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Ernst Menz1889 16 July

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Linda

Linda Report 22 Nov 2017 07:48

Ernest Menz born in Germany Steinbach - Hallenberg in 1889 to parents Johannes Menz and Mathilde Kleb moved to New York in 193231 Oct Can anyone help me trace the family of them so I can contact them about the Menz family tree as we could are related
Thanking you for your help in advance I live in the UK

Linda Jackson

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 22 Nov 2017 09:28

Try looking in members trees to see if anyone has him listed

You can then try to make contact by clicking on the find out more box and sending a message

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 22 Nov 2017 14:43

New York Passenger Lists & Arrivals Transcription

First name(s) Ernst
Last name Menz
Sex Male
Age 37
Birth year 1889
Birth place Germany
Arrival year 1926
Arrival city New York
Arrival state New York
Arrival country United States
Ship name Columbus
Country United States

Nearest relative: Wife, Anna Menz, Steinbach I. Hessen Nassau
Occupation: Locks
Last residence: Steinbach.

Ernest's wife Anna, travelled to the States with the children in 1927
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1930 US Census Transcription

Germany Earnest Menz Head Male 40 1890 Married
Germany Anna Menz Wife Female 38 1892 Married
Germany Richard Menz Son Male 16 1914 Single
Germany Frieda Menz Daughter Female 14 1916 Single
Germany Frieda Wagner Sister-in-law Female 43 1887 Married
Germany Minna Richman Sister-in-law Female 30 1900 Single

City/township Manhattan
County New York
State New York
Ernest works at Fish market.
Year of immigration 1926
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Ernest's death:

Name Ernest Menz
Event Type Death
Event Date 31 Oct 1932
Event Place Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Gender Male
Age 43
Marital Status Unknown
Birth Year (Estimated) 1889
Father's Name Johann Menz
Mother's Name Mathilda Klep

Jo1015

Jo1015 Report 22 Nov 2017 18:50

Austin Q you are really good! nice work

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 22 Nov 2017 20:05

A tree on Ancestry says that the daughter Frieda married Gerhard F Schenker
(1916–1970), 19 Aug 1939 • Berlin, Germany.

In 1960 she was living in Bloomington, Illinois. in 1993 she was in Normal, Illinois.
She died 24 Mar 1999 • Heritage Manor,700 E Walnut, Bloomington, Illinois.

Burial
27 Mar 1999 • East Lawn Mem, Bloomington, McLean County,Illinois

Frieda E Schenker
in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Frieda E Schenker
SSN: 341-32-2224
BORN: 16 Dec 1916
Died: 24 Mar 1999
State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (1955-1957)

According to the tree, they had two children - names kept private.

Maddie

Maddie Report 23 Nov 2017 12:22

Frieda Schenker

Name: Frieda Schenker
Arrival Date: 9 Jan 1956
Ethnicity/ Nationality: German
Port of Departure: Bremerhaven, Germany
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: General W C Langfitt
Search Ship Database: Search for the General W C Langfitt in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database

traveling with Gerhard, Rosita and Elvera

Maddie

Maddie Report 23 Nov 2017 12:27


New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Immigration & Travel
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Name: Rosita Schenker
Departure: Bremerhaven, Germany
Arrival: 9 Jan 1956 - New York, New York


U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2013
Schools, Directories & Church Histories
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Name: Rosita Schenker
Birth: abt 1942
Residence: 1958 - Normal, Illinois, USA


U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2013
Schools, Directories & Church Histories
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Name: Rosita Schenker
Birth: abt 1943
Residence: 1959 - Normal, Illinois, USA


U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2013
Schools, Directories & Church Histories
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Name: Rosita Schenker
Birth: abt 1943
Residence: 1959 - Normal, Illinois, USA


U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Schools, Directories & Church Histories
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Name: Rosita Schenker
Residence: 1960 - Bloomington, Illinois, USA