The Steiger
Family - Meilen, Switzerland to Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Steiger family members in Meilen c. 1900
I
am seeking more information (both descendancy and ancestry) about the Steiger
family that emigrated from Meilen, Switzerland to Milwaukee, Wisconsin between
1902 and 1906. Four of Nine children came to the US and numerous descendants
now exist in the US and Switzerland. Most of the descendants are now located
in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio. Individuals wishing to contribute data or
research regarding this family may email Brendon
Baillod. See additional family photos at bottom of page.
The
Steiger families that came to the United States from Meilen were descended
from
Eduard Steiger (c. 1850 - 1910) m. Maria Magdalena Buchmann
(c. 1850 - c. 1920) - The Steiger family appear from letters and photos to
have been in the Gardening/Green House business in Meilen. Both Eduard and
Maria died in Meilen. The Buchmann family may have been from the town of Mettmenstetten,
but they lived in Louisiana, USA for several years prior to 1860 and Maria
was born there. Little is currently known about Eduard and Maria's ancestry,
but the Steiger name appears to have been present in Meilen for a few hundred
years.
Their
descendants included:
1
-Anna Olga Steiger (1875 - c. 1950) - married Alexander Nikles
(1880 - 1908) c. 1900, came to US in 1904. Settled in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
Alex was killed in an industrial accident at Allis Chalmers. Olga then married
Carl Zechbauer (1874 - ?) and moved to St. Paul, MN with their four
children. Descendants of this family now live in Ramsey, MN and the St. Paul
area.
-Olga
Nikles (1903 - 1983) m. Phil Keeling
-Maria Nikles (c. 1904 - ?)
-Viola Nikles (1906 - 1986) m. Mike Sorenson
-Martha Nikles (1908 - ?)
-Carl Zechbauer, Jr (1910 - 1987)
2 -Edward
Steiger (c. 1878 - ?) - remained in Switzerland, little else known.
3 -Maria Steiger (c. 1880 - ?) - remained in Switzerland, married,
had children.
4 -Ernst Edwin Steiger (6/15/1881 - 2/20/1963)
- Came to the US in 1905 and lived in Milwaukee. Moved to Evansville, IN
c. 1910, m. Eva Sturgeon (1890 - 1981), later m. Frieda Anna Rasener (1889
- 1960). Worked for City Greenhouse. Children were:
-Laura
Steiger (1910 - 1984) m. Glenn V. Herndon (1910 - 1973), moved to
Cincinatti, OH
-Albert Steiger (1914 - 1965) m. Leona Feix (1909 - 1982), lived in
Evansville, no children
5 -Eugene Steiger (1883 - 7/11/1961) - m. Amelia Koerchner (1884 - ?),
came to US in 1902 but left and went to South America c. 1904. Returned
to Switzerland and came back to US with sister Klara in 1906. Children were:
-Rosalinda
Amelia Steiger (1909 - 1989) - m. Ed Haas (1907 - ?), lived in Grafton,
WI
-Margareth Eugenie Steiger (1911 - ?) - reportedly didn't marry and
died young.
6 -Klara Freda Steiger (6/14/1887 - 9/1865) - Came to US in 1906 with
brother Eugene. Married Charles Adolphe Baillod (1882 - 1933) in
1908. Charles had served in the Swiss Army with Alex Nikles & Ernst
Steiger, and had met Klara in Switzerland. Charles & Klara settled in
Wauwatosa, WI. They later moved to Packwaukee, WI where they farmed. After
Charles' death, Klara moved in St. Paul with her two daughters. Children
were:
-Charles
Edward Baillod (1908 - 1975) - m. Sylvia Grochowski, lived in Milwaukee,
had 5 children
-Clara Lilli Baillod (1910 - 1979) - m. Vernon Perry, lived in St.
Paul, MN, no children
-Henry Adolph Baillod (1913 - 2002) - m. Mary Thurston, lived in Hancock,
WI, had 4 children
-Francoise Baillod (1917 - 1993) - m. Ross Mason, lived in St. Paul,
MN, had 5 children
7 -Hedwig Steiger (c. 1890 - ?) - Remained in Switzerland, m. Heinrich
Aeberli (c. 1890 - ?). Children were:
-Max
Aeberli (c. 1912 - ?)
-Ruth Aeberli (1920 - 1958) - m. Peter Marx (c. 1920 - ?) children
included Urs Marx (c. 1945 - ?)
-Doris Aeberli (c. 1925 - ?)
8 -Elizabeth Steiger (c. 1892 - ?) - remained in Switzerland, married,
little else known.
9 -Walter Steiger (c. 1894 - ?) - remained in Switzerland, little
else known.
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Hedwig
Steiger c. 1905 in Meilen, Switzerland
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Walter
Steiger in the Swiss Army c. 1915
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Charles
Baillod and Ernst Steiger in Meilen c. 1900
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Ernst
Steiger in Switzerland c. 1900
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Klara
(Steiger) Baillod in St. Paul c. 1955
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Eugene
Steiger in Milwaukee c. 1955
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