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Last updated 9 Jan 2007

Our Jacob and Mary STEELE of Wayne Co OH
and their children:
Jacob STEELE
Born 10 Sep 1785 [Berks County] PA
A farmer in East Union Township Section 4 NorthWest quarter, Wayne County, OH
Died 29 Jan 1871 (I have also 28 Jan so I have to check it out)
Buried East Union Lutheran Cemetery
Mary Elizabeth LONG
Born PA about 1788
Married 1805 probably in PA [daughter Mary Polly was born in PA in 1806]
Died 3 Sep 1869
Buried East Union Lutheran Cemetery

The children below are linked to this
family through the
Will and Estate Papers seen here:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~holder/mirror/2websteel.html

For Land record chart go here: http://www.ameritech.net/users/glhold/steeldeedchart.html

Census Records 1820 East Union Township Wayne Co OH page 161
Jacob STEEL	2 males under 10	1 male 26-44	4 females under 10	3 females 10-15	1 female 26-44

Tax List 1826 East Union Township Wayne Co OH
Jacob STEEL	nw quarter of section 4	173 acres	$392 value
Samuel STEEL	ne quarter of section 9	160 acres	$392 value
William STEEL	se quarter of section 5	160 acres	$392 value

Tax List 1826 Green Township Wayne Co OH
**Jacob**'s father and brother
Jacob STEEL (hrs) Jacob Sr.	nw 32	160	392
John STEEL	se 30	160	353

Census Records 1830 East Union Twp. Wayne Co OH page 71
Jacob STEEL	under 5 2 males	10 to 14 2 males	40 to 49 one male	under 5 2 females	10 to 14 one female	15 to 19 3 females	40 to 49 one female

Census Records 1850 East Union Township Wayne Co OH page 401
Jacob STEEL	age 64	farmer	born PA
Mary	age 62	-	born PA
Savilla WALKINS Could this be a granddaughter, the dau. of Lydia WATKINS LARUE?	age 16	-	born OH

Census Records 1870 East Union Township Wayne Co OH page 165
John MOWRER	-	-	-
Civilla	-	-	-
Jacob STEELE	age 84	retired farmer	born PA

Wayne County newspaper ( I don't know yet which one.....on microfilm at Wayne Co Library in Wooster)

Obituary of Jacob Steel 1871 East Union Township [from Robin]

January 29th, 1871, in East Union Township, Wayne county, Ohio, Jacob Steel, aged 85 years, 4 months and 19 days.
He was born near Reading, Pa. Came to Ohio in 1817, and entered a farm in East Union, on which he resided 53 years. He raised a large and respectable family, having 13 children, 82 grandchildren and 125 great grand-children.
I Cor. 7; 29 "Brethern, the time is short."
The PAF date calculator puts his birth at 10 Sep 1785.
Reading PA is in Berks Co.
For possible father in the 1790 census in Berks County PA, go HERE.

Children
The internet has two more children named Peter [1822] and Caroline [1828]. I will add them when I find some proof.

Mary "Polly"
born 8(?) Nov 1806 in PA [1850 census]
married William JOHNSTON 22 Ap 1825 Wayne County OH
died 10 June 1874
See Mary Polly Steele Johnston's picture HERE .

Sarah (Sally) born about 1808 in PA
Married Thomas FOWLER 18 Feb 1830 v.3 pg. 150 S. Orr, Justice of the Peace, Wayne County
Died before 21 May 1861 [date of her father's will]. Sarah died between 1850 and 1860 census.

**Census Records 1850 Sharon Township, Richland Co OH, page 350**
Thomas FOWLER	age 47	farmer	born PA
Sarah	age 42		born PA
Nancy	age 18		born OH
Sarah	age 16		born OH
Thomas	age 14		born OH
Franklin	age 13		borm OH
Lavina	age 2		born OH
Baby Fowler	age 4 months		born OH
Nancy FOWLER	age 84		born Ireland

**Census Records 1860 Sharon Township, Richland Co OH page 132**
Thomas FOWLER	age 54	farmer	born PA
Levi	age 10		born OH
------HAWK	age 26	farmer	born OH
Nancy	age 27		born OH
Franklin	age 3		born OH
Sarah	age 4 mths		born OH

Census Records 1860 Sharon Township, Richland Co OH page 132
Thomas' daughter Lovina seems to be living alone in the next dwelling.
Lovina FOWLER	age 12		born OH

