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Descendants of Claude Smith French by Marvin L The Claude Clan Descendants of Claude Smith French by Marvin L. French United French Organization 2010 1879-1951 Contents Introduction.......................................................................................................2 Descendant Tree - Claude & Ethel Dailey........................................................3 Family Group Sheet - Claude & Ethel Dailey................................................11 Family Group Sheet - Verda & Andy Bodfield........................................13 Family Group Sheet - Marvin M. & Jessie St Andre ...............................14 Family Group Sheet - Glenn & Ruth Knight...........................................15 Family Group Sheet - Elberta & Lee Howard ..........................................16 Family Group Sheet - Forrest & Lee Wood .............................................17 Family Group Sheet - Warren & Margaret Wade.....................................18 Family Group Sheet - Dean & Vivian Moore ..........................................19 Family Group Sheet - Dorothy & Eldon Janssen .....................................20 Ancestor Tree - Claude & Siblings.................................................................22 Ancestor Tree - Ethel & Siblings....................................................................26 Hourglass Tree of William Millard Dailey.....................................................28 Hourglass Tree of Louisa Jane McCollum .....................................................36 Ancestors of Mary Ethel Dailey .....................................................................44 Descendant Outline - Claude French & Ethel Dailey.....................................63 Genealogy Report - Claude French & Ethel Dailey .....................................70 Index ...............................................................................................................94 Introduction This is one of a series of "Clan" books that document the genealogical records of the children of James Gentry French (1755-1939), who went by his middle name, Gentry. A "clan" is defined as all the descendants of a child of Gentry's by one of his three wives: Margret Amanda Burgner, Louisa Jane McCollum, and Sadie Nancy Shively. Gentry's sons Archie and Waldon had no children, so they will not have a clan book. That means the clans are Claude, Sabra, Gilbert, Leonard, Emmett, and Fred (children of Margret); Crawford and Presley (children of Louisa); Beatrice, Virginia, Viola, and Lu Etta (children of Sadie). The Claude Clan comprises the descendants of Claude Smith French (1879-1951), Gentry and Margaret's oldest child, and his wife Mary Ethel Dailey (1880-1971), known as "Ethel." Ethel's ancestry is included in this book, while Claude's may be found in the book James Gentry French and His Three Wives. Gentry's ancestry is included in the book Unknown French to Gentry French - Five Generations. The children of Claude have Louisa McCollum, Ethel's mother, as both maternal grandmother and paternal step-grandmother. When Louisa, widow of William Millard Dailey and mother of Ethel Dailey, married Gentry, Ethel and