NANCY KAROL ARRINGTON (32.5) is the daughter of John Arrington and Sophia Arrington.  Nancy was born on February 24, 1824 in North Carolina.  On March 26, 1844, Nancy Arrington married George Washington Steele in Johnson County, Arkansas.  George was born on January 19, 1819 in Illinois.  George and Nancy Steele were the parents of nine children:

     John Arrington Steele (32.5.1), b. November 17, 1846, Newton County, Arkansas
     Joel Randolph Steele (32.5.2), b. 1849, Newton County, Arkansas
     Anna Amanda Steele (32.5.3), b. August 17, 1854, Newton County, Arkansas
     Mary A. Steele (32.5.4), b. December 6, 1854, Newton County, Arkansas
     Nancy Ellen Steele, b. 1857, Newton County, Arkansas
     Sarah J. Steele (32.5.6), b. 1859, Newton County, Arkansas
     Oslena Louisa Steele (32.5.7), b. June, 1862, Newton County, Arkansas
     Emma Lucinda E. J. Steele (32.5.8), b. August 16, 1867, Springfield, Missouri
     Henry Ward Beecher Steele (32.5.9), b. January 19, 1871, Huntsville, Arkansas

From 1850 to 1870, George and Nancy Steele were living in Newton County, Arkansas.  In 1880, George and Nancy Steele were living in Madison County, Arkansas.  George W. Steele served as a private in the Union Army, Company D of the First Regiment of the Arkansas Infantry under Captain W. H. Newman.  George enlisted on February 20, 1863 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.  George Washington Steele died on May 26, 1887 in Madison County, Arkansas and Nancy (Arrington) Steele died on June 15, 1888 in Madison County, Arkansas.  Both were buried there in the Lower Wharton Creek Cemetery.

Nancy Steele married John Green Williams (born 1856 in Tennessee).  Green and Nancy Williams had two children:  -  George Williams, b. 1880, Arkansas,  -  Nannie B. Williams, b. 1880, Arkansas.  George Williams married a woman whose name was Allie.  On September 17, 1896, Nannie Williams married Morris Yeager in Pope County, Arkansas.

References:  1)  1850, 1860 and 1870 Censuses, Newton County, Arkansas;  2)  1880 Census, Madison County, Arkansas;  3)  Pension Papers, Nancy (Arrington) Steele, 1887 and 1888;  4)  “History of Iredell County, North Carolina,” Pages 205 and 206;  5)  “Madison County, Arkansas Annotated Cemetery Enumeration, Volume VII,” by Mickey (Weise) Vaughn, Page 59;  6)  “Arkansas Damned Yankees,” by Desmond Walls Allen;  7)  Family Group Sheet by Bobbie Jean (Rachels) Zylstra, May, 1989 and May, 1993;  8)  “Madison County Musings,” Summer, 1990, Page 77 (Family Group Sheet of William Joseph Lafayette Burke by James Henry Burke)

JOHN ARRINGTON STEELE (32.5.1) is the son of George Washington Steele and Nancy Karol (Arrington) Steele.  John was born on November 17, 1846 in Newton County, Arkansas.  In 1883, John Steele married Harriet Ann Burke.  Harriet was born on January 5, 1856 in Madison County, Arkansas and is the daughter of William Joseph Lafayette Burke and Sarah Alice (Felkins) Burke.  Harriet Ann Burke’s brother, Samuel Burke, married John Arrington Steele’s sister, Mary A. Steele (32.5.4).  Harriet Ann Burke’s brother, John Allen Burke, married John Arrington Steele’s sister, Sarah J. Steele (32.5.6).  John and Harriet Steele were the parents of at least eight children:

     Clarence Herbert Steele (32.5.1.1), b. October 20, 1884, Arkansas
     Thomas H. Steele, b. 1885, Arkansas
     Henry Elmer Steele, b. April 16, 1886, Arkansas
     Joseph Harrison Steele, b. December 24, 1888, Arkansas
     Sarah Etta Jane Steele, b. March 23, 1891, Madison County, Arkansas
     John Talmage Steele, b. May 18, 1893, Madison County, Arkansas
     George Washington Steele, b. November 3, 1895, Madison County, Arkansas
     Samuel Webster Steele, b. May 3, 1897, Madison County, Arkansas

From 1900 to 1920, John and Harriet Steele were living in Madison County, Arkansas.  John A. Steele died on May 3, 1925 in Madison County, Arkansas and Harriet (Burke) Steele died on March 2, 1928.  Both were buried in the Lower Wharton Creek Cemetery in Madison County, Arkansas.  Henry Steele married Ella Dorsey and they had at least one son:  -  Maurice L. Steele, b. 1915, Arkansas.  In 1920, Henry Steele and his son, Maurice Steele, were living with Henrys father, John A. Steele, in Madison County, Arkansas.  Henry Steele died on July 7, 1965 and was buried in the Lower Wharton Creek Cemetery in Madison County, Arkansas.  On April 24, 1915, Joseph Steele married Jennie Jewel Bolinger (born 1902 in Arkansas) and they had at least two daughters:  -  Lois Steele, b. 1916, Arkansas,  -  Lillian Steele, b. 1918, Arkansas.  In 1920, Joseph and Jennie Steele were living Madison County, Arkansas.  Joseph Steele died on September 25, 1964 in Huntsville, Arkansas and was buried in the Lower Wharton Creek Cemetery in Madison County, Arkansas.

