Wolf Steif

Wolf Steif
Also Known As:	"Zev"
Birthdate:	July 03, 1865
Birthplace:	Stropkov, Zemplin, Prešovský kraj, Slovakia
Death:	May 10, 1914 (48) Chicago, Illinois, United States (heart attack )
Place of Burial:	Chicago, IL, United States
Immediate Family:	Son of Hirsh Steif and Rosie Steif Husband of Julie Friedlander Steif Father of Benjamin Leo Steif; Esther Rosen and Therese Lackritz Brother of Jakob Steif; Rezi Steif; Aron Steif; Pauline Pitzele; Edward Steif and 1 other; and Chaim Steif « less
Occupation:	Merchant, wholesale woolens

Managed by:	Ann Fuller (c)
Last Updated:	April 27, 2022

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Immediate Family

Julie Friedlander Steif

wife
Benjamin Leo Steif

son
Esther Rosen

daughter
Therese Lackritz

daughter
Hirsh Steif

father
Rosie Steif

mother
Jakob Steif

brother
Rezi Steif

sister
Aron Steif

brother
Pauline Pitzele

sister
Edward Steif

brother
Chaim Steif

brother

About Wolf Steif

1869 Hungarian Census in JewishGen says he was born in 1862. He had a sister, Anna, who was born in 1866. She must have died in Hungary before they went to the U.S.

Birth records on JewishGen lists other siblings. His birthdate is listed as June 22, 1865.

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1865	July 3, 1865	Birth of Wolf Steif Stropkov, Zemplin, Prešovský kraj, Slovakia
1894	September 10, 1894	Birth of Benjamin Leo Steif New York, NY, United States
1896	March 1896	Birth of Esther Rosen Chicago, Illinois, United States
1902	July 13, 1902	Birth of Therese Lackritz Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
1914	May 10, 1914 Age 48	Death of Wolf Steif Chicago, Illinois, United States Translation of gravestone: ( gotten by Rooh Steif, 7-08) "You abandoned us when you were young (we cannot read this first word) you left your mother, wife, and children many will atone because you were taken when you were young Ztvi Adinu (??) was brought down and buried in your grave" next is the Hebrew date of the burial. In the Hebrew month of Iyar.
????		Burial of Wolf Steif Chicago, IL, United States

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Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago, 1912