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Adaline Harriott (Nichols) Steeples (1844 - 1936)

Adaline Harriott Steeples formerly Nichols
Born in Crawford, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
Daughter of and
Sister of , and
Wife of — married 14 Jan 1866 in Hancock County, Illinois, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , and
Died at age 92 in Farmington, Van Buren, Iowa, United Statesmap
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Biography

Born 17 May 1844 in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA. [1]

Adeline Harriott Nichols is born as youngest child of William Nichols and his wife Mary Montgomery.

She remembers her childhood years in the 80 year anniversary edition of the Keosauqua Republican (Page 107, published Thursday August 15, 1935):[2]

"I was born May 17, 1844, in Crawford county, Pennsylvania. I was the youngest of four children, all girls. My mother died soon after I came into this world and my father was left without a housekeeper. When I was five years old I with my father and sisters, moved in a covered wagon from Pennsylvania to Avon, Ill. We were there only a short time when my father returned with we children to Pennsylvania...."

5 Oct 1850 Adaline is listed with her father and her three older sisters on a farm in Summerhill Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.[3]

  • Nichols William (39 years, male, farmer, born in Pennsylvania)
  • Nichols Nancy (13 years, female, born in Pennsylvania)
  • Nichols Launda (11 years, female, born in Pennsylvania)
  • Nichols Lauretta (8 years, female, born in Pennsylvania)
  • Nichols Adaline (6 years, female, born in Pennsylvania)

Note: I believe Adaline and her family live next door to her mother's mother and siblings. She is widowed and maybe that is the reason why Adaline's father returned from Illinois so soon after their move there, to help out his wife's family after the death of her father. Lastname and age would fit, but I can't be sure.

More memories form the 80 year anniversary edition of the Keosauqua Republican (Page 107, published Thursday August 15, 1935):[4]

"...Very soon, or in 1852, father passed away leaving we children Orphans. I was sent to Chicago to live with an aunt..."

26 Jul 1860 Adaline is listed with her aunt's family living in Du Page Township close to Chicago, Illinois.[5]

  • Toombs William (54 years, male, farmer, 4000$ real estate, 600$ personal estate, born in New York)
  • Toombs Aletha (53 years, female, born in Vermont)
  • Toombs Elizabeth (24 years, female, born in New York)
  • Toombs Frank (14 years, male, born in Michigan, attended school)
  • Nichols Adeline (16 years, female, born in Pennsylvania, attended school)

More memories form the 80 year anniversary edition of the Keosauqua Republican (Page 107, published Thursday August 15, 1935):[6]

"...When I grew to young womanhood I went to Warsaw, Ill., where I met and married Harrison Steeples at the close of the Civil War, in 1865...

14 Jan 1866 Adaline marries Harrison Steeples in Hancock County, Illinois, USA.[7]

"...He (Harrison) had been in the service for the entire four years (of Civil War). He was by choice a farmer, but an accident that occurred a few years after our marriage caused a permanent injury to his back so that he was handicapped in this particular occupation...[8]

Adaline's first child Mary Ellen Steeples is born on 18 November 1866 in Warsaw, Hancock County, Illinois, USA.[9]

Adaline and her husband leave Illinois and move to Missouri, where their second child William Caspar Steeples is born on 5 Apr 1870 in Alexandria, Clark County, Missouri, USA.[10]

24 Aug 1870 Adaline, her husband and the two children are listed in the City of Alexandria, Vernon Township, Clark County, Missouri.[11]

  • Steeples Harrison (26 years, male, white, laborer, 100$ personal estate, born in Illinois, can read, can write)
  • Steeples Adaline (25 years, female, white, born in Pennsylvania, can read, can write)
  • Steeples Mary E (3 years, female, white, born in Illinois)
  • Steeples Willie (2 months, male, white, born in Missouri)

The family doesn't stay in Alexandria for long, they soon settle on a farm a couple of miles north of Granger, Missouri.[12]

In April 1873 Adaline's son Harry Steeples is born in Johnson Township, Scotland, Missouri, USA [13] and her daughter Birdie Florence Steeples on 5 Mar 1879.[14]

4 Jun 1880 Adaline and her family now live on a farm in Johnson Township, Scottland County, Missouri.[15]

  • Steeples Harrison (head of family, white, male, 36 years, married, farmer, can write and read, born in Illinois, father born in New Jersey, mother born in Kentucky)
  • Steeples Adaline (wife, white, female, 36 years, married, can write and read, born in Pennsylvania, father born in ?, mother born in Pennsylvania)
  • Steeples Mary E (daughter, white, female, 13 years, single, attends school, born in Illinois, father born in Illinois, mother born in Pennsylvania)
  • Steeples William C (son, white, male, 10 years, single, attends school, born in Missouri, father born in Illinois, mother born in Pennsylvania)
  • Steeples Harry (son, white, male, 7 years, single, attends school, born in Missouri, father born in Illinois, mother born in Pennsylvania)
  • Steeples Florance (daughter, white, female, 1 year, singel, born in Missouri, father born in Illinois, mother born in Pennsylvania)

Adaline's son Albert Wesley Steeples is born on 9 May 1882.[16] According to the 1900 Census Adaline and Harrison had two more children over the years, who probably died as infants.

