Wally was the daughter of Victor Enderberg. She left her home in Charlottenberg, Berlin, Germany, departing from Bremen on December 29, 1926, as a second class passenger and arriving in the New York on January 8, 1926, on the ship S S George Washington. Paperwork indicates the single,32 year old secretary had blond hair, gray eyes, was 5'4" tall. The ship manifest also notes that her US contact is 'friend' Charles Smith at 30 W 34 Street, New York City.
On February 25, 1927, Clemens Albert, a 32 year old clerk born to Maria Albert in Bissau, Danzig, boarded the ship S S Deutschland in Hamburg. His contact person in the US was listed as his sister, Emma Gorldt of 2846 Briggs Avenue, New York City. He is described as 5'7" with dark blond hair, gray eyes, and missing part of his right middle finger. Later records indicate 1927 as the year of his immigration.
Willy boarded the S S Olympic on March 16, 1927, in Chersborg, France, passing through Southampton, England the same day and arrived back in New York on March 23. Her address is 95 Bay 31 Street, Brooklyn.
As of April 1, 1930, both Wally and her future husband, Clemens, are living as boarders on Bay 31 Street in Brooklyn. Wally is listed as an assistant treasurer for a hides wholesaler. Clemens is a bookkeeper for an oil wholesaler.
On August 22, 1930, Wally departed Bremen aboard the Europa and arrived in New York on August 28. At this time, Wally is 36 years old and listed on the manifest as a 'dreasure'. Her address is listed as 'c/o Firm Gber Strauss, 100 Gold Street, New York City'. Her father is still listed as her closest relative. She is traveling with 31 year old Clemons Albert, a bookkeeper born in Danzig of German descent. His closest relative is listed as Arnold Albert of Berlin. His address is listed as 35 Bay 31 Street, Brooklyn.
She renounced her Swedish and German citizenships and became a United States citizen on January 23, 1934. Paperwork indicates the single,32 year old secretary had blond hair, gray eyes, was 5'4" tall.
She married Clemons/Clemens Albert June 21, 1935, in Kings County, New York.
On July 20, 1938, listed as Wally Enderberg-Albert, she boarded the Europa at Cherborg, France, and arrived in New York on July 25.
Modernization in transportation allowed much faster travel by air, and on September 23, 1950, Wally returned from another trip by air departing Paris and arriving in New York on Transcontinental and Western Air Lines. Her name was listed as Albert Wally Enderberg then corrected to Wally A Enderberg. Her residence was listed as 3 Mitchell Place, New York City. This was the Beekman Towers Hotel. (She was living there by April, 1940, as Wally Albert, but Clemons is not listed in the census at that location. She is listed as a secretary for a newspaper.) It is unclear why she is not using the last name of Albert.
On May 20, 1951, Wally again flew from Paris to New York. This time, her name is listed as Albert Wally Enderberg with 'Albert' crossed out. Fellow passengers on that flight included Austine and William Hearst residing at the Waldorf Astoria. Again, her address was 3 Mitchell Place, New York City, the Beekman Towers.
On September 5, 1955, Wally A Enderberg left Paris en route to New York on a Transworld Airlines flight. For some reason, she and a handful of other passengers 'offloaded at Shannon'.
Wally passed away at Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center on April 4, 1982. After living such a seemingly-successful life in her adopted country, it is unclear how Wally came to be buried in a pauper's grave.
In a small bit of irony, Wally returned from one of her many European trips on the SS Olympic, sister ship to the Titanic. When the Titanic was lost in 1912, many survivors were treated at Saint Vincent's.