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Sarah Catherine Watson 1853–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 JUL 1853

Birth Location: Apple River, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Death Date: 17 MAR 1913

Death Location: Hanover, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Silvanus Watson

Mother: Harriet Jacobs

Spouse(s): George Steele

Children(s): Steele None, Harriet Steele, Frank Steele, Henry Steele, Elsie Steele, Bertha Steele, George Steele, Marvin Steele, Thomas Steele, Clement Steele

Sarah Catherine Watson was born in 1853 in Apple River, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, the child of Silvanus Marvin Watson And Harriet Jacobs. In 1860, Sarah Catherine Watson resided in Apple River, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States. In 1870, Sarah Catherine Watson resided in Apple River, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States. Sarah Catherine Watson married George Edwin Steele, and had children including Bertha Irene Steele, Clement Raymond Steele, Elsie E Steele, Frank Leslie Steele, George Albert Steele, Harriet Ellen Steele, Henry Elmer Steele, Marvin Cyrus Steele, Steele, Thomas R Steele. Sarah Catherine Watson passed away in 1913 in Hanover, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sarah Catherine Watson was born in 1853 in Apple River, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, the child of Silvanus Marvin Watson And Harriet Jacobs.
  • In 1860, Sarah Catherine Watson resided in Apple River, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States.
  • In 1870, Sarah Catherine Watson resided in Apple River, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States.
  • Sarah Catherine Watson married George Edwin Steele, and had children including Bertha Irene Steele, Clement Raymond Steele, Elsie E Steele, Frank Leslie Steele, George Albert Steele, Harriet Ellen Steele, Henry Elmer Steele, Marvin Cyrus Steele, Steele, Thomas R Steele.
  • Sarah Catherine Watson passed away in 1913 in Hanover, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Silvanus Watson
1826–1892
Birth Location: Springville, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States
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Harriet Jacobs
1836–1917
Birth Location: Franklin, Indiana, United States
HJ

Spouses(s)

George Steele
1856–1954
Birth Location: Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States
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Children(s)

Steele None
1883–1964
Birth Location: Hanover
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Harriet Steele
1881–1972
Birth Location: Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA
HS
Frank Steele
1884–1945
Birth Location: Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA
FS
Henry Steele
1885–1987
Birth Location: Hanover, Illinois, USA
HS
Elsie Steele
1887–1968
Birth Location: Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA
ES
Bertha Steele
1888–1915
Birth Location: Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois, USA
BS
George Steele
1890–1954
Birth Location: Illinois
GS
Marvin Steele
1892–1962
Birth Location: Hanover, Illinois
MS
Thomas Steele
1895–
Birth Location: Illinois
TS
Clement Steele
1896–1918
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
CS

Sarah Watson's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Watson
1853–1913
Birth Place: Apple River, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Parents
Silvanus Marvin Watson
1826–1892
Springville, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States
Harriet Jacobs
1836–1917
Franklin, Indiana, United States
Grandparents
George (William) Watson
1799–1876
Watertown, Litchfield Co., Connecticut
Sarah ("Sally" Ann) Sutton
1800–1887
Springville, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania
Wesley Jacobs
1819–1901
Mason County, Kentucky, United States of America
Sarah Otto
1817–1866
Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Watson
1758–1831
Hannah Scott
1758–1839
Samuel Sutton
1772–1853
Pheobe Strickland
1774–1858
Samuel Jacobs
1773–1863
Mary Jacobs
1785–1862
Jacob Otto
1784–1859
Catherine
1784–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Scott
1728–1771
Mary Richards
1733–1770
James Sutton
1744–1824
Sarah Smith
1747–1834
Jonathan Strickland
1736–1816
Susanna Stowe
1744–1815
John Jacobs
1720–1814
Mary
1766–
Jacob Otto
1762–1844
Dorothy Blackburn
1765–1852

