STECK
My ancestors are Steckers from Lorraine.They (four heads of households)changed their names to Staker at their naturalizations in Hamilton, Ohio in the 1840s.They were all Amish Mennonite.I am beginning to suspect that their name, Stecker, and the name of others who were close to them, Steckler, were both derived from the Steck family (common German suffixes -er and -ler).The Steck family can be found in Walkringen, Canton Bern, Switzerland, and in Mutzig, Lower Alsace (next to Strasbourg).Does anyone know about these families?
Thanks
Joe Staker