Schwarzkopf, Chetwood Thoburn
| Birth Name | Schwarzkopf, Chetwood Thoburn |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 77 years, 4 months, 29 days |
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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| Birth | 1899-10-03 | San Francisco, California |
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| 1917 | Enlisted in U.S. Navy, age 18 |
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| Death | 1977-03-00 | Yucaipa, California |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Schwarzkopf, Rudolph Hermann | 1873-09-28 | 1965-04-01 | |
| Mother | Hoon, Grace Evelyn | 1874-11-07 | 1959-02-16 | |
| Schwarzkopf, Chetwood Thoburn | 1899-10-03 | 1977-03-00 | ||
| Sister | Schwarzkopf, Bertha Elizabeth | 1901-09-22 | 1979-07-12 | |
| Sister | Schwarzkopf, Kathryn Winifred | 1903-01-21 | 1979-02-10 | |
| Sister | Schwarzkopf, Miriam Evelyn | 1906-12-31 | 1981-07-27 | |
| Brother | Schwarzkopf, John Rudolph | 1909-03-29 | 1954-09-18 |
Families
| Family of Schwarzkopf, Chetwood Thoburn and Meserve, Donna Miriam | ||||||||||||||
| Married | Wife | Meserve, Donna Miriam ( * 1903-01-10 + 1977-12-01 ) | ||||||||||||
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| Children |
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Thoburn, Donna Jean | 1925-08-20 | 1993-08-01 |
Narrative
During World War I, it became difficult to have a Germanic name.Chet had his name legally changed to Chetwood SchwarzkopfThoburn (Chetwood S. Thoburn). Thoburn was the name of hisparents' favorite professor at Stanford University. It waswhile he used this name that he married Donna Meserve. Later,after they divorced, he took back his given name. His sonNorman was grown and had no reason to take the name Schwarzkopf.Thus Norman is a "first-generation Thoburn".Donna and Chet divorced, probably around 1927. In the early1940s, he married Ruth; they divorced in the late 1950s. Laterhe married Mary, who had been his high school sweetheart, andthey were still together in Yucaipa, California, when he died.He had emphysema and moved several times, seeking anenvironment where he could breath more easily. He may neverhave quit smoking, but he certainly cut back.