**Census Records 1870 German township, Fulton county, OH page 114**
Levi HAWK	age 38	farmer	born OH
Nancy	age 39		born OH
Franklin	age 12	laborer	born OH
Sarah	age 9		born OH
Harriet	age 7		born OH
Mary	age 3		born OH
Cyrus	6 mths		born OH
Thomas FOWLER	67	laborer	born PA

Levi HAWK married Nancy E. FOWLER on 8 Feb 1855 in Richland County OH [probate marriage record]. [See 1860 and 1870 census above.] Levi and Nancy are mentioned in the estate papers [1872] of Jacob STEELE Jr. of this page who is probably her grandfather. Thomas B. Fowler, Levi Fowler, Franklin Fowler and Lavinia Fowler are also mentioned and so are probably siblings of Nancy. Levi Hawk signed the papers as the attorney for Thomas and Levi Fowler. Thomas Fowler Sr. is still living in 1872 since he is also mentioned in the estate papers. John and Sarah J. McGRAW are also mentioned in the estate papers. Sarah was Jacob's granddaughter, daughter of Thomas and Sarah FOWLER. Sarah Jane FOWLER married John McGRAW on 2 Mar 1854 [Probate Court records Richland county OH.]

Betsy born <1809-1810>
married Thomas BOYDSTONE 13 Jan 1829 v 3 pg.100 S. Orr, Justice of the Peace
Elizabeth was still alive in Sept 1871 when some of her father's estate papers were signed and her
last name was Boydston.

History of Wayne County, Ohio, From the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Time, published in 1878, by Robert Douglass
Thomas Boydston settled in Greene township as early as the spring of 1811. He was born in Green county, Pa, in December, 1786, and married Emily Burress, of Monongalia county, Virginia, the following children resulting from the first marriage: Boaz, Mary, Charles, Belinda, Presley and Enoch. His wife Emily dying May 24, 1824, in East Union township, he was married a second time to Mary Brakefield, of Greene township, who died without issue. A third time he was married to Elizabeth Steel, of East Union township, of which union the following children are living: Solon, Sarah, Emily, Minerva, Eunice. He died in Orrville, August 22, 1863, his wife still surviving him.

See a story about Solon Boydston on the roster page for Company A 120th OVI.

Orrville, Wayne, Ohio 1880 census

Elisabeth BOYDSTON	Widow	Female	71	born in PA	Keeping House	father born in PA	mother b. in PA
Mary RUSH	Single	Female	27	PA		PA	PA

Ron McCracken contributed this information on these two children of Betsy Steele:
J. Hostetler, possibly Joseph, married to Eunice Boydston, who was the daughter of Elizabeth Steel and the granddaughter of Jacob Jr.
There was a David Carr who was married to Sarah Boydston, a sister to Eunice mentioined above.

Lydia born Born <October 1812> in PA
married 1 Abraham WATKINS 28 Oct 1830 v. 3 pg. 167 S. Orr, Justice of the Peace
married 2 Lydia Watkins married George F. LARUE 11 Jan 1842 v. 4B pg. 30 Wayne County, S. Ritz, minister
and lived in Cedar Co Iowa in 1871.

1850 Census, Iowa Twp, Cedar County, IA, page 85A&B: Geo F. LARUE, age 44 PA, farmer; Lydia, age 38 PA; Richard, age 15 OH, farmer; Cyrus, age 13 OH; Isaiah, age 7 OH; Joel, age 6 OH; Lucinca WATKINS, age 19 OH; Jas [James?] age 17 OH; David LONG, age 25 PA???[smudged], carpenter.

Census 1860 Iowa Twp, Cedar County IA, page 141: George LARUE, age 54 PA, farmer; Lydia, age 49 PA; Richard, age 24 OH, farmer; Isaih, age 18 OH, farm laborer; Joel, age 16 OH, farm laborer; Amanda, age 9 IA; George, age 6 IA; also living there was Anna E ??WHISLER??, age 12, IL. Living in the next house was Cyrus LARUE, age 22 OH, farmer; Jane, age 19 OH.

Census 1870 Iowa Twp, Cedar County, Iowa, page 273: George LARUE, 64 OH, farmer; Lydia, age 57 OH; George, age 15 Iowa.

By the time of the1880 census Lydia was a widow living in Cedar County Iowa. She was 67 years old, born in PA. It says both her parents were born in PA also. Living with her were son George Larue, 26, born in Iowa. It lists him as a farmer. Daughter-in-law Elizabeth was age 23, born in Iowa. Also listed are four Larue grandchildren all born in Iowa:
Charles age 9, Margaret age 4, Robert Guy age 2 and Willard H. age 1.

