The Shemwell Family

Dale Earl SnyderAge: 79 years19151994

Name
Dale Earl Snyder
Given names
Dale Earl
Surname
Snyder
Birth April 6, 1915 27 25
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 8 months)

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 brotherDearborn Towne “Derb” Snyder
March 13, 1918 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 20 months)

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 2 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 1921 (Age 5 years)
Death of a fatherIra Earl Snyder
July 22, 1927 (Age 12 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElla Troutman
February 19, 1929 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 14 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 3, 1930 (Age 14 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Henry Snyder
June 3, 1930 (Age 15 years)
MarriageMary Madeline HomeView this family
February 21, 1936 (Age 20 years)
Marriage of a parentLeslie Halford StarkEdna TowneView this family
before 1940 (Age 24 years)
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 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 maternal grandfatherElmer D Towne
December 2, 1947 (Age 32 years)
Census April 10, 1950 (Age 35 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherFlora Jane Hale
March 21, 1951 (Age 35 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 34 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 brotherDearborn Towne “Derb” Snyder
November 4, 1964 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 30 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 motherEdna Towne
August 17, 1979 (Age 64 years)
Death November 25, 1994 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
Ira Earl Snyder
Birth: January 5, 1888 37 27Illinois, United States
Death: July 22, 1927Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
mother
Marriage: May 25, 1910Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States
17 months
elder sister
Mildred Lucille Snyder
Birth: November 5, 1911 23 22Canada
Death: December 9, 1996Ventura, California, United States
3 years
himself
Dale Earl Snyder
Birth: April 6, 1915 27 25Canada
Death: November 25, 1994Ventura, California, United States
3 years
younger brother
Dearborn Towne “Derb” Snyder
Birth: March 13, 1918 30 28Canada
Death: November 4, 1964Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Mother’s family with Leslie Halford Stark - View this family
step-father
Leslie Halford Stark
Birth: May 11, 1885Champaign, Illinois, United States
Death: April 9, 1961Los Angeles, California, United States
mother
Marriage: before 1940Los Angeles, California, United States
Family with Mary Madeline Home - View this family
himself
Dale Earl Snyder
Birth: April 6, 1915 27 25Canada
Death: November 25, 1994Ventura, California, United States
wife
Mary Madeline Home
Birth: September 1, 1909 26 28Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: November 14, 2003Port Hueneme, Ventura, California, United States
Marriage: February 21, 1936Los Angeles, California, United States

Dale Earl Snyder has 4 first cousins recorded

CensusCanada - Census transcript - Ira Earl Snyder - Household

Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Snyder, Ira EheadMW33MUSAFarmer
Towne, EdnawifeFW36MUSASchool Teacher
Snyder, LuciledaughterFW9SCanada
Snyder, DalesonMW6SCanada
Snyder, DearbornsonMW3SCanada

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Edna Towne - Household

ED 838 Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Snyder, Edna TheadR30FW41Wd22NoYesILMAIAYesForeladyCandy FactoryWYes
Snyder, M LucilledaughterFW18SNoYesCanadaILILEnglishYesStenographerBankWYes
Snyder, Dale EsonMW14S20YesYesCanadaILILEnglishYesSalesmanGroceriesWYes
Snyder, Dearborn TsonMW12S22YesYesCanadaILILEnglishYes

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Dale Earl Snyder - Household

Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Snyder, Dale EheadO2000NoMW23MNoCanadaFactory Cloth CutterWholesale ClothingPW266000
Snyder, Madeline MxwifeFW28MNoCaliforniaGrade School TeacherPublic SchoolGW361000
Reid, Mildred EauntFW37WdNoIllinoisClothing DesignerClothing FactoryPW26750
Reid, Dorothy EcousinFW16SYesCanada

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Mary Madeline Home - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Snyder, Dale EheadMW34MarCanadaYesWK40Mail CarrierPost OfficeG
Snyder, Mary MwifeFW40MarCAWK40Grade TeacherCity SchoolG
Home, Bertha Mmother-in-lawFW66WdUTU
Benjamin, Ruth RmaidFW53SepWK40MaidPrivate HomeP