Bonus March on Washington DC

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11/10/2022

Bonus March on Washington DC

June 1932, William Michael Schoppel brought his wife Naomi York Schoppel and seven children from Charleston, South Carolina to Washington DC to participate in the Bonus March on Washington DC. The nine of them slept in a tent on the Mall.

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William Schoppel Feb 11, 1895 - Jun 1974 Louisa, Virginia

William Michael Schoppel of Louisa, Louisa County, Virginia was born on February 11, 1895, and died at age 79 years old in June 1974. William Schoppel was buried at Hillcrest Cemetery 175 Oak Leaf Dr, in Louisa.

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