Descendants of Adam Steele

Descendants of Adam Steele Thanks to Jane Davis Steele Farrell, Cindy Beaty, and Jean Wade for their help.

Adam Steele was born abt. 1776 in Frederick Co. Va. He later moved to Ohio, where he died sometime after 1837. Adam's father was an unknown ⁴ STEELE (son of ?³ STEEL, ADAM²,b. abt. 1690 in Ireland, THOMAS¹,b. abt. 1660 in Ireland). This unknown Steele was born Abt. 1750 in Ireland, and died Abt. 1780 in Frederick Co. Va..

Children of ? STEELE are:

i. ADAM⁵ STEEL, b. Abt. 1776, Frederick Co. Va.; m. (2) HANNAH STUMP, April 1802, Frederick Co. Va.; m. (3) ELIZABETH NICHOLLS, October 23, 1813, Frederick Co. Va..

ii. SUSAN STEEL, b. Abt. 1778.
iii. MARY STEEL, b. 1779.

Note: It is possible, but not certain, that Adam's father may have been a James Steele who came to America in 1765. James Steele had a son named Thomas Steele, who married Sarah Melchior. They lived in Chester Co, PA until moving moved to Frederick Co, VA between 1782 and 1785. Their children were: Elizabeth Steele m Isaac Sanders
John W. Steele (b. 1779) m Susanna Kennedy
Thomas Steele Jr. m Jane Currie in 1812
Sarah Steele
James Steele m Margaret Jane Steele (A relative)
Melchior Mager Steele m Eliza Kern, Nov. 1835
Mary Steele m Samuel Beaty (All of these children were born in the late 1700s).

Generation No. 1

1. ADAM⁵ STEEL (?⁴ STEELE, ?³ STEEL, ADAM², b. abt. 1690 in Ireland, THOMAS^1,, b. abt. 1660 in Ireland) was born Abt. 1776 in Frederick Co. Va. He married (2) HANNAH STUMP April 1802 in Frederick Co. Va., daughter of JOSEPH STUMP. He married (3) ELIZABETH NICHOLLS October 23, 1813 in Frederick Co. Va..

Children of ADAM STEEL and HANNAH STUMP are:

2. i. DANIEL⁶ STEELE, b. 1804, Va.; d. 1874, Va..

3. ii. BARBARA ANN STEELE, b. 1810, Frederick Co. Va.; d. Bef. 1870, Ohio.

iii. WILLIAM STEELE, b. 1812, Frederick Co. Va.; d. Aft. 1860, Ohio.

iv. DAVID STEELE, b. 1813, Frederick Co. Va.; d. Aft. 1854; m. LUCINDA ELLIS, August 02, 1854, Frederick Co. Va..

More About DAVID STEELE:
Note: This David not listed in Harold Steele's book

Source: Frederick Co. marriage records

Children of ADAM STEEL and ELIZABETH NICHOLLS are: 4. v. JAMES⁶ STEEL, b. 1815, Frederick Co. Va.; d. Aft. 1866, Ross Co. Ohio.

5. vi. JOHN STEEL, b. 1816, Frederick Co. Va.; d. Aft. 1858, Ohio.

vii. ? STEEL, b. 1818.

viii. SAMUEL STEEL, b. 1819, Frederick Co. Va..

ix. LUCINDA STEEL, b. 1822.

6. x. THOMAS STEEL, b. March 12, 1825, Frederick Co. Va.; d. April 07, 1911, Guernsey Co. Ohio.

xi. VINA STEEL, b. 1826.

7. xii. PETER STEEL, b. 1827, Ohio; d. Abt. 1865.

8. xiii. DAVID STEEL, b. 1829, Ohio; d. November 17, 1862, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

9. xiv. PRENNA STEEL, b. 1830, Frederick Co. Va.; d. Aft. 1857, Jackson Co. Illinois.

xv. NANCY STEEL, b. 1832, Frederick Co. Va.; d. Aft. 1870, Ohio; m. AARON STEVENS, December 24, 1853, Ohio.

10. xvi. GEORGE STEEL, b. 1834, Frederick Co. Va.; d. November 03, 1909, Ohio.

11. xvii. JOSEPH H. STEEL, b. 1835, Frederick Co. Va.; d. August 05, 1908, Ohio.

