Thanks, Jim for the names of the children of John Washington Steele. I didn't find a connection in the group. Manon ----- Original Message ----- From: <JimRobison@aol.com> To: <STEELE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 2:16 AM Subject: [STEELE] John Washington Steele & Mary Ann Foster > In a message dated 8/18/2001 12:04:37 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > STEELE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > > > Please tell me the names of the children of John and Mary Steele. Thanks > > Manon > > > > John Washington Steele, b. 1825/1826, Booneville, Kentucky, d. 24 Jan 1875, > Coles County, Illinois. married on 18 Jan 1847 in Jennings County, Indiana to > Mary Ann Foster, b. 19 October 1829 in Butler County, Ohio, d. 20 Jan 1919 in > Iola, Allen County, Kansas. > Family located in Vernon Township, Jackson County, Indiana in 1850; South > Okaw Township, Coles County, Illinois in 1870. > children are: > > 1) Elizabeth Jane Steele, b. 9 Oct 1847 Jennings County, Indiana, d. 7 Jul > 1881, Nevada, Missouri. Married Richard Fowler on 4 Jan 1870 in Coles > County, Illinois. > > 2) William Taylor Steele, b. 7 Apr 1850, Jennings County, Indiana, d. 11 Dec > 1924, Iola, Kansas. Married Cynthia A. Cook on 15 Feb 1877 in Corning, > Arkansas. > > 3) Samuel Pratt Steele, b. 19 Mar 1853, Jackson County, Indiana, d. about > 1868. > > 4) Ophelia Steele, b. 26 Sep 1857, Jackson County, Indiana, d. about 1884, > Nevada, Missouri. Married Hi Lawrence. > > 5) Pheba Ann Steele, b. 21 Jul 1860, Indiana, d. about 1882. Married Pete > White. > > 6) Marietta Steele, b. 25 Mar 1863, Indiana, d. 29 Nov 1914, Howard, Kansas. > Married David Boice. > > 7) Frances (Frank) Newton Steele (my Great Great Grandfather), b. 8 Mar 1868, > Moiltrie, Jackson County, Indiana, d. 16 May 1930, Gas City, Allen County, > Kansas. Married Susanna Single. > > 8) Letitia Steele, b. 14 Feb 1869, Jackson County, Indiana. Married Biff > Lawrence and Aaron Bascomb. > > > I have found a lot of information about Mary Ann Foster's family, but have > had no luck tracing John Washington Steele's family. The only clue so far is > a rumor that his father's name was probably also John. > > jim > > > > ==== STEELE Mailing List ==== > Search, Subscribe & Unsubscribe STEELE-L > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/s/steele.html > List Manager's address STEELE-admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >