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Facts and Events
Advisory
- John Steele's name is NOT "John Alexander Steele" as listed on several Ancestry Member Trees. Some researchers have combined John with his older brother Alexander Steele into one person. They have separate records on the 1820 U.S. Census. Both John and Alexander married Compton sisters, daughters of Vincent Compton (1760-1807) - Alexander married Lucy Compton on 11 August 1806 and John married Jane Compton on 28 August 1806, both marrying in Wilson County, Tennessee. Researchers have also combined Lucy Compton and her sister Jane Compton into a single person "Lucy Jane Compton" who (of course) married "John Alexander Steele", also in error.
War of 1812 Service Application
- Declaration:
- Declaration of Surviving Soldier for Pension. Act of February 14, 1871. State of Tennessee, Dekalb County. On this 25th day of March, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and seventy one, personally appeared before me The Clerk of the County Court a court of record within and for the County and State aforesaid John Steel, aged 83 years, a resident of _______, County of Dekalb, and State of Tennessee, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that His 1st wifes name was Jane Compton he married in Wilson Co. Tenn. 1810, he is now married; that his wifes name was Mahala Goodman to whom he married in Dekalb county, on the ____ day of ___ 1845; that he served the full period of sixty days in the Military service of the United States in the war of 1812; that he is the identical John Steel who volunteered in Captain George Hellums Company, Benton's Regiment, ______ Brigade, Jackson's Division, in White county in the State of Tennessee, on the ___ day of ___, 1813, and was honorably discharged at Pensacola florida on the date not now remembered 1813 or 1814, that he was in the Horse Shoe Battle. He served his time in Florida. He received Bounty Land but does not now remember the No. of the warrant or under what act he obtained it. That he at no time, during the late rebellion against the authority of the United States , adhered to the cause of the enemies of the Government, giving them aid and comfort, or exercised the functions of any office whatever under any authority or pretended authority in hostility to the United States; and that he will support the constitution of the United States; that he is not in receipt of a pension under any previous act; he has never received a pension or applied for one before. That he makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension role of the United States under the provisions of the Act of February 14, 1871; and he hereby constitutes and appoints, with full power of substitution and revocation, CHARLES C. TUCKER, of Washington , D. C., his true and lawful attorney, to prosecute his claim and obtain the pension certificate that may be issued; that his post office is at Smithville, county of Dekalb, State of Tennessee, and that his domicile or place of abode is near Smithville.
- (Signed) John Steel Sen. [His X Mark]
- Attest
- O. D. Robinson
- T. M. Anderson
- Supporting Records:
- No. 6452, Act of Feb. 14, 1871, John Steel Sr., Smithville, Dekalb Tenn., Capt. Hellums Co., Tennessee Militia, discharged 1814, rejected by reason of death of the claimant, 31 August 1871, Rejected 21 Feb, 1874, with Widow's Application #19155, Oct. 9/78 A. R.S.
- No. 6452 Treasury Department, Third Auditors Office, April 18, 1873. Respectfully returned to the Commission of Pensions with the information that John Steel enlisted in Capt. George Hallum's Company 39th U. S. Infantry for one year on the 5th November 1813 and was honorably discharged from Capt. Gray's Company 39th U. S. Infantry the 4th November 1814.
- Allan Rutherford, Auditor.
- No. 19,155 SERVICE PENSION. WAR OF 1812, Act of March 1878. Mahaley Steel,
- Dekalb co., Tenn., WIDOW of John Steel, Died August 4, 1871
- No. 11,189 WAR OF 1812, Act of March 1878. WIDOWS' PENSION. Tennessee, Mahaley Steel, widow of John Steel, Rank- Private, Company - Capt. G. Hallum's , Regiment - 39 U S Infty. Knoxville Agency, Rate per Month- Eight dollars. Commencing March 9, 1878. Certificate dated Nov 23 ‘78 and sent to Pension Agent 29 Dec ‘78.
- State of Tennessee
- County of Dekalb
- On this the 18th day of April A D One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy Eight personally appeared before one E J Evans the same being a court of record within and for the County and State aforesaid Mahaly Steel aged about 56 years a Resident of Dekalb County Tennessee who being sworn according to law That she is a widow of John Steele who was the identical John Steel who served under the name of John Steel as a private in the company commanded by Captain She cannot now remember his name in the Regiment of Col Halems She is not positive She only recollects hearing her husband speak of the name and she thinks it was the War of 1812 in which he served and was a volunteer but cannot tell what place or day he entered Service & thinks she has heard him say he served a term of 12 months, he would if living be about 90 years of age- was a farmer, cannot recollect his birth place but thinks it was Wilson County Tennessee about 6 feet 7 1 inch high had light hair and gray eyes complection fair, She further states that she was married to John Steel in Dekalb County Tennessee on 8th day of November 1844- by one John M Whitley J. P. for Dekalb County Tennessee and that her name before said marriage was Mahaley Goodman and has not remarried since the death of said soldier and she further states that John Steel had been married to Jane Compton who died in Dekalb County Tennessee some time before her marriage with said soldier and that her said husband John Steel died in Dekalb County Tennessee 4th day of August 1871 - and she further states that John Steel her said husband resided in Dekalb County Tennessee during their marriage until his death and he lived in Dekalb County when she first new him cannot tell where he had lived before she was aquainted with him She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the pension to which she may be entitled under the provisions of sections 7436 to 4740 inclusive Revised Statutes and the act of march 9th 1878, and hereby appoints B M Cantrell of Smithville Tennessee her true & lawful attorney, to prosecute her claims and she further declares that her husband John Steel received a land warrant on account of having been a soldier but she cannot tell year nor under what act of Congress he received it. And John Steel filed his application for pension in 1871 - She does not now remember the number but refers to it for context. She never has made any application for pension bounty nor land grant before this, and that her post office address is Smithville Dekalb County Tennessee-
- (Signed) Mahaley Steel [Her X Mark]
- J. S. Calvert
- J. T. Hayes
- Source: USGenWeb
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
- United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M33).
1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule
Name: John Steel
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): White, Tennessee
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1 [b. bet. 1776-1794]
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 16: 6
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 8
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 8
Note: Census record shows John and his father Andrew living aside each other.
- United States. 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M19).
1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule
Name: John Steele
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): White, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1 [b. bet. 1781-1790]
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 7
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3
Total Free White Persons: 10
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 10
- United States. 1840 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M704).
1840 U.S. Census Population Schedule
Name: John Steel
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): De Kalb, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 4
No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 4
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 8
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 8
- United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432).
1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule
Name: John Steel
Age: 64
Birth Year: abt 1786
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1850: District 9, DeKalb, Tennessee
Family Number: 952
Household Members: Name Age
John Steel 64
Mahala Steel 30
Amanda Steel 4
Julia Steel 7
- United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653).
1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
Name: John Steel
Age in 1860: 70
Birth Year: abt 1790
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1860: District 14, De Kalb, Tennessee
Gender: Male
Post Office: Sligo
Household Members: Name Age
John Steel 70
Mahala Steel 36
Amanda M Steel 14
Margaret Goodman 50
- United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132).
1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
Name: John Steel
Age in 1870: 84
Birth Year: abt 1786
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1870: District 14, DeKalb, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Falling Water
Household Members: Name Age
John Steel 84
Mahala Steel 42
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