AUGUST STEFFENS
Identification on photo: August Steffens
Photo taken: Sawyer Studio, prob. Kansas, circa 1905?
Purchased: 2020 Feb South Florida Fairgrounds, Antiques Show
August "Gus" Steffens (25 Feb 1882) born in Wisconsin to parents John Peter Steffens (1842-1915) and Suzanna Ternes (1851-1917).
Around 1905 he married Emma Catherine Knebler (1992-1948) and had children:
- John J Steffens (1906-1939) m. Frances Joan Petrik
- Clarence Willard Steffens (1909-1977) (of Hutchinson) m. Opal Leona Fulton
- Victor Joseph Steffens (1911-1969) (of San Leandro CA)
- Augusta "Gussie" Steffens (1921- ) m. Andrew VanBibber
This note was found in the "Cheney Sentinel", Cheney Kansas, 25 Sep 1908
Gus was the manager of the Hutchinson Oil Company in Cunningham KS.
Died August of 1948 in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas.
Hi Kathleen - August "Gus" Steffens was my Great Great Uncle. He was my Great Great Grandma Martha Susanna Steffen's oldest brother. It was great to see the picture and the research you have done. It looks spot on. Chuck Solomon besolomon@msn.com
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