The Shemwell Family

Florence R EwensAge: 80 years19121993

Name
Florence R Ewens
Given names
Florence R
Surname
Ewens
Married name
Florence R Schnaier
Married name
Florence R Schnair
Birth February 13, 1912
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 3 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 4 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
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Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 5 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 17 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 29 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 37 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
MarriageMurray “Moe” SchnairView this family
June 1, 1961 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 33 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 1993 (Age 80 years)
Family with Murray “Moe” Schnair - View this family
husband
herself
Florence R Ewens
Birth: February 13, 1912Illinois, United States
Death: 1993Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: June 1, 1961San Diego, California, United States
Murray “Moe” Schnair + Lillian Sushansky - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Lillian Sushansky
Birth: December 21, 1908Ohio, United States
Death: December 17, 1988Los Angeles, California, United States
step-son
Private
step-daughter
Private
Murray “Moe” Schnair + Ida Levine - View this family
husband
husband’s 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
Murray “Moe” Schnair + Edith Weininger - View this family
husband
husband’s 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

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