May Lucie Seller 1890-1967

Born Frankfurt Germany - to a Californian father and an Oregon mother, but both of Bavarian stock

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Photo courtesy of Deborah Andrew- thanks

1890. May Lucie Seller was born Frankfurt um Main on 3/3/1890 to Joseph Seller & Rachel Seller. Waldeck tree has her b.c.

She lived in Germany for 14 years, then in France, England, Italy, Switzerland from ~1905-1907, then Belgium & Holland from 1909

1911. May Lucie Seller married Joel Kaufmann Hecht in Frankfurt on 1/3/1911 - see m.c. on his page . This stated that her parents were Joseph Seller & Rachel ( Ray) Seller

 

1910. Lucie Seller, 20, arrived in the US, having left Liverpool on the Mauritania on 20/8/1910 , seemingly still German, born Germany. Had been staying wth her father F J Seller at 107 Ketenbosweg Frankfurt , intended destination San Francisco-- Ancestry shipping records

1911. Dorothy R Hecht was born to Joel & May Lucie in Germany on 31/12/1911

1915. Frederick Hecht was born to Joel & May Lucie in San Francisco on 31/12/1915

1919. She applies for a US passport for herself and her 2 children: her husband applies for a passport on the same date

 

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The above states that May Lucie Hecht has had a partial nervous breakdown, and desires to see her parents again after 5 years separation, these parents being American citizens but resident in Frankfurt. Her mother is given as Ray Sellers- hence the 'Ray' as the middle name of her daughter Dorothy

1920 U S Census . May F Hecht, 29, was living Van Ness Avenue, 32 San Francisco. Her husband an Investment Dealer, his birthplace California & his father's Germany, his mother's Virginia . Her birthplace was Germany: her father born California, her mother Oregon . Her daughter was born Germany, her son California

Joel H Hecht Self Married Male 42 1878 California
May F Hecht Wife Married Female 29 1891 Germany
Dorothy Hecht Daughter Single Female 8 1912 Germany
Fredrick Hecht Son - Male 4 1916 California

 

1921. She applied for another passport in Paris, where she had been since March 1920

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1930 U S Census. Joel K Hecht, 52, private Investor, is living Boston, Suffolk, Masachusetts with his wife, May L Hecht, 50. Her father was born California, her mother Oregon . His age at marriage 33, hers 21

Joel K Heckt Head Married Male 52 1878 California
May L Heckt Wife Married Female 40 1890 Germany

1938. Joel & Lucie were living 1200 California Street, San Francisco

1940 U S Census. Joel K Hecht, 62, private Investor, is living California with his wife, Lucie, 50. He had been living in the same place in 1935.

 

1944. Joel K Hecht died 19/8/1944 in San Francisco . Likely buried in the Home of Peace Cemetery and Emanu-El Mausoleum, Colma- though no mention of him below!

A Social Security Death Index was issued before 1951: her Social Security Number was 554-32-7040

~1957-1967 . The adoped daughter, Derorah Andrews, of her son, Fred, said: May Lucie lived her last 10 years in a home for the sick and old. Dad- Fred- said she was kind of a "princess", always having help to do everything when he was growing up. She did not know how to do the laundry, clean house, etc.
 

1967. May Lucie Seller Hecht died San Francisco on 5/1/1967 She was buried on 9/1/1967 , has her son's, Fred's, name on it

I don’t think I met May Lucie Seller Hecht but I heard once that she was a bit of a poet (not sure how good) and I think that once I found a book of hers on the internet.  I’ll have to look again.- Carolyn

 

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