Mary Steele
b. circa 1836
- Father: Thomas Steele b. circa 1804, d. between 1860 and 1870
- Mother: Sarah Lindley b. circa 1810
- Mary Steele was born circa 1836 in Fayette County, Illinois.
- Thomas Steele and Sarah Lindley appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Blue Mounds Township, Dane County, Wisconsin. Other members of the household included Mary Steele, William Steele, Emily Steele, E. Thomas Steele, Finley Steele, Sarah Steele, Martha Steele and George Steele.
- She married William Shelton Allphin, son of Shelton Allphin and Martha Taylor, on 9 September 1858 in Montgomery County, Texas, about twelve years after William's widowed mother Martha Taylor Allphin married Mary's grandfather Sam Lindley. Also, William's brother Reuben Reed Allphin married Margaret Fowler Park Lindley, widow of Mary's uncle Sam Lindley Jr.
- Thomas Steele and Sarah Lindley appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Waco PO, McLennan County, Texas. Other members of the household included Mary Steele, Samuel James Steele, Amos B. Steele and William Shelton Allphin.
- Last Edited: 15 Jul 2009