Lydia died 19 Aug 1900 in Lompoc, CA.

Joel appears to have stayed in Iowa. 1900 Census, Iowa Twp, Cedar County IA, page135: Joel LARUE, age 55 OH, born June 1844, married 15 yrs, parents born PA, farmer; Charlette, wife, age 37 IA, born June 1862, married 15 yrs, 6 children/6 still living, father born PA, mother born KY; Eva, daughter, age 13 IA, born feb 1887; Pearl, daughter, age 11 IA, born Oct 1888; Leah, age 9 IA, born Nov 1890; Maud, daughter, age 8 IA, born Nov 1891; Nellie, daughter, age 7 IA, born Feb 1893; Joel Jr., son, age 5 IA, born May 1895.

1910 Census, Iowa Twp, Cedar County IA, page 129: Joel S. LARUE, age 65 OH, second marriage, married 25 yrs, parents born PA, farming on general farm; Charlette, wife, age 47 IA, first marriage, married 25 yrs, 6 children/6 still living; Joel S, son, age 14 IA; Maud DEVORE, daughter, age 18 IA, first marriage, married 0 years; Mildred, granddaughter, age 2 months, IA; Keah LARUE, daughter, age 19 IA, single, no occupation listed.

Catharine (Caty) The internet says she was born in 1813.
Married Frederick RHINEHART 25 Oct 1832. Catherine died before 21 May 1861 (date of her father's will)
John Rhinehart and David Rhinehart are mentioned in the estate papers[1872] of Jacob Steele Jr of this page who is probably their grandfather. They signed for themselves, so they were probably age 21 or older.

John and David were listed in an 1893 reunion and were listed as being from Steuben county, IN.
But I can't find them there in 1900 under that spelling or several other spellings.
RHINEHART	-	-	-
	-	-	-
	-------	------	------

Also mentioned are William ZIGLER and his wife Elizabeth ZIGLER. In the IGI they are listed as marrying in about 1870 in Williams OH. Her maiden name is listd as Elizabeth RINEHURT. There are three children listed there for this Zigler couple: Eli B, Manon E., and Sarah all being born in Center Township, Williams Co OH.
Also mentioned are Simon and Mary BYERS. Richland County probate records found at the IGI show Simon BYERS and Mary RHINEHART marrying on 28 Jun 1855.

Sevilla <1814-1815>
married John MOWRER (Mowery) 24 Dec 1835 Wayne Co, OH v. 4A pg. 45 S. Orr, Justice of the Peace
Sevilla was still alive in Sept 1871 when some of her father's estate papers were signed.

Census Records 1850 East Union Township Wayne Co OH page 402/403

John MOWRER

age 37

farmer

born PA

Sevilla

age 35

Harriet [see John Bechtel listed here as working on this farm]

age 13

Mary

age 11

born OH

Isaac

born OH

Levi
Levi Mower, age 19 joined Company A of the 120th OVI on 13 Aug 1862. He died at Vicksburg, Miss. on 3 Aug 1863. There is a stone for him at East Union Cemetery, Rt. 30 east of Wooster.

born OH

Henry

born OH

Elizabeth

born OH

Sarah

six months

born OH

John BECHTEL see next row for information

born OH

History of Wayne County OH 1910 by B.E. Bowen and Co.

Photo sent to me by John Shafer. Thanks, John!
John and Harriet [Mowrer] Bechtel
John and Harriet Bechtel

John Bechtel

The Bechtel family is one of the old and well-known ones of Wayne county, and is of German ancestry. Jacob Bechtel, grandfather of John of this review, was a native of Pennsylvania, in which state the early members of this family settled when they came to America. The father of John Bechtel also bore the name of Jacob, and he was born in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, in 1802. He came to Wayne county, Ohio, about 1829, settling in Greene township. He was married in Pennsylvania to Sarah Rhoades, a native of that state, born in Somerset county; her death occurred in 1845, when about forty-two years of age. She and her husband were the parents of seven children, the register of whose births follows; Mary, born in Pennsylvania in 1827; Elizabeth, born in that state in 1828; Harriet, born in Pennsylvania in 1830; Sarah, born in Wayne county, Ohio, in 1831; John, of this review; Jacob, born in Wayne county in 1836 and died in 1898; Samuel, born in 1837 and died in 1852.

