Gretel (Stern) Trent (1918)

Born 6 Oct 1918 in Montabaur, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Ancestors

Wife of Heinrich (Tepper) Trent — married 21 Jun 1947 in Colorado

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Biography

Gretel Stern was born 6 October 1918^{[1] [2]} in Montabaur, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.^{[3] [4]}

Gretel and her parents, Gustav and Frederika Stern, left Liverpool, England on 22 February 1940, sailing aboard the S.S. Scythia. They arrived at Ellis Island, New York, on 4 March 1940. At the time of her immigration, she was described as five feet two inches tall, with a medium complexion, brown hair, and brown eyes. The family was coming to join Gretel's sister, Edith Stern, who was living at 228 Audubon Avenue, New York City, New York.^[4]

Gretel married James Henry Trent on 21 June 1947, and they had two daughters.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ tombstone - see Find A Gave memorial at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=73241818
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} online obituary at http://www.ijn.com/obits/125-obits/2392-james-henry-trent
3. ↑ https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=LZFS-31F
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-22095-18475-80?cc=1923888&wc=MFKW-338:1030097201 : accessed 25 April 2015), 6448 - vol 13879-13880, Mar 4, 1940 > image 324 of 786; citing NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

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