Elizabeth Nellie (Schoonover) Teter (1917 - 1996)

Born 16 Jan 1917 in Liberty, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA

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Elizabeth Nellie Schoonover was born 16 January 1917 in Liberty, Pennsylvania. She married Evan Claude Teter. She died 12 August 1996.

She was part of the Air WAC's.

An article from The Livonia Gazette on 25 March 1943 reads : "Miss Elizabeth Schoonover of Hemlock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Schoonover, left last Monday by plane for Sweetwater, Tex., where she will train for the women's branch of the air forces ferrying command. Miss Schoonover expected to go from Chicago to Texas via plane but due to transportation priorities her plans were changed in Chicago and she had to take the train, although plane transportation had already been arranged for. She was scheduled for an interview in Texas yesterday morning. Preliminary pilot training was gained at the Dansville airport. About two years ago a ground aviation course was given at Dansville high school, and Miss Schoonover availed herself of the opportunity to take this course. At its inception she won the only scholarship given to girls and thus was entitled to receive free lessons in flying. A concluding require that the student should make a solo flight of some distance. Miss Schoonover made the flight from Dansville to Buffalo to Rochester to Dansville, and received her pilot's license. She is 26 years old. "

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (: accessed 25 September 2022), memorial page for Elizabeth Nellie Schoonover Teter (16 Jan 1917–12 Aug 1996), Find A Grave: [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91134577 Memorial #91134577, citing Livingston Chapel United Methodist Cemetery, Crane Hill, Cullman County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by D. Moore (contributor 46568870) .
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MJL5-XSL : 14 December 2015), Elizabeth M Schoonover in household of Williard F Schoonover, Livonia, Livingston, New York, United States; citing sheet 11B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,118.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X7ZY-96R : 8 December 2015), Elizabeth Schoonover in entry for Willard Schoonover, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQT3-H4K : accessed 29 September 2016), Elizabeth Schoonover in household of Williard Schoonover, Livonia Town, Livingston, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 26-16, sheet 9B, family 195, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2623.
• "Elizabeth Schoonover Begins Training In Texas for Service in Ferry Command." The Livonia Gazette, March 25, 1943.