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 | German Passport Issued to Martha Alwine Reichelt
German passport photograph of Martha Alwine Reichelt, issued in Dresden, Germany 27 July 1923 from the Weimar Republic era. Family stories claim Martha emigrated to the United States at age 16, and she was born 18 Jan 1894. This puts her emigration as the year of 1912.
However, a request for naturalization document from her husband, Eric B Wilkens, shows Martha emigrated to the United States 30 December 1924, and became a naturalized American citizen 1 March 1934.
It is possible Martha entered the United States earlier, returned back to Germany, then returned. But, given the issues of transportation in the early 1900s, this does not seem probable.
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Google AI Translation
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Unterschrift des Pa?inhabers: Signature of the Passport Holder
und seiner Ehefrau: and his wife [lined out as not applicable]
Es wird hiermit bescheinigt, da? der Inhaber die durch das obenstehende Lichtbild dargestellte Person ist und die darunter befindliche Unterschrift eigenh?ndig vollzogen hat: It is hereby certified that the holder is the person represented by the photograph above and has personally executed the signature below.
Polizei-Pr?sidium, Pa?amt, Dresden den 27. Juli 1923: Police Headquarters, Passport Office, Dresden the 27th of July 1923 |
 | Death Certificate of Martha Alwine (Reichelt) Wilkens
Death Certificate of Martha (Reichelt) Wilkens. Martha was killed crossing a street in Woodbridge, Virginia while her and her husband Eric were driving down to Florida on a spring vacation. Martha was struck by a car going at high speed and reportedly died instantly. Her body was brought back to Long Island, New York, and she was laid to rest at Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale.
Martha's name is misidentified on her death certificate. Instead of "Martha Alwine Wilkens," her name is listed as "Martha Herta Wilkens, which was the name of her daughter." |
 | Passport cover issued to Martha Alwine Reichelt
Passport cover issued to Martha Alwine Reichelt, Dresden, Germany, 27 Jul 1923. |
 | Passport Photo of Martha Alwine (Reichelt) Wilkens
Passport photo of Martha (Reichelt) Wilkens with US Immigration and Naturalization reentry stamp of September 21, 1955. Martha took a trip back home to Germany to visit family, her first trip home since emigrating in 1923. The embossed stamp shows this was a US passport; Martha had become a naturalized US citizen in 1934. |
 | Naturalization Certificate of Martha (Reichelt) Wilkens
Naturalization Certificate of Martha (Reichelt) Wilkens). Issued March 1, 1934, in Long Island City, New York. |
 | Birth Certificate of Martha Alwine Reichelt
Birth Certificate of Martha Alwine Reichelt. Born in Stadt Dobrilugk, Germany, January 18, 1984. This document appears to be a replacement birth certificate as it seems to have been issued 31 August 1955. This coincides with a trip Martha took back home to Germany that same year. |
| Photos
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 | Believed to be the family of Martha Alwine Reichelt, About 1955
Believed to be the family of Martha Alwine (Wilkens) Reichelt. About 1955, Martha traveled back to Germany in 1955 for the first time since she left in 1923 |
 | Martha and Erich Wilkens, and their daughter Martha. Taken about 1950
Martha and Eric Wilkens and their daughter Martha. Family photograph taken about 1950. |
 | Martha Alwine (Reichelt) Wilkens and Martha Hertha Wilkens 1928
Alwine Martha (Reichelt) Wilkens and her daughter Martha Hertha Wilkens, 1928, taken in Central park, New York |
 | Martha (Wilkens) Reichelt, Howard Charest, Melinda Charest, Rita (Danese) Charest
Martha (Wilkens) Reichelt, Howard Charest, Melinda Charest, Rita (Danese) Charest, photo taken about 1964, most likely in a park on Long Island. Rita would visit Armand Charest and his family often while Armand's family lived in Farmingdale, Long Island, New York. Martha (Wilkens) Reichelt lived in South Ozone Park, Queens and also visited with the family often. Although Martha (Wilkens) Reichelt never learned to drive, her daughter Martha would come over from Farmingdale to pick her up for a day's outing. |
 | Newspaper Death Notice, Martha Alwine (Wilkens) REICHELT
Newspaper death notice for Martha Alwine (Wilkens) REICHELT. This would have been published in a Long island, New York, newspaper. This notice expands on the question of Martha Reichelt's correct middle name - Alwine or Hertha |
1894 - 1967 (73 years)
