Here is an outline of the Jesse Hugh Steele and Niffie Cowan line from Pleasant Mills, Adams Co, IN. and their 13 children JESSE HUGH STEELE bd 6-21-1863 Waterloo, Dekalb Co, IN dd 4-24-1943 Pleasant Mills, Adams Co, IN married NIFFIE BLANCE COWAN bd9-15-1867 Champaign, Champaign, OH dd 7-5-1955 Decatur, Adams Co, IN on 6-1-1855, currently buried in Maplewood Cem, Decatur, In,graves were moved from New Mt. Tabor Cem, Adams Co. to Maplewood(graves will be listed in records as in Mr. Tabor Cem) 1. NOLA STEELE bd 8-19-1886 Pleasant Mills, Adams, IN dd 1921 Ft. Wayne, Allen, IN married GEORGE MATTEWSON bd 10-19-1886, probably Adams Co, IN dd 5-23-1953 Waterville, Lucas Co, OH. Nola's grave was also moved from Mr. Tabor to Maplewood Cem. a. FLOSSIE MATTEWSON bd 10-1-1912 Pleasant Mills, Adams Co, IN married 10 Chuck Evans before 1912 20 Willard Evans on 11-13-1912 Waterville, Lucas Co. ,OH b. RAYMOND MATTEWSON bd 3-27-1907 Pleasant Mills, Adams, In dd 1-25-1995 Waterville, Lucas Co, OH married Elenaror Brown bd 1914 Waterville, Lucas Co, OH c.Meriam Mattewson bd 8-6-1915 married SIDNEY PERRY bd 4-30-1909 Waterville, Lucas, OH dd 3-30-1995 Waterville, Lucas, OH 2. EDNA BELL STEELE bd 12-24-1887 Pleasant Mills, Adams , IN dd 1-12-1988 Colvoy, Van Wert , OH married DELBERT TUMBLESON bd 1891 Huntington Co, IN dd 12-1-1979 Pleasant Mills, Adams, IN a. FRANCES LOELLA TUMBLESON bd 4-1-1917 Ft. Wayne, Allen, IN married CHARLES T. NEWBY bd 12-4-1915 Draper, NC b.WANDA LOUISE TUMBLESON bd 4-1-1917 Ft. Wayne, Allen, In dd 4-1-1926 Ft. Wayne, Allen, In, Wanda's grave was also moved to Mapewood Cem, Decatur, In fromNew Mt Tabor Cem, Adams , In 3. MAUDE MARGARET STEELE bd 2-19-1889 Pleasant Mills, Adams, In dd 2-12-1982 Walkerton, St. Joseph, In married 1) Roland Spangles bd 2-3-1877 Poe, IN dd 4-5-1931 Walkerton, St. Joseph, IN 2)Bert Holser bd unkown dd before 1950 Walkerton, St. Joseph, In, Maude, Roy Spangler and Bert Holser are all buried just outside of Walkerton, In 4. ROY CARLTON STEELE bd.-19-1891 Pleasant Mills, Adams, In dd 1959 Ft. Wayne, Allen, In divorced from Ruth Darr no bd or dd,Roy is buried in Maplewood Cem, Decatur, IN 5. GLADYS LALOMA STEELE bd 5-29-1893 Pleasant Mills, Adams, In dd 5-22-1978 Decatur, Adams, In marriedHARVEY W KOOS BD 6-24-1886 untion Twp, Adams, In dd 3-3-1958 north of Salem, Adams,In, both are buried in Maplewood Cem, Adams , IN a. Sherman R. Koos bd 4-15-1913 Decatur, Adams, IN dd 7-7-1984 Decatur, Adams, INmarried 1)Dorothy Haley, divorced, no bd or dd 2) Clara Ruth Hurless bd 1917, Sherman is buried in Maplewood Cem, Decatur, Adams, In b. GUY L Steele bd 9-13-1921 Decatur, Adams, In dd 4-4-1976 Decatur, Adams, In married Joan L Lehman bd 1-30-1921 Berne, Adams, In ,Guy is buried in Maplewood Cem, Decatur, Adams, In 