The Wisconsin Kleinsteubers have always believed their furthermost ancestor was Johann Jacob Kleinsteuber, born 1731 in the village of Thal, Thuringia Region, Germany. Several of his grandchildren immigrated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1852 and began new lives in America.
We now know that Johann Jacob was born in Wutha-Farnroda, and the family ancestry now goes back to Hans Kleinsteuber, born about 1635, and possibly in Shwarzhausen.
Notably, Charles Kleinsteuber, one of the immigrants to Wisconsin, owned a brass foundry and machine shop in Milwaukee (see photo), and this is where the typewriter was invented.
We now know that Johann Jacob was born in Wutha-Farnroda, and the family ancestry now goes back to Hans Kleinsteuber, born about 1635, and possibly in Shwarzhausen.
Notably, Charles Kleinsteuber, one of the immigrants to Wisconsin, owned a brass foundry and machine shop in Milwaukee (see photo), and this is where the typewriter was invented.