[fire in 1837] In April, Jacob Bechtel, father of John of this review, suffered one of the greatest misfortunes that ever befell a citizen of Wayne county, his home having been burned and his four daughters perishing, Mr. Bechtel sustaining serious injuries in trying to rescue his children, and he died from the effects of the wounds he received the following December. John, of this review, then four years of age, and his brother Jacob [see below] were sleeping with their parents at the time of the fire.

John Bechtel was born October 12, 1833, on the home farm, where he remained until he reached the age of eight years, when he began life for himself, working out on a farm, doing such chores as he could at that tender age. In 1855 he married Harriet Mowner[sic], who was born in East Union township, and they moved on the old farm, which he and his brother divided, and for forty-three years Mr. Bechtel remained on the place where he was born, carrying on general farming in a successful manner and becoming well situated. In the spring of 1898 he removed to Orrville, where he has a fine home, and he still looks after his farming interests, owning two good farms. One of his farms is probably the oldest in Greene township, but the soil has retained its original strength, owing to its skillful management. The first cabin built in the township was erected on this farm. The place was entered from the government by Michael Thomas, and Jacob Bechtel, father of the subject, purchased it from him, John Bechtel being the third man to own the place.

To Mr. and Mrs. John Bechtel five children have been born, named as follows: Sarilla [sic], wife of A. W. Brennerman, of Greene township; H. M., of Orrville, where he is engaged in the hardware business; Elizabeth, wife of S. P. Eshleman, of Orrville, also a hardware merchant; W. B., cashier of the bank at Massillon; J. O. is engaged in the drug business in Orrville.

Mrs. Jacob Bechtel married a second time, her last husband being Michael Hawk, of East Union township, and two children were born to this union, Lavina, wife of William Chapin, and David Hawk, both of Orrville.

John Bechtel was a member of the school board in Greene township for twelve or fifteen years, during which time he did much to promote the educational interests of the same. Both he and Mrs. Bechtel are members of the English Lutheran church at Orrville. He is one of the highly respected citizens of this community, having led a life against which nothing ill can be said in any way. He is deserving of a great deal of credit for what he has accomplished, owing to the fact that he had such hard struggles in his early life, but men endowed with the grit which he has always done things, no matter what their environment may be.
Greene, Wayne, Ohio1880 census

John BECHTEL	Self	M	Male	45	OH	Farmer	father b. in PA	mother b. in PA
Harriet BECHTEL	Wife	M	Female	42	OH	Keeping House	PA	OH
Melvin BECHTEL	Son	S	Male	21	OH	Farm Labor	OH	OH
Lizzie BECHTEL	Dau	S	Female	14	OH	At Home	OH	OH
Williard L. BECHTEL	Son	S	Male	12	OH	Farm Labor	OH	OH
John O. BECHTEL	Son	S	Male	8	OH		OH	OH

I believe that the brother of John Bechtel was the Jacob Bechtel who was living with Joel Bair's family in 1850. Joel Bear, age 7, is listed in the 1850 census for East Union Twp, Wayne county OH living with Daniel W (32) Bear and Harriet (30) Bear. His siblings were Mary Ann (9), Catherine (5), Eliza (3), and George (1). Also living there were Jacob Bechtel (14 OH), Henry Keiser (3 OH), and John Fox (32 Germany). The parents were born in PA and their children in OH.
The Mormon Ancestral File says that Joel's parents are Daniel W. and Harriet Bair, maiden name Mowery. Additional siblings: David (c1852), Daniel (c1854), Harriet (c1858), Norman (c1862), Sarah (c1864). Joel died while in Company H 120th OVI in the Civil War.
Now I am wondering if Joel's mother was the sister of the John Mowrer above, and this sister-in-law to my relative Sevilla [Steele] Mowrer.

Census Records 1870 East Union Township Wayne Co OH page 165
John MOWRER	-	-	-
Civilla	-	-	-
Jacob STEELE	age 84	retired farmer	born PA

East Union, Wayne, Ohio 1880 census

John MOWRER	Married	Male	67	PA	Retired Farmer	father b. in PA	mother b. in PA
Cevilla MOWRER	M wife	Female	65	PA	Keeping House	PA	PA
Sarah CUNNINGHAM	S other	Female	42	OH	Domestic Servant	PA	PA
Elizabeth WILLIARD	S other	Female	10	OH	Attends School	WV	PA

This marker is located in the East Union Lutheran Cemetery
on Rt 30 east of Wooster, OH in Wayne County.

