Clifton Burton Steele^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1888 - 1961  (73 years)

• Name	Clifton Burton Steele
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1917: Shoe Salesman; 1920: Adjustor, Remy Electric Co; 1930: Merchant, Dress Shop  [2, 5, 6]
  Residence	1917: Bloomington Indiana; 1920: Anderson Ward 3, Madison, IN; 1930: Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA  [2, 5, 6]
  Birth	26 May 1888	Illinois, USA   [2, 7]
  Death	21 October 1961	Orange Co., California, USA   [7]
  Person ID	I71100	Clan Moffat Genealogy
  Last Modified	23 June 2007

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Clara A. Tait,   b. 6 July 1897, Corydon, McKean Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. about 1960, possibly, Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., California, USA (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	about 1919  [6]
  Children	1. Clifton B. Steele,   b. 30 January 1922, California, USA   2. Living
  Family ID	F49531	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1900 United States Federal Census Name: Clifton Steele Home in 1900: Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana Age: 12 Estimated birth year: 1888 Birthplace: Illinois Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Son On June 6, 1900 Melissa [?] H Steele (46) b. Jan 1854 in KY of KY parents, was living at 645 Walnut St. in Bloomington, Monroe Co, IA. She is married, and has been married for 26 years, and has given birth to seven children, six of whom are living. Yet there is no mention of her husband. Her children, all b. in Illinois of an IA father and a KY mother, are [son] Claude Steele (22, stenographer) b. Dec. 1877, Carrie Steele (19) b. Sep 1880, Clarence Steele (17) b. Aug. 1882, Clifton Steele (12), b. May 1888, Flossie Steele (8) b. July 1891, and Ruby Steele (4) b. March 1894). World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: Clifton Burton Steele Address: 442 S. Walnut, Bloomington County: Monroe State: Indiana Birthplace: Illinois; United States of America Birth Date: 26 May 1888 Race: White Roll: 1653569 DraftBoard: 0 Age: 29 Marital status: Single Occupation: Shoe Salesman Nearest Relative: Mother Sole dependent: Mother Registration Place: DB # 2, Bloomington, Indiana, Jun 5, 1917 Height: Medium Build: Slender Color of Eyes: Light Brown [sic] Color of Hair: Light Brown 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Clifton B Steele Age: 30 years Estimated birth year: abt 1890 Birthplace: Illinois Race: White Home in 1920: Anderson Ward 3, Madison, Indiana Home owned: Own Sex: Male Marital status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Mother's Birth Place: Illinois Father's Birth Place: Illinois Image: 1035 On Jan 17, 1920, Clifton B Steele (30, Adjustor, Remy Electric Co) b. in IL of IL parents owns a house at 826 Nichol Avenue, Anderson, Monroe, IN. With him is his wife Clara E. Steele (22) b. in PA of a Scottish Father and a NY mother. Renting from them are Wier M. Miley (34, Physiscian, GP) b. in KS and his wife Edith Miley (31) and daughter Eugenia Miley (5). 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Clifton B Steele Age: 42 Estimated birth year: abt 1888 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to head-of-house: Head Spouse's Name: Clara E Steele Race: White Home in 1930: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California On April 15, 1930, Clifton B. Steel (42, Merchant, Dress Shop) b. in Illinois of Illinois parents, is renting an $18,000 home at 3015 IIth St in Long Beach, CA that has a radio set. He was married at age 31 to Clara E Steele (32, none) b. in PA of a Scottish father and a NY mother, and she was 21 when she was married. Their children, both born in CA, are Clifton B Steele (8, none) b. in CA, and Virginia Steele (6, none). California Death Index, 1940-1997 Name: STEELE, CLIFTON B Social Security #: 572445690 Sex: MALE Birth Date: 26 May 1888 Birthplace: ILLINOIS Death Date: 21 Oct 1961 Death Place: ORANGE Mother's Maiden Name: BATELLE, , , , [2, 4, 5, 6, 7]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1398] submitted by Alaric Faulkner, GEDCOM file from file “AdamMoffatDesends”. [S1345] Bloomington Indiana, 1917. [S1362] Reminiscences of Elizabeth Tait Gallaher -- Notes of Estella Fox Beam. [S1330] US Federal Census, 1900: Bloomington, Monroe, IA. [S1330] US Federal Census, 1920: Anderson Ward 3, Madison, IN. [S1330] US Federal Census, 1930: Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA. [S1356] California Death Index, 1940-1997.