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Mary Steel (1803 - abt. 1835)

Mary Steel
Born in Clarke County, Georgia, USAmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 3 Dec 1820 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about at about age 31 in Hinds County, Mississippi, USAmap
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BIRTH / DEATH

Mary Steel
Parents: James C. Steel and Mary Davis (per Biographical Sketch in 1914)
Birth: January 17, 1803, in Clark County, GA (per Biographical Sketch in 1914)
Death: between 1830 and 1840, per census records
Death average = 1835
Place of Death: assume Hinds Co. GA
Last known location: Hinds Co. GA (1830 census)
Husband's location after Mary's death: Hinds Co. GA (1840 census)

MARRIAGE

Jordan Elder and Mary Steel
Married: December 3, 1820 (per Biographical Sketch in 1914)
Biographical Sketch - dated 1914:
Stipes, Genealogy and history of the related Keyes, North and Cruzen families, 1914, pages 175 and 72
(Available online at Google Books and Archive.org)
Susan Steel Elder, wife of George William Gibbs, was the fourth daughter of Colonel Jordan Elder and Mary Steel. The latter was the daughter of James C. and Mary Davis Steel, and was born January 17, 1803, in Clark County, Georgia; married Colonel Jordan Elder December 3, 1820. Susan Steel Elder was born in Perry County, Mississippi, November 12, 1827, married George W. Gibbs March 4, 1843, in Raymond, Mississippi, where she died on December 13, 1868.
The maiden name of Mrs. Charles Samuel North, of Raymond, Mississippi, was Johnnie Jenkins. She is a daughter of John Jenkins, and her mother, Sarah Elder Jenkins, was the sister of Susan Elder and Ellen Elder, who married respectively George W. and Charles H. Gibbs.

CENSUS / TIMELINE

1830 Census: Hinds, Mississippi
Name: Jordon Elder
1 - Males - Under 5: ........... [?]
1 - Males - 20 thru 29: ....... [too old to be son]
1 - Males - 30 thru 39: ....... [JORDAN]
2 - Females - Under 5: ....... [Pennina, Susan]
2 - Females - 5 thru 9: ....... [Sarah]
1 - Females - 20 thru 29: ... [MARY]
Total Free White Persons: 8
Total Slaves: 17
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 25
1830-1840: death of Mary Steel-Elder
1840 HUSBAND: Census: Hinds, Mississippi
Name: Jordan Elder
1 - Males - Under 5: ........... [William]
4 - Males - 20 thru 29: ....... [?]
1 - Males - 40 thru 49: ....... [JORDAN]
1 - Females - Under 5: ....... [Ellen]
1 - Females - 5 thru 9: ....... [?]
2 - Females - 10 thru 14: ... [Pennina, Susan]
1 - Females - 15 thru 19: ... [Sarah]
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 22
Total Free White Persons: 11
Total Slaves: 40
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 51

CHILDREN

Pennina H. Elder, living with father in 1850
Find A Grave Memorial# 24706745 (headstone pictured)
Inscription: Pennina H., wife of J. L. W. Bullock and daughter of Col. J. Elder
Inscription: Born in Perry Co,. Mi May 26, 1825, Died in Hinds C., Mi March 24, 1859
Marriage: Pennina Elder, J. L. W. Bullock, 25 Jun 1857, Hinds Co., MS
Susan S Elder
Find A Grave Memorial# 11522946 (headstone and obit pictured)
Inscription: Susan S. Elder, Perry Co. Miss. Nov.12,1827, Hinds Co.Miss. Dec.13,1868
Note: shares headstone with husband, George W Gibbs
Listed in biographical sketch (shown in above section)
Susan Elder-Gibbs living in same census area as father in 1850 & 1860.
Ellen L Elder:
Living in same household as father in 1870.
Marriage: Elles L. Elder, Charles H. Gibbs, 10 May 1855, Hinds Co., MS
Sarah Elder:
Listed in biographical sketch (shown in above section) married John Jenkins
Sarah Elder-Jenkins, widowed and living with father on 1850 census.
William D Elder:
William living in household of sister Susan Elder-Gibbs in 1850 & 1860 census

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