12. xviii. JANE STEEL, b. 1837, Ohio; d. Aft. 1875, Ohio.

Generation No. 2

2. DANIEL⁶ STEELE (ADAM⁵ STEEL, ?⁴ STEELE, ?³ STEEL, ADAM², THOMAS¹) was born 1804 in Va., and died 1874 in Va.. He married MATILDA BARROW May 31, 1827 in Frederick Co. Va. (It is possible that her parents were Eleazor Barrow and Rebecca Wilson.)

Children of DANIEL STEELE and MATILDA BARROW are:

i. ABRAHAM R.⁷ STEELE, b. 1831, Frederick Co. Va.; d. Aft. 1860, Va.; m. ELIZABETH FRY, February 20, 1855, Frederick Co. Va..

ii. JOSEPH F. STEELE, b. 1832, Frederick Co. Va.; d. Aft. 1860, Va.; m. (1) MARY SUSAN CARPER, July 29, 1858, Frederick Co. Va.; m. (2) ANNIE MILBURN, March 15, 1878, Frederick Co. Va..

iii. BENJAMIN F. STEELE, b. 1834, Frederick Co. Va.; d. Aft. 1870, Va.; m. MARGARET C. (JANE) ORNDORFF, March 14, 1866, Frederick Co. Va..

13. iv. JOHN W. STEELE, b. 1836, Frederick Co. Va.; d. Aft. 1870.

14. v. MARGARET ANN STEELE, b. 1838, Frederick Co. Va.; d. Aft. 1870, Warren Co. Va..

15. vi. DANIEL EDGAR STEELE, b. 1840, Frederick Co. Va.; d. Aft. 1885, Va..

vii. CAROLINE M. STEELE, b. 1842.

16. viii. ROBERT W. STEELE, b. 1844, Frederick Co. Va.; d. Aft. 1890, Va..

ix. GEORGE W. STEELE, b. 1847, Frederick Co. Va.; d. Aft. 1880, Va.; m. MARY C.B. RINKER, February 02, 1879, Warren Co. Va..

3. BARBARA ANN⁶ STEELE (ADAM⁵ STEEL, ?⁴ STEELE, ?³ STEEL, ADAM², THOMAS¹) was born 1810 in Frederick Co. Va., and died Bef. 1870 in Ohio. She married FRANKLIN BARROW April 05, 1833 in Frederick Co. Va., son of ELEAZER BARROW and REBECCA WILSON. It is possible, but not certain that Franklin Barrow and Matilda Barrow were brother and sister.

Children of BARBARA STEELE and FRANKLIN BARROW are:

i. ANN⁷ BARROW, b. 1837.
ii. WILLIAM BARROW, b. 1839.
iii. REBECCA BARROW, b. 1842.
iv. JOHN BARROW, b. 1846.
v. HULDAH BARROW, b. 1849.
vi. SARAH BARROW, b. 1852.
vii. JAMES BARROW, b. 1855. 4. JAMES⁶ STEEL (ADAM⁵, ?⁴ STEELE, ?³ STEEL, ADAM², THOMAS¹) was born 1815 in Frederick Co. Va., and died Aft. 1866 in Ross Co. Ohio. He married (1) MARGARET HAMILTON August 16, 1838 in Ohio. He married (2) CHARLOTTE MATHEWS Abt. 1843 in Ohio.

Children of JAMES STEEL and CHARLOTTE MATHEWS are:

