Husband Oliver B. Steele 1 2
Born: 8 Jul 1839 - ? Meadville, Crawford Co, PA 2
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Died: 19 Sep 1908 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 2
Buried: 21 Sep 1908 - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA 3
Father: George Steele (Abt 1820-1856) 2 4
Mother: Mary Hill (1804-1893) 2 4 5 6
Marriage: 19 Oct 1861 1 2
Wife Mary Fleming 1 2
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Died: May 1910 2
Buried: 6 May 1910 - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA 3
Father: John Fleming ( - ) 2
Mother: Rachel [Unk] ( - ) 2
Children
1 M George Steele 2
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Died: 1878 2
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
2 F Katherine Steele 2
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Died: 1868 2
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
3 M Charles A. Steele 1
Born: 11 Jan 1865 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 2
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Spouse: Laura McKee ( - ) 7
Marr: 25 Apr 1889 - ? Venango Co, PA 7
4 M Albert Preston Steele, M.D. 1 8 9
Born: 1870 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 8
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Spouse: Lydia Paden ( - ) 9
General Notes: Husband - Oliver B. Steele
He was seventeen years of age when his father died, and soon after that the family moved to Franklin, Pennsylvania, where he was educated at the old Franklin Academy. He became a wage earner at an early age, finding his first employment in riding and driving teams that furnished barges coming up the river with their motive power. Becoming familiar with the river he spent several years as pilot, guiding boats and rafts in safety to the lower river markets. Quitting the river he became salesman for a cutlery house, spending several years on the road in successful business. In 1859 he first became an oil operator, and in 1866 a refiner, forming a partnership with S. J. Mannick, and establishing a refinery in Cranberry township just across the river from Franklin, under the firm name of the Cranberry Oil Company. In 1877 in association with Alexander Cochran he organized the Valley Oil Company, which they sold in 1877. He then, with S. P. McCalmont as partner, organized the Relief Oil Works for the refining of oil, which had a successful existence of twenty years. After disposing of his interest in this latter company Mr. Steele retired from active business life. He was an upright conscientious man, marked among his fellows by his strict business integrity. His was a kindly confiding nature, always believing the best of his fellowmen, and turning a deaf ear to tongues of evil report. He was respected and loved in his community, where every man regarded him as a personal friend. He had no political ambition, and took little part in public affairs beyond registering his vote for the candidate of his choice. He was not a member of any church, but gave his preference to the Methodist, and for many years was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Franklin. [GPHAV, 910]