Edwin Charles Steffes

Brief Life History of Edwin Charles

When Edwin Charles Steffes was born on 17 September 1899, in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States, his father, Michael Steffes, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Mengelkoch, was 32. He had at least 1 daughter with Louisa Agnes Ward. He died on 1 November 1957, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Evergreen Park, Cook, Illinois, United States.

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Edwin Charles Steffes
1899–1957
Louisa Agnes Ward
1892–
Patricia Ann Ward
1935–

Sources (8)

  • Edward Steffels in household of Michael Steffels, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Edwin Charles Steffes, "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949"
  • Edwin Charles Steffes, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994"

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Name Meaning

Dutch: patronymic from a shortened form of the personal name Steffen. Compare Steffens .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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