When Nora Ethel Crosier was born on 1 November 1882, in Johnson, Texas, United States, her father, John Charles Crosier, was 22 and her mother, Mollie Oletha Adkisson, was 19. She married James Lonus Steakley on 14 September 1904, in Godley, Johnson, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 8, Johnson, Texas, United States in 1900 and Justice Precinct 1, Johnson, Texas, United States in 1910. She died on 21 September 1971, in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Godley, Johnson, Texas, United States.