Mary Ann (Haffa) Steely (1837 - 1918)

Born 24 Jan 1837 in Pennsylvania, United States

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Descendants

Died 22 Jan 1918 at age 80 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Mary Ann Haffa was born on the 24th of Jan 1839 in Pennsylvania to Henry Hoffa and Eliabeth Wiest. It is believed the siblings are:

• Kitty Haffa (1834-?)^[1]
• John Weist Haffa (1836-1939)^[2][1]
• Daniel Haffa (1838-1921)^[1][2]
• Mary Ann Polly Haffa(1837-1918?)^[1]
• Samuel Hoffa(1842-?)^[1][3]
• Sally Hoffa(1844-?)^[1][3]
• Abraham W Haffa (1847-1934)^[2][1][3]
• Henry Haffa(1848-1912)^[1][3][2]
• Barbara Haffa (1851-1944)^[3][2]
• Eliabeth Lisey Haffa (1853-?)^[3][4]
• Hannah Haffa(1854-1941)^[2][3][4]
• Rebecca Haffa (1856-1856)^[2]

In 1850^[1]

She would marry John Steely and they would have:

• Allen Webster Steely(1859-1934?)^[5][6][7][8]
• Henry H. Steely(1860–1959)^[6][9][2]
• Ellsworth M. Steely(1862–1959)^[6][9][2]
• Daniel Oscar Steely(1864–1950)^[6][9][2]
• Nelson H. Steely(1866–1942)^[6][9][2]
• Joel W. Steely(1870–1959)^[9][2][10]
• John H. Steely(1871–1952)^[9][2][11]
• Cora E. Steely(1875–?)^[9][12][13]

In 1860^[5]

In 1870^[6]

In 1880^[9]

She died the 22nd of January in Waterloo, Iowa^[14] and would be buried in the Fairview Cemetery in Waterloo, BlackHawk Iowa ^[2]

Waterloo Evening Courier, Wednesday, January 23, 1918

Mrs. J.M. Steely died at her home, 210 Franklin street at 10 p.m. yesterday. Mrs. Steely had been an invalid for six years from paralysis. Sunday she suffered another stroke, from which she failed to rally.

Mary Ann Haffa was born Jan. 24, 1837, in Schuylkill county, Pa. She was married to J.M. Steely in February 1858, and in the spring of 1869 they came to Iowa and settled on a farm in Bennington township. After 18 years of farming they moved to Waterloo and since resided at 210 Franklin street.

Decedent is survived by her husband, 8 children: A.W., H.H., E.M., J.H., J.W. and Mrs. A.D. Paul, Waterloo; D.O., York, Neb.; and N.H. Dolan, S.D.; 19 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by two brothers, A.W. and Dan Haffa, and a sister, Mrs. George Arends, Waterloo; two sisters in Pennsylvania and a brother in Kansas.

Funeral services will be at the home Friday at 2 p.m. Rev. C.R. Bair,

Research Notes

• She is referred to as Polly in the 1850 census
• Can also be seen under the last names Hoffa, Hoffe

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} Year: 1850; Census Place: Upper Mahantongo, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_826; Page: 398B; Image: 480
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13} Find A Grave: Memorial #76600006 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 September 2018), memorial page for Mary Ann “Marie” Haffa Steely (24 Jan 1839–22 Jan 1918), Find A Grave Memorial no. 76600006, citing Fairview Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Laurie Charles Bowman (contributor ) .
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} 1860 census of parents supports this fact
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} 1870 census of parents supports this fact
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Year: 1860; Census Place: Upper Mahantongo, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1181; Page: 1199; Family History Library Film: 805181
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5} Year: 1870; Census Place: Bennington, Black Hawk, Iowa; Roll: M593_377; Page: 311A; Family History Library Film: 545876
7. ↑ Death Record of Allen W Steely - Iowa Registered 3507 State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records; Reference Number: 101797059
8. ↑ Iowa marriage record of Allen Webster Stelley to May Ann Dilger
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7} Year: 1880; Census Place: Bennington, Black Hawk, Iowa; Roll: 327; Page: 370B; Enumeration District: 042
10. ↑ Iowa marriage record of Joel Steeley to K. Vesta Daniel
11. ↑ Iowa marriage record of John H Steely to Martha Pearl Sidmore
12. ↑ Iowa marriage record of Cora Steely to Albert D Paul
13. ↑ SSDI of Cora Ellen Paul
14. ↑ Iowa Death Records reference ID 8601, FHL film # 1561086