Charlotte Elizabeth Steele

Brief Life History of Charlotte Elizabeth

When Charlotte Elizabeth Steele was born on 19 December 1888, in Red House, Putnam, West Virginia, United States, her father, James Lewis Steele, was 47 and her mother, Nancy Jane Gillespie, was 45. She married William Henry Null on 6 May 1910, in Putnam, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Union District, Putnam, West Virginia, United States for about 40 years. She died on 18 February 1988, in Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 99, and was buried in Jackson, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Henry Null
1879–1971
Charlotte Elizabeth Steele
1888–1988
Marriage: 6 May 1910
Gladys M Null
1916–2010
Nancy Frances Null
1919–2008
Mildred M Null
1923–

Sources (12)

  • Scharlette Null in household of William H Null, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Steele, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
  • Charolette Steele, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"

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1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

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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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