On December 19, 1915, Sarah Steele married Howard Ervin Garton in Madison County, Arkansas.  Howard and Sarah later lived in Kingston, Arkansas.  Sarah (Steele) Garton died on October 28, 1989 in Huntsville, Arkansas and was buried in the Lower Wharton Creek Cemetery in Madison County, Arkansas.  John T. Steele married Grace Faddis.  John Steele died on June 30, 1972 in Bakersfield, California and was buried in California.  George W. Steele died as an infant on November 28, 1895 and was buried in Madison County, Arkansas.  On June 5, 1924, Samuel Steele married Pearl Bolinger.  Pearl was the daughter of Austin Denton Bolinger and Caldonia (Dotson) Bolinger.  Samuel and Pearl Steele had five children:  -  Dwight Steele,  -  Duane Steele,  -  Helen Steele,  -  Arthur Steele,  -  Leon Steele.  Samuel Steele died on March 9, 1989 in Huntsville, Arkansas and was buried in the Lower Wharton Creek Cemetery in Madison County, Arkansas.

References:  1)  1900, 1910 and 1920 Censuses, Madison County, Arkansas;  2)  “Madison County, Arkansas Annotated Cemetery Enumeration, Volume VII,” by Mickey (Weise) Vaughn, Pages 50 and 59;  3)  “Madison County Musings,” Spring, 1986, Page 38 (Bolinger descendants);  4)  Fading Memories, Page 106, (interview of Sam Steele);  5)  Family Group Sheet by Bobbie Jean (Rachels) Zylstra, May, 1989 and May, 1993

CLARENCE HERBERT STEELE (32.5.1.1) is the son of John Arrington Steele and Harriet Ann (Burke) Steele.  Clarence was born on October 20, 1884 in Arkansas.  On February 4, 1915, Clarence Steele married Thursa Mae Inman.  Thursa was born on April 17, 1892 in Whorton Creek, Arkansas and is the son of John Henry Inman.  Clarence and Thursa Steele were the parents of at least two daughters:

     Alpha Verde Steele, b. December 24, 1915, Whorton Creek, Arkansas
     Ada “Jewel” Steele, b. August 6, 1917, Arkansas
     John Paul Steele, b. April 22, 1921
     Stella Dois Steele, b. November 18, 1922
     Ewell Boyd Steele, b. April 11, 1926
     Alma Dean Steele, b. November 4, 1928
     Ella Ruth Steele, b. October 11, 1930

In 1920, Clarence and Thursa Steele were living in Madison County, Arkansas.  Thursa (Inman) Steele died on October 26, 1944 in Whorton Creek, Arkansas and was buried in the Lower Wharton Creek Cemetery in Madison County, Arkansas.  Clarence Steele died on December 17, 1950 and was buried in the Lower Wharton Creek Cemetery in Madison County, Arkansas.  Alpha Steele married Squire Williams.  Alpha (Steele) Williams died on March 28, 1992 in Lowell, Benton County, Arkansas and was buried in the Williams Cemetery near Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas.  Jewell Steele married a Mr. Russell.  Alma Steele married a Mr. Reynolds.  Ella Steele married a Mr. Cornett.

References:  1)  1920 Census, Madison County, Arkansas;  2)  “Madison County, Arkansas Annotated Cemetery Enumeration, Volume VII,” by Mickey (Weise) Vaughn, Pages 50 and 59;  3)  Family Group Sheet by Bobbie Jean (Rachels) Zylstra, May, 1989 and May, 1993;  4)  Internet site, Family Tree Maker, Marilyn Sue Cain, May, 1999

JOEL RANDOLPH STEELE (32.5.2) is the son of George Washington Steele and Nancy Karol (Arrington) Steele.  Joel was born in 1849 in Newton County, Arkansas.  On April 26, 1884, Joel Steele married Martha Lucinda Tucker (11.2.3).  Martha was born on December 26, 1862 in Madison County, Arkansas and is the daughter of Robert S. Tucker and Elizabeth Susan Lane (Stansell) Tucker.  Joel and Martha Steele were the parents of four children:

     Bessie Steele, b. April, 1884, Arkansas
     Cleo Steele, b. July, 1886, Arkansas
     Stella Ann Steele (32.5.2.1), b. December 24, 1889, Arkansas
     Joseph Steele, b. August, 1891, Arkansas
     Harold Steele

Martha (Tucker) Steele died in 1959 in California.  Joseph Steele married a woman whose first name is Minnie.  Harold Steele married and was killed in service.

References:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Jerri Harris, February, 1993;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Bobbie Jean (Rachels) Zylstra, May, 1993;  3)  Web Site, Shirley Anderson, September, 2000

STELLA ANN STEELE (32.5.2.1) is the daughter of Joel Randolph Steele and Martha Lucinda (Tucker) Steele.  Stella was born on December 24, 1889 in Arkansas.  On February 13, 1911, Stella Steele married Robert Julius Weidner in Oklahoma.  Robert was born in 1879 in Bremen, Germany.  Robert and Stella Weidner were the parents of two children:

     Joel Roy Weidner, b. December 1, 1911, Beaumont, Texas
     Cleo Susie Weidner, b. August 16, 1914, Oil City, Louisiana

Robert Weidner died on September 17, 1915 in Galveston, Texas.  On May 18, 1917, Stella married a second time to Johnnie Summerfield Hall in Linden, Texas.  Johnnie was born on June 21, 1885 in Alabama and is the son of William Martin Hall and Martha M. (Little) Hall.  Johnnie and Stella Hall were the parents of eight children:

     Paul Hall, b. 1917
     Merle Hall, b. 1919
     Violet Inez Hall, b. August 26, 1921
     Infant Son (stillborn)
     Samuel Eugene Hall, b. September 4, 1924, Oil City, Louisiana
     Esther Irene Hall, d. at three months
     Golden Jewel Hall, b. October 10, 1927, McLeod, Texas
     John Wesley Hall, b. December 5, 1930, McLeod, Texas

