SOUFFLENHEIM KIEFFER FAMILY RESEARCH Robert Wideen : 2020 Soufflenheim Genealogy Research and History www.soufflenheimgenealogy.com The Kieffer family is one of the oldest in Soufflenheim, mentioned as early as 1659. Rhine Pond, Jacques Gachot CONTENTS Soufflenheim Kieffer Family Research .......................................................................................................... 1 Early Soufflenheim Kieffer ............................................................................................................................. 3 Hans Kieffer Family ................................................................................................................................... 4 Paul Kieffer Family .................................................................................................................................... 4 Bas-Rhin Kieffer Records .............................................................................................................................. 5 Batzendorf ................................................................................................................................................. 5 Beinheim .................................................................................................................................................... 6 Biltzheim .................................................................................................................................................... 6 Bischwiller .................................................................................................................................................. 7 Blienschwiller ............................................................................................................................................. 7 Bossendorf .............................................................................................................................................. 16 Dangolsheim ............................................................................................................................................ 17 Dauendorf ................................................................................................................................................ 20 Durrenbach .............................................................................................................................................. 22 Eschbach ................................................................................................................................................. 25 Ettendorf .................................................................................................................................................. 25 Fort Louis ................................................................................................................................................. 26 Gambsheim ............................................................................................................................................. 28 Gebolsheim ............................................................................................................................................. 31 Görsdorf ................................................................................................................................................... 31 Greiss ...................................................................................................................................................... 32 Gunstett ................................................................................................................................................... 32 Haguenau ................................................................................................................................................ 32 Hochfelden .............................................................................................................................................. 38 Hochstett.................................................................................................................................................. 39 Hüttendorf ................................................................................................................................................ 39 Ingwiller.................................................................................................................................................... 42 Kindwiller ................................................................................................................................................. 43 Kurtzenhausen ........................................................................................................................................ 43 Leutenheim .............................................................................................................................................. 44 Lauterbourg ............................................................................................................................................. 44 Mittelschaeffolsheim ................................................................................................................................ 45 Mommenheim .......................................................................................................................................... 45 Morschwiller ............................................................................................................................................. 51 Niederchaeffolsheim ................................................................................................................................ 53 Offendorf .................................................................................................................................................. 54 Phalsbourg .............................................................................................................................................. 54 Pfettisheim ............................................................................................................................................... 54 Roeschwoog ............................................................................................................................................ 58 Rumersheim ............................................................................................................................................ 58 Selestat .................................................................................................................................................... 60 Soufflenheim ............................................................................................................................................ 65 Stotzheim ................................................................................................................................................. 82 Surbourg .................................................................................................................................................. 86 Uberach ................................................................................................................................................... 88 Weyersheim ............................................................................................................................................. 89 Weitbruch................................................................................................................................................. 89 Wilwisheim ............................................................................................................................................... 90 Wingersheim ............................................................................................................................................ 91 Wintershausen ......................................................................................................................................... 91 Wittersheim .............................................................................................................................................. 91 Wittisheim ................................................................................................................................................ 97 Records Searched for Kieffer ...................................................................................................................... 98 Haguenau Notaries .................................................................................................................................. 98 Roeschwoog Notaries ........................................................................................................................... 101 Notaries After 1791 ................................................................................................................................ 101 Church Records ..................................................................................................................................... 102 EARLY SOUFFLENHEIM KIEFFER The earliest Kieffer families in Soufflenheim are those of Hans, the principle original Kieffer, and Paul, whose family is mentioned in various records from 1659-1757. Their relationship, in any, is not known. Hans, a small landowner, may have been a potter, the occupation of his oldest son. He was one of two mayors in 1663 and 1665 and a member of the justice counsel in 1666. His