Person:Gertrude Poos (1)

Notes

Passenger Ship Record in 1929:

Magdelena Schirmer, age 32, born in M.Gladbach, Germany, passenger on the S.S. Statendam, which sailed from Rotterdam, 26 September 1929.

Gertrud Schirmer, age 59, born in Viersen, Germany, passenger on the S.S. Statendam, listed immediately after Magdalena (daughter of son Carl).

1.   National Archives and Records Administration. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957. (Washington, D. C.: National Archives and Records Administration).

   New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
   Name: Gertrud Schirmer
   Arrival Date: 5 Oct 1929
   Birth Date: abt 1870
   Birth Location: Germany
   Birth Location Other: viersen
   Age: 59
   Gender: Female
   Ethnicity/ Nationality: German
   Port of Departure: Rotterdam, Netherlands
   Port of Arrival: New York, New York
   Ship Name: Statendam

2.   United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T626).

   1930 United States Federal Census
   Name: Gertrude Schirmer
   Gender: Female
   Birth Year: abt 1870
   Birthplace: Germany
   Race: White
   Home in 1930: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
   Map of Home: View map
   Marital Status: Widowed
   Immigration Year: 1923
   Relation to Head of House: Mother
   Father's Birthplace: Germany
   Mother's Birthplace: Germany
   Household Members: Name Age
   Curt Schirmer 22 [Son]
   Gertrude Schirmer 60 [Mother]

3.   United States. U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992: (Indexed in World Archives Project). (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).

   U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992
   Name: Gertrude Schirmer
   Birth Date: abt 1870
   Age at Event: 68
   Court District: California
   Date of Action: 13 May 1938

4. ↑ U.S. Naturalization Records - Original Documents: World Archives Project. (Ancestry.com).

   U.S., Naturalization Records - Original Documents, 1795-1972
   Name: Gertrude Schirmer
   Age: 65
   Birth Date: 6 Dec 1869
   Birth Location: Germany
   Spouse: Otto
   Children: Curt, Hedwig, Carl, August, Otto
   Arrival Year: 1929
   Issue Date: 31 May 1935
   State: California
   Locality, Court: Southern District, Central Division, Los Angeles, California, District Court
   Record Type: Petition for Naturalization

5. ↑ California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics. Death Index, 1940-1997.

   California, Death Index, 1940-1997
   Name: Gertrude Schirmer
   [Gertrude Poos]
   Gender: Female
   Birth Date: 6 Dec 1867
   Birth Place: Other Country
   Death Date: 4 Oct 1958
   Death Place: Los Angeles
   Father's Surname: Poos

6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Find A Grave.

   Gertrude Poos Schirmer
   Birth: Dec. 6, 1867
   Death: Oct. 4, 1958
   
   http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=SCHI&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=6&GScntry=4&GSsr=2241&GRid=85511801&

7.   National Archives and Records Administration. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957. (Washington, D. C.: National Archives and Records Administration).

   New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
   Name: Gertrud Schirmer
   Arrival Date: 1 Aug 1950
   Birth Date: abt 1869
   Age: 81
   Gender: Female
   Place of Origin: Am;G
   Port of Departure: Amsterdam, Netherlands
   Port of Arrival: New York, New York
   Airline: Klm Royal Dutch Airlines
   Note: Gertrude was travelling with her son Carl and his wife Magdalena, as shown on the image below: