Herman Hessel (1889)

Born 14 Mar 1889 in Koblenz, Germany

Husband of Selma (Klee) Hessel — married [date unknown] in USA

Died [date unknown] in New York, USA [uncertain]

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Biography

The S.S. Manhattan sailed from Hamburg, Germany, March 9, 1938. It brought Herman Hessel and his wife Selma, to the United States, thereby escaping the fate of many of their Jewish families and friends. Their immigration papers were issued Dec 13, 1937, in Stuttgart, Germany. Their last residence had been in Kaisersesch. The ships manifest indicates that Herman had been born in Hambuch, and Selma in Plaidt. Selma's brother S. Klee in Plaidt was there nearest relative in Germany. They had a nephew Samuel Galison in New York. Herman was fair complexioned, 5'5", bald, and brown eyed.^[1]

In 1940, Herman Hessel, 51, and his wife Selma, 41, lived in New York City at 251 101st Street. They shared there rented space with 8 other very diverse people. Herman worked in a restaurant, and Selma was a houseworker.They were living in Kaisersesch, a town in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany just five years before. Already they had submitted preliminary papers to become United States Citizens.^[2]

In 1942, Herman filed his "Old Man's" Draft Registration. He was living at 103 West 100 Street, working at the Rosson Factory in Newark, New Jersey, and lists Selma as his next of kin. He also states that he was born in Koblenz, Germany, on March 14, 1889. Herman was 5' 6", 140 pounds, brown eyed, and bald.^[3]

Sept 7, 1944 Herman filed a petition for naturalization. ^[4]

Herman's fate at the end of World War II was described as unknown,^[5] and his actual death date is unknown at the moment, but we do know that he survived until 1944.

Sources

1. ↑ "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-22087-936-16?cc=1923888 : accessed 6 April 2015), 6127 - vol 13189-13190, Mar 17, 1938 > image 708 of 778; citing NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-27841-7950-17?cc=2000219 : accessed 6 April 2015), New York > New York > New York City, Manhattan, Assembly District 11 > 31-991 New York City, Manhattan Borough Assembly District 11 (Tract 187 - part) > image 19 of 42; citing NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012).
3. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11856-138231-84?cc=1861144 : accessed 6 April 2015), 004126299 > image 4699 of 6060. Citing NARA microfilm publications M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ New York, Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City, 1792-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: Soundex Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in Federal, State, and Local Courts located in New York City, 1792-1989. New York, NY, USA: The National Archives at New York City. Accessed at Ancestry
5. ↑ Aron, Dennis, Impact of the Holocaust on the Descendants of Jakob Moyses and Sara of Meudt. October 2012, page 90.

• Research notes: Searched SSDI, GenealogyBank & Newspapers.com Apr 2015 for obits.

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