Brief Life History of Harry William
When Harry William Steele was born on 27 October 1888, in Rockwood, Randolph, Illinois, United States, his father, William Harvey Steele, was 26 and his mother, Ellen Eliza M. Brown, was 25. He married Anna Julia Pryor on 29 May 1915, in Farmington, St. Francois, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States in 1930 and Nameoki Township, Madison, Illinois, United States in 1940. He died on 29 April 1978, in New Bloomfield, Callaway, Missouri, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Glen Carbon, Madison, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (19)
- Harry Steele in household of Wing Steele, "United States Census, 1900"
- Harry Steele, "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"
- Harry Steele, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
Spouse and Children
1888–1978 Male
1893–1970 Female
Children (6)
1918–1999 Male
1919–1985 Male
1921–2001 Female
1924–1924 Male
1925–1925 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1862–1942 Male
1863–1907 Female
Siblings (8)
1882–1960 Female
1886–1966 Male
1888–1978 Male
1890–1892 Female
1894–1933 Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 2
1892
Age 4
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Age 24
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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