The Shemwell Family

Murray “Moe” SchnairAge: 95 years19052001

Name
Murray “Moe” Schnair
Given names
Murray
Surname
Schnair
Nickname
Moe
Also known as
Murray Schnaier
Birth February 12, 1905 30 28
Birth of a sisterSally Schnair
July 6, 1907 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterRae Schnaier
1910 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterAnna Schnaier
August 28, 1915 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 10 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 11 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 12 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/
Birth of a sisterEvelyn Eve Schnaier
December 9, 1921 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 24 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 2, 1930 (Age 25 years)
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 36 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
Census April 10, 1950 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 44 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
MarriageIda LevineView this family
May 12, 1955 (Age 50 years)
MarriageFlorence R EwensView this family
June 1, 1961 (Age 56 years)
Death of a fatherLouis “Lev” Schnair
May 2, 1962 (Age 57 years)
Associate: Ephraim Schnair
Death of a brotherJack Schnair
July 16, 1962 (Age 57 years)
MarriageEdith WeiningerView this family
November 1, 1964 (Age 59 years)
Death of a motherLibby Czalick
February 9, 1966 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 40 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 wifeLillian Sushansky
December 17, 1988 (Age 83 years)
Death of a wifeIda Levine
May 17, 1989 (Age 84 years)
Death of a brotherFred Schnair
July 31, 1991 (Age 86 years)
Death of a wifeFlorence R Ewens
1993 (Age 87 years)
Death of a sisterSally Schnair
May 8, 1993 (Age 88 years)
Death of a sisterAnna Schnaier
September 9, 1995 (Age 90 years)
Death January 16, 2001 (Age 95 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Sinai Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1899Romania
1 year
elder brother
Jack Schnair
Birth: about 1899 24 22Romania
Death: July 16, 1962Los Angeles, California, United States
19 months
elder brother
5 years
himself
2 years
younger sister
Sally Schnair
Birth: July 6, 1907 32 30New York, United States
Death: May 8, 1993Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
4 years
younger sister
Rae Schnaier
Birth: 1910 35 33New York, United States
Death: March 6, 2001San Diego, California, United States
6 years
younger sister
Anna Schnaier
Birth: August 28, 1915 41 39New York, New York, United States
Death: September 9, 1995Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, United States
6 years
younger sister
Evelyn Eve Schnaier
Birth: December 9, 1921 47 45New York, United States
Death: April 13, 2018Los Angeles, California, United States
Family with Lillian Sushansky - View this family
himself
wife
Lillian Sushansky
Birth: December 21, 1908Ohio, United States
Death: December 17, 1988Los Angeles, California, United States
son
Private
daughter
Private
Family with Ida Levine - View this family
himself
wife
Ida Levine
Birth: February 15, 1909Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Death: May 17, 1989Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: May 12, 1955Los Angeles, California, United States
Family with Florence R Ewens - View this family
himself
wife
Florence R Ewens
Birth: February 13, 1912Illinois, United States
Death: 1993Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: June 1, 1961San Diego, California, United States
Family with Edith Weininger - View this family
himself
wife
Edith Weininger
Birth: April 24, 1916New Jersey, United States
Death: September 7, 2002Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: November 1, 1964Los Angeles, California, United States