W.Va. and Its People
by Thomas Condit Miller and Hu Maxwell
STEELE
STEELE - This family is of Scotch-Irish ancestry and long resident in the state of West Virginia. John Steele, a descendant of the immigrant settler in Virginia, and grandfather of Lonzo E. Steele, of Logan, West Virginia, was a native of the former state. At an early date he settled in Mingo county, West Virginia, where he engaged in farming until 1861, when he enlisted in a Virginia regiment, Confederate States army. He is supposed to have been killed during the war, as no word was received from him after the close of the great conflict.
(II) Harry, son of John Steele, was born in Mingo county, West Virginia, died there in 1889. He was educated in the common schools of his native county, and at an early age began the life of a farmer. He met with marked success in his agricultural labors and was known as one of the most progressive farmers of the county. In politics he was a Democrat, but never aspired to office. He married Nancy Hatfield, a native of Mingo county.
(III) - Lonzo E., son of Harry and Nancy (Hatfield) Steele, was born in Logan, now Mingo county, West Virginia, June 2, 1880. He prepared for college in the public schools of his native county, and in 1900 entered the medical department of the University of Nashville, Tennessee, graduating in 1904. He was for one year (1904-05) an interne at the hospital connected with the university. He began the practice of his profession in Holden, West Virginia, in 1905, and in short time located in Logan, where he has continued his professional labors to date. He with Dr. Hiram N. Farley and Dr. Lawson (q.v.) formed the Logan Hospital Association in the city of Logan. He is a stockholder in the Guyan Valley Bank of Logan. Dr. Steele is a self-made man. He paid his way through school and college by teaching school and by working in various other avocations. He is meeting with marked success in his professional labors, and is considered one of the ablest young physicians in the county. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge of Logan, and the Logan County Medical Society. In politics he is a Republican.
Note: The book is located at the W.Va. Archives & History Library, Charleston, W.Va., Ref. 975.4 M61.
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