Huke Steely (bef. 1800 - abt. 1846)

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STEELY-WRIGHT FAMILY HISTORY

As told to Vassie Steely Cox , then to Mary Nell (Justice) McLennan (grand daughter of Margaret Ann Wright Steely) about 1960

Three brothers- Huke, Sim and one other whose first name is unknown- named Steely, lived in North Carolina in the late1700’s. Huke moved to Wilkinson County, Ga. Before 1800 and his wife’s family name was known to be Cottingame. Huke’s date of birth is unknown, but he died in 1846. To Huke and his wife were born four children; their third child , John was the father of William Luther Steely (known as Bill Steely).

Of the three Carolina Steely brothers, Sim a Methodist Episcopal minister, moved to Kentucky and we know nothing further of his family. The other brother, name unknown is believed to have moved to the Mobile Vicinity.

Huke’s four children were Anne, born in 1809 and married a man named Lisenby; (date of her death is unknown.) Huke Jr., born1811 and died in 1891; John, born Sept. 13, 1813 and died May 15, 1904; Charles, born 1815 and died 1845.

John Steely moved to Warm Springs, Ga. In 1847 and lived there until 1855 when he moved to Henery County, Al. John’s wife was Sara Wright whom he married in 1840. To the couple were born a daughter, Louisa, and three sons; Charles, known as Tobe; Frank and William Luther (Bill).

The daughter, Louisa was born May 4, 1843 and died May 10 1869. She married a man whose last name was Crowley. Charles was born May 15, 1845 and died in the Battle of Atlanta during the Civil War. He is buried in Atlanta. Frank was born May 9, 1848 and lived until June 23, 1935. William Luther (Bill) was born March 7, 1851 and died June 14, 1939.

Tobe, who was 16 years old at the out break of the Civil Was, wanted to fight for the South. His Parents would not consent to his joining the Rebel forces and sent him to the Gulf Coast to assist in making salt. But the brave teenager finally ran away, joined the Revels and died in the Battle of Atlanta.

William Luther Steely was married to Margaret Anna Wright, daughter of George Wright and Mary Corbett Wright, in Dec. 1877. To this couple were born John William, Mary Viola, Terah Montile, James, Maye,Vassie. A daughter Georgia, died at the age of …..and the couple’s last children were twins, stillborn.

Mary Corbitt Wright died when her daughter, Margaret Anne, was about a year old- 1857. Her husband, George, who was born Nov. 26, 1836 lived until Feb. 1 1917. He was one of seven children born to Levin Wright, whose birth date is unknown but whose death occurred in 1855. The seven children of Levin Wright were Wesley, Mary, Levin Jr., Liza, Anne Elias and George, the youngest.

Margaret Anne Wright Steely was born Nov. 20, 1856 and died Jan. 18, 1938. Her husband William Luther (Bill) was born Mar. 7, 1851 and died June 14, 1939.

(The above history and dates were recorded from William L. (Bill) Steely before his death in 1939. He also made this statement : “ There has never been a Steely descendant prosecuted as far back as I can trace.”)

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