Adaline's oldest daughter Mary marries William Howard Phillips in Scotland County, Missouri on 20 Sep 1883.[17]

Adaline's son William marries Cora Belle Dust in Clark County, Missouri on 29 Nov 1890.[18]

Adaline's daughter Birdie marries John C. Pruett about 1899.

Jun 1900 Adaline's husband now rents a farm in Des Moines Township, Van Buren County, Iowa.[19]

  • Steeples Harrison (head of family, white, male, born October 1843, 56 years, married for 34 years, born in Pennsylvania, parents born in Pennsylvania, can speak, read and write Englisch, rents a farm)
  • Steeples Adaline (wife, white, female, born May 1845, 55 years, married 34 years, 5 of her 7 children are alive, born in Illinois?, father born in New Jersey?, mother born in Virginia, can speak, read and write Englisch)
  • Steeples Wesley (son, white, male, born May 1882, 18 years, single, born in Missouri, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Illinois?, farm laborer, can speak, read and write Englisch)

Adaline's son Wesley marries Anna M. Kerr in 1905.[20]

16 Apr 1910 Adaline and Harrison rent a house in Mt. Sterling, Van Buren County, Iowa. [21]

  • Steeples Harrison (head of family, male, white, 66 years, married for 44 years, born in Illinois, father born in New Jersey, mother born in Kentucky, has his own income - The entry own income should be made in the case of all persons who follow no specific occupation but have an independent income upon which they are living - , rents a house, can speak, read and write Englisch)
  • Steeples Harriott A. (wife, female, white, 65 years, married for 44 years, born in Pennsylvania, parents born in Pennsylvania, can speak, read and write Englisch)

"...We moved to Mt. Sterling, Van Buren county in 1910. Then about five years later we came to Farmington where I have lived ever since...[22]

26 Feb 1920 Adaline and her husband now rent a home in Farmington, Van Buren, Iowa.[23]

  • Steeples Harrison (head of family, rents their home, male, white, 76 years, married, born in Illinois, parents born in New Jersey, can speak, read and write Englisch)
  • Steeples Adaline (wife, female, white, 75 years, married, born in Pennsylvania, parents born in Pennsylvania, can speak, read and write Englisch)

1925 Adaline and Harrison are listed in Birmingham-Henry Township, Van Buren, Iowa.[24]

  • Steeples Harrison (head of family, male, white, 81 years, married, owns a house worth 400$, insured for 400$, living in Iowa for 25 years, competed 4 years of rural schooling, can write and read, born in Illinois, father Steeples Benjamin born in New Jersey, mother Perrin Micha born in Kentucky, parents married in Kentucky, veteran of the Illinois Army, Methodist)
  • Steeples Adaline (wife, female, white, 80 years, married, living in Iowa for 25 years, competed 4 years of rural schooling, can write and read, born in Pennsylvania, father Nichols William, mother Montgromey? Mary Jane born in Pennsylvania, parents married in Pennsylvania, Methodist)

Adaline's husband Harrison dies on 03 May 1929 from Tabes Dorsalis.[25]

17 Apr 1930 Adaline owns a house on 3rd Street in Farmington, Iowa.[26]

  • Steeples Adaline R. (head, owns a house worth 500$, female, white, 85 years, widowed, 23 years at first marriage, can write and read, born in Pennsylvania, parents born in Pennsylvania, can speak English)

Died 10 Nov 1936 in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Adaline Steeples (92 years, female, white, born May 17 1844 in Crawford County, Pennsylvania,maiden name Nichols, widow) died on 10 Nov 1936 in Farmington, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA. Cause: Chronic Myocarditis [27]

