Biographical Sketch of Judge G. Steeby - Andrew County, Missouri

>From "History of Missouri, Andrew & DeKalb County" Published 1888

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Judge G. Steeby, a well-known farmer of Lincoln Township, was born in
Tuscarawas County, OH., February 17, 1834.  He is the eldest of four 
children born to George and Mary (Schwendeman) Steeby, who were of
English and German descent, and natives of Pennsylvania.  They were
married in their native State, and removed immediately to Ohio, where
they entered forty acres of land in Tuscarawas County.  The father was
born on July 20, 1813.  In early life he worked at the millwright's
trade, but later he was a furniture dealer in Ragresville, where he
died in 1867.  He was a life-long Democrat, and a member of the
Presbyterian Church.  The mother was born July 25, 1807, and is still
living in Ohio.  She is also a member of the Presbyterian Church.  Our
subject spent his boyhood on the farm, and secured a fair education at 
the country schools, which has been improved by much desultory reading
and study.  At sixteen years of age he began to learn the carpenter's
trade, at which he worked for three years in Ohio.  In 1853 he went 
West, and upon reaching Savannah, MO., he had but 50 cents and an extra
suit of clothes.  In a short time he was earning $9 per week at his
trade, which he followed in Savannah for three years.  He then went to
Nebraska, but returned after one year to Amazonia, Andrew County, where
he remained about four years, during which time he worked some at St.
Joseph.  In 1862 he bought forty acres of land near Amazonia, which he
made an effort to cultivate, but finding his farm too small he sold it 
in the fall of 1864, and in February of the next year removed to his
present location.  He bought 120 acres, and began farming in connection
with carpentering, but has not worked at his trade for the last ten
years.  He has added at different times to his 120 acres until he now
owns nearly 800 acres in Andrew County.  In November, 1880, he was
elected school director, which position he has since held with the 
exception of two years.  On February 12, 1857, he wedded Miss Mary
Moser, of Ohio, but raised in Andrew County, MO.  They have reared
thirteen children...five sons and eight daughters..of whom one son,
William C., died in June, 1873.  Judge Steeby is a Republican.  He and
wife are members of the Presbyterian Church.