I’ve been trying to find out more about Sylvia and have not had much luck thus far. I finally found a Florida passenger/crew list record for her that hadn’t popped up in my previous searches due to several transcription errors. I’m not familiar with what these mean. That she simply left the country and returned?
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Name: Aylvia Torgow
(Sylvia)
Nationality: USA
Age: 10
Birth Date: 3
Feb 1952
(Jul)
Birth Place: Willistor, Florida, USA
(Williston)
Arrival Date: 13 Aug 1962
Arrival Place: Miami, Florida, USA
Airline: Aviateca
Flight Number: 600
The record shows her US address to be 1425 Hill Crest Dr. in Lake Worth, Florida. I also found that Erika Torgow (20 Aug 1930 - Dec 2012) was on that same flight. I’m going to presume that is her mother. I believe Erika’s maiden name is Campbell (that’s one of Sylvia’s known aliases) and she’s also used the surnames Fricke and Love (in that order), and the middle name Luisew/Luise.
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I can’t figure out which surname Sylvia was born to though. I’m certain it is not Love, as that marriage occurred in 1980. I’m not sure where Fricke comes into the picture. I’ve not been able to find a marriage record for that one, but it is there. For the most part, Sylvia’s immediate family stayed either in the same area of Florida or in and around Houston, TX.
16 Sep 1959, Page 7 - The Palm Beach Post at Newspapers.com
In September 1959 Joseph Torgow died in a car accident near Boynton Beach. He left behind his wife Erika and 4 children; Sylvia, Terry, Joseph and Pamelia. Joseph and Erika (Fricke Campbell) were not married until May 1959, when Sylvia was 6. I know that Sylvia and Terry do not have the same biological father, but I can’t say for certain about the other 2, Pamelia and Joseph.
I’m not sure any of this will help any, but I spent most of the day down this rabbit hole, so I thought I’d share a little of what I found. I’d like to find additional photos of Sylvia.