Stella (Steele) Hall died on April 18, 1937 in Shreveport, Louisiana and was buried in the Good Exchange Cemetery in McLeod, Texas.  Joel Weidner married Mamie Royer.  Joel Weidner married a second time to Roberta Williams.  Joel Weidner married a third time to Opal Long.  Joel Weidner died on July 28, 1981.  Cleo Weidner married Velton Richard Blizzard.  Paul Hall died as an infant in 1918 in McLeod, Texas.  Merle Hall died as an infant in 1920 in McLeod, Texas.  Violet Hall died as a child on August 18, 1925 in McLeod, Texas.  Samuel Hall married Marjorie Galotti.  Samuel Hall died on December 5, 1989 in South Bend, Indiana.  Jewel Hall married Donald Ray Speer.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet by Jerri Harris, February, 1993

ANNA AMANDA STEELE (32.5.3) is the daughter of George Washington Steele and Nancy Karol (Arrington) Steele.  Anna was born on August 17, 1854 in Newton County, Arkansas.  In 1879, Anna Steele married David Leander Bolinger in Madison County, Arkansas.  David was born on May 4, 1858 in Madison County, Arkansas and is the son of Henry Hunter Bolinger and Nancy Palestine (Boatright) Bolinger.  David and Anna Bolinger were the parents of three children:

     Millie Ellen Bolinger (32.5.3.1), b. July 25, 1879, Madison County, Arkansas
     John Fletcher Bolinger, b. October 1, 1880, Arkansas
     Henry Hunter Bolinger, b. June 7, 1882, Arkansas

In 1880, David and Anna Bolinger were living in Madison County, Arkansas.  In 1910, David and Anna Bolinger were living in Wagoner County, Oklahoma.  In 1920, David and Anna Bolinger were living in Mayes County, Oklahoma.  Anna (Steele) Bolinger died on June 17, 1922 in Rose, Oklahoma.  David Bolinger died on September 2, 1937 in Elma, Washington and was buried in the Masonic Cemetery.  Henry Bolinger died on November 30, 1954 in Modesto, California and was buried in the St. Stanislaus Cemetery in Stanislaus, California.

References:  1)  1880 Census, Madison County, Arkansas;  2)  1910 Census, Wagoner County, Oklahoma;  3)  1920 Census, Mayes County, Oklahoma;  4)  Madison County Musings, Winter, 1986, Pages 5 and 6 (Bolinger Descendants);  5)  Family Group Sheet by Bobbie Jean (Rachels) Zylstra, May, 1989 and May, 1993

MILLIE ELLEN BOLINGER (32.5.3.1) is the daughter of David Leander Bolinger and Anna Amanda (Steele) Bolinger.  Millie was born on July 25, 1879, Madison County, Arkansas.  On February 17, 1901, Millie Bolinger married James William Graves in Wagner County, Indian Territory (later part of Oklahoma).  James was born in 1877 in Arkansas.  James and Millie Graves were the parents of three children:

     Homer Alexander Graves, b. December 3, 1901, Oklahoma
     Vesta Ann Graves, b. March 20, 1905, Porter, Oklahoma
     John Henry M. Graves, b. June 7, 1907, Porter, Oklahoma

In 1910, James and Ella Graves were living in Wagoner County, Oklahoma.  Millie (Bolinger) Graves died on August 3, 1941 in Elma, Washington.  Homer Graves never married and died on April 4, 1926 in Washington.  On June 17, 1931, Vesta Graves married Elmer Luther Cole in McCleary, Washington.  Elmer and Vesta Cole had four children:  -  Martha Ann Cole, b. June 12, 1932, Washington,  -  James Franklin Cole, b. October 5, 1933, Washington,  -  Mary Sue Cole, b. August 6, 1936, Washington,  -  Thomas Luther Cole, b. June 19, 1938, Washington.  James Cole married Freda J. Kellough and they have one daughter:  -  Melody Rae Cole, b. December 13, 1969.  Mary Sue Cole married James Austin Williams and they have three children:  -  Linda Lee Williams,  -  Lisa Louise Williams,  -  Bruce John Williams.  Thomas Cole and his wife, Yuba Ann Cole, have three children:  -  Kelly Kay Cole,  -  Donna Lavelle Cole,  -  Tonya Ann Cole.  In September, 1934, John Graves married Grace Moses and they have one daughter:  -  Jackie Ann Graves, b. August 21, 1935.  Jackie Graves married Don McElhose and they have three children:  -  Gail McElhose,  -  Scott McElhose,  -  Jeffery McElhose.

Reference:  1)  1910 Census, Wagoner County, Oklahoma;  2)  “Madison County Musings,” Winter, 1986, Pages 5 and 6 (Bolinger Descendants)

MARY A. STEELE (32.5.4) is the daughter of George Washington Steele and Nancy Karol (Arrington) Steele.  Mary was born on December 6, 1854 in Newton County, Arkansas.  On October 2, 1878, Mary Steele married Samuel Burke in Madison County, Arkansas.  Samuel was born on April 19, 1852 in Madison County, Arkansas and is the son of William Joseph Lafayette Burke and Sarah Alice (Felkins) Burke.  Samuel Burke’s sister, Harriet Ann Burke, married Mary A. Steele’s brother, John Arrington Steele (32.5.1).  Samuel Burke’s brother, John Allen Burke, married Mary A. Steele’s sister, Sarah J. Steele (32.5.4).  Samuel and Mary Burke were the parents of at least four children:

     Harriet Adelia Burke (32.5.4.1), b. November 19, 1879, Madison County, Ark.
     Joel Randolph Burke (32.5.4.2), b. June 14, 1883, Madison County, Arkansas
     Emma Jane Burke (32.5.4.3), b. September 7, 1886, Madison County, Arkansas
     Anna Laura Burke (32.5.4.4), b. August 28, 1889, Madison County, Arkansas

In 1900, Samuel and Mary Burke were living in the Creek Nation, Indian Territory (what would later become Oklahoma).  Mary (Steele) Burke died on April 11, 1917 in Wagoner, Oklahoma and Samuel Burke died on July 4, 1931 in Owasso, Oklahoma.  Both were buried there in the Wagoner Cemetery in Wagoner, Oklahoma.

