This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Steele/Powell Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YdJBAIB/2001 Message Board Post: This is from The West Weekly News, Vol 2, Number 40, Friday July 14, 1911. There is no page number visible. Please refer to my previous email dated today. I'll type the article exactly as it appeared. I hope this helps someone out there! "Veteran of San Jacinto Dead" "Alfonso Steele, the last survivor of the battle of San Jacinto, aged 95 years, died at home of his grandson, Alvin Steele, one mile north of Kosse, Saturday July 8. His remains were buried at Mexia. "Mr. Steele was born in Hardin county, Kentucky, April 8, 1817, and lived there until he was 17 years old. In 1835 he joined Captain Daggett's company of volunteers and started for Texas, crossing the Sabine river between Christmas and New Year's and marched to Old Washington on the Brazos river, which was then the headquarters of the Texans. "Shortly after reaching Old Washington the company disbanded and Mr. Steele's next military venture was when joined a body of men under Joe Bennett, all of whom fell in with General Sam Houston. On his way to Texas Mr. Steele rode a gray horse, which was afterward shot from under Sam Houston at the battle of San Jacinto. "After the war was over Mr. Steele settled in Montgomery county, about five miles west of the town of Montgomery. He farmed there and September 28, 1838, was married to Miss Mary Powell, a daughter of Archibald Powell. Eight children were born, six of whom are now living in Texas. They are Hampton, Alvarado, Leonard, Mary, Anne and Alice. Two are dead - Francis and Marian George. Mr. Steele had more than 170 male decendants and five generations of them living. "Mr. Steele had been a very active man for his age. Within the past few years he attended a number of reunions of Texas veterans, paid a couple of visits to the battlefield of San Jacinto and April 21 last was in attendance upon the unveiling of the monument to Sam Houston at Huntsville. His vigor, considering his years, was remarked upon at the time when he passed through Houston after the visit to Huntsville." I hope this info is helpful to someone out there! Carol Anne