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From: "Katrina Jennens" <>
Subject: Re: [PA] Stenninger / Steninger
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 17:59:21 +1300
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Hi there... don't know if it's any help but we have a STEINLAGER (?) beer
here?? (not sure of the spelling but I think that's right)

Regards Trina

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Subject: Re: [PA] Stenninger / Steninger


> Karen,
> Peggy,
>
> I have some census but it is helpfu;l to see what others have come up
with. I
> am trying to figure out what family Sarah may have come from. There are no
> clues forthcoming as far as names that may have been siblings in the
Stenninger
> family. At least none that have jumped out at me. I was hoping maybe I
could
> find where there was a brewery owned by the family originally. Mom said
there
> was actually a beer named after the surname but Since I don't know the
actual
> spelling of the family I have not come up with that either. Any beer
> aficionados on the list?
>
> Sarah married Peter Nick who I have very little on either. Family lore
says
> he stowed away on a ship from Germany. Our line had a story about a fight
and
> perhaps a n accidental death. While researching I came across a note a
> researcher had made on Peter that said their line was told he was caught
poaching on
> Keiser Wilhelms property and stowed away.
> Whether or not any of this is true we have no clue. But obviously some
kind
> of mystery on how he came to US.
>
> Thanks for the help with the census.
> Kassie
>
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