References:  1)  1900 Census, Creek Nation, Indian Territory;  2)  Family Group Sheets by Bobbie Jean (Rachels) Zylstra, May, 1989 and May, 1993

HARRIET ADELIA BURKE (32.5.4.1) is the daughter of Samuel Burke and Mary A. (Steele) Burke.  Harriet was born on November 19, 1879 in Madison County, Arkansas.  In 1902, Harriet Burke married James Henry Clay Doak in Muskogee, Oklahoma.  James and Harriet Doak were the parents of ten children:

     Norman Doak, b. 1904, Oklahoma
     Lymon Clay Doak, b. 1905
     Wilburn Doak, b. 1907
     Cain Doak, b. 1908
     Sadie Doak, b. 1910
     Ellen Doak, b. 1912
     Woodrow George Doak, b. November 1, 1916, Oklahoma
     Charlene Winnie Doak, b. November 1, 1916, Oklahoma
     Meda Doak
     Barney Doak, b. 1918

Harriet (Burke) Doak died on January 15, 1963 in Blanco, Oklahoma and was buried in Blanco, Oklahoma.  Norman Doak married Lottie Coin.  Meda Doak died in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

References:  1)  Family Group Sheets by Bobbie Jean (Rachels) Zylstra, May, 1989 and May, 1993

JOEL RANDOLPH BURKE (32.5.4.2) is the son of Samuel Burke and Mary A. (Steele) Burke.  Joel was born on June 14, 1883 in Madison County, Arkansas.  On January 20, 1912, Joel Burke married Mary Jane McAfee in Sallisaw, Oklahoma.  Mary was born on March 17, 1891 in Mesa County, Colorado and is the daughter of William Jasper Jep McAfee and Mary Tennessee (Morris) McAfee.  Joel and Mary Burke were the parents of five children:

     William Carroll Burke, b. November 26, 1912, Wagoner, Oklahoma
     Dorotha Mae Burke, b. February 5, 1914, Wagoner, Oklahoma
     Everett Samuel Burke, b. September 26, 1915, Wagoner, Oklahoma
     Charlie Andrew Burke, b. December 15, 1917, Wagoner, Oklahoma
     Ethel Randolph Burke, b. April 30, 1919, Wagoner, Oklahoma

Joel Burke died on December 10, 1918 in Wagoner, Oklahoma and was buried there in the Wagoner Cemetery.  Mary (McAfee) Burke died on August 29, 1986 in Mt. Clemons Cemetery and was buried there in the Cadillac Memorial Cemetery.  On October 10, 1936, William Burke married Ona Bell Frizzell in Lonoke County, Arkansas.  William Burke died on January 21, 1979 in Humphrey, Arkansas and was buried in the Flynn Cemetery in Lonoke County, Arkansas.

On August 11, 1929, Dorotha Burke married William Henry Benjamin Rachels in England, Arkansas.  William and Dorotha Rachels have at least one daughter:  -  Bobbie Jean Rachels.  Bobbie Jean Rachels married a Mr. Zylstra.  As of 1989, Bobbie Jean (Rachels) Zylstra was living in Everson, Washington.  Everett Burke died on September 29, 1986 in Mt. Clemens, Michigan and was buried there in the Cadillac Memorial Cemetery.  On January 16, 1936, Charlie Burke married Minnie May Allen in McClung, Arkansas.  On August 1, 1937, Ethel Burke married Raymond Sidney Jackson Shorty Alverson in England, Arkansas.  Ethel (Burke) Alverson died on October 12, 1987 in Mt. Clemens, Michigan and was buried there in the Cadillac Memorial Cemetery.

References:  1)  Family Group Sheets by Bobbie Jean (Rachels) Zylstra, May, 1989 and May, 1993

EMMA JANE BURKE (32.5.4.3) is the daughter of Samuel Burke and Mary A. (Steele) Burke.  Emma was born on September 7, 1886 in Madison County, Arkansas.  On September 14, 1902, Emma Burke married Odell K. Gray in Clarksville, Indian Territory.  Odell was born on October 2, 1871 in Shiloah, Tennessee.  Odell and Emma Gray were the parents of four children:

     Samuel David Gray, b. July 3, 1904, Clarksville, Indian Territory
     Mary Cleopatra Cleo Gray, b. December 25, 1906, Porter, Indian Territory
     Jewell Adelia Gray, b. April 9, 1908, Muskogee, Oklahoma
     Malcome Foster Gray, b. May 2, 1910, Muskogee, Oklahoma

In 1910, Odell and Emma Gray were living in Cherokee County, Oklahoma.  Emma (Burke) Odell died on February 22, 1968 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was buried in the Wagoner Cemetery in Wagoner, Oklahoma.  Odell Gray died on November 3, 1969 and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery in Wagoner, Oklahoma.  Samuel Gray married Florence Hatch in Ramona, Oklahoma.  Samuel Gray died in Ramona, Oklahoma and was buried there.  In December of 1922, Mary Gray married Ernest Edward Gaddis in Wagoner, Oklahoma.  Mary (Gray) Gaddis died on February 9, 1989 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and was buried in Wagoner, Oklahoma.  Jewell Gray married Edward Moore in Bristow, Oklahoma.  Jewell (Gray) Moore died in Oilton, Oklahoma and was buried there.  Malcome Gray married Edith Hobbs in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Malcome Gray died on May 12, 1933 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was buried there in the Rose Hill Cemetery.

