Patt, I may have exchanged emails with you before, but I wanted to double check. You mentioned you are looking for a Taylor Steele. What details do you have about Taylor? The reason I ask is that I have two Steeles in my family tree with the middle name of Taylor, and the older one could possibly be your Taylor's father, if the rest of the data matches. Here is the info I have: Richard Taylor Steele, b. 11 Sep 1915 in Collinsville, Oklahoma his father was Francis Pratt Steele, b. 29 March 1891 in Nevada, Missouri his father was William Taylor Steele b. 7 April 1850 in Jennings County, Indiana he married 15 February 1877 in Corning, Arkansas to Cynthia A. Cook, b. 8 July 1857 in Tipton, Marion County, Indiana William Taylor Steele's parents were John Washington Steele and Mary Ann Foster. John Washington Steele was born in Booneville, Kentucky in 1825/1826. The family lived in Coles County, Illinois in 1870. I have lots of other family information, including all the children of John Washington Steele and Mary Ann Foster, but I don't know any other children or grandchildren of William Taylor Steele. Considering that William Taylor Steele and Cynthia Cook were married in Arkansas in 1877, even though they were both born in Indiana, leads me to believe they may have been travelling in the south. Could your Taylor Steele be their child? They both died in the 1920s in Iola, Kansas. jim