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The Stiefel family is originally from Rauschenberg, Hessen, Germany. However, the name was originally Katz-Stiefel, and the Katz was droped upon arrival in the United States. Decendants of Sol Stiefel (Sally Katz-Stiefel, son of Michael Katz-Stiefel) currently live in Illinois, Michigan, and several other states. | |
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Related Surnames | |
Surnames that are related to the Stiefel's are many. In Rauschneberg they include Plaut, Marx, Haas, and Kadden families. In Illinois they include Grossman, Kaplan, Welwart, and Eisler families. In Michigan they include Lapin (Lapinsky), Goodman, Shuster, Selitsky, and Shabshein. | |
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Research Accomplished | |
The oldest research accomplished has been to Feiss Katz of Zuschen Germany, who was born in 1613, and moved to Rauschenberg. Other surnames have had limited success, and only stretch back to the 1800's. The Stiefel family would be very interested in extending the family genealogy. | |
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Ports of Entry | |
Ports of entry into North America have included New York City, Detroit Michigan, and Montreal Canada. Upon arriving in America 1890-1920 from Eastern and Central Europe, the family originally setteled in Chicago, Detroit, New York City, and Montreal, Canada. | |
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Points of Origin | |
The countries of origin from which family members immigrated from include Germany, Belarus, Ukraine, and Slovakia. However, since over the course of history borders have changed many times, this information has changed. The known towns of origin are Zuschen, Rauschenberg, Berdychiv, Yanov, Banska Stivanica, Banovce nad Bebravou, Stolin, Dokshitzy, Brest-Litovsk, and Mozyr. | |
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