Maria Steinke

1848 - 1935  (87 years)

• Name	Maria Steinke
  Born	5 Apr 1848	Hannover, Germany
  Gender	Female
  	1882  [1]
  Died	27 Jun 1935	Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota, USA
  Person ID	I2887	Gerber Family Tree
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2011

  
  

  Family	John Jacob Scherff,   b. 3 Feb 1842, Germany ,   d. 23 Jan 1919  (Age 76 years)
  Married	Abt 1869
  Children	1. Sidema Scherff + 2. Gesina M. Scherff,   b. 29 Jun 1869, Hannover, Germany ,   d. 14 Jan 1915, Alvord, Lyon County, Iowa, USA  (Age 45 years) + 3. Margaret Scherff,   b. 1875,   d. 1917  (Age 42 years) + 4. Johanna Scherff,   b. Aug 1876,   d. 7 Mar 1929, Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA  (Age ~ 52 years) + 5. John Jacob Scherff,   b. 13 Jan 1877, Germany ,   d. 1 Nov 1938, Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa, USA  (Age 61 years) + 6. Jacob Daniel (or Henry) Scherff,   b. 16 Apr 1880,   d. 16 Dec 1959, Worthington, IA  (Age 79 years) + 7. Henry D. Scherff,   b. 23 Oct 1882, Ida County, Iowa ,   d. 26 Sep 1955  (Age 72 years)   8. Mary Scherff,   b. Oct 1886, Ida County, Iowa ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 9. Anna Scherff,   b. 16 Oct 1889,   d. 13 Jul 1977, Pipestone, Pipestone County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Census Reports		Scherff, John Family 1900 Census Cleveland Township, Lyon County, IA
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2011
  Family ID	F0365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Apr 1848 - Hannover, Germany Died - 27 Jun 1935 - Luverne, Rock County, Minnesota, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Some of the Steinke family changed their name to "Miller" because the English pronounciation sounded like "Stink Cat" or "Stinky". - email on 24, April 2002 from Fay Schlotfeldt based on information from Leona Andresen.

  
  

• Sources

  [S0003] 1900 US Census, Cleveland Township, Lyon County, IA (Reliability: 3).