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Lydia Ziegler Steele 1898–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Sep 1898

Birth Location: Jefferson County, Iowa, United States of America

Death Date: 9 Jun 1979

Death Location: Glasgow, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Herman Ziegler

Mother: Susanna Ziegler

Spouse(s): James Steele

Children(s): Venus Luzadder, Ruth Steele, John Steele, James Steele, Herman Steele

The story of Lydia Ziegler Steele began in 1898 in Jefferson County, Iowa, United States of America. In 1900, Lydia Ziegler Steele resided in Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, USA. Lydia Ziegler Steele married James Rex Steele, and had children including Herman Dale Steele, James Robert Steele, John Nelson Steele, Ruth Arlene Steele, Venus Opal Steele Koester Luzadder. Lydia Ziegler Steele passed away in 1979 in Glasgow, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia Ziegler Steele began in 1898 in Jefferson County, Iowa, United States of America.
  • In 1900, Lydia Ziegler Steele resided in Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, USA.
  • Lydia Ziegler Steele married James Rex Steele, and had children including Herman Dale Steele, James Robert Steele, John Nelson Steele, Ruth Arlene Steele, Venus Opal Steele Koester Luzadder.
  • Lydia Ziegler Steele passed away in 1979 in Glasgow, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Herman Ziegler
1870–1940
Birth Location: Illinois
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Susanna Ziegler
1872–1950
Birth Location: Buffalo Prairie, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

James Steele
1902–1974
Birth Location: Chequest Township, Van Buren, Iowa
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Children(s)

Venus Luzadder
1923–1981
Birth Location: Glasgow, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States of America
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Ruth Steele
1925–2019
Birth Location: Birmingham, Van Buren, Iowa, USA
RS
John Steele
1927–1948
Birth Location: Glasgow, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
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James Steele
1930–1990
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
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Herman Steele
1933–2008
Birth Location: Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
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Lydia Steele's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Steele
1898–1979
Birth Place: Jefferson County, Iowa, United States of America
Parents
Herman Ziegler
1870–1940
Illinois
Susanna (M) Ziegler
1872–1950
Buffalo Prairie, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Johann (Heinrich (Henry)) Ziegler
1829–1895
Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany
Maria (Barbara Führ) Ziegler
1830–1913
Main-Tauber-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Philip Fuhr
1826–1905
Baden, Germany
Margaret (Barbara Hauck) Fuhr
1832–1874
Bavaria, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johann Ziegler
1770–
Antonette Ziegler
1790–1870
Valentine Fuhr
1799–1881
Barbara Zachmann
1806–1861
Valentine Fuhr
1799–1881
Barbara Zachmann
1806–1861
Johann Hauck
1802–1886
Margaret Hauck
1805–1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Fuhr
1762–1826
Anna Dunckel
1769–1818
Georg Zachmann
1775–1840
Barbara Schill
1785–
Johann Fuhr
1762–1826
Anna Dunckel
1769–1818
Georg Zachmann
1775–1840
Barbara Schill
1785–
Johann Roth
1759–1839
Maria Wägelein
1774–1819

Lydia Steele's Descendants

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Lydia (Ziegler) Steele (22 Sep 1898–9 Jun 1979) m. James (Rex) Steele (2 Feb 1902–9 Mar 1974)
  1. 1. Venus (Opal Steele Koester) Luzadder 1923–1981 m. Harold Luzadder 1901–1992
    1. 1. Ruth (Ellen Luzadder) Spence 1947–2025
  2. 2. Ruth (Arlene) Steele 1925–2019 m. Raymond (Robert) Lyon 1919–
  3. 3. John (Nelson) Steele 1927–1948
  4. 4. James (Robert) Steele 1930–1990
  5. 5. Herman (Dale) Steele 1933–2008

Lydia Steele's Timeline

13 Records

1898
22 Sep 1898
Birth of Lydia Ziegler Steele in Jefferson County, Iowa, United States of America
Jefferson County, Iowa, United States of America
1899
16 Sep 1899
Age 1
Lydia Ziegler Steele was baptized in Muscatine, Iowa, USA
Muscatine, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 2
Lydia Ziegler Steele resided here in Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
1905
1905
Age 7
Lydia Ziegler Steele resided here in Jefferson, Iowa, United States
Jefferson, Iowa, United States
1910
1910
Age 12
Lydia Ziegler Steele resided here in Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 22
Lydia Ziegler Steele resided here in Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 27
Lydia Ziegler Steele resided here in Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 32
Lydia Ziegler Steele resided here in Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
Lydia Ziegler Steele resided here in Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa
Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 42
Lydia Ziegler Steele resided here in Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 52
Lydia Ziegler Steele resided here in Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
1955
1955
Age 57
Lydia Ziegler Steele resided here in Iowa
Iowa
1979
9 Jun 1979
Age 81
Death of Lydia Ziegler Steele in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States of America
Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1898
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, State Census Collection
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01170; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 51-21
    [3] Iowa, Births and Christenings Index
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa; Roll: T625_494; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 58
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2340396
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1240439
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa; Roll: T624_408; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0055; FHL microfilm: 1374421
    [9] Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Microfilm Records
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Congregational Records
    [12] Iowa State Census
    [13] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904
    [14] Iowa, Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1899
    Event Place: Muscatine, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Congregational Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, Births and Christenings Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1240439

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Jefferson, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: Iowa State Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa; Roll: T624_408; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0055; FHL microfilm: 1374421

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa; Roll: T625_494; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 58

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2340396

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01170; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 51-21

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01170; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 51-21

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Round Prairie, Jefferson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Round Prairie, Jeffe

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Stockford IA
    Record Source: Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Microfilm Records

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1979
    Event Place: Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glasgow, Jefferson County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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