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Emma Myrtle King Bedwell Steele 1887–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Mar 1887

Birth Location: Triplett, Chariton, Missouri, United States

Death Date: 14 Dec 1977

Death Location: Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America

Father:

Mother: Julia King

Spouse(s): Benjamin Steele

Children(s): Melba Cheek, Alma DeLagadell, LuRay Steele, Thomas Steele, Walter Steele, Ethyl Steele

In 1887, Emma Myrtle King Bedwell Steele entered the world in Triplett, Chariton, Missouri, United States, born to Henry B King And Julia Ann Bedwell King. Emma Myrtle King Bedwell Steele married Benjamin Franklin Steele, and had children including Alma Marie Steele Delagadell, Ethyl Steele, Luray Steele, Melba Lucille Steele Braswell Cheek, Thomas Jefferson Tj Steele, Walter Alvin Steele. Emma Myrtle King Bedwell Steele passed away in 1977 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1887, Emma Myrtle King Bedwell Steele entered the world in Triplett, Chariton, Missouri, United States, born to Henry B King And Julia Ann Bedwell King.
  • Emma Myrtle King Bedwell Steele married Benjamin Franklin Steele, and had children including Alma Marie Steele Delagadell, Ethyl Steele, Luray Steele, Melba Lucille Steele Braswell Cheek, Thomas Jefferson Tj Steele, Walter Alvin Steele.
  • Emma Myrtle King Bedwell Steele passed away in 1977 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emma Steele's Ancestors

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Emma Steele
1887–1977
Birth Place: Triplett, Chariton, Missouri, United States
Parents
Julia (Ann Bedwell) King
1863–1941
Terre Haute, Vigo County Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (D. Jr.) Bedwell
1822–1894
Sullivan County, Indiana, United States
Mary (Wright) Bedwell
1822–1887
Indiana
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Wright
1796–1874
Jane Brinton
1797–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wright
1761–1840

Emma Steele's Descendants

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Emma (Myrtle King Bedwell) Steele (31 Mar 1887–14 Dec 1977) m. Benjamin (Franklin) Steele (25 Aug 1879–24 Sept 1940)
  1. 1. Melba (Lucille Steele Braswell) Cheek 1922–2009 m. John (Edward) Braswell 1919–1963 m. Leon (Francis) Cheek 1937–2005
    1. 1. John (Edward Braswell) Jr 1944–2018
    2. 2. James (Franklin) Braswell 1946–2020
    3. 3. Ronald (Eugene) Braswell 1947–2015
  2. 2. Alma (Marie Steele) DeLagadell 1909–1959
  3. 3. LuRay Steele 1911–1913
  4. 4. Thomas (Jefferson TJ) Steele 1924–1997
  5. 5. Walter (Alvin) Steele 1913–1997
  6. 6. Ethyl Steele 1907–1909

Emma Steele's Timeline

2 Records

1887
31 Mar 1887
Birth of Emma Myrtle King Bedwell Steele in Triplett, Chariton, Missouri, United States
Triplett, Chariton, Missouri, United States
1977
14 Dec 1977
Age 90
Death of Emma Myrtle King Bedwell Steele in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States of America
Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1887
    Event Place: Triplett, Chariton, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1977
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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