Leo Diederich and Mary Ternes Relatives--Details (revised) - Person Sheet
Leo Diederich and Mary Ternes Relatives--Details (revised) - Person Sheet
NameGeorge Steffes
Birth29 Jan 1835, Laubach, Cochem-Zell, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany7,1,2,3,5
Deathbef 1920, Wisconsin, United States of America
OccupationFarmer--1870 and 1900.
FatherJohann Steffes (1786-1834)
MotherMargarete Kreuser (1797-1838)
Spouses
Birthabt 1836, Welcherath, Vulkaneifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany7,1
Death30 Mar 1891, Marshfield Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
FatherJohann P. Knechtges (?1801-)
MotherMaria Schmitt
Marriage5 Apr 1856, Marytown, Calumet Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
ChildrenGertrude (1857-1864)
 Peter (1859-1865)
 Magdalene (Twin) (1860->1880)
 John (Twin) (?1860-)
 Michael (1863-1877)
 Gertrude (1865-1875)
 Peter (1866-1866)
 Maria (1869-1876)
 Peter (1873-1923)
 Theodore (1875-1876)
 Mary M. (1877-)
 Catherine (1879-1879)
Notes for George Steffes
Source: MyHeritage.com—MyHeritage Family Trees: Williams Web Site
He immigrated in 1847 and became a naturalized citizen.
In 1860 he lived with his wife, two children, and a 68-year-old woman from Prussia named Anna M. Steffes in Marshfield, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, a few doors away from the family of his half-brother Jacob Steffes. In 1870 he lived with his wife and three children in Marshfield. In 1880 he lived in Marshfield with his wife and four of their children.
In 1900 he lived with his sons John and Peter and Peter’s wife Louisa in Union Township, Pierce County, Wisconsin. A number of Gilles families lived on the same road. In 1910 he lived in Lafayette Township, Chippewa County, Wisconsin with his son Peter and Peter’s family.
Notes for Mary Catharina (Spouse 1)
Source: MyHeritage.com—MyHeritage Family Trees: Kallas Web Site.
The Kallas web site gives 1834 as her approximate birth year.
Last Modified 22 Apr 2016Created 24 Sep 2019 using Reunion for Macintosh