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Thomas J Steele

6 Jul 1858 – 29 Nov 1942

Birth6 Jul 1858
Death29 Nov 1942
CemeteryMars Hill Cemetery
Marshall County , Tennessee , USA
Added byRon Johnson on 09 Nov 2014
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128352745

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E. J. Steele, aged 83 years, highly respected citizen and retired farmer of Lynnville, died late Sunday afternoon. were held at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning at his residence, Burial in the Mars Hill Cemetery. Mr. Steele was a member of the Baptist Church. The survivors are his wife, Mrs. Olivia Rowell Steele; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Rhea of Lewisburg; three sons, Gordon Steele of Cincinnati, Ohio, Joe Steele, and James Steele, both of Lynnville; and one brother of Rossville, Ga. Abridged from The Pulaski Citizen 2 Dec 1942. --- An Ancestry.com Family Tree has Thomas Jefferson Steele, born 6 Jul 1858 in Giles County, TN to Aaron X Steele and Martha Lavonda Edmondson, married Olivia Ann Rowell on 27 Nov 1886 in Marshall County, TN, died 19 Nov 1942 in Marshall County, TN. -- Tennessee Marriage Records have T J Steele married Olivia A Rowell on 27 Nov 1886 in Marshall County, TN. 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 [Joe's wife], 17, and mother Martha, 86, widow. 1930 Census, taken 9 Apr 1930, has Thomas Steele, 72, farmer on a general farm, married at 238 to Olivia, 61, married at 18, living in 15th Civil District, Giles County, TN. Children are: James, m, 22, farmer on a general farm, and Susie Clark, f, 36, widow. Also in the household are the Clark grandchildren: Wilburn, m, 13; Ray, m, 11; Virginia, f, 9; and Frank, m, 6. Tennessee Death Certificate has Thomas Jefferson Steele of Lynnville, Giles County, TN. born 6 Jul 1856 in TN to Aaron Steele and Martha Edmondson, both born in TN, farmer that is married to Mrs Olivia Anne Steele, died 29 Nov 1942 in Lynnville, TN at age 84y 4m 23d due to pellagra. Buried 1 Dec 1942 at Mars Hill Cemetery, Marshall County, TN. Informant was Mrs Mary Ray of Lewisburg, Marshall County, TN.

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