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Richard Leroy Steele 1935 – 2014 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1935

Birth Location: Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 1 Dec 2014

Death Location: Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, USA

Father: Victor Steele

Mother: Esther Brown

Spouse(s): Shirley Breazeale

Children(s): Melvin Steele, Heather Steele, Leanna Steele, Richard Steele

The story of Richard Leroy Steele began in 1935 in Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska, USA. In 1940, Richard Leroy Steele resided in Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska, United States. Richard Leroy Steele married Shirley LeAnna Breazeale, and had children including Melvin Steele, Heather Steele, Leanna Steele, Richard Steele. Richard Leroy Steele passed away in 2014 in Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Leroy Steele began in 1935 in Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska, USA.
  • In 1940, Richard Leroy Steele resided in Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska, United States.
  • Richard Leroy Steele married Shirley LeAnna Breazeale, and had children including Melvin Steele, Heather Steele, Leanna Steele, Richard Steele.
  • Richard Leroy Steele passed away in 2014 in Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Steele's Ancestors

Self
Richard Steele
1935 – 2014
Birth Place: Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska, USA
Parents
Victor Wayne Steele
1909 – 1987
Nebraska
Esther (Sadie) Brown
1904 – 1979
Mahaska, Washington, Kansas
Grandparents
William (Blankenship) Steele
1853 – 1932
Pennsylvania
Olivetta Thrush
1863 –
Illinois
George (Henry) Brown
1868 – 1952
Edgerton, Williams, Ohio, USA
Prudence Davis
1882 – 1929
Kansas, United States
Great-Grandparents
Shadrack Steele
1820 – 1901
Ellen Asberry
1829 – 1895
James Thrush
John Brown
1841 – 1924
Abigail Ackley
1845 – 1933
William Davis
1847 – 1921
Mariah Smith
1852 – 1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Steele
1774 – 1839
Eleanor Marlow
1781 – 1840
Jacob Brown
1812 – 1866
Mary Robinette
1812 – 1875
Uriah Ackley
1814 – 1895
Alice Ackley
1817 – 1856
Maxey Davis
1805 – 1889
Pharaby Brothers
1830 – 1917
Amos SMITH
1824 – 1886
Caroline Striegel
1826 – 1862

Richard Steele's Descendants

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Richard (Leroy) Steele (1 Apr 1935 – 1 Dec 2014) m. Shirley (LeAnna) Breazeale (23 Dec 1940 – Aprl 15 about 1980)
  1. 1. Melvin Steele (15 Apr – )
  2. 2. Heather Steele (24 Aug – )
  3. 3. Leanna Steele (1967 – )
  4. 4. Richard Steele

Richard Steele's Timeline

3 Records

1935
1 Apr 1935
Birth of Richard Leroy Steele in Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska, USA
Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 5
Richard Leroy Steele resided here in Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska, United States
Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska, United States
2014
1 Dec 2014
Age 79
Death of Richard Leroy Steele in Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1935
    Event Place: Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] United States Obituary Collection, Publication Date: 3 Dec 2014; Publication Place: Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source: United States Obituary Collection, Publication Date: 3 Dec 2014; Publication Place: Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Dec 2014
    Event Place: Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] United States Obituary Collection, Publication Date: 3 Dec 2014; Publication Place: Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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