Steffen, Mary E.

Steffen, Mary E.

Female 1861 - 1929  (67 years)    Has 6 ancestors and 8 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Steffen, Mary E. 
    Born 1 Oct 1861  Hortonia, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Biography
    • Mary E. Steffen was the 8th of 9 children of John and Appolonia (Stark) Steffen of Dale/Hortonville, Outagamie County, Wisconsin. Her parents both arrived from Germany, married and with some of the siblings of her father as well as his father and stepmother, in 1848. Her father was a prosperous farmer.

      On May 4, 1886 she literally married the "boy-next -door," John J. Olk from the adjoining farm, whose parents were also German immigrants having arrived in 1857. They then moved to Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin that same year, where her husband became very prominent in the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and generally in the town (see his findagrave memorial for details). Her brother Ignatius David (I.D.) Steffen, as a physician, co-starter of the Antigo Hospital and many times its mayor, was kind of a partner to her husband and also very prominent in Antigo society. Mary and her family, like her parents' and in-laws 'family, was devoutly Roman Catholic. Mary was very active in various works of Saint John the Evangelist RC church in Antigo.

      Together she and her husband had 8 children. They had only two girls, both of whom died in infancy. One son, Rolland, died at age 16. The other 5 sons all survived well into adulthood. From oldest to youngest, these were: Henry, Harold, Clarence, John Steffen, and Merritt.

      Mary E. (Steffen) Olk died of a stroke on April 29,1929. She was buried by her husband, son Rolland, son Henry and Henry's wife Helen, just inside the "Olk gate" (named after and paid for by her husband) at the Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery. Son Merritt, his wife Cecil and son Thomas are buried at a "newer" Olk site elsewhere in the cemetery.
    Died 29 Apr 1929  Antigo, Langlade, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I173743  1FamilyTree
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2015 

    Father Steffen, John,   b. 19 Mar 1825,   d. 7 Oct 1895, Dale, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Stark, Applonia,   b. 21 Jan 1823, Orenhofen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1893, Hortonville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F60458  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Olk, John J.,   b. 25 Apr 1859, Dale, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1927, Antigo, Langlade, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 4 May 1886 
    Children 
    +1. Male Olk, Harold V.,   b. 22 Jan 1890,   d. 13 Oct 1970  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 27 Jun 2014 
    Family ID F60863  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Oct 1861 - Hortonia, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Apr 1929 - Antigo, Langlade, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
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