Gazlay Family History
Effie Philp Patterson
Parents
| Father | John Philp Patterson (18 July 1873 - 29 November 1914) |
| Mother | Ida May Hauch (March 1869 - 28 April 1955) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 6 March 2010; Last Edited: 20 November 2021 |
| Person ID | 880 |
| Name | Effie Philp Patterson |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 12 June 1910 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey1 |
| Married | 14 February 1940 in Evangelical Baptist Church, Newark, New Jersey to Karl Steffen2 |
| Died | 18 January 2003 in Lake Worth, Florida1 |
Biography
Effie attended Robert Trent Junior High School, and she also took comptroller courses in business school. During her working life, Effie was the head of the billing department for Sherwin Williams Paint Co. She and Karl spent 25 years traveling and living in Central and South America and also traveling in Europe, Canada and the U.S. She enjoyed knitting, reading, sports, dancing, sewing and traveling. Effie and Karl lived in Lake Worth, Florida after returning from South America.2
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Karl Steffen (son of Martin Karl Steffen and Johanna D. _____) |
| Born | 29 January 1904 in Hamburg, Germany |
| Married | 14 February 1940 in Evangelical Baptist Church, Newark, New Jersey to Effie Philp Patterson |
| Died | 21 January 1981 in Lake Worth, Florida |
Sources
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Effie Steffen, no. 136-05-1019
- Record of visit with Ida V. (Patterson) Johnston at her Florida home in 1996 by Lee Gazlay.