Gentry's son Claude became stepbrother and stepsister. Ethel and Claude must have hit it off well, since they were married two months after their parents' marriage. Claude thereupon had Louisa as both stepmother and mother-in-law. The Dailey family is researched by Sylvia Marcotte ([email protected]), a descendant of W. M. Dailey. Marvin L. French 858-278-2256 [email protected] www.marvinfrench.com 2 Descendant Tree - Claude & Ethel Dailey Claude Smith Mary Ethel Dailey French Ethel 1879 - 1951 1880 - 1971 Andrew Lauren Verda Loleta Shelley George Cont. p. 4 Bodfield French Rudolph Andy George 1895 - 1970 1898 - 1973 1899 - 1977 Opal Doris John William Pearl Bodfield John Gilegan Floyd Loran Arlene L. Bodfield Simola, Sr Bodfield, Sr Whitehead John Guy Simola 1921 - 1961 1951 - 2005 1920 - 1980 1917 - 1972 1928 - 2007 3 Descendant Tree - Claude & Ethel Dailey Claude Smith Mary Ethel Dailey French Ethel 1879 - 1951 1880 - 1971 Cont. p. 3 Marvin Maxwell Marie Jessie St. Ambrose Wade Glenn Archie Ruth Adele Knight Cont. p. 5 French Andre French French 1913 - 2003 1901 - 2002 Jessie 1903 - 1905 1906 - 1977 1906 - 1999 Mary Ann Lohnes Marvin Louis Alice Christine Cont. p. 6 Kent Knight Margaret Anna James Douglas Jennifer Bowman French Leicht French Hurst French Mawhinney 1932 - 1927 - 1932 - 1935 - 1940 - Jimmy Jenny 1941 - 4 Descendant Tree - Claude & Ethel Dailey Claude Smith Mary Ethel Dailey French Ethel 1879 - 1951 1880 - 1971 Cont. p. 4 Raymond G. Elberta Rose Ora Lee Howard Vera Wells Forrest Wayne Myrna Lee Wood Cont. p. 7 Steeves, Sr French French - 1930 Lee Lee 1908 - 2007 1897 - 1990 1914 - 1973 1922 - 1986 Raymond Gilbert Mary Lou Jensen Kathleen Susan Dennis Scott Linda Hagenlock Casey Bradford Howard Klubben French French 1928 - 1928 - Kathy 1947 - 1957 - 1986 1950 - 5 Descendant Tree - Claude & Ethel Dailey Marie Jessie St. Marvin Maxwell Andre French Jessie 1901 - 2002 1906 - 1999 Cont. p. 4 Ralph Mason Robbie Nelson Joan Patricia Tom Kimball John Wilcox Richard Jeanne Marie Clyde Flynn Cont. p. 8 French Greenbaum French Jack Mickey 1930 - 2007 - 1995 1933 - 1929 - 6 Descendant Tree - Claude & Ethel Dailey Claude Smith Mary Ethel Dailey French Ethel 1879 - 1951 1880 - 1971 Cont. p. 5 Warren Merle Margaret Ruth Orland Dean Vivian Irene Cont. p. 9 French Wade French Moore 1921 - 1918 - 2005 Ruth Dean 1920 - 1964 1921 - Richard W. Snell Robin Ruth John Schroder Denise Irene Michael G. Lynch Deborah Yvonne French French French 1945 - 1943 - 1959 - Debi 1959 - 7 Descendant Tree - Claude & Ethel Dailey Marie Jessie St. Marvin Maxwell Andre French Jessie 1901 - 2002 1906 - 1999 Cont. p. 6 Patricia Ann Donald French Rosenberry Patt 1939 - 8 Descendant Tree - Claude & Ethel Dailey Claude Smith Mary Ethel Dailey French Ethel 1879 - 1951 1880 - 1971 Cont. p. 7 Eldon Frank Dorothy Marie Harold C. Janssen French McBride 1923 - 1993 1913 - 1985 1920 - 2004 Linda Kline Gary Lee Janssen Marilyn Croan Jerry L. Betts Mary Marcella Duane Allen Nancy May Bennie Carson Larry Dean Cont. p. 10 Janssen Andersen Janssen Richardson Janssen 1940 - 1948 - 2001 Carson 1943 - 1943 - 1946 - 1947 - 1960 9 Descendant Tree - Claude & Ethel Dailey Eldon Frank Janssen Dorothy Marie French 1923 - 1993 1920 - 2004 