Nancy <1816>
I found a probate marriage record for Nancy STEEL who married Daniel ZOOK on 1 Oct 1835 in Wayne County OH. Then Nancy ZOOK married a Robert DIXON on 22 Apr 1856 in Wyandot Co OH. Nancy DIXON is mentioned by name in the will[1861] of Jacob Steele Jr. of this page, so we know that this was his child. ["equally among the following persons my son and daughters, now living to wit Levi Steel, Polly Johnson, Betsy Boydstone,Lydia Larue, Sevilla Mowry[sic], Nancy Dixon, and Lavina Weaver, their respective heirs and assigns forever" written 21 May 1861]
Now, Nancy ZOOK married Goodwin HALL on 22 Mar 1861 in Wyandot County Ohio. Goodwin and Nancy HALL are mentioned in the estate papers[1871] of Jacob Steele Jr of this page, According to the History of Wyandot County Ohio, Antrim Township page 707 Goodwin Hall was married to Nancy Zook [married March 1861] whose maiden name was Steel. She died 4 December 1881.

Census Records 1860 Antrim Township Wyandot Co OH page 440
[Goodwin Hall is listed on page 443 with his first wife]
Nancy ZOOK	age 44	Keeping? house	born OH
Amanda	age 21	-	born OH
John	age 17		born OH
Dennis? [male]	age 8		born OH

Levi born 25 Jun 1818 East Union, Wayne, OH
married Harriet WEAVER 26 Feb 1841 v. 4A PG. 407 T. Washburn, Justice of the Peace, Wayne County
(born about 1821 in PA, died about 1896)
died 23 Nov 1890
buried East Union Lutheran Cemetery

Census Records 1850 East Union Township Wayne Co OH page 401
next to Jacob and Mary on the census
Levi STEEL	age 32	farmer	born OH
Harriet	age 29	-	born PA
Hesekiah[Wayne Probate has Hesekiah Steel married Elizabeth Winkler, 2 Jul 1863. Son Perry L Steele born Wayne county OH 13 Mar 1864.]	age 10	-	born OH
Minerva	age 2	-	born OH
John GEORGE	age 26	-	born Germany
Rachel LYON	age 21	-	born PA
Martin REIDER	age 15	-	born OH

Greene township, Wayne county, Ohio 1880 census

Levi STEEL	Self	M	61	OH	Farmer	father b. in PA	mother b. in PA
Harriet STEEL	Wife	M	59	PA	Keeping House	PA	PA
Amelia STEEL	Dau	S	24	OH	At Home	OH	PA
Jacob STEEL	Son	S	19	OH	Farm Labor	OH	PA
Alvin SLATER	GSon	S	14	OH		PA	OH
Jennette SLATER	GDau	S	12	OH		PA	OH
Monroe SLATER	GSon	S	10	OH		PA	OH
Amelia SLATER	GDau	S	2	OH		PA	OH
Daniel CRUMLEY	Other	S	22	OH	Farm Labor	---	---
Peter WOGON	Other	S	30	SCOT	Farm Labor	SCOT	SCOT

Jacob The internet says he was born in 1820.
Died before 21 May 1861 (date of his father's will), but he is mentioned in the will.

Isaiah ,born about 1824, married Susanne WEAVER 17 Dec 1844 v. 4B Pg. 160 A. Myers minister, Wayne County
Died before 21 May 1861 (date of his father's will), but he is mentioned in the will. The LDS Mormon site says he died about 1848 in Wayne county, but I don't have any source for that.

In the estate papers of Jacob Steele Jr of this page appears the name Annetta PATTERSON. She appears with John Patterson. She is a grandchild of Jacob. I found the marriage of Annetta J. STEEL and John PATTERSON in Coshocton County OH...12 Apr 1868. Cousin Robin found her obituary so we know she is the daughter of Isaiah and Susanne. She was born 16 May 1845 and died 1 May 1915. Six children: Mrs. Susie Lower, Mrs. Eva Scheetz of Coshocton Co OH, Mrs. Bertha Ramsier of Cannan Twp Wayne Co, Charles, Benjamin, Minnie. In addition she had 8 grandchildren. She was buried in Beach Grove Cemetery.

Lovina (Lavina) born 15 Feb 1826 in Wayne Co, OH
married William WEAVER 19 Nov, 1844 Wayne County OH (wedding certificate) who was born 25 Jun 1822 in Lancaster County, PA. William died 11 Aug 1916 Montpelier, Williams Co, OH
Lovina died 3 Mar 1891 Montpelier, Williams Co, OH

[William, Harriet and Susanne Weaver were siblings]

Thanks to Robin and Jeanne for contributing some missing data on this family.

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