Charles Frederick STEELE

Steele Home
Steele Home
Charles and Marie (Howder) Steele lived in this home with their six daughters in 1930.
"Whipple Street" was renamed soon after the 1930 Census and the address became 1509 N. 12th Street.
The house was torn down sometime around 2008
Photographs taken by the author

Father: Edward H. STEELE
Mother: Elizabeth RAUCH

Family 1: Marie Josephine HOWDER

(1) District of Columbia, Compiled Marriage Index via Ancestry.com.

  1. Marie Elizabeth STEELE
  2. Jane Catherine STEELE
  3. Margaret Dolores STEELE
  4. Charles Edward STEELE
  5. Lillian Rose STEELE
  6. Helen Rita STEELE
  7. Camille Agnes STEELE
  8. William Lewis STEELE
  9. Robert Louis STEELE
  10. Patrick Raymond STEELE
  11. Ann Louise STEELE

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                    _Frederick STEEL_|
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 _Edward H. STEELE_|
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|--Charles Frederick STEELE
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|_Elizabeth RAUCH__|
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Notes

Updated February 5, 2017. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) 1900 United States Census for Pennsylvania, Allegheny Co., Sharpsburg Borough: Supervisor's District 18; Enumeration District 495; Sheet 10A; June 6, 1900.

Charles STEELE is the son of Edward STEELE (b. Feb 1852 in Pennsylvania, a wagon maker) and Elizabeth STEELE (b. May 1857 in Pennsylvania). His siblings are Nettie M. (b. Mar 1878), William T. (b. Dec 1879), Lotta (b. Dec 1881), Emma J. (b. Dec 1886) and Edward (b. Apr 1890). Charles was born in September 1891 in Pennsylvania and is 8 years old. He is at school. They live at 24 15th Street.

(2) 1910 United States Census for Pennsylvania, Allegheny Co., Sharpsburg: Supervisor's District 23; Enumeration District 227; Sheet 13B, April 28, 1910.

Charles STEELE is the son of Edward STEELE (age 59, born in Pennsylvania, a wagon maker) and Elizabeth STEELE (age 53, born in Pennsylvania). His siblings are William (age 30), Edward (age 21), Charlotta (age 28) and Emma (age 23). Charles is 18 years old and born in Pennsylvania. They live at 1028 Penn St.

(3) District of Columbia, Compiled Marriage Index via Ancestry.com

- Name: Charles F. STEELE
- Gender: Male
- Age: 28
- Birth Date: 1891
- Birth Place: of Pittsburg, PA.
- Marriage Date: 18 Sep 1919
- Marriage Place: Washington, District of Columbia
- Spouse: Mary J. HOWDER
- FHL Film Number: 2129771
- Reference ID: 93403

(4) 1920 United States Census for Virginia, Warwick Co., Camp Eustis, Camp Eustis Military Reservation (NOTE: when this record was reviewed in 2005, this location was Fort Eustis in the independent City of Newport News, VA): Supervisor's District 347; Enumeration District 154; Sheet 2B, January 12, 1920.

Charles F. STEELE is head of household, married to Marie J. [HOWDER] STEELE.

- Address: Block N
- Age: 28
- Home: Renting
- Birthplace: Pennsylvania, as were his parents
- Occupation: Soldier, U.S. Army

(5) 1930 United States Census for Virginia, Arlington Co., Radnor Heights: Enumeration District 7-6; Sheet 5A; April 5, 1930.

Charles F. STEELE is head of household, married to Marie J. [HOWDER] STEELE. Children in the household are Marie, Jane, Margaret, Lillian, Helen and Camille.

- Address: Whipple St., dwelling #69 (note: nearly all Arlington street names changed soon after this census; today Whipple St. is 12th St. North, a two block segment between N. Nash St. and Ft. Meyer Dr.)
- Home ownership: no; monthly rent $40
- Radio ownership: yes
- Age: 39 years old at time of census; 30 when first married
- Birthplace: Pennsylvania, as were his parents
- Occupation: Clerk, U.S. Government (code 7X93)
- Veteran: World War

(6) U.S. City Directories via Ancestry.com; Washington, DC

- 1930: STEELE Chas F clk War Dept r Radnor Heights Va
- 1932: STEELE Chas (Marie) clk QMGo War Dept h1028 3d ne
- 1933: STEELE Chas (Marie) clk QMGO War Dept h1246 H ne

(7) U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards via Ancestry.com; Washington, DC

- Name: Charles Frederick STIEHL
- Residence: The Four Gable House; Mountaindale, NY
- Birthdate: Sept. 2, 1891; Millvale, Penn; age 51
- Contact: James McKIE; 2, Poplar St., Brooklyn, NY
- Employer: The Mather Service
- Employment Place: 1 Fulton St., Brooklyn, NY

(8) Social Security Applications and Claims Index via Ancestry.com

- Name: Charles F STIEHL
- Birth Date: 21 Aug 1890
- Death Date: 19 Mar 1954
- Claim Date: 23 Apr 1954
- Type of Claim: Death Claim
- Notes: 05 Nov 1976: Name listed as CHARLES F STIEHL

(9) Ohio Deaths via Ancestry.com

- Name: Charles Frederick STIEHL
- Place of Death: DOA General Hosp., Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
- Usual Residence: 824 Dayton St. (Rear 2nd), Cincinnati, Ohio
- Birth: Czechoslovakia; Aug. 21, 1891; age 62 years, 6 months, 28 days
- Usual Occupation: Grounds Keeper, Crosley Field
- Disease or Condition: Coronary Occlusion
- Burial or Cremation: Cremation

(10) Steele family records.

- His parents were Edward H. and Elizabeth (RAUCH) STEELE
- Met Marie Howder in 1919
- Served in the Army at Ft. Eustis, VA, and worked for the government as a civilian after discharge
- Left the family, never to return and whereabouts unknown, in August 1933
- In 1963 the family learned that Charles had died in Ohio in 1953, of heart failure

(11) Naylor family records. July 3, 2002.

- "Charles Frederick Steele died in Ohio on March 19th, 1954 per death certificate."
- "His father was Edward Steele... found him in census records for 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 and 1910. In 1860 and 1870, he [Edward] was living with his father, Frederick STEEL, who was married to Francis UNK. They had at least 8 children, including Edward. Frederick was born in Wurtemburg, Germany somewhere around 1808 - 1813... Francis, was born in Bavaria, Germany around 1816/17... the area around north Pittsburgh/Sharpsburg where the family lived."