i. SARAH A.⁷ STEEL, b. 1844.
ii. DAVID STEEL, b. 1845.
iii. WILLIAM STEEL, b. 1848.
iv. LUCINDA STEEL, b. 1850.
v. JOHN W. STEEL, b. 1852, Ohio; m. SARAH PENWELL, August 12, 1872, Ohio.
vi. GEORGE MARION STEEL, b. 1854, Ohio; m. HEPSY ELLENBERGER, February 08, 1875, Ohio.
vii. MARY CATHERINE STEEL, b. 1857.
viii. JAMES MCCLELLAN STEEL, b. 1862.
ix. CHARLES STEEL, b. 1864, Ohio; m. JENNIE PENWELL, April 15, 1890, Ohio.
x. CORNELIA STEEL, b. 1866. 5. JOHN⁶ STEEL (ADAM⁵, ?⁴ STEELE, ?³ STEEL, ADAM², THOMAS¹) was born 1816 in Frederick Co. Va., and died Aft. 1858 in Ohio. He married CLOA BARNARD August 11, 1842 in Ohio.
Children of JOHN STEEL and CLOA BARNARD are: i. EMILY⁷ STEEL, b. 1844.
ii. SAMUEL STEEL, b. 1845.
iii. ADAM STEEL, b. 1846.
iv. ANNE STEEL, b. 1848.
v. WILLIAM STEEL, b. 1850.
vi. JOHN STEEL, b. 1852.
vii. MARY STEEL, b. 1854.
viii. SARAH STEEL, b. 1855.
ix. GEORGE STEEL, b. 1857.
x. RACHEL STEEL, b. 1858. 6. THOMAS⁶ STEEL (ADAM⁵, ?⁴ STEELE, ?³ STEEL, ADAM², THOMAS¹) was born March 12, 1825 in Frederick Co. Va., and died April 07, 1911 in Guernsey Co. Ohio. He married (1) SARAH DAYTON September 24, 1846 in Ohio. He married (2) NANCY ANDERSON June 17, 1858 in Ohio.
More About THOMAS STEEL: Burial: Old Washington Cemetery

Children of THOMAS STEEL and SARAH DAYTON are:

i. MARY E.⁷ STEEL, b. 1848, Ohio; m. JOHN B. DOLLISON, July 16, 1882.

ii. ADAM J. STEEL, b. 1850, Ohio; m. JULIA VANCE, October 31, 1872, Ohio.

iii. SARAH CATHERINE STEEL, b. 1852, Ohio; m. LEVI SMITH, July 21, 1872, Ohio.

iv. SAMUEL STEEL, b. 1855, Ohio; m. DORA SMITH, February 13, 1879, Ohio.

v. THOMAS STEEL, b. 1857, Ohio; m. FRANCIS ISABELLE SPARGROVE.

Children of THOMAS STEEL and NANCY ANDERSON are: vi. MELVINA⁷ STEEL, b. 1859, Ohio; m. ROBERT D. LEWIS, February 19, 1880, Ohio.

vii. SUSAN VIOLA STEEL, b. 1861, Ohio; m. WILLIAM BARRETT, September 28, 1881.

viii. MAGGIE JANE STEEL, b. 1863, Ohio; m. W. S. JONES.

ix. ELMA STEEL, b. 1865, Ohio; m. D. W. ABLE.

x. MINNIE STEEL, b. 1867, Ohio; m. CHARLES BETHEL.

xi. CHARLES STEEL, b. 1871, Ohio; m. INEZ ANDERSON.

xii. GLADYS STEEL, b. 1873.

xiii. UNA MAE STEEL, b. 1875, Ohio; m. LEWIS OGLE.

xiv. ROSE STEEL, b. 1879.

7. PETER⁶ STEEL (ADAM⁵, ?⁴ STEELE, ?³ STEEL, ADAM², THOMAS¹) was born 1827 in Ohio, and died Abt. 1865. He married CHARITY PEREGO October 14, 1853 in Ohio, daughter of ISAAC PEREGO and SARAH ?.

More About PETER STEEL:
2nd Source: Jane Steele Farrell; she lists Peter Steele's birthdate as 1818
Source: Harold E. Steele, A History of the Harry and Ada (Hoke) Steele Families

Child of PETER STEEL and CHARITY PEREGO is:

17. i. ISAAC PEREGO⁷ STEEL, b. 1854, Ohio; d. 1926, Ohio. 8. DAVID⁶ STEEL (ADAM⁵, ?⁴ STEELE, ?³ STEEL, ADAM², THOMAS¹) was born 1829 in Ohio, and died November 17, 1862 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He married SARAH ANN BOYD November 18, 1857 in Ohio.

More About DAVID STEEL: Military service: 1862, Company A, 97th Regiment of Ohio Volunteers; he enrolled August 111, 1862 at Salesville, Ohio. Never saw battle; died of illness in the hospital at Bowling Green, KY.

