Grady Clifton French (1921 - 1955)

Grady's immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the French family tree.

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Grady's Family

Minnie Lee (Sessums) French

Robert Ernest French

Willie Howard French Charlene French Pearson Grady Clifton French

Robert Haskell French Rosa Lee French

Parents:

Minnie Lee (Sessums) French

Oct 9, 1901 - Feb 27, 1965

Robert Ernest French

Unknown - Unknown

Siblings:

Robert Haskell French

Unknown - Unknown

Willie Howard French

Unknown - Unknown

Rosa Lee French

Unknown - Unknown

Charlene French Pearson

Jan 25, 1935 - May 25, 2018

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Added: Aug 15, 2018

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In 1921, in the year that Grady Clifton French was born, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.

In 1933, by the time he was just 12 years old, on December 5th, the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified. The 21st Amendment said "The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed." Alcohol was legal again! It was the only amendment to the Constitution approved for the explicit purpose of repealing a previously existing amendment. South Carolina was the only state to reject the Amendment.

In 1935, by the time he was only 14 years old, on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.

In 1946, Grady was 25 years old when on July 4th, the Philippines gained independence from the United States. In 1964, Independence Day in the Philippines was moved from July 4th to June 12th at the insistence of nationalists and historians.

In 1955, in the year of Grady Clifton French's passing, on September 30th, movie star James Dean, 24, died in a car accident. He was headed in his new Porsche 550 to a race in Salinas California when, traveling at 85 mph, he collided with a 1950 Ford Tudor, also speeding, driven by a 23 year old college student. Dean died, his passenger and the other driver survived.