Lucy Teas was born September 18, 1896, in Bromburg, in the Federal Republic of Germany. She married George Teas (born September 20, 1896 in Zawada, Germany) on May 27, 1923, in Stettin, Germany.
Lucy entered the United States on April 9, 1928, sailing on the S.S. Leviathan, from Southhampton, England to New York City. She declared her intention to become a U.S. citizen on June 11, 1928, affirming that she was, "...not an anarchist...not a polygamist." She was then 5'4" tall, weighed 125 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. When she applied for citizenship on May 1, 1931, she renounced her allegiance to the "German Reich." She and George were then living at 312 W. 109th Street in New York City. Lucy was granted citizenship by the Southern District Court of New York on March 6, 1935.
In 1940 Lucy and George were living at 3550 78th Street in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens. Both stated that they had completed four years of college. Lucy was a housewife, and George worked as the Chief Steward for a steamship line, traveling to such exotic ports as Havana, Panama, and Morocco on ships called the Oriente, Exmouth, and Extavia. In 1942 when he registered for the draft, George stated he worked for H.M. Stevens, Inc. Caterers, on 5th Avenue in New York City.
George Teas died November 1, 1961. Lucy Teas died aged 95, on May 24, 1992 at New York- Presbyterian/ the Allen Hospital; and was buried on Hart Island.
Sources: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; NY, Naturalization Records, 1882-1944; 1940 U.S. Federal Census; NY, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957; U.S. WWII Draft Registration Cards, 1942.