6. GUY ALODINE STEELE bd 5-15-1896 Pleasant Mills, Adams, In dd 5-22-1970 Ft. Wayne, Allen, In married Grace J. Poynner bd 9-23-1896 Waystown, IL dd 3-1989 Indian Rock Beach, Fl, both buried in Maplewood Cem, Decatur, Adams, IN a. EDWIN STEELE bd 5-19-1925 Ft. Wayne, Allen, In married SHIRLEY LOWE BD 5-24-1934 Indianapolis, In 7. Joy "Joe" VICTOR STEELE bd 7-5-1890 Pleasant Mills, Adams, In dd 12-12-1975 Decatur, Adams, In, never married,buried in Maplewood Cem, Decatur, In 8. ZULA DELIGHT STEELE bd 3-20-1900 Pleasant Mills, Adams, In dd 6-24-1975 Decatur, Adams, In married MURRY HOLLOWAY bd 12-17-1900 Farmland, Randolph, In dd 6-24-1956 Pleasant Mills, Adams, In, both buried in Maplewood, Decatur, Adams, In a. ROBERT HOLLOWAY bd 1927 dd 12-16-1944 Battle of the Bulge W.W.II, France,buried in Maplewood Cem, Decatur, Adams, IN, grave also moved 9. LELAH FAITH STEELE BD 1-2-1903 Pleasant Mills, Adams, In dd 12-29-1997 WaWa, Pa married 1) RICHARD FRANKLIN DAVIS bd 10-24-1901 Salem, Adams, In dd 5-20-1948 Michigan City, La Porte, In 2) LAWRENCE ROBOCK MD BD 7-6-1891 Harbine, Ne dd 1-8-1964 Michigan City, LaPorte, In 3) FRED B HILTY bd 7-17-1903 Bluffton, Allen, Oh dd 12-21-1986 Michigan City, LaPorte, In,Lelah is buried with Richard Davis in Maplewood Cem, Decatur, In, Fred Hilty is buried with Pauline Steele, Mapewood, Cem, Decatur, In a. PATRICIA LOUISE DAVIS bd 10-11-1929 Ft. Wayne, Allen, In dd 4-4-1930 Michigan City, LaPorte, In, b. RICHARD "DIC" DAVIS BFD 916-1932 Ft Wayne, Allen, Unmarried NANCY ELLEN ROBERTS 9-16-1932 Anderson, Marrion, In 10. EVANGELINE HOPE STEELE BD 11-17-1904 Pleasant Mills, Adams, In dd 11-11-1942 Pleasant Mills, Adams, In, never married 11. PAULINE CHARITY STEELE bd 12-15-1906 Pleasant Mills, Adams, In dd 5-30-1950 Omaha, Douglas, NE married FRED B HILTY bd 7-17-1903 Bluffton, Allen, Oh dd 12-21-1986 Michigan City, LaPorte, In, both buried in Maplewood Cem, Decatur, Adams, In a. MARILYN"LYNN" HILTY bd 10-24-1937 Chicago, Cook, ILL married WILLIAM D SEWELL bd 1-7-1931 Houston, Harris, TX 12. JESSE GERALDINE STEELE bd 8-19-1908 Pleasant Mills, Adams, In dd 6-19-1958 Decatur, Adams, In married RICHARD W MILLER bd 11-7-1907 dd 11-5-1962 Decatur, Adams, In 13. MARY MARGARET STEELE bd 10-7-1913 Decatur, Adams, In(only child born in the hospital) married Lawrence N Johnson bd 2-2-1912 Jennings Co, In dd 4-14-1985 a. BETH ANN JOHNSON bd 7-20-1948 Middletown,Montgomery, Oh married Patrick Galliger bd about 1948 b. KENT ALAN JOHNSON bd 7-22-1954 married and divorced KRISTINE K BARTNICK bd 10-6-1960 Mary is living in Benton Harbor, MI and is the only one of the 13 original children living of this family. She has Altheizmer's disease. I would like to thank all of you who helped put this together. Marilyn Hilty Sewell