Steels in 1790 Berks County PA

Jacob Steele of East Union Township, Wayne Co OH was born 1785 near Reading PA according to his obituary, soooo....
In the 1790 census we need at least 3 boys under 16 [these would be John, Jacob and William ...there could be other white males over 16 in the census because there could be someone living there with them or there could be a son that later died or did not come to Ohio with the others that we do not know about. Females we do not know about for sure, so if there are more than one listed, that is ok for now.

: 1790 STATE: PA COUNTY: Berks DISTRICT: Borough of Reading ENUMERATOR: Mark Lotz
Now on this one...think of this....the name is sometimes spelled Steele...what if you pronounced that last "e"...the census taker might use a spelling like this: Stehly
page11 line5 Stehly, Jacob 1, 5, 1[one Free White Male 16 and up including head of house:this would be Jacob himself, 5 free white males under 16:too many boys under 16 is good..does not eliminate this Jacob from being father of Jacob of East Union Wayne Co OH, one free white female] And if we count Samuel and Archibald in the mix then there would have been five boys born before 1790 according to the information that I have from Steele cousin and researcher Robin Biddle.

In the same Borough of Reading
page 33 line10 Stahl, Valentine 1 free white male 16and up [this would be Valentine himself], 3 white males under 16,
1 free white female . .

page 33 line 11 Stahl, Adam Sr. 2 white males 16 and up[one is Adam himself]; 1 free white male under 16; 3 free white females . . Not enough boys in this one.

Others listed in Berks Co but not in Borough of Reading
CENSUS YEAR: 1790 STATE: PA COUNTY: Berks DISTRICT: Heidelberg ENUMERATOR: Mark Lotz
152 13 Stahl, Peter 1free white male 16 and up[Peter himself]; 2 white males under 16; 3 females . . Not enough boys in this one.

CENSUS YEAR: 1790 STATE: PA COUNTY: Berks DISTRICT: Cearnarvon ENUMERATOR: Mark Lotz
138 11 Steele, Jacob... 2 Free white males 16 and over[so there may be one son 16 or over] ;
1 free white male under 16; 3 free white females . . Not enough boys.

CENSUS YEAR: 1790 STATE: PA COUNTY: Berks DISTRICT: Heidelberg ENUMERATOR: Mark Lotz
140 16 Steel, Philip 1free white male 16 and up[this would be Philip himself.... 4 free white females . . No boys under 16.

Huntingdon county, PA:
1796, William Steel was constable in Dublin Township.

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