Dosia Schantz (1887 - 1983)

Dosia Schantz’s biography is built and maintained by people like you. Create an online profile of Dosia so that her life is remembered forever. If any factual information is incorrect, please edit Dosia’s biography.

Pictures really do say a thousand words. Add photos of Dosia during various points of her life.

1887 - In the year that Dosia Schantz was born, on July 1st, the assembly for the supports of the Eiffel Tower began . A wrought iron lattice tower, it was designed and built by Gustave Eiffel - who also contributed to the building of the Statue of Liberty. There are 18,000 pieces in the Eiffel Tower - which had to be built separately and then assembled in place - with rivets - to complete the Tower.

1913 - By the time she was 26 years old, Woodrow Wilson became the 28th President of the United States in March. Previously the Governor of New Jersey and President of Princeton University, he was the first Southerner to serve as President since Zachary Taylor, over 60 years previous. A Democrat, he led the U.S. during World War I and championed the League of Nations.

1918 - By the time she was 31 years old, on November 11th, an armistice was signed between the Allies and Germany, ending the fighting on the Western Front in World War I. This meant a complete defeat of Germany although Germany never formally surrendered. It took another six months of negotiations to sign an actual peace treaty between the warring parties.

1922 - At the age of 35 years old, Dosia was alive when on December 6th, the Irish Free State, a self-governing dominion of the British Empire, was officially proclaimed. While establishing some independence for the people of Ireland, it did not create a fully independent Ireland and the fighting continued.

1983 - In the year of Dosia Schantz's passing, on August 30th, the Soviet Union claimed that a South Korean Boeing 747 jetliner (Flight 007), bound for Seoul from New York City, had strayed into Soviet airspace. Saying that they believed it to be a U.S. spy plane, the passenger jet was shot down by a Soviet SU-15 fighter - after it had tracked the airliner for two hours. All 269 passengers (including a U.S. Representative from Georgia) and crew were killed.

Who was Dosia’s parents? Did she get married and did they have children? Share Dosia’s family tree to share her legacy and genealogy pedigree.

What do you remember about Dosia Schantz? Share your memories of special moments and stories you have heard about her. Or just leave a comment to show the world that Dosia is remembered.