I am putting together a book to include the first 4 generations of descendants of Carl STEIF/Karl STEIFF and his wife, Pauline KLUGE. They were married in Sept 1872 in "the old country" which was probably the area/district of Posen. They left immediately for the USA and arrived in Cook County, IL in Dec 1872. They had 12 children, all born in Cook County, IL.
The children were (not in birth order):
1.John married Anna WEIGT
2.Sophie married Henry SCHMILL
3.Augusta (Gustie) married Carl HAEFKE
4.Charles married Hattie BUEDDING
5.Minnie married Henry BABENDERERDE
6.Emilie (Millie) married Herman FRICK
7.Julius married Rose Waters BRUHN
8.Elsa (Elsie) married Emil MUENCH/MÜNCH
9.Bertha married Walter KENDZIERSKI
10.Heinrich (Henry) married Elsie PETERS
11.Martha married William NEUENDANK
12.Mathilda (Tillie) married Charles LUEBBE.
Carl STEIF had 2 known relatives in IL, probably siblings, Julius and Emilie. Julius' 1st wife was Auguste HINTZE. His 2nd wife's first name was Bertha. Emilie was married to Pauline KLUGE's brother, Julius KLUGE.
Pauline KLUGE had 5 known siblings in IL, Julia, Julius, Joseph, Marie and Cecelia. Julia was married to Francis/Frank NAWROTH (changed to NAVROTH), Julius married Emilie STEIFF, Joseph married Anna POPENHAGEN, Marie married Gustav WEIGT, and Cecelia married Johann Gottfried THIEL.
If you are a descendant of Pauline and Carl, I would love to hear from you and add information from your line to the book. If you are related through one of Pauline's siblings or Carl's siblings, and want to share information, please feel free to contact me.