Cont. p. 9 Pamela Hendricks John Ray Janssen Marilyn Kay Rose James Gayland Judith Ann Janssen Cunningham 1953 - 1955 - 10 Husband: Claude Smith French Born: 3 Aug 1879 in: Norborne, MO Married: 2 Oct 1898 in: M. E. Church, Parker, SD Died: 21 Dec 1951 in: Douglas, NE Father: James Gentry French Mother: Margret Amanda Burgner Wife: Mary Ethel Dailey Born: 1 Jun 1880 in: Lineville, IA Died: 16 Feb 1971 in: Douglas, NE Father: William Millard Dailey Mother: Louisa Jane McCollum CHILDREN 1 Name: Verda Loleta French Born: 18 Dec 1899 in: Watson, MO Died: 11 Feb 1977 in: Muskegon, MI F Married: Abt. 1917 Spouse: Andrew Lauren Bodfield Married: Abt. 1927 Spouse: Shelley George Rudolph 2 Name: Marvin Maxwell French Born: 6 Sep 1901 in: Douglas, NE M Died: 6 Jan 2002 in: San Diego Co., CA Married: 11 Aug 1926 in: Waukegan, IL Spouse: Marie Jessie St. Andre 3 Name: Ambrose Wade French M Born: 21 Feb 1903 in: Hamburg, IA Died: 4 Sep 1905 in: Watson, MO 4 Name: Glenn Archie French Born: 8 Sep 1906 in: Thurman, IA M Died: 4 Jul 1977 in: Clear Lake, CA Married: 28 May 1931 in: Reno, NV Spouse: Ruth Adele Knight 11 5 Name: Elberta Rose French Born: 24 Oct 1908 in: Bennett, Lancastershire County, NE Died: 22 Oct 2007 in: Providence Marianwood, Issaquah, WA F Married: Abt. 1927 Spouse: Raymond G. Steeves, Sr Married: Aft. 1928 Spouse: Ora Lee Howard 6 Name: Forrest Wayne French Born: 24 Jan 1914 in: Douglas, NE Died: 19 Dec 1973 in: San Pablo, CA M Married: Abt. 1936 Spouse: Vera Wells Married: 15 Sep 1946 in: Oakland, CA Spouse: Myrna Lee Wood 7 Name: Warren Merle French Born: 11 Jul 1918 in: Douglas, NE M Died: 15 Jan 2005 in: Nevada City, CA Married: 24 Jun 1940 in: Papillion, NE Spouse: Margaret Ruth Wade 8 Name: Orland Dean French Born: 24 Sep 1921 in: Douglas, NE M Married: 31 Dec 1944 in: Los Angeles, CA Spouse: Vivian Irene Moore 9 Name: Dorothy Marie French Born: 31 Dec 1923 in: Douglas, NE Died: 4 Jun 1993 in: Warsaw, MO F Married: Abt. 1940 Spouse: Eldon Frank Janssen Married: 13 Apr 1972 Spouse: Harold C. McBride 12 Husband: Andrew Lauren Bodfield Born: Abt. 1895 Married: Abt. 1917 Died: Abt. 1970 Wife: Verda Loleta French Born: 18 Dec 1899 in: Watson, MO Died: 11 Feb 1977 in: Muskegon, MI Father: Claude Smith French Mother: Mary Ethel Dailey Other Spouses: Shelley George Rudolph CHILDREN 1 Name: Opal Doris Bodfield Born: 22 Jun 1917 F Died: 2 Jun 1972 in: Santa Clara Co., CA Married: Spouse: John William Simola, Sr 2 Name: Pearl Bodfield Born: 1920 F Died: Abt. 1980 Married: Spouse: John Gilegan 3 Name: Floyd Loran Bodfield, Sr Born: 15 Jan 1921 in: Nebraska M Died: 14 Jul 1961 in: Roseburg, OR Married: 12 Feb 1944 in: Norton, KS Spouse: Arlene L. Whitehead 13 Husband: Marvin Maxwell French Born: 6 Sep 1901 in: Douglas, NE Married: 11 Aug 1926 in: Waukegan, IL Died: 6 Jan 2002 in: San Diego Co., CA Father: Claude Smith French Mother: Mary Ethel Dailey Wife: Marie Jessie St. Andre Born: 12 Oct 1906 in: Ishpeming, MI Died: 9 Sep 1999 in: San Diego, CA Father: Augustine Adilord St. Andre Mother: Nora Lajoie CHILDREN 1 Name: Marvin Louis French Born: 13 Apr 1927 in: Waukegan, IL Married: 18 Feb 1960 in: Ensenada, Mexico M Spouse: Mary Ann Lohnes
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