References:  1)  1910 Census, Cherokee County, Oklahoma;  2)  Family Group Sheets by Bobbie Jean (Rachels) Zylstra, May, 1989 and May, 1993

ANNA LAURA BURKE (32.5.4.4) is the daughter of Samuel Burke and Mary A. (Steele) Burke.  Anna was born on August 28, 1889 in Madison County, Arkansas.  On June 5, 1910, Anna Burke married Logan Ritchison Cook in Wagoner County, Oklahoma.  Logan was born on January 22, 1887 in West Plains, Missouri and is the son of Ira Joseph Cook.  Logan and Anna Cook were the parents of nine children:

     Effie Beatrice Cook, b. March 11, 1912, Webber Falls, Oklahoma
     Walter Randolph Cook, b. October 30, 1913, Wagoner, Oklahoma
     Robert Raymond Cook, b. January 31, 1915, Tyler, Texas
     Infant
     Laura Agnes Cook, b. August 28, 1918, Wagoner, Oklahoma
     Mary Lillian Cook, b. June 30, 1921, Tulsa, Oklahoma
     Doris Lucille Cook, b. November 6, 1926, Tulsa, Oklahoma
     Bonnie Ellen Cook, b. March 14, 1930, Tulsa, Oklahoma
     Infant, b. and d. April, 1934, Owasso, Oklahoma

In 1920, Logan and Anna Cook were living in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.  Logan Cook died on May 24, 1949 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Anna (Burke) Cook died on January 13, 1980 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Both were buried in the Tulsa Memorial Park Cemetery in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  On October 4, 1931, Effie Cook married Henry Louis McCarty in Claremore, Oklahoma.  Walter Cook and his wife, Muriel Cook, were married in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Robert Cook married a woman whose first name was Maybelle.  Robert Cook died on October 18, 1984 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Laura Cook married Arvil Alton Gilbert in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Laura (Cook) Gilbert died on December 3, 1984 in Modesto, California and was buried there in the Memory Cemetery.  On June 3, 1939, Mary Cook married Richard Wilburn Whisman in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Richard and Mary Whisman were later divorced.  Doris Cook married John Henry Whisman.  Bonnie Cook married John Dicen J. D. Rhoden in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Logan and Anna Cooks ninth child was stillborn and was buried in Owasso, Oklahoma.

References:  1)  1920 Census, Tulsa County, Oklahoma;  2)  Family Group Sheets by Bobbie Jean (Rachels) Zylstra, May, 1989 and May, 1993

SARAH J. STEELE (32.5.6) is the daughter of George Washington Steele and Nancy Karol (Arrington) Steele.  Sarah was born 1859 in Newton County, Arkansas.  Around 1878, Sarah Steele married John Allen Burke.  John was born in June of 1857 in Madison County, Arkansas and is the son of William Joseph Lafayette Burke and Sarah Alice (Felkins) Burke.  John Allen Burke’s sister, Harriet Ann Burke, married Sarah J. Steele’s brother, John Arrington Steele (32.5.1).  John Allen Burke’s brother, Samuel Burke, married Sarah J. Steele’s sister, Mary A. Steele (32.5.4).  John and Sarah Burke were the parents of four children:

     Mary Etta Burke, b. March 23, 1878, Arkanas
     Sam Frank Burke, b. July, 1882, Arkansas
     Infant Son, b. April 11, 1885, Madison County, Arkansas
     William Horace Burke, b. June, 1886, Arkansas

Sarah (Steele) Burke died.  In 1892, John Burke married a second time to Eliza J. Dotson (born May, 1862 in Arkansas).  In 1900, John and Eliza Burke were living in Madison County, Arkansas.  Mary E. Burke married a Mr. Phillips.  Mary (Burke) Phillips died on November 1, 1920.  On September 14, 1905, Sam Burke married Lillie Ann Dotson in Madison County, Arkansas.  The infant son (born 1885) of John and Sarah Burke died on April 13, 1885 in Madison County, Arkansas and was buried there in the Lower Whorton Creek Cemetery.

References:  1)  1900 Census, Madison County, Arkansas;  2)  Family Group Sheets by Bobbie Jean (Rachels) Zylstra, May, 1989 and May, 1993;  3)  “Madison County Musings,” Summer, 1990, Page 77 (Family Group Sheet of William Joseph Lafayette Burke by James Henry Burke)

OSLENA LOUISA STEELE (32.5.7) is the daughter of George Washington Steele and Nancy Karol (Arrington) Steele.  Delia was born in June of 1862 in Newton County, Arkansas.  Around 1883, Oslena Delia Steele married George W. Winn (born December, 1862 in Arkansas).  George and Delia Winn were the parents of four children:

     George W. Winn, Jr., b. June, 1887, Arkansas
     Clara Ethel Winn, b. July, 1892, Indian Territory
     Stella Winn (twin), b. December, 1898, Indian Territory
     Ella Winn (twin), b. December, 1898, Indian Territory
     Anna Winn, b. 1903, Indian Territory

In 1900, George and Delia Winn were living in the Creek Nation, Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma).  In 1910, George and Delia Winn were living in Creek County, Oklahoma.

References:  1)  1900 Census, Creek Nation, Indian Territory;  2)  1910 Census, Creek County, Oklahoma;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Bobbie Jean (Rachels) Zylstra, May, 1989 and May, 1993;  3)  “Madison County Musings,” Summer, 1990, Page 77 (Family Group Sheet of William Joseph Lafayette Burke by James Henry Burke)

EMMA LUCINDA ELIZABETH JANE STEELE (32.5.8) is the daughter of George Washington Steele and Nancy Karol (Arrington) Steele.  Emma was born on August 16, 1867 in Springfield, Missouri.  On December 5, 1886, Emma Steele married Jesse C. McBurnette in Arkansas.  Jesse was born on October 16, 1859 in Florida and is the son of William McBurnette and Cynthia (Jordan) McBurnette.  Jesse and Emma McBurnette were the parents of nine children:

     Clarence McBurnette, b. February 2, 1888, Arkansas
     John Talmadge McBurnette (32.5.8.2), b. September 1, 1889, Clarksville, Ark.
     George William McBurnette (32.5.8.3), b. December 13, 1890, Boone Co., Ark.
     Myrtle Myrtle McBurnette, b. May 8, 1893
     Alva Maude McBurnette, b. May 16, 1895
     Eva Ann McBurnette, b. December 29, 1896
     Jesse Aubrey McBurnette, b. 1903, Oklahoma Territory
     Marcus Everett McBurnette (twin), b. May 3, 1905, Clarksville, Oklahoma Terr.
     Edith Mae McBurnette (twin) (32.5.8.9), b. May 3, 1905, Clarksville, Okla. Terr.

