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Portrait and biographical album of Mecosta County, Mich. containing
portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative
citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the
governors of Michigan and of the presidents of the United States: also
containing a complete history of the county, from its earliest settlement
to the present time.

Published by Chapman Bros., Chicago, IL, 1883

Judith Anne Weeks Ancell
April 30, 2011
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Page 207
STIFFEN, Ulrich
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Ulrich Stiffen, farmer, sec. 35, Deerfield Tp., is a son of Michael and
Elizabeth (Fischler) Stiffen. They were natives of Switzerland and came to
America in 1853, locating in Wayne Co., Ohio, where they passed the
remainder of their lives.

 Mr. Stiffen was born Dec. 25, 1843, in Switzerland. He was 10 years old
 when his parents emigrated to the United States, and he worked as a farm
 assistant nearly 20 years. He came to Michigan in 1867 and has been the
 owner of various tracts of land at various times, and now owns 80 acres in
 Deerfield Tp., which is his homestead, with 20 acres in cultivation.

 Mr. Stiffen is a Democrat in political sentiment and belongs to the
 Mennonite Church.

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