- 1931 Arnold Schnetzer is born
- 1935 living with family in Montclair NJ
- 1937 appears on his father's naturalization papers
1931 Birth of Arnold Schnetzer
When Arnold Paul Schnetzer was born on 22 August 1931 in New Jersey, his father, John, was 29 years old, and his mother Alvena Wenkel was aged 42. He had one brother. He died on 27 September 2008 at the age of 77.
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| Arnold Paul Schnetzer mini pedigree from Ancestry.com |
In other news -- Herbert Hoover was still President of the United States. Prohibition was in full swing until he was 2 years old. And the Great Depression would continue for the first eight years of his life. In 1933, Radio Astronomy began as a science; Armstrong invents FM modulation; Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.(OurTimelines.com, 2018)
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"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on." -- Franklin D. Roosevelt
1935 age 4
Residence Per 1940 Census
(Zillow, 2018)
This is the house (as it currently looks) that he lived in as a child, living with his parents and brother, according to the 1940 census. 35 Grenada Place, Montclair, Essex, New Jersey.
According to Zillow, this is currently a 3 bedroom, 1.75 bathroom house built in 1924, making it 10 years old when we first find the Schnetzer family living in the house. Did John build this house? Some other specs found on Zillow -- 1,478 square feet, on (currently) 4,477 square foot lot (40 ft wide; 112 ft long). Gas heating, finished basement, 7 rooms total. 2 story home. It was last sold March 2008, before that it was sold July 2004.
in other news -- The Dustbowl makes a mess of the country, scouring farmlands, causing famine in the land. in 1936, King Edward VII (Windsor) began his reign as King of England; The Spanish Civil War began; the Helicopter has just been invented (OurTimelines.com, 2018).
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This is the house (as it currently looks) that he lived in as a child, living with his parents and brother, according to the 1940 census. 35 Grenada Place, Montclair, Essex, New Jersey.
According to Zillow, this is currently a 3 bedroom, 1.75 bathroom house built in 1924, making it 10 years old when we first find the Schnetzer family living in the house. Did John build this house? Some other specs found on Zillow -- 1,478 square feet, on (currently) 4,477 square foot lot (40 ft wide; 112 ft long). Gas heating, finished basement, 7 rooms total. 2 story home. It was last sold March 2008, before that it was sold July 2004.
in other news -- The Dustbowl makes a mess of the country, scouring farmlands, causing famine in the land. in 1936, King Edward VII (Windsor) began his reign as King of England; The Spanish Civil War began; the Helicopter has just been invented (OurTimelines.com, 2018).
1937 age 6
1937 Naturalization papers for father
John Jacob Schnetzer
which mentions each member of his family
including Arnold Schnetzer
It is this record that gives us secondary source of Arnold's birth date and place.
In other news -- Nylon was invented by DuPont Chemicals. In 1938, Germany annexes Austria. 1939, The Aircraft Jet Engine is invented by Obain; The Digital Computer is invented; and World War II begins, lasting until he is 14 years old (OurTimelines.com, 2018).
Resources
Ancestry.com. (1937, May 25). New Jersey,
Naturalization Records, 1878-1945 for Arnold Schnetzer [database on-line].
Retrieved from Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
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| 1937 Naturalization papers for father John Jacob Schnetzer which mentions each member of his family including Arnold Schnetzer |
It is this record that gives us secondary source of Arnold's birth date and place.
In other news -- Nylon was invented by DuPont Chemicals. In 1938, Germany annexes Austria. 1939, The Aircraft Jet Engine is invented by Obain; The Digital Computer is invented; and World War II begins, lasting until he is 14 years old (OurTimelines.com, 2018).
Resources
Ancestry.com. (1937, May 25). New Jersey,
Naturalization Records, 1878-1945 for Arnold Schnetzer [database on-line].
Retrieved from Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
FDR Presidential Library & Museum. (2018). Franklin
D. Roosevelt. Retrieved May 28, 2018, from Wikimedia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47600299
OurTimelines.com. (2018). TimeLines. Retrieved
from OurTimeLines.com: http://ourtimelines.com/
Roosevelt, F. D. (2018). Franklin D. Roosevelt
Quotes. Retrieved from BrainyQuote: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/franklin_d_roosevelt
Zillow. (2018). 35 Grenada Place, Montclair, New
Jersey 07042. Retrieved from Zillow:
https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/38687567_zpid/40.8331,-74.13703,40.758505,-74.295473_rect/12_zm/1_fr/
