Steele, Robert Moore b. 7 Apr 1812 Centre, Pennsylvania, USA d. 13 Dec 1889 Meigs County, Ohio, USA: Patriots and Pioneers

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Name	Steele, Robert Moore
Birth	7 Apr 1812	Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender	Male
Death	13 Dec 1889	Meigs County, Ohio, USA
Burial	Ridgewood Cemetery, Wellston, Jackson, Ohio, USA
Person ID	I3735	Shane and Beck
Last Modified	14 Jun 2023

Father	Steele, Martin, b. 8 Mar 1775 d. 17 Sep 1844, State College, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 69 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Moore, Mary, b. 3 Mar 1780, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA d. 13 May 1860, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 80 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	Abt 1805	Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
Family ID	F1470	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Leebrick (Lebrick), Caroline Belinda, b. 6 Apr 1816, Virginia, USA d. 11 Apr 1900, Hamden, Vinton, Ohio, USA (Age 84 years)

Marriage 21 Oct 1836 Petersburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA

Children

	1. Steele, Martin [Father: natural]
+	2. Steele, George Lebrick, b. 6 Feb 1840, Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA d. 2 Apr 1901, Wellston, Jackson, Ohio, USA (Age 61 years) [Father: natural]
+	3. Steele, James S., b. 23 Oct 1841, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA d. 20 May 1900, Wellston, Jackson, Ohio, USA (Age 58 years) [Father: natural]
+	4. Steele, Mary Elizabeth, b. 7 Jan 1844, Pennsylvania, USA d. 16 Mar 1910, Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, USA (Age 66 years) [Father: natural]
+	5. Steele, Jasper Newton, b. 18 May 1846, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA d. 25 Nov 1921, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA (Age 75 years) [Father: natural]
+	6. Steele, Robert Murchison, b. 1848, Lawrence, Ohio, USA d. 19 Nov 1894, Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA (Age 46 years) [Father: natural]
+	7. Steele, William Wilson, b. 23 Nov 1850, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA d. 20 Jul 1929, Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio, USA (Age 78 years) [Father: natural]
	8. Steele, John Cherington, b. 11 Feb 1853, Lawrence, Ohio, USA d. 25 Jan 1910, Coalton, Jackson, Ohio, USA (Age 56 years) [Father: natural]
	9. Steele, Caroline Joesephine, b. 9 Mar 1855, Coalton, Jackson, Ohio, USA d. 14 Aug 1930, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (Age 75 years) [Father: natural]
	10. Steele, Lucy C., b. 6 Aug 1856 d. 24 Jan 1858 (Age 1 year) [Father: natural]
	11. Steele, Esther Anne, b. 22 Sep 1860 d. 20 Jun 1861 (Age 0 years) [Father: natural]

Family ID F1471 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 14 Jun 2023

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	Birth - 7 Apr 1812 - Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
	Marriage - 21 Oct 1836 - Petersburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
	Death - 13 Dec 1889 - Meigs County, Ohio, USA

Notes

- Rev. Peter Gray

Robert Moore Steele appears to have lived in Centre County, Pennsylvania until 1846 (34 yrs. old). He is listed as a Justice of the Peace in Huston Township on 4/15/1846 and his son Jasper was born there 5/18/1846. Shortly thereafter he removed his family to Lawrence County, OH. Census reports list him as a laborer in Elizabeth Township in 1850, and as a collier in Milton Township, Jackson County, OH in 1860. Robert enlisted in the U.S. Army on 12/10/1861 to serve for 3 years. He was 1st Sergeant to Captain John Cook, Company K, 56th Regiment, OH Volunteer Infantry. He received a medical discharge on 9/6/1862 at Columbus, OH. The reason given for the medical discharge is "Eczema". His address on the discharge was Reeds Mills, Vinton County, OH. His Army discharge describes R.M. Steele as 6 feet in height; dark complexion; Hazel eyes; Grey hair. His occupation when he enlisted was "Furnaceman". His age on the discharge was 44, however he was actually 50 according to family records and census reports. This discrepancy implies that Robert reduced his age (lied?) so as to be able to enlist in the Army. His son Robert added a couple years to his age so as to enlist, and his son's George and James were also in the Army.