Stella Riehl1

F, #3, b. 13 Nov 1883, d. 13 Aug 1937
FatherJan Harm Drenth1,2 b. 1848
MotherStientje Spel2 b. 1853


Stella Riehl was born on 13 November 1883 in Woldendorp, Termunten, Groningen, The Netherlands.3,1 She married Alfred Riehl.1 Stella Riehl died on 13 August 1937 in Holy Name Hospital, Teaneck, Bergen County, New Jersey.1 She was buried in Ridgewood (Valleau Cemetery.)1


The obituary of Stella Riehl appeared on 19 August 1937 in the Ridgewood Herald (pg. 2.)1

More information:
She immigrated with Jan Harm Drenth and Stella Drenth on the Spaarndam, from Rotterdam, arriving on 2 Mar 1896 in New York, with nine children: Jan (17), Aaltje (16), Anna (14), Stientje (11), Pieterke (9), Syfke (8), Reinkje (6), Derk (4), and Ernst (2). They were going to Hackettstown, NJ.2

Census Records:
1900 Fed. census: Household of Jan Harm Drenth, (#184), Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey. Household consists of Jan Harm, his wife Stella and ten children: Tunis (May 1877), John Jr (Aug 1878), Annie (Nov 1991), Stella (Nov 1883), Pieterske (Feb 1886), Sypke (Mar 1888), Reintje (Mar 1890), Derk (Feb 1892), Ernest (Apr 1884), and Jennie (Dec 1896). All are born in Denmark, including John and Stella!4
1910 Fed. census: Household of Jan Harm Drenth, Great Meadows Road, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey. Household consists of Jan Harm, his wife Stella and eight children: Anna (28), Stella (26), Nellie (24), Syfko (22), Rientje (20), Derk S. (18), Ernst (16), and Jennie (14), all are born in Holland.5

Citations

  1. [S1] Ridgew. Herald, 13 July 1901 - 25 Jan 1940, Aug 19, 1937, pg. 2.
  2. [S2] Ellis Island, Spaarndam, 2 Mar 1896. (pg# 633).
  3. [S67] Regional Archives Groningen, Temunten Births : 1883 #91.
  4. [S4] 1900 Federal Census, Jan H Drenth, 12 Jun 1900. T623 Roll: 998 Page: 124, ED 189.
  5. [S4] 1900 Federal Census, Jan H Drenth, 28 Apr 1910. T624 Roll: 911 Page: 240, ED 131.