In 1900, Jesse and Emma McBurnette were living in the Creek Nation, Indian Territory (later part of Oklahoma).  From 1910 to 1920, Jesse and Emma McBurnette were living in Wagoner County, Oklahoma.  Jesse C. McBurnette died on March 4, 1925 in Wagoner County, Oklahoma and Emma (Steele) McBurnette died on February 7, 1934 in Wagoner County, Oklahoma.  Both were buried in the Choska Cemetery near Haskell, Oklahoma.  Clarence McBurnette died as an infant on November 2, 1888.  Mary McBurnette died as an infant on June 4, 1894.  Alva McBurnette died as an infant on June 2, 1896.  Eva McBurnette died as an infant on November 2, 1898.  Jesse McBurnette married Essie Cole.  Marcus McBurnette died as an infant on July 13, 1905.

References:  1)  1900 Census, Creek Nation, Indian Territory;  2)  1910 and 1920 Censuses, Wagoner County, Oklahma;  3)  “History of Iredell County, North Carolina,” Pages 205 and 206;  4)  Family Group Sheets by Bobbie Jean (Rachels) Zylstra, May, 1989;  5)  Family Group Sheet, Mary Jo (Shaw) Yancy, October, 1990;  6)  Letter, Mary Jo (Shaw) Yancy to Robert Casey, October, 1990;  7)  Web Site, by K. Shelby, September, 2000

JOHN TALMADGE MCBURNETTE (32.5.8.2) is the son of Jesse C. McBurnette and Emma (Steele) McBurnette.  John was born on September 1, 1889 in Clarksville, Arkansas.  On January 9, 1909, John McBurnette married Ollie Pearl China Hughes (31.3.2.1.1.3) in Perry, Oklahoma.  Ollie was born on July 4, 1891 in Arkansas and is the daughter of John J. Hughes and Nancy Caldonia (Winn) Hughes.  John and Ollie McBurnette were the parents of seven children:

     Mary Elsie McBurnette (32.5.8.2.1), b. February 7, 1911, Oklahoma
     Woodrow Wilson McBurnette (32.5.8.2.2), b. March 3, 1913, Oklahoma
     Clarence Edwin McBurnette, b. April 30, 1915, Oklahoma
     John Owen McBurnette (32.5.8.2.4), b. September 29, 1917, Oklahoma
     Ralph Eugene McBurnette, b. September 7, 1921
     Jackie Dean McBurnette (32.5.8.2.6), b. March 11, 1927, Tulsa, Oklahoma
     Bobbie Jean McBurnette, b. July 18, 1928

In 1920, John and Ollie McBurnett were living in Wagoner County, Oklahoma.  Ollie (Hughes) McBurnette died in July, 1943 in Seminole, Oklahoma and John T. McBurnette died in October, 1966.  Clarence McBurnette married Ilena O’May (born March 7, 1923) and they have three children:  -  Patrick E. McBurnette, b. October 30, 1947,  -  Elaine McBurnette, b. July 20, 1949,  -  Michael McBurnette, b. April 14, 1955.  Clarence McBurnette died in July of 1984.  Ralph McBurnette married Eunice Harness (born February 18, 1924) and they have four children:  -  Paula McBurnette, b. April 19, 1944,  -  Mike McBurnette, b. October 17, 1945,  -  Mary McBurnette, b. February 1, 1951,  -  Kay McBurnette, b. July 18, 1953.  Jean McBurnette married Eldon Jay Pierson (born July 2, 1920) and they have three children:  -  Jay Ross Pierson, b. July 13, 1947,  -  Susan Pierson, b. August 9, 1948,  -  Donna Pierson, b. August 19, 1953.

References:  1)  1920 Census, Wagoner County, Oklahoma;  2)  Family Group Sheet, Mary Jo (Shaw) Yancy, October, 1990;  3)  Web Site, by K. Shelby, September, 2000

MARY ELSIE McBURNETTE (32.5.8.2.1) is the daughter of John Talmadge McBurnette and Ollie Pearl (Hughes) McBurnette.  Mary was born on February 7, 1911 in Oklahoma.    On December 23, 1930, Elsie McBurnette married Thompson Greene Sexton in Turley, Oklahoma.  Thompson was born on June 24, 1905.  Thompson and Elsie Sexton were the parents of four children:

     Patricia Ann Sexton
     Carolyn Jean Sexton
     Thompson Eugene Sexton
     John Edward Sexton, b. January 24, 1945

Thompson G. Sexton died in February of 1984.  On December 16, 1961, Patricia Sexton married Ronald Erickson Hart.  Ronald and Patricia Hart have two children:  -  Karin Suzanne Hart, b. December 6, 1963,  -  Thomas Dean Hart, b. February 4, 1970.  Ronald and Patricia Hart were divorced on August 19, 1975.  On December 20, 1955, Carolyn Sexton married Glenn A. Pierson and they have three children:  -  Gregory Allen Pierson, b. January 19, 1961,  -  Amber Rene Pierson, b. November 17, 1963,  -  Brian Carlton Pierson, b. July 25, 1966.  Thompson E. Sexton married Ethel Ott.  On April 16, 1945, John Sexton married Janet Eckenrod and they have one son:  -  Jeffrey Sexton, b. December 24, 1965.  John and Janet Sexton were divorced on February 25, 1971.  On December 27, 1975, John Sexton married a second time to Linda Lee Tenney.

