| 1. | William R. Steele was born 14 Apr 1845, Gibson County, Indiana; died 30 Sep 1901, Indiana; was buried , Providence Cemetery, Gibson County, Indiana. Notes:
!NAME:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, KLV FTM file
Pvt Co A 1st Indiana Cavalry
Age 56 years 5 months 6 days
"Courier Journal", Louisville, KY of Oct 2, 1901, Page 2.
Fatally Injured at His Wife's Grave.
Indiana Man Meets With An Accident While Attempting To Set a Monument.
Princeton, Ind., Oct 1 ? William R Steele, a leading citizen and Republican politician, died as the result of an accident at his wife's grave. In attempting to set a monument at the grave the stone fell upon him, crushing his chest and head. He lived for four hours in terrible agony.
He was fifty-six years old, and at one time was County Recorder, besides holding other offices of trust. He was the father of the Rev F. A. Steele, a Methodist minister at Sullivan, Ind. Another son is a soldier in the Philippines.
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William married Margaret E. Holcomb 1 Mar 1868. Margaret (daughter of Alexander D. Holcomb and Emaline Kilpatrick) was born 1846, Gibson County, Indiana; died 20 Sep 1900, Princeton, Indiana; was buried , Providence Cemetery, Gibson County, Indiana. [Group Sheet]
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1845 - 1901 (56 years)