According to her petition for US naturalization, Else entered the USA in 1914 and subsequently married Herbert Steichmann in Chicago. The petition gives Else's year of birth as 1892 rather than 1889 shown on her birth certificate, but all other details (birthday, place of birth and last German residence) correspond. Furthermore, a Rose Katz, who matches her sister's data, travelled to the USA on a ticket paid for by Herbert, who is described as Rose's brother-in-law.