Buried at the Farmington Cemetery in Farmington, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA. [28]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Iowa, Death Records, 1921-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24D-CTZJ : accessed 18 May 2017), Adaline Steeples, 10 Nov 1936; citing Farmington Township, Van Buren, Iowa, United States, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FHL microfilm .
  2. ↑ read whole artikle on https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66594275
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DTPW-S8F?cc=1401638&wc=95R3-D5S%3A1031314301%2C1031552501%2C1033279801 : 9 April 2016), Pennsylvania > Crawford > Summerhill > image 25 of 30; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  4. ↑ read whole artikle on https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66594275
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBY-BF?cc=1473181&wc=QZ2Z-QQC%3A1589423252%2C1589426075%2C1589427002 : 24 March 2017), Illinois > Will > Du Page > image 13 of 24; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  6. ↑ read whole artikle on https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66594275
  7. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFKR-Q9Z : 3 March 2016), Harrison Steeples and Adaline H. Nichols, 14 Jan 1866; citing Hancock, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 954,179.
  8. ↑ accoring to the 80 year anniversary edition. 1855-1935 The Keosauqua Republican Page 107 Thursday August 15, 1935; read on https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66594275
  9. ↑ accoring to the 80 year anniversary edition. 1855-1935 The Keosauqua Republican Page 107 Thursday August 15, 1935; read on https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66594275
  10. ↑ "Iowa, Old Age Tax Assistance Records, 1934-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKL-1Y5W : 15 May 2018), Wm C Steeples, from 1934 to 1946; citing Pension, Iowa, United States, various recorder, auditor, and clerk county offices, Iowa.
  11. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYJW-WF1?cc=1438024&wc=92K9-N3Y%3A518659401%2C518670901%2C519880801 : 22 May 2014), Missouri > Clark > Vernon Township, Alexandria > image 4 of 18; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  12. ↑ accoring to the 80 year anniversary edition. 1855-1935 The Keosauqua Republican Page 107 Thursday August 15, 1935; read on https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66594275
  13. ↑ accoring to the 80 year anniversary edition. 1855-1935 The Keosauqua Republican Page 107 Thursday August 15, 1935; read on https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66594275
  14. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5WP-SY6 : 20 May 2014), Birdie Pruett, Jun 1978; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  15. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBV-G4W?cc=1417683&wc=QZ24-SVZ%3A1589408163%2C1589409219%2C1589395403%2C1589395243 : 24 December 2015), Missouri > Scotland > Johnson > image 6 of 25; citing NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  16. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ2K-LV7 : 12 December 2014), Albert Wesley Steeples, 1917-1918; citing Van Buren County, Iowa, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,643,359.
  17. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2DJ-LJN : 6 December 2014), Wm. H. Phillips and Mary E. Steeples, 20 Sep 1883; citing Scotland,Missouri; FHL microfilm 1,014,531.
  18. ↑ Source Citation: Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm] Source Information: Ancestry.com. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm.
  19. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DTB3-ND3?cc=1325221&wc=9B7G-HZV%3A1030552001%2C1032054201%2C1034986801 : 5 August 2014), Iowa > Van Buren > image 1 of 18; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  20. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJXD-PSF : 8 March 2016), Albert W. Steeples and Anna M. Kerr, 1905.
  21. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RK4-CPP?cc=1727033&wc=QZZH-92W%3A133641401%2C140557801%2C133837101%2C1589088852 : 11 November 2015), Iowa > Van Buren > Vernon > image 3 of 22; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  22. ↑ accoring to the 80 year anniversary edition. 1855-1935 The Keosauqua Republican Page 107 Thursday August 15, 1935; read on https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66594275
  23. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RX5-Q1Z?cc=1488411&wc=QZJR-NBC%3A1036470601%2C1037645201%2C1036600501%2C1589332582 : 14 December 2015), Iowa > Van Buren > Farmington > image 24 of 39; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  24. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9XG-ZZ9X?cc=2224537&wc=9QXV-PYM%3A1067259501%2C1067260602 : 23 August 2016), Iowa > Van Buren > Birmingham-Henry > image 572 of 852; Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines.
  25. ↑ "Iowa, Death Records, 1921-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q248-64M6 : accessed 18 May 2017), Harrison Steeples, 03 May 1929; citing Farmington Township, Van Buren, Iowa, United States, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FHL microfilm .
  26. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR4K-VVX?cc=1810731&wc=QZFS-WXQ%3A648806501%2C649750001%2C648888701%2C1589282427 : 8 December 2015), Iowa > Van Buren > Farmington > image 4 of 22; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
  27. ↑ "Iowa, Death Records, 1921-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24D-CTZJ : accessed 18 May 2017), Adaline Steeples, 10 Nov 1936; citing Farmington Township, Van Buren, Iowa, United States, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FHL microfilm .
  28. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66594275




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