59 years) Cause: Carcinoma of colon |
| Death of a brother | Harry Clifford French June 4, 1956 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a brother | Abijah Lee “Bige” French October 27, 1960 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 | September 20, 1972 (Age 77 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 himself |
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 Gertrude W VanRootselaar |
| himself |
William Samuel French Birth: September 14, 1895 48 38 — Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States Death: September 20, 1972 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Gertrude W VanRootselaar Birth: June 24, 1896 — Otley, Marion, Iowa, United States Death: August 30, 1987 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| daughter |
Mary Linnitta French Birth: March 22, 1920 24 23 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: May 29, 1993 — Raytown, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| son |
Calvin Lorraine French Birth: September 24, 1924 29 28 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: July 4, 1994 — Missouri, United States |
William Samuel 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 - Samuel French - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Samuel French - Household
Missouti Avenue St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
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