Joseph Stiefvater

b. 6 November 1897, d. 9 February 1995
  • Joseph Stiefvater was born on 6 November 1897 in New York.
  • Anton Stiefvater appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, at 171 Scholes Street. Other members of the household included Joseph Stiefvater, Anthony Stiefvater, Louise Stiefvater, John Stiefvater, Josephine Stiefvater, Scholastica (?) and (?) Stiefvater.
  • A photographic portrait was made about 1907 of Anton and Anna Maria Stiefvater and their children John, Josephine, Louise, Anthony and Joseph.
  • Anton Stiefvater and Anna Maria Ziehl appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, at 90 Hamburg Avenue. Other members of the household included Joseph Stiefvater, Louise Stiefvater, John Stiefvater, Josephine Stiefvater and Augusta Josephine Stiefvater.
  • Joseph Stiefvater registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Kings County, New York, while living with his family at 382 Bleecker Street in Brooklyn, and employed as a chauffeur by E. S. Lyon at 1 East 60th Street in New York City.
  • Anton Stiefvater and Anna Maria Ziehl appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, at 382 Bleecker Street. Other members of the household included Joseph Stiefvater, Louise Stiefvater and Augusta Josephine Stiefvater.
  • He was employed as a chauffeur by a wholesale butcher, according to the 1920 census.
  • He married Louisa Jaeger, daughter of Joseph Jaeger and Anna Maria Muttach, on 15 May 1921 in Brooklyn, Queens County, New York, at St. Aloysius Church, with Rev. John W. Hauptmann officiating.
  • Joseph Stiefvater became a widower at the 26 June 1925 death of his wife Louisa Jaeger.
  • Anton Stiefvater and Anna Maria Ziehl appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Brooklyn, New York, at 382 Bleecker Street. Other members of the household included Joseph Stiefvater, Augusta Josephine Stiefvater, Eleanor L. Stiefvater and Joseph Anthony Stiefvater.
  • He was self-employed as a radio repairer, according to the 1930 census.
  • The SSDI lists Thompson, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, as the last residence of record of Joseph Stiefvater , and the last Social Security benefit Los Angeles, California.
  • Joseph Stiefvater died on 9 February 1995 at age 97 in Trexlertown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, at Mosser Nursing Home.
  • The following appeared on 11 February 1995 in The Morning Call: Joseph Stiefvater, 97, formerly of Thompson, Susquehanna County, died Thursday in Mosser Nursing Home, Trexlertown. He was the husband of the late Louise (Jaeger) Stiefvater. He was a clerk at several meat markets in New York before retiring. Born in New York City, he was a son of the late Anton and Anna Stiefvater. Survivors: Daughter, Eleanor L. Hoegler of Fullerton; son, Joseph Jr. of Reseda, Calif; four grandchildren and a great-grandson. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday, St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, Fullerton. Call 9-9:45 a.m. Monday, R.P. Haas Funeral Home, 444 Pershing Blvd., Fullerton.
  • Last Edited: 13 Jul 2011

Family: Louisa Jaeger b. 15 September 1898, d. 26 June 1925