John Henry Steltenpohl was born 27 May 1816 in The Province of Hannover, Germany. His parents were John Henry Steltenpohl and Catherine Maria Drelen (she was confirmed 1830).
John Henry Steltenpohl and Catherine Adelheid Meier (b. 12 July 1821 in Hannover, Germany) were united in Holy Wedlock on August 16, 1844 by Pastor Buck in Amts. Barseubruck (now Hannover, Germany) and soon after that on the 5th of Sept 1844, sailed for America. They entered the United States through New Orleans on the 30th of November 1844 and settled in Jackson Co. Indiana. John received his citizenship papers from Clerk William H. Ewing, who found him to be of "Good Behavior, Moral Character and attached to the principles of the Constitution of the U.S. on the 19th day of March 1851".
John and Catherine Steltenpohl had 9 children:
Herman Henry Steltenpohl born 2 Oct 1846
John Fredrick Steltenpohl born 18 Apr 1848
Henry William Steltenpohl born 27 Jan 1850
Catherine Maria Steltenpohl born 4 Sep 1852
John Gerhard Steltenpohl born 1 Mar 1855
John Fredrick Steltenpohl born 2 Nov 1856
Anna Catherine Elizabeth Steltenpohl born 20 Jan 1858 died 29 Jun 1934
Henry Steltenpohl born 4 Jul 1861
John Fredrick Herman Steltenpohl born 16 Oct 1863
John Henry Steltenpohl died 21 Aug 1898 at the age of 82 years. Catherine Adelheid Steltenpohl died 1 April 1882, at the age of 61 years. Both are buried in Sauers Lutheran Cemetery, Jackson Co., Indiana.