Brief Life History of William Henry
When William Henry Steele was born on 20 October 1850, in Miami, Indiana, United States, his father, Ira Curry Steele, was 34 and his mother, Margaret Hilligoss, was 23. He married Mary Ann Huddleston on 7 April 1870, in Jefferson, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Jefferson Township, Polk, Iowa, United States in 1880 and Polk Township, Jefferson, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. He died on 17 October 1912, in Jefferson, Iowa, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Prairie Center Cemetery, Packwood, Jefferson, Iowa, United States.
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- Wm Steel in household of Ira C Steel, "United States Census, 1860"
- William Steele, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- William Henry Steele, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
Spouse and Children
1850–1912 Male
1853–1941 Female
Children (7)
1871–1938 Female
1874–1945 Male
1876–1951 Female
1880–1976 Male
1884–1979 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1816–1878 Male
1827–1896 Female
Siblings (11)
1846–1935 Female
1848–1926 Male
1850–1912 Male
1853–1920 Male
1854–1859 Female
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World Events (8)
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Age 1
1863
Age 13
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
Age 17
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English stel(e) ‘steel’, perhaps used for someone considered as hard and durable as steel, or for a foundry worker.
English: variant of Stile .
Scottish: habitational name from one or more of the places called Steel(e) or Steill in Ayrshire, Berwickshire, and Dumfriesshire, from Scots steel ‘steep bank, spur of a ridge’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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