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Matilda Steele 1816–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

Birth Location: Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA

Death Date: May 1880

Death Location: Polk, Tennessee, USA

Father: Aaron Steele

Mother: Nancy Davis

Spouse(s): Robert Lee

Children(s): Lewis Lee

The story of Matilda Steele began in 1816 in Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA. Matilda Steele married Robert J Lee, and had children including Lewis Henry Lee. Matilda Steele passed away in 1880 in Polk, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Matilda Steele began in 1816 in Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA.
  • Matilda Steele married Robert J Lee, and had children including Lewis Henry Lee.
  • Matilda Steele passed away in 1880 in Polk, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Aaron Steele
1794–1854
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
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Nancy Davis
1802–1845
Birth Location: Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Robert Lee
1814–1880
Birth Location: Rogersville, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Lewis Lee
1833–1919
Birth Location: Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA
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Matilda Steele's Ancestors

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Matilda Steele
1816–1880
Birth Place: Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA
Parents
Aaron Steele
1794–1854
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Nancy (Harris) Davis
1802–1845
Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James (A) Steele
1778–1823
Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Nancy McMillan
1783–1824
Washington, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Aaron Steele
1740–1795
Violet Polk
1740–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Brigadier III
1732–1794
Susanna Spratt
1725–1794

Matilda Steele's Descendants

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Matilda Steele (1816–May 1880) m. Robert (J.) Lee (1814–Abt. 1880)
  1. 1. Lewis (Henry) Lee 1833–1919 m. Nancy (A) Lee 1847– m. Mary (Catherine) Richardson 1832–
    1. 1. Matilda (Jane) Lee 1865–1922 m. James (S.) Underwood 1857–1930
      1. 1. Mallie (Elizabeth) Underwood 1885–1931 m. William ("Will") Forgety 1879–1947
        1. 1. Lerleane Forgety 1903–1984 m. William (Franklin Bales) Sr. 1891–1957

Matilda Steele's Timeline

4 Records

1816
1816
Birth of Matilda Steele in Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA
Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA
1816
1816
Birth of Matilda Steele in Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA
Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA
1880
May 1880
Age 64
Death of Matilda Steele in Polk, Tennessee, USA
Polk, Tennessee, USA
1880
May 1880
Age 64
Death of Matilda Steele in Polk, Tennessee, USA
Polk, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1880
    Event Place: Polk, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1880
    Event Place: Polk, Tennessee, USA
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