Sarah L (King) Steele (1831 - 1923)

Sarah was born in Alabama in 1831 to George Washington King and Elizabeth Dickey. Her marriage is an enigma, and though her husband's last name, Steele, is known, his first is not, (though it's believed to be Joseph) their marriage date is not, nor are his birth or death dates. Sarah had a daughter, Catherine, in 1851, who is listed with her using the last name of King in her father George's 1860 Census . Later, Catherine uses the last name Steele. It's not clear if Joseph Steele is her father, stepfather, or adopted father.

By the 1880 Census, Sarah had moved from Alabama to Arkansas and listed herself as a widow. However, sometimes women said that rather than claiming to be divorced, so it's not known if Joseph was still alive. She lived with her married daughters throughout the years until she passed away in 1923 at 92 years old..

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• 1831 Apr 28 - Birth - Yorkville, York, South Carolina

• 1850 United States Federal Census[1] family #452 - District 27, Cherokee, Alabama - Household members: George W King 55; Elizabeth King 52; Leander King 21; Sarah King 19; Elizabeth King 17; Martha King 12; John King 8; Chas W King 23; Cornelia King 20; Mary King 1

• 1851 May 26 - Birth of Daughter Catherine Lovina Steele - Alabama - Find A Grave: Memorial #30098138

• 1860 United States Federal Census[2] p 100 family #663 - Division 1, Cherokee, Alabama - Household members: Geo W King 64; Elizabeth King 63; Sarah L King 28; Martha C King 22; John T R King 17; (Sarah's daughter) Lavina C King 8; John D Lamberth 23

• 1860 Sep 16 - Birth of Daughter Josephine Steele - Alabama

• c 1866 - Birth of Daughter Emma Steele - Alabama

• c 1869 - Birth of Daughter Addie Steele - Alabama

• 1880 United States Federal Census[3] p 31 family #272 - Spadra, Johnson, Arkansas - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law - Household members: John T. Arrington 35; Lovina C. Arrington 27; William G. Arrington 9; Thomas J. Arrington 5; Guirty Arrington 9/12; Sarah Steel 48; Josie Steel 18; Emma Steel 14; Addie Steel 11

• 1900 United States Federal Census[4] p 7 family #9 - Spadra, Johnson, Arkansas, USA - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law - Mother: Number of Living Children: 3 - Mother: How Many Children: 4 - Household members: Talbert B Westmoreland 39; Emma L Westmoreland 34; Jessie L Westmoreland 16; Bulah M Westmoreland 10; Ella Westmoreland 3; Emma Westmoreland 3/12; Adda Steel 28; Sarah L Steel 69

• 1920 United States Federal Census[5] p 14B family #297 - Spadra, Johnson, Arkansas, USA - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law - Household members: John T Arrington 74; Catherine C Arrington 68; Orvil Arrington 30; Sarah L Steel 88

• 1923 Jul 10 - Death - Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas - Burial - Oakland Memorial Cemetery, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas - Find A Grave: Memorial #30645391