References:  1)  Family Group Sheet, Mary Jo (Shaw) Yancy, October, 1990;  2)  Web Site, by K. Shelby, September, 2000

WOODROW WILSON McBURNETTE (32.5.8.2.2) is the son of John Talmadge McBurnette and Ollie Pearl (Hughes) McBurnette.  Woodrow was born on March 3, 1913 in Oklahoma.  Woodrow McBurnette married Majorie Galloway (born April 21, 1908) and they are the parents of two children:

     Carol McBurnette, b. May 12, 1947
     Anne McBurnette, b. June 26, 1949

Carol McBurnette married Roger Goding and they have one son:  -  Paul Goding, b. March 31, 1964.  Anne McBurnette married Mike Moydell and they have one son:  -  Christopher Moydell, b. December 21, 1972.

References:  1)  Family Group Sheet, Mary Jo (Shaw) Yancy, October, 1990;  2)  Web Site, by K. Shelby, September, 2000

JOHN OWEN McBURNETTE (32.5.8.2.4) is the son of John Talmadge McBurnette and Ollie Pearl (Hughes) McBurnette.  John was born on September 29, 1917 in Oklahoma.    John O. McBurnette and his wife, Mary Alice McBurnette, are the parents of five children:

     Charles McBurnette, b. March 28, 1956
     John McBurnette, b. February 26, 1957
     Caran McBurnette, b. October 9, 1958
     Cherilyn McBurnette, b. April 14, 1960
     Mary Ruth McBurnette, b. November 15, 1963

Mary Ruth McBurnette married a Mr. Dowling and they have two children:  -  Raymond David Dowling, b. September 30, 1981, Key West, Florida,  -  Rebeki Faith Dowling, b. February 26, 1983, West Palm Beach, Florida.  Marry Ruth married a second time to a Mr. Miller and they have one daughter:  -  Joy Ollie Miller, January 3, 1985, West Palm Beach, Florida.

References:  1)  Family Group Sheet, Mary Jo (Shaw) Yancy, October, 1990;  2)  Web Site, by K. Shelby, September, 2000

JACKIE DEAN McBURNETTE (32.5.8.2.6) is the son of John Talmadge McBurnette and Ollie Pearl (Hughes) McBurnette.  Jackie was born on March 11, 1927 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  On April 20, 1948, Jackie McBurnette married Aletha Marie Mikeman in Wewoka, Oklahoma.  Aletha was born on September 3, 1928 in Oilton, Oklahoma and is the daughter of Mike Mikeman and Edna (Watson) Mikeman.  Jackie and Aletha McBurnette have at least one daughter:

     Penny Sue McBurnette (32.5.8.2.6.1), b. April 2, 1950, Wewoka, Oklahoma

References:  1)  Family Group Sheet, Mary Jo (Shaw) Yancy, October, 1990;  2)  Web Site, by K. Shelby, September, 2000

PENNY SUE McBURNETTE (32.5.8.2.6.1) is the daughter of Jackie Dean McBurnette and Aletha Marie (Mikeman) McBurnette.  Penny was born on April 2, 1950 in Wewoka, Oklahoma.  On January 9, 1970, Penny McBurnette married Robert Wayne Rowe in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Robert was born on July 27, 1951 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and is the son of Wayne Rowe and Mona (Godfrey) Rowe.  Robert and Penny Rowe are the parents of two children:

     Valeska Patrice Rowe, b. February 1, 1971, Tulsa, Oklahoma
     Shelby Renee Rowe, b. September 12, 1972, Las Vegas, Nevada

On September 9, 1980, Penny married a second time to Rick Lynn Quinnelly in Cripple Creek, Colorado.  As of 1990, Penny (McBurnette) Quinnelly was living in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  On June 17, 1992, Valeska Rowe married Lane Littlefield in Castle Rock, Colorado.  Lane and Valeska Littlefield have two children:  -  Tabitha Lane Littlefield, b. December 19, 1992,  -  Hannah Patrice Littlefield, b. May 30, 1994.

On September 14, 1990, Shelby Rowe married Mark Alan Greer in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Mark was born on July 28, 1971 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Mark and Shelby Greer have two children:  -  Austin Alan Greer, b. February 8, 1991,  -  Trevor Cole Greer, b. June 15, 1992.  Mark Greer died on July 31, 1992 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was buried in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  On June 3, 1995, Shelby married a second time to Jack Shane Kaiser in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Jack was born on November 11, 1970 in Oklahoma and is the son of Jack Kaiser and Elberta (Merley) Kaiser.  Jack and Shelby Kaiser have one son:  -  Micaiah Matthew Kaiser, b. July 9, 1997.

References:  1)  Family Group Sheet, Mary Jo (Shaw) Yancy, October, 1990;  2)  Web Site, by K. Shelby, September, 2000

GEORGE WILLIAM MCBURNETTE (32.5.8.3) is the son of Jesse C. McBurnette and Emma (Steele) McBurnette.  George was born on December 13, 1890 in Boone County, Arkansas.  On March 10, 1919, George McBurnette married Monnie Lee Bogardus (born August 26, 1901 in Van Buren, Arkansas) in Muskogee, Oklahoma.  George and Monnie McBurnette were the parents of ten children:

     Ruby Charlene McBurnette, b. December 14, 1919, Porter, Oklahoma
     Cecil Edwin McBurnette, b. September 14, 1921, Haskell, Oklahoma
     George William McBurnette, Jr., b. June 23, 1923
     Helen Louise McBurnette, b. November 23, 1925, Haskell, Oklahoma
     Robert Lawrence Bill McBurnette, b. March 19, 1928, Porter, Oklahoma
     Paul Eugene McBurnette, b. May 11, 1930, Porter, Oklahoma
     Mildred Irene McBurnette, b. November 26, 1932, Porter, Oklahoma
     Betty Earlene Pesky McBurnette, b. August 9, 1935, Porter, Oklahoma
     Ruth Darlene McBurnette, b. July 5, 1938, Porter, Oklahoma
     James Carroll McBurnette, b. February 26, 1942, Fort Gibson, Oklahoma

In 1920, George and Monnie McBurnette were living in Wagoner County, Oklahoma.  George McBurnette died on August 23, 1971 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Ruby McBurnette married Martin Luther Puckett.  Edwin McBurnette married Anna Bell Snooks and they have three children:  -  Edwina McBurnette, b. April 10, 1948,  -  Dorothy McBurnette,  -  Sherry Ann McBurnette.  Edwin later married a second time to Barbara Barnett.  On July 9, 1964, Edwina McBurnette married Robert Stuff.  George McBurnette, Jr. married Billie Mae Shaver and they have three children:  -  Larry McBurnette, b. January 9, 1948,  -  Jerry McBurnette, b. September 9, 1949,  -  Garry McBurnette, b. June 12, 1953.

