Sippy McDole, daughter of Andrew, wife of William Steele
I have been working on relatives of Sippy McDole for two days, after finding a variety of names for her in other family trees. Her name in her marriage record and two census records is always Sipy, Sippy or Cippe. Some people seem to believe the double "p" in Sippy is a double "s". It is not. If it was a double "s", the first letter would look like an"f" and the second one would look like an "s". For example, in an abbreviation for the state of Massachusetts, it looks like Mafs or Map. Sippy's name does have two "p's" in it. Sippy is usually a nickname for Mississippi, but I have never seen her listed by anything except the nickname.
Sippy married William Steele. She is listed with him in two censuses: 1850 and 1860. However, some time after the birth of her last child in 1861, she passed away. By 1870, William married Elizabeth Vickers. Elizabeth was a widow. In the 1870 census her son is living with her and William. He is listed as Green B. Vickerus. Elizabeth's older son, William, is in the house next door. Apparently, some researchers have thought Sippy and Elizabeth were the same person and have listed her with as many as three names: Elizabeth Sissy Sippy McDole.
Sippy McDole married William Steele on 8 October 1848 in DeKalb County, Tennessee. In the 1850 census they are in District 14, DeKalb County with one child. The census says:
William Steel 23 Male Tennessee
Cippe Steel 20 Female Tennessee
John E. Steel 9/12 Male Tennessee
Rebecca Cherry 43 Female
In 1860, the family has grown. Their local Post Office is listed as being at New Ark, and they are in District 8 in DeKalb County. The parents are listed as Sippy C. and William Steel. The children are listed this way:
John Steel 11
James Steel 10
Andrew W. Steel 7
Henry Steel 5
Elizabeth Steel 3
Charles W. Steel 1
In the 1870 census, William has married Elizabeth Vickers, and her son, Green B. Vickers, lives with them. Everyone was born in Tennessee.
William Steel 43
Elizabeth Steel 44
Andrew Steel 17
Henry Steel 15
Bettie A. Steel 13
William Steel 9
Green B. Vickerus 13
In 1880, William and Betty Steel live in the house by themselves
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