Teddie Howard Steeples (1909 - 1931)

Born 24 Aug 1909 in Mount Sterling, Van Buren, Iowa, United States

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Died 18 Feb 1931 at age 21 in Farmington, Van Buren, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Born 24 Aug 1909 in Mount Sterling, Van Buren, Iowa, USA.^[1]

Teddie Howard Steeples is born to William Steeples and his wife Cora Dust.

15 Apr 1910 Teddie, his parents and his six siblings rent a house on Second Street in Mount Sterling Town, Vernon Township, Van Buren, Iowa.^[2]

• Steeples William C. (haed of family, male, white, 40 years, married for 18 years, born in Missouri, father born in Illinois, mother born in Pennsylvania, speaks English, can read, can write, works as a Laborer away from home (?working out?), rents a house)
• Steeples Cora B. (wife, female, white, 36 years, married for 18 years, born in Missouri, father born in the US, mother born in Ohio, speaks English, can read, can write)
• Steeples Anna G. (daughter, female, white, 17 years, single, born in Missouri, parents born in Missouri, speaks English, can read, can write, works as a cook for a private family)
• Steeples Grace M. (daughter, female, white, 15 years, single, born in Missouri, parents born in Missouri, speaks English, can read, can write, works as a cook for a private family)
• Steeples May V. (daughter, female, white, 12 years, single, born in Iowa, parents born in Missouri, speaks English, can read, can write, attends school)
• Steeples Arthur W. (son, male, white, 8 years, single, born in Iowa, parents born in Missouri, attends school)
• Steeples Otis (son, male, white, 4 years, single, born in Iowa, parents born in Missouri)
• Steeples Opal I. (daughter, female, white, 4 years, single, born in Iowa, parents born in Missouri)
• Steeples Teddy (son, male, white, 7 months, single, born in Iowa, parents born in Missouri)

Teddie's family moves to Clark County, Missouri probably around 1914/1915.

Teddie's mother dies due to Measles on 29 Mar 1917 in Clark County, Missouri.^[3]

23 Jan 1920 Teddie, his father and his father's new wife Jane are listed renting a home on the farm of Frank Harr in Jefferson Township, Clark County, Missouri.^[4] Teddie's older sister Anna is also living there with her family. His father and Anna's husband both work as farm hands.

• Steeples William (head of family, rents the home, male, white, 49 years, married, born in Missouri, both parents born in Pennsylvania, farm hand on a general farm, can read, write and speak English)
• Steeples Jane (wife, female, white, 48 years, married, born in Missouri, both parents born in the US (first listed as unknown), can read, write and speak English)
• Steeples Teddie (son, male, white, 10 years, single, born in Missouri(?), both parents born in Missouri, attends school, can read, write and speak English)
• Hackard Elvin (head of family, male, white, 49 years, married, born in Iowa, father born in the US (first listed as unknown), mother born in Iowa, farm hand on a general farm, can read, write and speak English)
• Hackard Anna (wife, female, white, 26 years, married, born in Missouri, both parents born in Missouri, can read, write and speak English)
• Hackard Elisibh (daughter, female, white, 5 years, single, born in Missouri(?), father born in Iowa, mother born in Missouri)
• Hackard Wayne (son, male, white, 9 month, single, born in Missouri, father born in Iowa, mother born in Missouri)

2 Apr 1930 Teddie (listed as Howard here) is listed living with his sister May and her husband Charles Campbell, who rent a home at 1213 Avenue H in Fort Madison, Iowa.^[5]

• Campbell Charles M. (rents a home for 25 $ a month, doesn't own a radio set, male, white, 34 years, married since the age of 21 years, born in Iowa, father also born in Iowa, mother born in Illinois, builder at a pen factory, can read, write and speak English)
• Campbell May (wife, female, white, 33 years, married since the age of 19 years, born in Missouri, both parents also born in Missouri, can read, write and speak English)
• Campbell Charles (son, male, white, 5 years, single, born in Iowa, father also born in Iowa, mother born in Missouri, attends school)
• Steeples Howard (brother-in-law, male, white, 20 years, single, born in Iowa, both parents born in Missouri, no work, can read, write and speak English)

Died 18 Feb 1931 in Farmington, Van Buren, Iowa, United States. ^[6]

• Teddie Howard Steeples born Aug 24 1909 in Mt. Sterling, Iowa to William Steeples of Alexandria, Missouri and Cora Dust of Clark County, Missouri, died on 18 Feb 1931 in Farmington Township, Van Buren, Iowa. Cause ??? Burial at Chambersburg, Missouri on 20 Feb 1931

Note: I would like to find out what the cause of Teddie's early death was. I could not decipher the cause on the death certificate. The box for injury is not checked, so I am guessing he had some kind of disease. He also didn't have a profession, which also speaks for a disease or handicap?

Sources

1. ↑ "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVX4-77P : 10 March 2018), Teddie Steeples, 24 Aug 1909; citing Mt. Sterling, Van Buren, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,871,070.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRK4-ZW4?cc=1727033&wc=QZZH-92W%3A133641401%2C140557801%2C133837101%2C1589088852 : 5 April 2016), Iowa > Van Buren > Vernon > image 2 of 22; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Death Certifiace of Cora Belle Steeples https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1917/1917_00010224.PDF
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RX2-R4L?cc=1488411&wc=QZJR-XR5%3A1036473201%2C1036781001%2C1036480701%2C1589332928 : 14 December 2015), Missouri > Clark > Jefferson > image 5 of 10; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R4L-K7H?cc=1810731&wc=QZFS-671%3A648806501%2C649081201%2C649279801%2C1589282350 : 8 December 2015), Iowa > Lee > Madison > image 2 of 52; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002). and listed on separate census sheet, but adress and family number match "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R4L-V5C?cc=1810731&wc=QZFS-671%3A648806501%2C649081201%2C649279801%2C1589282350 : 10 December 2015), Iowa > Lee > Madison > ED 23 > image 51 of 52; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
6. ↑ Iowa, Death Records, 1921-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ7-YS6R-4?cc=2531337&wc=Q64L-7C9%3A1590046260 : accessed 8 May 2017), > image 3302 of 4957; citing State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines