We are looking for the parents of Valentine STEEL; VALENTINE STEELE born in Pennsylvania about 1788, in Mercer Co, Ky census 1840 to 1860. Died before 1866, heirs sold land; married MARY RUBY 1812 in Adair Co, KY. His son, WILLIAM H. STEELE (born 12/2/1820 in Ky. & died 10/2/1911 in Washington CO, KY This is our surname; ADAMS, ALVES, ALVIS, ARMSTRONG, ARNETT, ARRINGTON, BAYTOP, BIBB, BOWMAN, BROWN, BURRUS, BYRAN, CAMPBELL, CASE, CLOYD, CRAWFORD, DENNIS, ELLETT, ELLIS, EWING, FENN, FUTHEY, GIBBES, GILES, GILREATH, GRAHAM, GREENE, GRITTON, HALL, HARDING, HAWKINS, HAYES, HAYN-BACH, HENDERSON, HENDRIE, HYDT, HITE, HOAGLAND, HORN, JACKSON, JOHNSON, KNOWES, LAKE, LANDVATTER, LAVALLE, LEAVELL, LUCKIE, McCoy, MCELVANEY, MICKLEVENNY, MCGHEE, MACHGAYHE, MCKINNEY, MCMAHON, MCMICHAEL, MERCKLE, MERCKLIN, MILFORD, MILLER, MOORE, MORGAN, NEALEY, NIX, PEYTON, PHILLIPS, PUCKETT, REED, RILEY, RUBY, RUSSELL, RUTHERFORD, SATTERLY, SCARLET, SEELY, SHARP, SLAVIN, SMITH, STEELE, STERRETT, STOCKTON, TAYLOR, THOMAS, TURNER, TURPIN, VAUGHAN, WARNER, WARRINER, WITHROW, WRIGHT, YANCEY LOIS