Children of DAVID STEEL and SARAH BOYD are:

i. OTHO F.⁷ STEEL, b. March 04, 1860, Ohio; m. ALICE STARKEY, January 23, 1883, Ohio.

ii. ALONZO D. STEEL, b. March 13, 1861, Ohio.

iii. FRANCIS W. STEEL, b. February 17, 1862, Ohio; m. LAURA I. GRACEY.

9. PRENNA⁶ STEEL (ADAM⁵, ?⁴ STEELE, ?³ STEEL, ADAM², THOMAS¹) was born 1830 in Frederick Co. Va., and died Aft. 1857 in Jackson Co. Illinois. She married JOHN FLEMING November 16, 1848 in Ohio.

Children of PRENNA STEEL and JOHN FLEMING are:

i. ELIZABETH⁷ FLEMING, b. 1849.

ii. JAMES FLEMING, b. 1850.

iii. PERENNA FLEMING, b. 1852.

iv. CATHERINE FLEMING, b. 1854.

v. GEORGE FLEMING, b. 1856, Jackson Co. Illinois; m. LOTTIE TODD.

10. GEORGE⁶ STEEL (ADAM⁵, ?⁴ STEELE, ?³ STEEL, ADAM², THOMAS¹) was born 1834 in Frederick Co. Va., and died November 03, 1909 in Ohio. He married MARIAH SECREST November 24, 1857 in Ohio.

More About GEORGE STEEL:

Source: Harold E. Steele, A History of the Harry and Ada (Hoke) Steele Families

Children of GEORGE STEEL and MARIAH SECREST are:

i. CATHERINE ANNE⁷ STEEL, b. 1858, Ohio; m. JAMES SHROYER.

ii. JOHN HENRY STEEL, b. 1860, Ohio; m. EMMA ROSE WILLIAMS, May 29, 1893.

iii. GEORGE B. STEEL, b. October 26, 1862.

iv. ASBERRY STEEL, b. February 26, 1865, Ohio; m. MARGARET BOILIN.

v. MARY EVA STEEL, b. 1867, Ohio; m. JAMES HENRY WOOD.

vi. HOWARD STEEL, b. August 14, 1869, Ohio; m. (1) LULA CLARK; m. (2) CHARLENE HENDERSON, February 27, 1892, Ohio.

vii. MARTHA STEEL, b. November 14, 1871, Ohio; m. MELVIN SECREST.

viii. ALICE STEEL, b. October 07, 1876, Ohio; m. EZRA FINLEY.

ix. MINOR H. STEEL, b. March 23, 1878, Ohio; m. NELLIE HAMILTON.

x. VINCENT L. STEEL, b. February 18, 1882.

11. JOSEPH H.⁶ STEEL (ADAM⁵, ?⁴ STEELE, ?³ STEEL, ADAM², THOMAS¹) was born 1835 in Frederick Co. Va., and died August 05, 1908 in Ohio. He married MARGARET MATILDA GORDON November 13, 1860 in Ohio.

Children of JOSEPH STEEL and MARGARET GORDON are:

i. HULDA J.⁷ STEEL, b. 1862.

ii. MARTHA EMMA STEEL, b. 1864.

iii. CHARLES WESLEY STEEL, b. June 11, 1866, Ohio; m. SUSANNAH JANE ROGERS.

iv. MARY ALZONA STEEL, b. 1874.

v. HOMER ALBA STEEL, b. November 06, 1877, Ohio; m. (1) ANNA ELIZABETH HARPER; m. (2) LUELLA HOUSEHOLDER.

12. JANE⁶ STEEL (ADAM⁵, ?⁴ STEELE, ?³ STEEL, ADAM², THOMAS¹) was born 1837 in Ohio, and died Aft. 1875 in Ohio. She married JAMES STILLION June 09, 1859 in Ohio.

Children of JANE STEEL and JAMES STILLION are:

i. HARRY DAYTON⁷ STILLION, b. 1862.
ii. ELIZABETH STILLION, b. 1864.
iii. AMANDA STILLION, b. 1865.
iv. JAMES STILLION, b. 1867.
v. JOHN STILLION, b. 1869.
vi. ALVA E. STILLION, b. 1872.
vii. ADAM STILLION, b. 1875.

Generation No. 3

13. JOHN W.⁷ STEELE (DANIEL⁶, ADAM⁵ STEEL, ?⁴ STEELE, ?³ STEEL, ADAM², THOMAS¹) was born 1836 in Frederick Co. Va., and died Aft. 1870. He married DORCAS MARTIN January 08, 1879 in Warren Co. Va., daughter of GEORGE MARTIN and REBECCA ?.
Children of JOHN STEELE and DORCAS MARTIN are:

i. GEORGE D.W.⁸ STEELE, b. April 17, 1884.
ii. MOLLIE G. STEELE, b. January 29, 1893. 14.MARGARET ANN⁷ STEELE (DANIEL⁶, ADAM⁵ STEEL, ?⁴ STEELE, ?³ STEEL, ADAM², THOMAS¹) was born 1838 in Frederick Co. Va., and died Aft. 1870 in Warren Co. Va.. She married SIMON P. SMITH November 10, 1860 in Frederick Co. Va., son of LEWIS SMITH and SUSAN ?.

More About SIMON P. SMITH: Occupation: farmer; cooper

Children of MARGARET STEELE and SIMON SMITH are:

i. ANNA EVELINE⁸ SMITH, b. November 03, 1861.

ii. CARRIE OR CASSIE SMITH, b. Abt. 1863.

iii. CLINTON SMITH, b. August 1866.

iv. EISS ? SMITH, b. Abt. 1869.

15.DANIEL EDGAR⁷ STEELE (DANIEL⁶, ADAM⁵ STEEL, ?⁴ STEELE, ?³ STEEL, ADAM², THOMAS¹) was born 1840 in Frederick Co. Va., and died Aft. 1885 in Va.. He married DELPHIA ANN SARGENT November 08, 1870 in Frederick Co. Va., daughter of GEORGE SARGENT and EVELINA SMITH.

Children of DANIEL STEELE and DELPHIA SARGENT are:

i. GEORGE⁸ STEELE, b. October 06, 1872.

ii. WALTER STEELE, b. Abt. 1874.

18. iii. RUSSELL LEE STEELE, b. October 30, 1878, Cedarville, Warren Co. Va.; d. June 11, 1967, Huntsville, Ala..

iv. HAILY P. STEELE, b. August 22, 1885.

16. ROBERT W.⁷ STEELE (DANIEL⁶, ADAM⁵ STEEL, ?⁴ STEELE, ?³ STEEL, ADAM², THOMAS¹) was born 1844 in Frederick Co. Va., and died Aft. 1890 in Va.. He married MARY C. MARTIN December 31, 1872 in Warren Co. Va., daughter of GEORGE MARTIN and REBECCA ?.

Child of ROBERT STEELE and MARY MARTIN is:

i. JAMES C. W.⁸ STEELE, b. December 23, 1884. 17. ISAAC PEREGO⁷ STEEL (PETER⁶, ADAM⁵, ?⁴ STEELE, ?³ STEEL, ADAM², THOMAS¹) was born 1854 in Ohio, and died 1926 in Ohio. He married MARGARET ORR LIPPINCOTT.

More About ISAAC PEREGO STEEL:

Source: Jane Steele Farrell

Child of ISAAC STEEL and MARGARET LIPPINCOTT is: CHESTER HALL⁸ STEEL.

Generation No. 4

18. RUSSELL LEE⁸ STEELE (DANIEL EDGAR⁷, DANIEL⁶, ADAM⁵ STEEL, ?⁴ STEELE, ?³ STEEL, ADAM², THOMAS¹) was born October 30, 1878 in Cedarville, Warren Co. Va., and died June 11, 1967 in Huntsville, Ala. He married ANNIE LAURA SMITH Abt. 1907 in Ancon, Panama, daughter of WALTER SMITH and MARY BREEDLOVE.

More About RUSSELL LEE STEELE:
Burial: 1967, Maple Hill Cem., Huntsville Ala.

More About ANNIE LAURA SMITH:
Burial: Maple Hill Cem., Huntsville Ala.

Child of RUSSELL STEELE and ANNIE SMITH is:

i. VIRGINIA⁹ STEELE, b. November 04, 1912, Ancon, Panama; d. Abt. 1980, Miami, Fla.; m. WILLIAM HOUSTON HESKETT, Abt. 1928, Warren Co. Va..

Source on Russell Lee Steele, Annie Laura Smith, and Virginia Steele: Jean Wade.

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