They are related to the Steele's.William Griffith(in) was married to Elizabeth,poss.middle name Mary,maiden name unk.Their daughter , Collonial Calasta ,nickname,Loni,married Charles Burn Steele in 1900.He was the son of Taylor,poss.middle name,William,and Mary Merrith Steele of Sweet Springs,no state known for sure,but thought to be Va.,in 1880.She was born in 1883 i Ronceforte,Va.I do have a lst of his brothers and one sister,Lila Mae,but no siblings for Loni.Their children,the few left,said there parents would not talk about their past,but they'd heard rumors of Cherikowa and Blackfoot.They said they also moved a lot.The only other information I have is that they believe Mary Merrith may have come from England,or "somewhere over there."I also have a list of Charles and Loni's children.I hope you or someone has other info.I'v found no ecords,this is all from family.I've been searching evrywhere and do think Kentucky is where they mayhave been according to the way they've talked.Thank you for replying.Patt Steele http://community.webtv.net/coolPatt/Yesterdaysflowers

Hi Patt, Sorry, no connection is readily apparent... "our" Mary Steele, dau. of John & Eleanor Unknown Steele, was b. 1777, d. 1837. William Griffing, husb. of Mary, was b.ca.1780, d.1853. They lived in now-Kenton Co., KY & both are bur. there. No known Griffing children or grandchildren named Collonial Calasta. Kathryn Patt Steele wrote: > > They are related to the Steele's.William Griffith(in) was married to > Elizabeth,poss.middle name Mary,maiden name unk.Their daughter , > Collonial Calasta ,nickname,Loni,married Charles Burn Steele in 1900.