Gretchen Francis Hahnen (1902-1986)

Gretchen Francis Hahnen (1902-1986) Housewife (b. March 11, 1902, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA - d. December 1986, Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, 27530, USA) Social Security Number 123019936.

Name:
Her last name is pronounced "hine-anne".

Parents:
Her father was Herme Francis Hahnen (c1880-c1910), and he was born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Her mother was Zora Montgomery Courtney (1882-1962) and she was born in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. Herme and Zora married on June 26, 1901 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois.

Birth:
Gretchen was born on March 11, 1902 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.

Sibling:
She had a brother: Robert Courtney Hahnen I (1906-1999) who married Elizabeth Young (1908-1992). Robert died in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Iowa to New Jersey:
The family lived in Des Moine, Polk County, Iowa and then by 1930, Gretchen moved to Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey.

Jersey City:
She was indexed as "Gretchen Haman" in the 1930 US Census living in a rooming house on Fairmont Avenue in Jersey City. She was working as a clerk at the YWCA and paying $28 a month in rent.

First marriage:
Gretchen married Eddie August Schneider (1911-1940) in New York City on June 02, 1934. Eddie was an aviator and he was killed in a plane crash in 1940. She was director of the Aviation Club of the Jersey Journal Junior Club Magazine, which is where she met Eddie Schneider.

Second marriage:
After his death Gretchen married Herb Gray, a pilot for American Airlines, and he had a breakdown and was institutionalized.

Third marriage:
After they divorced she married Grant A. Black (1913-1976) an Air Force airman, and they lived in Goldsboro, North Carolina; and Fort Worth, Texas.

Death:
She died in December of 1986 in Goldsboro, North Carolina. She died under the name of "Gretchen Black".

Cremation:
She was cremated and the ashes were scattered.