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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. |