Orin Durant Steele (1882 - 1950)

Born 3 Sep 1882 in Byfield, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Virginia (Ballard) Steele — married about 1928 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States [uncertain]

Died 30 Sep 1950 at age 68 in Cambridge, Dorchester, MD

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Biography

Orin Durant Steele was the son of Horace Randall Steele (1849–1920) and Charlotte L "Lottie" Woodman (1852–1912), born on 3 Sep 1882 in Byfield, a village in the town of Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. As a young man, he worked as a weaver in the woolen mill in Newbury.^[1][2]

Orin married Estella W Winct (1884–1942) on 14 Feb 1903 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts. By 1907, Orin was a fireman for a power station in Essex. After Orin's mother died in 1912, his father came to live with Orin and Stella.^[3][4][5]

Orin Durant Steele and Estella W Winct had the following children:

• Arthur Hill Steele (1903–1993)
• Marcus Goldaine Steele (1909–1980)

About 1915, Orin took a job as a fish and game warden, and about 1917, the family moved to Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. In 1918, Orin enlisted in the U.S. Army on 2 Jul 1918 and served as a sergeant in the 316th Company Tank Corps (Salvage And Repair). His unit sailed from Hoboken, New Jersey aboard the Kroonland on 30 Aug 1918. He returned from the war and was discharged on 10 Apr 1919.^[6][7][8][9]

In 1920, Orin's father died, and the family moved to Hingham, Plymouth County, where Orin was employed as a state deputy in the game department. By 1922, the Steele family had returned to Quincy.^[10][11][12]

By 1925, Orin and Stella separated, and Orin was hired to be a U.S. Game Warden. His job was the enforcement of the Migratory-bird Treaty and the Lacey Acts for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He was posted to Council Bluffs, Iowa, from 1925 to 1927, and after serving in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1928, he was sent to Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland. By 1930, he lived there with his new wife, Virginia "Virgie" (Ballard) Shuffler (1889–1977), and two of her four sons, Dale and Duane Shuffler. Orin and Virgie lived in Cambridge through 1939. After a couple of years when he was assigned to Patchogue, on Long Island, New York, Orin was sent back to Plymouth, Massachusetts.^{[13][14][15][16][17]}

Orin died on 30 Sep 1950 and was buried in Dorchester Memorial Park in Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland.^[18][19]

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, 2011.
2. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census; Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0414; FHL microfilm: 1240646.
3. ↑ U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995; Essex, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1907-1909.
4. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census; Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_586; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0427; FHL microfilm: 1374599.
5. ↑ U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995; Essex, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1914.
6. ↑ U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995; Essex, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1916.
7. ↑ U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995; Newbury, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1918.
8. ↑ U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939; National Archives at College Park, Maryland; Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 463, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Lehi, UT, 2016.
9. ↑ U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970; National Archives at Washington DC; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Number: 92; Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General.
10. ↑ U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995; Quincy, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1920, 1922.
11. ↑ U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995; Hingham, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1920.
12. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census; Place: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_726; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 112.
13. ↑ U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, 2014.
14. ↑ Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, 2007.
15. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census; Place: Cambridge, Dorchester, Maryland; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2340608.
16. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census; Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: M-T0627-02784; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 52-53A.
17. ↑ U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942; National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Cards (4th Registration) State of Massachusetts; Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2090, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Lehi, UT, 2010.
18. ↑ U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Lehi, UT, 2019.
19. ↑ U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Memorial #142189763.

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