In 1920, Luther age 3 lived in a rented home with his parents and three siblings. His father was employed as a coal ??? for the steam railroad.[3]
In 1930, Luther age 13 was attending school while living in a rented home valued at 9 dollars in Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin with his parents and two siblings. His father was working as a fuel laborer for the cb&q Railroad.[4]
In 1935 the family was living on Highway 35 in Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin.[5]
In 1940, Luther age 23 and single was living in a rented home valued at 42 dollars in Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin with his parents and sibling. He was employed as a truck driver for the CCC camp with an income of 360 dollars but had been unemployed for 92 weeks[5]
On 9 Feb 1942, Luther Steele enlisted into the army at Fort Sheridan, Illinois.[2][6]
Luther Glenn Steele married Katherine Elizabeth Martin in Waterville, Wisconsin, on September 23, 1942, when he was 25 years old.
On 15 Oct 1945, Luther Steele was discharged from the army[2].
Glenn Stephen was born on March 28, 1947, in Wabasha, Minnesota.[7]
Clayton Ronald was born on February 26, 1951, in Wabasha, Minnesota.[8]
Glenda Kaye was born on June 9, 1955, in Wabasha, Minnesota.[9]
She died on July 17, 1963, in Wabasha, Minnesota, at the age of 41. They had been married 20 years.
Luther Glenn Steele married Gladys Irene Bengtson in Wabasha, Minnesota, on August 3, 1968, when he was 51 years old[10].She died on August 12, 1971, in Durand, Wisconsin, at the age of 60. They had been married 3 years.
Luther Glenn Steele married Helen Josephine Orne in Pepin, Wisconsin, on April 15, 1972, when he was 55 years old.
He died on April 10, 1982[2][1], in Wabasha, Minnesota, at the age of 65, and was buried in the Oakwood Cemetery, that was located in Pepin, Pepin County, Wisconsin[11].
↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342339
Name: Luther G Steele
Birth Year: abt 1917
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin, USA
House Number: 4/5
Dwelling Number: 31
Family Number: 32
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Able to Speak English: Yes
↑ 5.05.1 Year: 1940; Census Place: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04510; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 46-8
Name: Luther G Steele
Respondent: Yes
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: abt 1917
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin
Street: Highway 35
Inferred Residence in 1935: Stockholm, Pepin, Wisconsin
Residence in 1935: Same House
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 1A
Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Occupation: Truck Driver
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Duration of Unemployment: 92
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in Government work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 360
Income Other Sources: Yes
Native Language: English
Social Security Number: Yes
Usual Occupation: Truck Driver
Usual Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005.
Name: Luther G Steele
Birth Year: 1916
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Wisconsin
State of Residence: Wisconsin
County or City: Pepin
Enlistment Date: 9 Feb 1942
Enlistment State: Illinois
Enlistment City: Fort Sheridan
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled machine shop and related occupations, n.e.c.
Marital status: Single, without dependents
Height: 68
Weight: 134
↑ Minnesota Department of Health. Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Name: Glenn Stephen Steele
Birth Date: 28 Mar 1947
Birth Place: Wabasha, Minnesota, USA
Birth Registration Date: 1947
Father: Luther G. Steele
Mother: Katherine Steele
↑ Minnesota Department of Health. Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Name: Clayton Ronald Steele
Birth Date: 26 Feb 1951
Birth Place: Wabasha, Minnesota, USA
Birth Registration Date: 1951
Father: Luther Glenn Steele
Mother: Katherine Elizabeth Steele
↑ Minnesota Department of Health. Minnesota, Birth Index, 1935-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 November 2019), memorial page for Luthur Glenn Steele (10 Nov 1916–10 Apr 1982), Find A Grave Memorial no. 20287460, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Pepin, Pepin County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .
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