The Shemwell Family

Sylvia SchneirAge: 80 years19222003

Name
Sylvia Schneir
Given names
Sylvia
Surname
Schneir
Married name
Sylvia Cochran
Birth September 21, 1922 22 18
Associate: Fred Schnair
Associate: Mary Wiseman
Death of a motherMary Wiseman
December 7, 1922 (Age 2 months)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 7 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 4, 1930 (Age 7 years)
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 17 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherBernard Wiseman
August 16, 1942 (Age 19 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherRebecca St Kovsky
February 10, 1944 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 19 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
MarriageFred Cochran JrView this family
November 10, 1946 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 27 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 paternal grandfatherLouis “Lev” Schnair
May 2, 1962 (Age 39 years)
Associate: Ephraim Schnair
Death of a paternal grandmotherLibby Czalick
February 9, 1966 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 23 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 of a husbandFred Cochran Jr
December 17, 1983 (Age 61 years)
Death of a fatherFred Schnair
July 31, 1991 (Age 68 years)
Death June 27, 2003 (Age 80 years)
Obituary
Sylvia Cochran Obituary and Family Listing
June 29, 2003 (2 days after death)
Burial 2003 (Age 80 years)

Burial
Mary Wiseman

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 21, 1921Montreal, Quebec, Canada
15 months
herself
Sylvia Schneir
Birth: September 21, 1922 22 18Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Death: June 27, 2003Harris, Texas, United States
Father’s family with Rose Heckt - View this family
father
step-mother
Rose Heckt
Birth: June 8, 1900 25 25Ruscova, Romania
Death: July 8, 1994Los Angeles, California, United States
half-sister
Private
half-brother
Private
Family with Fred Cochran Jr - View this family
husband
Fred Cochran Jr
Birth: February 8, 1927Montgomery, Texas, United States
Death: December 17, 1983Montgomery, Texas, United States
herself
Sylvia Schneir
Birth: September 21, 1922 22 18Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Death: June 27, 2003Harris, Texas, United States
Marriage: November 10, 1946Los Angeles, California, United States

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Louis “Lev” Schnaier - Household

2539 Cloverdale Los Angeles, California, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Schnier, LouisheadR37NoMW65MNoRomaniaDry CleanerDry CleaningOA52
Schneir, LibbyxwifeFW63MNoRomania
Schneir, EvelyndaughterFW18SNoNew YorkSalesladyReady to WearPW6100
Schneir, Sylviagrand daughterFW17SYesNew York