The Shemwell Family

Sally SchnairAge: 85 years19071993

Name
Sally Schnair
Given names
Sally
Surname
Schnair
Married name
Sally Reeps
Married name
Sally Rosen
Also known as
Sally Schnaier
Married name
Sally Rosenzweig
Birth July 6, 1907 32 30
Birth of a sisterRae Schnaier
1910 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterAnna Schnaier
August 28, 1915 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 8 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 9 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 10 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 14 years)
MarriageMorris ReepsView this family
June 12, 1927 (Age 19 years)
Note: Marriage Record found in "Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1969"
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 22 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 5, 1930 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 34 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 7, 1950 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 42 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
Naturalization June 25, 1954 (Age 46 years)
MarriageSamuel Jacob RosenzweigView this family
between 1951 and 1954 (Age 43 years)

Note: Marriage info based on 1950 Census and 1954 Naturalization paperwork for Sally
Death of a husbandMorris Reeps
March 28, 1962 (Age 54 years)
Death of a fatherLouis “Lev” Schnair
May 2, 1962 (Age 54 years)
Associate: Ephraim Schnair
Death of a brotherJack Schnair
July 16, 1962 (Age 55 years)
Death of a husbandSamuel Jacob Rosenzweig
October 11, 1964 (Age 57 years)
Death of a motherLibby Czalick
February 9, 1966 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 38 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 brotherFred Schnair
July 31, 1991 (Age 84 years)
Death May 8, 1993 (Age 85 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
elder brother
2 years
herself
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 Morris Reeps - View this family
husband
Morris Reeps
Birth: March 12, 1898Russia
Death: March 28, 1962Los Angeles, California, United States
herself
Sally Schnair
Birth: July 6, 1907 32 30New York, United States
Death: May 8, 1993Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: June 12, 1927Quebec, Canada
Family with Samuel Jacob Rosenzweig - View this family
husband
Samuel Jacob Rosenzweig
Birth: December 12, 1897Turkey
Death: October 11, 1964Los Angeles, California, United States
herself
Sally Schnair
Birth: July 6, 1907 32 30New York, United States
Death: May 8, 1993Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: between 1951 and 1954

Marriage
Marriage Record found in "Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1969"
Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Louis “Lev” Schnaier - Household

New York, New York, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Schneider, LouisheadR50NoMoMW54M21NoYesRomaniaRomaniaRomaniaYiddishProprietorTailorOYes
Schneider, LibbywifeFW50M18NoYesRomaniaRomaniaRomaniaYiddishNone
Schneider, SallydaughterFW25MNoYesNYRomaniaRomaniaEmbroidererLinensWYes
Schneider, RaedaughterFW21MNoYesNYRomaniaRomaniaExaminerDress GoodsWYes
Schneider, AnnadaughterFW14MYesYesNYRomaniaRomaniaNone
Schneider, Evelyn EdaughterFW8MYesYesNYRomaniaRomania

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Sally Schnair - Household

Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Schnair, SallyheadFW38DRomaniaW40WinderYarn FactoryP

Marriage
Marriage info based on 1950 Census and 1954 Naturalization paperwork for Sally