Harry William Steele

Male27 October 1888–29 April 1978

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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Family Time Line

Harry William Steele
1888–1978
Anna Julia Pryor
1893–1970
Marriage: 29 May 1915
Harry William Steele Jr
1918–1999
Herbert R Steele
1919–1985
Marguerite Ellen Steele
1921–2001
Steele
1924–1924
Steele
1925–1925
Steele
1926–1926

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

  • Marriage
    29 May 1915Farmington, St. Francois, Missouri, United States
  • Children (6)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 2

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    1892

    Age 4

    Historical Boundaries: 1892: Madison, Illinois, United States

    1912 · The Girl Scouts

    Age 24

    Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

    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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