Steffens, Albert August

1859 - 1931  (71 years)    Has 6 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Steffens, Albert August
  Born	21 May 1859	Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  1870 Census	1870	Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  , page 11
  Listed living with parents age 10
  1880 Census	1880	Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  page 109B
  Listed living with parents a ge 21 born in Wis
  1900 Census	1900	Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  ED 75, page 14B
  Listed living with wife and 6 chil dren born May 1859 in Wisconsin age 41, father born Belgium mother born Ge rmany married 12 years occupation Farmer.Also Mary Steffen age 25 born May 1875 living with them (his sister)Also John Nabbefield age 26 born March 1874 living with them (he would mar ry Mary Steffens )Also Mary Huven age 25 born March 1875 living with them (probably Matilda 's sister) Albert H Steffens41 Matilda Steffens37 Joseph A Steffens11 Johana Steffens10 Henry Steffens8 Lawrence Steffens7 Lenoard Steffens4 Leo Steffens3/12 John Nabbefeld29 Mary Steffens25 Anna Huven25
  1910 Census	1910	Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Albert A Steffens50 Mathilda Steffens47 Johanna Steffens19 Henry Steffens17 Lawrence Steffens15 Leo Steffens13 Fred Steffens10 Paul Steffens7 Anton Nablefeld63
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 0753
  ALBERT A. STEFFENS, a highly respected citizen of Black Creek township, Outagamie county, carrying on operations on a tract of 100 acres lying in section 25, Black Creek township, belongs to one of the old and honored families of this part of Wisconsin, and one that traces its ancestry back to the nobility of Belgium was born on the farm on which he now lives, May 21, 1859, a son of Joseph J. and Catharine (Herb) Steffens, natives of Belgium and Baden, Germany, respectively. The paternal grandmother of Albert A. Steffens was a member of the Royal family of Belgium, who by reason of her marrying below her rank was disinherited and given a, pension of $1,400 yearly. Leaving that country with her husband, she came to the United States in 1849, or about that time, the sailing vessel on which they were passengers taking a year and six months to make the journey, on account of terrific storms, disabling of the vessel and various accidents. One daughter of this couple had died in Belgium, and a son, Theopholus, remained in Belgium, being an officer in the Belgian army, but the remainder of the family came on to this country and made their way to Green Bay and thence by way of boat to Appleton, Wisconsin, there being no railroads at that early day the grandparents spent their lives here. Their eldest son, Edward, who never married, was a member and chairman of the board of aldermen of Appleton for twenty years and died about 1895, in Clark county, Wisconsin. The second son, August, was an officer in the Belgian army before coming to America with his parents, and when the Civil War broke out he enlisted and was commissioned a captain. After the war he returned to Belgium, where he was married, and brought his wife back to America, settling in Appleton, where he engaged in the retail liquor business for a few years and then establishing himself in the wholesale liquor trade at Red Wing, Minnesota, becoming quite wealthy. In 1888 he started on a trip to Belgium, to pay a visit, and met his death in railroad accident in Pennsylvania. The fourth son was Theopholus, who spent all of his life in Belgium. He was brought up and educated to become an officer in the Belgian army, in which he spent forty years, and at that time was retired and placed on the pension list with the rank of major general. He was given the Badge of Honor, which signifies continual service without violation of any rule or command while in the service for which punishment is inflicted, and this badge is now in the possession of Albert A. Steffens, who prizes it very highly. The eldest daughter was Alexandria., who married Nicholas Fresch, of Appleton, and died in Prescott Hospital about 1870. The second daughter, Leopoline, married Harry France, and died about 1876. The youngest daughter was Pauline, who married Francis Bernard and died in 1866. Joseph J. Steffens, father of Albert A., was the third son of his parents, and he was a young man when the family came to this country from Belgium. He worked at various occupations in and around Appleton, Wisconsin, but eventually took up farming, as his father had claimed for each of the sons forty acres of land from the Government, under an act passed by the Government for the reclamation of the Wisconsin swamp lands. He sought out the forty acres that was his share, and this is a part of the land now owned by Albert A. Steffens in Black Creek township. He built a log shanty, where he lived all alone, working at various tasks for other settlers who needed his services, and as soon as he had accomplished the clearing of a small portion he planted it and carried the harvested crop to Appleton on his back. There were no roads at this time, and Mr. Steffens endured many hardships in his trips on foot through the woods, but soon he was able to purchase a team of oxen and he then considered himself a full-fledged farmer. During one of his twelve-mile trips to Appleton, he became acquainted with Catherine Herb, the daughter of one of the early settlers of the county, and they were eventually married and settled down to live in the little log home in the woods. In 1864, Mr. Steffens enlisted in Company E, Fifth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war, participating in the battles of Hatches Run, Fort Fisher and Petersburg, and being present at the surrender of General Lee. After completing his army service he returned to his farming operations, and acquired by purchase the land taken up by his brothers which had changed hands several times. Mr. Steffens served as assessor of Black Creek township from the