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Martha Lavonda Edmondson Steele
26 Jul 1833 – 21 Jul 1924
| Birth | 26 Jul 1833 |
| Death | 21 Jul 1924 |
| Cemetery | Mars Hill Cemetery Marshall County , Tennessee , USA |
| Added by | Ron Johnson on 22 Apr 2014 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128352743 |
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1850 Census, taken 12 Nov 1850, has Joseph Edmondson, 45, farmer, married to Jane A, 41, living in 17th Civil District, Giles County, TN. Children are: Martha L, f, 17; James M, m, 15, farmer; Sarah A, f, 13; John W, m, 10; Joseph G, m, 5; and Frances A, f, 2. Also in the household is Z T Webb, m, 22, laborer. 1880 Census, taken 18 Jun 1880, has Aaron Steele, 60, farmer, married to Martha, 45, living in 17th Civil District, Marshall County, TN. Children are: Sarah, f, 20; John, m, 13, farm laborer; and Joseph, m, 9. 1910 Census, taken 9 May 1910, has Thomas J Steel, 51, farmer on a general farm, married for 24 years to Olivia, 41, who's had 6 children with all surviving, living in Cornersville, Marshall County, TN. Children are: Joseph, m, 23, farmer on a general farm; John, m, 20, farm laborer; Susie, f, 17; Mary, f, 11; Gordon, m, 8; and Jamie, m, 3. Also in the household are father Aaron, 91, married for 59 years to Martha, 76, who's had 7 children with 4 surviving. 1920 Census, taken 30 Jan 1920, has Thomas J Steele, 61, farmer on a general farm, married to Olivia, 51, living in 4th Civil District, Marshall County, TN. Children are: Gordon, m, 17; Jamie, m, 13; and Joseph, m, 32, farm laborer. Also in the household are: daughter-in-law Nannie [Gordon's wife], 17, and mother Martha, 86, widow. Tennessee Death Certificate has Martha Lavonda Steele, born Aug 26, 1833 in TN to Joseph and Sarah Edmondson, both born in Marshall County, TN, she is a widow, died 20 Jul 1924 in Marshall County, TN at age 91y 11m 24d. Cause of death is unknown but she did suffer from senility. Buried 21 Jul 1924 at Mars Hill Cemetery, Cornersville, TN. In formant was E L McMahon of Cornersville, TN.
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- Mary Jane "Jennie" Steele Wilkes 1853–1934
- Sarah Alice Steele McMahon 1856–1939
- Thomas J Steele 1858–1942
- Joseph Wesley Steele 1871–1946
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