My STEELES were in both areas so will start in the south and go back and north. WALTER DENTON STEELE b; 7/2/1905 in Sullivan Co., Missouri, was the first of seven children, my mother was #6. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN STEELE b: 9/27/1875 Clarke Co., Iowa, and EDITH CREASMAN b:4/20/1883 in Sullivan Co., MO "Frank" was the first of five children. Two died young, other 2 - Leroy Denton, 10/31/1881 and Charles Morton, 2/8/1885. Frank & Edith only had Walter in Missouri and the rest were born in Harney Co., Oregon not far from Burns. DENTON GEORGE STEELE b:3/10/1851 Pennsylvania, and MARY ELLEN BULLIN b:3/7/1853 Iowa or Kansas Denton is shown as Denton Still in the 1880 Clark Co. Iowa census. He was one of five children - Sarah abt. 1841 in MD., David abt. 1843 in MD., John B. abt 1845 in PA. and Isabella abt. 1847 in PA. Their parents were- JOHN H. STEELE b. 3/1/1818 in Pennsylvania and MARY ANN GEHR b. 10/20/1817 in Maryland, married 10-4-1838 in Washington Co., Maryland. On the 1840 census in Washington Co., Maryland there is a John & Mary Steele but shows 2 males 20-30, 2 females 20-30 and 1 female 10-15. I am not sure if this is the same family or not or who the other people might be. They appeared on the 1850 census in Henry Clay township, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania with the first 4 children. I hope I connect with someone out there. This has taken me 3 years to just find out this much information. Dulca Baxter email addres is todulca@whidbey.com