Sylvia Schamp

Female26 March 1935–19 March 2005

Brief Life History of Sylvia

When Sylvia Schamp was born on 26 March 1935, in Saint Marys, Saint Marys Township, Auglaize, Ohio, United States, her father, Maynard T Schamp, was 27 and her mother, Elsie Warner, was 25. She lived in Noble Township, Auglaize, Ohio, United States for about 5 years. She died on 19 March 2005, in Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Saint Marys Township, Auglaize, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Maynard T Schamp
1908–1981
Elsie Warner
1910–
Maynard F Schamp
1932–2023
Sylvia Schamp
1935–2005

Sources (6)

  • Sylvia Schauep, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Sylvia D Prueter, "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007"
  • Sylvia D Prueter, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (2)

World Events (8)

1937 · The Neutrality Act

Age 2

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

1953

Age 18

President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a law recognizing that Ohio was admitted into the Union, since it had previously slipped through the cracks. The official date of admittance was agreed upon as March 1, 1803, ratified as of May 19, 1953.

1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins

Age 20

The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.

Name Meaning

Flemish, Dutch, and German: nickname for someone with a sardonic or derisive sense of humor, from Middle Low German, Dutch schamp, schimp ‘play, fun, mockery’. Compare Shamp .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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