Sarah Watson's Descendants

1.
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Sarah (Catherine) Watson (28 JUL 1853–17 MAR 1913) m. George (Edwin) Steele (24 Oct 1856–2 October 1954)
  1. 1. Steele 1883–1964 m. Minnie (Elvira) Thomas 1885–1965
    1. 1. Marjorie (Isabel) Steele 1909–1931
    2. 2. Richard (Oliver) Steele 1911–1981 m. Amy (Aurora) Shultis 1919–2006
    3. 3. Verna (Louise) Steele 1918–1992 m. Arthur (Oscar) Holmbo 1911–1985
      1. 1. Roger (W.) Holmbo 1947–2022
      2. 2. Stanley (A) Holmbo 1946–2021
    4. 4. James (Sterling Morton) Steele 1922–1994 m. April (Bowman) Hess 1921–1977
      1. 1. Lynne Steele 1950–2014 m. Jim Tucker –2021
  2. 2. Harriet (Ellen) Steele 1881–1972 m. Michael (Augustus) Burke 1873–1942
    1. 1. George (Thomas) Burke 1904–1965
    2. 2. Clara Burke 1920–1962
    3. 3. William Burke 1917–
    4. 4. Laraine Burke 1922–2016
    5. 5. Mildred (Lucille) Burke 1924–2007
    6. 6. Ione (Marjorie) Burke 1927–2002
    7. 7. Frances (Luella) Burke 1911–1934
    8. 8. Dennis (Raymond) Burke 1913–1998 m. Loretta Burke 1916–
    9. 9. Eleanor (Catherine) Jones 1912–1993
    10. 10. Dena (Marie) Burke 1916–
      1. 1. Thomas (Michael) Burke 1936–2015 m. Ellen (" Bernice") Sprowls 1938–2016
    11. 11. Hazel (Loretta) Burke 1906–
  3. 3. Frank (Leslie) Steele 1884–1945 m. Winnie (E) Hosking 1886–1970
    1. 1. Anita (Mary) Steele 1907–2005 m. Clell (J.) Gilliland 1907–1982
    2. 2. Richard (Delos "Dick") Steele 1917–1972 m. Virginia (J) Weiler 1916–1980
      1. 1. Jerry (Richard) Steele 1936–2015 m. Irene (Ellen) Carlson 1938–2015
  4. 4. Henry (Elmer) Steele 1885–1987 m. Harriet (Emma) Mannell 1887–1985
    1. 1. Jessie (Kathleen) Steele 1916–1989 m. Robert (B) Kurvin 1917–
    2. 2. Dorothy (Ann) Steele 1920–1976 m. Richard (Sherman) Rogers 1919–1974
      1. 1. Susan (Sherman) Rogers 1949–1967
  5. 5. Elsie (E.) Steele 1887–1968 m. Harley (George) Breed 1893–1943
    1. 1. Merwin Breed 1920–1983 m. Kathryn Rayhorn 1925–2013
    2. 2. Raymond (Cletus) Breed 1925–2001 m. Mary (Joan) Ullman 1928–2010
  6. 6. Bertha (Irene) Steele 1888–1915
  7. 7. George (Albert) Steele 1890–1954
    1. 1. Eugene (C.) Steele 1937–2009
  8. 8. Marvin (Cyrus) Steele 1892–1962 m. Iva (L) Steele 1904–
  9. 9. Thomas (R.) Steele 1895–
  10. 10. Clement (Raymond) Steele 1896–1918

Sarah Watson's Timeline

7 Records

1853
28 JUL 1853
Birth of Sarah Catherine Watson in Apple River, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Apple River, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
1860
1860
Age 7
Sarah Catherine Watson resided here in Apple River, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States
Apple River, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States
1870
1870
Age 17
Sarah Catherine Watson resided here in Apple River, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States
Apple River, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States
1880
1880
Age 27
Sarah Catherine Watson resided here in Apple River, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States
Apple River, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States
1900
1900
Age 47
Sarah Catherine Watson resided here in Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois
Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois
1910
1910
Age 57
Sarah Catherine Watson resided here in Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois
Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois
1913
17 MAR 1913
Age 60
Death of Sarah Catherine Watson
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 JUL 1853
    Event Place: Apple River, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Apple River, Jo Daviess, Illinois; Roll: T9_216; Family History Film: 1254216; Page: 171.4000; Enumeration District: 47; Image: 0528.
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Apple River, Jo Daviess, Illinois; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois; Roll: T623_310; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 36.
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Apple River, Jo Daviess, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois; Roll: T624_294; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 855.
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Apple River, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Apple River, Jo Daviess, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Apple River, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Apple River, Jo Daviess, Illinois; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Apple River, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Apple River, Jo Daviess, Illinois; Roll: T9_216; Family History Film: 1254216; Page: 171.4000; Enumeration District: 47; Image: 0528.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois; Roll: T623_310; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 36.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois; Roll: T624_294; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 855.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 MAR 1913
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hanover, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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