Suzanne Greef

Brief Life History of Suzanne

When Suzanne Greef was born on 3 October 1923, in Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States, her father, Ralph Brown Greef, was 29 and her mother, Kathryn "Kitty" Ward Greef, was 27. She married John Arland Dean on 16 September 1945. She lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States for about 20 years. She died on 10 April 2004, in Lancaster, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 80.

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Family Time Line

Norman Hezekiah Nelson
1921–2015
Suzanne Greef
1923–2004
Marriage: 4 October 1948
Scott Alan Nelson
1952–1971

Sources (13)

  • Suzanne Nelson, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Suzanne Gruf, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Suzanne G Dean, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

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World Events (8)

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963. 

1945 · Peace in a Post War World

The Yalta Conference was held in Crimea to talk about establishing peace and postwar reorganization in post-World War II Europe. The heads of government that were attending were from the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. Later the Conference would become a subject of controversy at the start of the Cold War.

Name Meaning

English: see Grieve .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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