Tag: Shapleigh

Claus and Frieda – Farrar Steffens’s from Cradle to Grave

December 6, 2025

Claus Steffens is a main character in today’s post. His is not the first Claus Steffens to have his story told on this blog. And he is certainly not the first man with roots in the Hanover region in Germany to carry the name, Claus. Claus Heinrich Steffens was born on December 6, 1890, so … More Claus and Frieda – Farrar Steffens’s from Cradle to Grave

JW

June 19, 2017

Today I will attempt to tell the tale of a family of Brunkhorsts who hailed from across the river in Jackson County, Illinois and were members of Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob for a while.  It is a story which involves several Johann Brunkhorsts, and I was confused for a short time.  I hope I … More JW