William R. Steele

1845 - 1901  (56 years)

• Name	William R. Steele
  Born	14 Apr 1845	Gibson County, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Sep 1901	Indiana
  Buried	Providence Cemetery, Gibson County, Indiana   [1]
  Person ID	I2371	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2020

  
  

  Family	Margaret E. Holcomb,   b. 1846, Gibson County, Indiana ,   d. 20 Sep 1900, Princeton, Indiana  (Age 54 years)
  Married	1 Mar 1868
  Last Modified	9 May 2012
  Family ID	F848	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Death Certificate wmrsteele.jpg
  		William R Steele-Fatally Injured at Wife's Grave Princeton Daily Clarion Sep 30, 1901
  		William R Steele-Obit Princeton Daily Clarion Oct 1, 1901
  		Margaret E Steele-Obit Princeton Clarion Leader Sep 27, 1900

  
  

• 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. findagrave

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85563182/william-r-steele. William R Steele Birth: 14 Apr 1845 Death: 20 Sep 1901 (aged 56) Indiana Burial: Providence Cemetery Francisco, Gibson County, Indiana