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Mary Ann <I>Steffes</I> Liter

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Mary Ann Steffes Liter

Birth
Marshfield, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
20 Dec 1939 (aged 63)
Plum City, Pierce County, Wisconsin, USA
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Plum City, Pierce County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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Mary Steffes was born on 3/11/1876 in Marshfield, Wisconsin, to George Steffes (1835-1910) and Maria Catharina Knechtges. She was one of 12 children, her siblings being: Gertrude Mary (1857-1864), Peter (1859-1865), Twins: Magdelena Mary (1861-1931) and John (1861-1904), Michael (1863-1877), Gertrude (1865-1875), Peter (1866-1866), Peter (1867-1923), Maria (1869-1875), Theodore (1871-1876), and Catherine (1878-1878). Mary's parents tragically lost 8 of their 12 children in childhood.
Following the death of her Mother in 1891, Mary Steffes along with her Father and surviving siblings moved to the Plum City area. During this time on 6/1/1897, Mary Steffes was married to Joseph Liter (1872-1956) in Plum City. During their marriage, Joseph and Mary would have 14 children: George (1898-1898), Peter Paul (1899-1973), John (1900-1901), Twins: Anna Marie (1903-1994) and William John (1903-1988), Anton (1905-1977), Twins: Frances Katherine (1906-1959) and Matthew (1906-1906), Baby Girl (1907-1907), Henry (1909-1909), Margaret Kathryn (1911-1994), Leonard (1913-1976), Thomas Peter (1915-1938), and Helen (1920-2011). Joseph and Mary farmed for many years in Plum City as well as in Durand and Union. Mary Liter died on 12/20/1939 at home following a battle with breast cancer.
Mary Steffes was born on 3/11/1876 in Marshfield, Wisconsin, to George Steffes (1835-1910) and Maria Catharina Knechtges. She was one of 12 children, her siblings being: Gertrude Mary (1857-1864), Peter (1859-1865), Twins: Magdelena Mary (1861-1931) and John (1861-1904), Michael (1863-1877), Gertrude (1865-1875), Peter (1866-1866), Peter (1867-1923), Maria (1869-1875), Theodore (1871-1876), and Catherine (1878-1878). Mary's parents tragically lost 8 of their 12 children in childhood.
Following the death of her Mother in 1891, Mary Steffes along with her Father and surviving siblings moved to the Plum City area. During this time on 6/1/1897, Mary Steffes was married to Joseph Liter (1872-1956) in Plum City. During their marriage, Joseph and Mary would have 14 children: George (1898-1898), Peter Paul (1899-1973), John (1900-1901), Twins: Anna Marie (1903-1994) and William John (1903-1988), Anton (1905-1977), Twins: Frances Katherine (1906-1959) and Matthew (1906-1906), Baby Girl (1907-1907), Henry (1909-1909), Margaret Kathryn (1911-1994), Leonard (1913-1976), Thomas Peter (1915-1938), and Helen (1920-2011). Joseph and Mary farmed for many years in Plum City as well as in Durand and Union. Mary Liter died on 12/20/1939 at home following a battle with breast cancer.

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  • Maintained by: Sam
  • Originally Created by: Debra Norris
  • Added: Mar 10, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86533476/mary_ann-liter: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Ann Steffes Liter (11 Mar 1876–20 Dec 1939), Find a Grave Memorial ID 86533476, citing Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery, Plum City, Pierce County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Sam (contributor 48799754).