time of its organization for fifteen years, and named the township after the creek that runs through its northwestern part. He died May 4, 1886, at the age of sixty-one years and is buried in the Catholic Cemetery near Five Corners, in Freedom township, while his widow survived him until May 6, 1892, and is buried near her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Steffens had five children: Albert A.; Amelia, who married Patrick Richev and died in Oregon in 1891, leaving seven children; Alexander, who died at the age of seventeen years, being accidentally shot while hunting deer; Pauline, who married John Raddemacher, and now lives in California, having four children; and Mary, who married John Nabbefeld, and lives in Saskatchewan, Canada. Albert A. Steffens received but a limited education in the schools of his district, but this he later added to through much reading and study. He remained at home with his parents until his marriage, October 28, 1888, to Miss Matilda Huven, a daughter of Peter and Johannah (Nabbefeld) Huven, natives of Prussia, Germany, who came to the United States and settled in Washington county, Wisconsin about 1860, five years later coming to Outagamie county and settling in the town of Freedom. The mother died there in 1879, aged forty-four years, and the father then came to live with Mr. and Mrs. Steffens, at whose home he died January 11, 1899, aged seventy-two years. Mrs. Steffens was the fourth of her parents' twelve children, and was born April 12, 1863. Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Steffens: Joseph, Johannah, Henry, Lawrence, Leo, Fred and Paul. Mr. Steffens has engaged in general farming and stockraising and market dairy products, hogs and cattle and some grain. He is breeding to full-blooded Holstein cattle and Poland-China hogs and has a team of Percheron horses. His farm is fenced with barbed and woven wire and about ninety acres are under cultivation, and is a well-appearing, fertile and highly productive tract. Mr. Steffens is a member of the Catholic Knights Lodge No. 6, of Appleton, and is a Democrat in his political views, serving as clerk of the school board for four years. The family have always been connected with the Roman Catholic Church, and Mr. and Mrs. Steffens attend the church of that denomination in Freedom township.
  	Steffens, Albert August Biography
  1920 Census	1920	Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Henry Steffens26 Albert Steffens60 Matilda Steffens56 Johanna Steffens27 Paul Steffens17 Anton Mabbefeldt75
  1930 Census	1930	Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Albert Steffens70 Mathilda Steffens67 Henry Steffens37 Paul Steffens27
  Died	25 Apr 1931	Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Buried	Aft 25 Apr 1931	St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery, Freedom, Wisconsin, USA
  	Steffens, Albert August St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery, Freedom, Wisconsin
  Person ID	I22082	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	Steffens, Joseph J.,   b. Abt 1824, Hachy, , Luxembourg, Belgium ,   d. 4 May 1886, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Mother	Herb, Catherine,   b. 19 Apr 1836, Nuesloch, Germany ,   d. 12 Dec 1910, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F6124	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Huven, Mathilda Johana,   b. 16 Apr 1863, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 27 Feb 1957, , Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 93 years)
  Married	23 Oct 1888	Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  	Steffens, Albert and Mathilda Family Front L-R: Albert, Hannah, Mathilda (Huven) Back L-R: Leo, Joseph, Lawrence, Henry, Paul, Fred
  	Steffens, Albert and Mathilda Family abt L-R: Fred, _, Mathilda (Huven), Hannah, Paul, _, Albert Steffens, _, Leo (My guess is Henry, then Lawrence, then Joseph for the order of the 3 eldest boys in this photo.)
  Children	+ 1. Steffens, Joseph Alexander,   b. 30 Aug 1889, Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 18 Oct 1952, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 63 years) + 2. Steffens, Johanna Katherine,   b. 21 Feb 1891, Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 14 Feb 1962  (Age 70 years) + 3. Steffens, Henry Leonard,   b. 3 Sep 1892, Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 9 Oct 1962, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 70 years) + 4. Steffens, Lawrence Augustine,   b. 22 Dec 1895, Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 27 Jul 1967, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 71 years)   5. Steffens, Leo Gerhard Peter,   b. 18 Jan 1897,   d. 26 Mar 1986, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 89 years) + 6. Steffens, Frederick John,   b. 5 Mar 1900, Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 26 Feb 1960, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 59 years) + 7. Steffens, Paul,   b. 20 Jul 1902,   d. 18 Nov 1974  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2016
  Family ID	F7433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 21 May 1859 - Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1870 Census - , page 11 - 1870 - Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1880 Census - page 109B - 1880 - Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - 23 Oct 1888 - Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1900 Census - ED 75, page 14B - 1900 - Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1910 Census - 1910 - Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1920 Census - 1920 - Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1930 Census - 1930 - Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 25 Apr 1931 - Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - Aft 25 Apr 1931 - St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery, Freedom, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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