Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Steel, John 1812 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com February 26, 2006, 1:22 am Author: History of Grundy Co 1882 John Steel, coal miner, Morris, was born near Durham, England, March 16, 1812; son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Enus) Steel. Joseph was born in Cumberland, Eng., in 1812, and died in 1866. He was a gardener. Elizabeth was born in Stockton, Eng., in 1812, and died in 1854. John attended school in England for a time and then went to work in the coal mines. About 1850, he married Elizabeth Humble, at Lockport, Ill. She was born July 6, 1813. Mr. Steel is a member of the Church of England. Additional Comments: Source: History of Grundy County, Illinois. (1882) Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/grundy/bios/steel504nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb