John Robinson Steele (1823-1864)

Martha Jane Stinson (1833-1905)

William Henry Steele (1853-1894)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: 1. Ida B. Roose Otis Steele Everett Ples Steele Elma Steele John Franklin Steele William Preston Steele Grant Steele William Henry Steele 1 2 3 Born: 1853, Arkansas 2 3 Marriage (1): Ida B. Roose on 15 April 1880 in Greenwood, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States 1 2 Died: 1894, , Franklin County, AR at age 41 3 Buried: 1894, Parks Cemetery, Charleston, AR 3   Noted events in his life were: • He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Bates Township, Sebastian, AR on 7 June 1880. 2 1880 US Census Page 674B, Roll 0057, District 184, Family 115 Bates Township, Sebastian County, Arkansas William Steel..Stepson..26..Arkansas..Farming (Living with his wife at home of his step-father and mother.) . • He was buried in 1894 in the Parks Cemetery in Charleston, AR. Find a Grave Memorial 25827342 . 3 William married Ida B. Roose, daughter of Franklin Roose and Mary Lavina Goodman, on 15 April 1880 in Greenwood, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States.1 2 (Ida B. Roose was born on 7 October 1861 in Pana, IL,2 4 5 6 7 8 9 died on 19 April 1948 in , Franklin County, AR 9 10 and was buried after 19 April 1948 in Parks Cemetery, Charleston, AR 9.)   Noted events in their marriage were: • They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Bates Township, Sebastian, AR on 7 June 1880. 2 1880 US Census Page 674B, Roll 0057, District 184, Family 115 Bates Township, Sebastian County, Arkansas Asa Douglass..Self..49..Alabama..Farming Martha J. Douglass..Wife..46..Missouri..Keeping House Cosan A. Douglass..Son..20..Tennessee..Works On Farm Martha C. Douglass..Dau..18..Tennessee..Works in house Robert H. Douglass..Son..16..Tennessee..Works On Farm William Steel..SSon..26..Arkansas..Farming Ida B. Steel..DauL..18..Illinois..Works in house Julia A. Steel..SDau..20..Arkansas..Works in house Pink V. Steel..SDau..15..Arkansas..Works in house NOTE - This census records shows Ida B. Roose and her husband, William H. Steele, living with his mother and step-father, Asa Douglass. The other two Steele children that were listed were born to Martha J. Stinson from her previous marriage. Note that Ida shows her birth location as Illinois which is also where her brother, Emery Walton Roose, shows as his birth location. Obviously their parents, Frank Roose and his wife, Lovina Goodman, lived for a short time in Illinois prior to moving to Arkansas. .   Marriage Notes: Name: William H. Steele Sex: Male Age: 26 Birth Year (Estimated): 1854 Spouse's Name: Ida B. Roose Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 18 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1862 Marriage Date: 15 Apr 1880 Marriage Place: Greenwood, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Marriage Place (Original): Greenwood District, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Source Details: v D p 482 Citing this Record "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQB3-T35 : 11 January 2020), William H. Steele, 1880. --------------------------------------------

1 "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1674711 : accessed 28 May 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQB3-T35 : 11 January 2020), William H. Steele, 1880.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Bates Township, Sebastian County, Arkansas, enumeration district (ED) 184, p. 674B, family 115, William H. Steele and Ida B. Roose; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Aug 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0057.

3 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 28 May 2021, memorial page for William Henry Steele (1853-1894), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25827342, citing Parks Cemetery, Charleston, Franklin County, Arkansas, USA

4 William Arthur Richards, Jr., "Richards Family Group" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=123654; Updated: Tue Mar 30 19:21:02 2004).

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Pana Township, Christian, Illinois, United States, p. 1, family 1, Franklin Roose and Mary Lavina Goodman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 27 May 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

6 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Bates Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States, enumeration district (ED) 130, sheet 4B, family 77, Ida B. Roose; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 May 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 65.

7 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Bates Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States, enumeration district (ED) 2, sheet 4A, family 82, Ida B. Roose; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 May 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 94.

8 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Bates Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States, enumeration district (ED) 2, sheet 3B, household 59, Ida B. Roose; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 May 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 174.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 28 May 2021, memorial page for Ida Roose Steele (1861\endash 19 Apr 1948), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25827527, citing Parks Cemetery, Charleston, Franklin County, Arkansas, USA

10 "Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950," database, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 May 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJR5-DR6 : 27 November 2014), Ida Steele, 19 Apr 1948; derived from "Arkansas, Death Index, 1914-1950," database and images, Ancestry.com.