Brief Life History of Samuel Spence
When Samuel Spence Loewen Sr. was born on 6 August 1924, in Winton, Merced, California, United States, his father, Peter Giesbrecht Loewen, was 29 and his mother, Marie Irene Spenst, was 22. He married Lula Mae Walker in February 1946, in Gardnerville, Douglas, Nevada, United States. He lived in Judicial Township 8, Merced, California, United States for about 10 years and Winton, Southland, New Zealand in 1979. He died on 11 September 1995, in Winton, Merced, California, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, Santa Nella, Merced, California, United States.
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- Samuel Loewen in household of Peter G Loewen, "United States Census, 1930"
- Samuel Loewen, "California, Birth Index, 1905-1995"
- Samuel Loewen, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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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.
1943 · Eleanor Roosevelt Visits During War
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt visited New Zealand during the calmer years of World War II in the Pacific. It was the first time that a first lady of the United States had visited the country alone without their husband.
Name Meaning
German (Löwen): variant of Löwe ‘lion’ (see Lowe 2). Compare Lowen 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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