OHHAMILT-L Archives

Archiver > OHHAMILT > 2000-01 > 0947143008


From: Adina Dyer <>
Subject: [OHHAMILT] BURTON STEEL BIO
Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2000 02:16:48 -0500


We have been transcribing biographies for Tippecanoe County, Indiana,
and have come across several with references to Hamilton County. If it
is ok with the listowner, I will be posting these bios with the hope
that they might help someone find their lost ancestor(s). I don't have
any further information on these families. Please feel free to share
these with others who might be interested in them.

Adina Dyer, coordinator
Tippecanoe Co. INGenWeb
__________________________________________________________

Biographical Record and Portrait Album of Tippecanoe County, Indiana
page 482

BURTON STEEL, son of BASIL and MARTHA A.( McALLISTER) STEEL, is one of
the leading citizens of Sheffield Township. He was born in Ross County,
Ohio, August 6, 1842, and was about four years of age when brought to
this county. He was reared on the old homestead in Sheffield Township,
and was educated in the schools at Wyandotte and the Stockwell High
School. He was married March 6, 1866, to MIss SARAH E. MICHAELS, a
native of La Fayette Indiana, and daughter JOHN B. and SARAH (LEE)
MICHAELS. Her father was an active and influential man in the early
history of the county, and for some time was connected with the press of
La Fayette. JOHN B. MICHAELS was a son of MOSES and SARAH MICHAELS, and
was born at Albany, Edwards County, Illinois, in 1818. Mrs. MICHAELS was
a daughter of WILLIAM and HANNAH LEE, and was born in Hamilton County,
Ohio, in 1819. They were untied in marriage May 26, 1840. Mr. and Mrs.
LEE were among the earliest settlers of Sheffield Township, and one of
their sons, SMITH LEE, was at one time auditor of the county. He was a
Mason of high standing, and also an Odd Fellow, and was one of
LaFayette's most esteemed citizens. He was holding the office of county
sheriff at the time of his death, which occurred December 8, 1847. To
BURTON STEEL and his wife were born two children--MAY, born February 2,
1869, and FRANK, born October 15, 1870. Mr. STEEL has lived on his
present farm since his marriage, with the exception of ten months spent
in Texas, and in 1880 he erected his present substantial residence, and
the same year built a fine barn. His farm consists of eighty-three
acres of choice land, and everything about the place indicates care and
thrift. In politics, Mr. STEEL is a Republican. He was elected township
trustee in April, 1886, which office he still holds with credit to
himself and satisfaction to his constituents. He has always taken an
active interest in the advancement of religion, education and
temperance, and every enterprise for the advancement of the same has his
encouragement and support. Both he and his wife are active members of
the Methodist Episcopal Church at Dayton, and he is Superintendent of
the Sabbath School.

This thread: