Butler County AlArchives Biographies.....Steiner, Samuel J. 1857 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 September 16, 2011, 11:30 pm Source: See below Author: Smith & De Land, publishers SAMUEL J. STEINER, M. D., Physician and Surgeon, Greenville, native of Butler County, this State, son of Joseph and Matilda M. Steiner, was born January 18th, 1857. At the age of thirteen years he was employed as a clerk in a drug store and remained there about five years. In 1876, he entered the literary department of the Vanderbilt University, Nashville, and graduated from the medical department of that institution as M. D. in 1878. Immediately upon receiving his diploma he returned to Greenville, and entered upon the practice of medicine. Dr. Steiner, though yet a young man, occupies a high position in the estimation of the fraternity throughout the State. He was for some years Medical Examiner for the order of Knights of Pythias, and is now (1888) Examiner in Chief for the Equitable Life Insurance Company for the district of Butler and adjacent counties. He is a member of the firm of Joseph Steiner & Sons, bankers: Steiner Bros. & Co., merchants; J. M. Steiner & Co., hardware dealers; and of the Steiner Hardware Company. The two first named institutions are located at Greenville, and the others at Decatur, this State. The Doctor is a member of the order of the Lnights of Pythias, the I. O. O. F., and of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. He was married at Greenville, September 25th, 1879, to Miss Lottie McCall, daughter of D. T. McCall, Esq., of this place. He was commissoned surgeon of Second Regiment, Alabama State Troops, 1803 and served in that capacity at the Battle of Birmingham and all the engagements of said Regiment. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Northern Alabama: Historical and Biographical Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land 1888 PART III. HISTORICAL RESUME OF THE VARIOUS COUNTIES IN THE STATE. TIMBER BELT. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/butler/bios/steiner965gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb