John Steele
1847–
Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio, United States
The Life Summary of John
When John Steele was born in 1847, in Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio, United States, his father, Phillip Steele, was 18 and his mother, Mary Sutter, was 22. He lived in Mill Creek, Coshocton, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Mill Creek Township, Coshocton, Ohio, United States in 1860.
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Family Time Line
Phillip Steele
1829–1862
Mary Sutter
1825–1855
John Steele
1847–
Catherine Steele
1849–
Parents and Siblings
1829–1862Male
1825–1855Female
Siblings
(2)
1847–Male
1849–Female
World Events (8)
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 13
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 13
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
1863
Age 16
1863
Age 16
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 34
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 34
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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.
Stile
Steel
Sources (2)
- John Steel in household of Phil Steel, "United States Census, 1860"
- John Steele in household of Philip Steele, "United States Census, 1850"
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