Helen McBurnette married Earl Dean Moffett and they have two children:  -  Tony Moffett, b. January 18, 1946,  -  Teresa Moffett, b. September 15, 1959.  Helen later married a second time to Nick Zenz.  Bill McBurnette married Marian Campbell.  Paul McBurnette married Verna Thomas and they have four children:  -  Barbara McBurnette, b. October 3, 1951,  -  Paulette McBurnette, b. February 9, 1953,  -  Dianna McBurnette, b. October 30, 1954,  -  JoAnn McBurnette, b. January 24, 1961.  Mildred McBurnette married Joe Ewing and they have three children:  -  Donna Ewing, b. December 14, 1951,  -  Linda Ewing, b. March 5, 1957,  -  Ricky Ewing, b. December 29, 1961.  Betty McBurnette married Jasper F. Douglas and they have three children:  -  Deborah Douglas, b. June 27, 1957,  -  Jay Douglas, b. March 17, 1959,  -  Michael Douglas, b. August 12, 1960.  Ruth McBurnette married Calvin Eugene “Tiger” Sikes and they have one child:  -  Robin Annette Sikes.  James McBurnette married Hazel Buckmaster and they have one son:  -  Mark McBurnette, b. May 30, 1964.

References:  1)  1920 Census, Wagoner County, Oklahoma;  2)  Family Group Sheet, Mary Jo (Shaw) Yancy, October, 1990;  3)  Web Site, by K. Shelby, September, 2000

EDITH MAE MCBURNETTE (32.5.8.9) is the daughter of Jesse C. McBurnette and Emma (Steele) McBurnette.  Edith was born on May 3, 1905 in Clarksville, Oklahoma.  On August 8, 1923, Edith McBurnette married James Roy Shaw in Indianapolis, Indiana.  James was born on June 20, 1892 in Boggstown, Indiana and is the son of Townsend Landon Shaw and Mary Katherine (Walker) Shaw.  James and Edith Shaw are the parents of fourteen children:

     Emma Ruth Shaw, b. July 13, 1925, Boggstown, Indiana
     Jimmie Mae Shaw, b. February 23, 1927, Boggstown, Indiana
     Edward McBurnette Shaw, b. October 18, 1928, Boggstown, Indiana
     Mitton Townsend Shaw, b. December 4, 1930, Boggstown, Indiana
     Mary Jo Shaw (32.5.8.9.5), b. December 24, 1932, Boggstown, Indiana
     Carol Ann Shaw, b. September 6, 1935, Boggstown, Indiana
     Eileen Sue Shaw, b. March 16, 1937, Boggstown, Indiana
     James Roy Shaw, Jr., b. December 2, 1938, Boggstown, Indiana
     Martha Ellen Shaw, b. July 23, 1940, Boggstown, Indiana
     David Jerry Shaw, b. August 3, 1941, Boggstown, Indiana
     Donna Juanita Shaw, b. August 26, 1943, Boggstown, Indiana
     George Stephan Shaw, b. April 16, 1946, Shelbyville, Indiana
     Sarah Eloise Shaw, b. May 12, 1948, Shelbyville, Indiana
     John Michael Shaw, b. June 11, 1954, Shelbyville, Indiana

James Shaw, Sr. died on January 17, 1979 in Boggstown, Indiana and was buried there in the Boggstown Cemetery.  Emma Shaw married Basil Melvin Wells.  Jimmie Mae Shaw married J. Byron Engle.  Edward Shaw married Margaret Ann Reilly.  Mitton Shaw married Fern Caroline Zike.  On May 13, 1961, Mary Jo Shaw married Elmo Earl Yancy (71.4.4.4.8.4.1.2).  Earl was born on April 16, 1923 in Yuma County, Arizona.  Carol Shaw married Richard Perry McKenney.  Eileen Shaw married John Chris Anderson.  James Shaw, Jr. married Carol Anne Hobday.  James Shaw later married a second time to Shirley Burns McDowell.  David Shaw married June M. Jennison.  Donna Shaw married Jimmy Eugene Bowers.  George Shaw married Deirdre Gail Schneider.  Sarah Shaw married Franklin Glenn Holt.  John Shaw married Darlene Laverne Parrott.

Reference:  1)  Family Group Sheet, Mary Jo (Shaw) Yancy, October, 1990

HENRY WARD BEECHER STEELE (32.5.9) is the son of George Washington Steele and Nancy Karol (Arrington) Steele.  Henry was born on January 19, 1871 in Huntsville, Arkansas.  Henry Steele married Emma Langford.  Emma was born on March 3, 1875 in Huntsville, Arkansas and is the daughter of Bryant Langford and Erin (Nichole) Langford.  Henry and Emma Steele were the parents of nine children:

     Blanche Eunice Steele, b. January 1, 1894, Braggs, Indian Territory
     Walter C. Steele, b. January 1, 1895, Braggs, Indian Territory
     Sherman Leo Steele, b. October 19, 1897, Braggs, Indian Territory
     Anna Florence Steele, b. July 14, 1899, Braggs, Indian Territory
     George Washington Steele, b. May 10, 1902, Braggs, Indian Territory
     Dorris Constance Steele, b. August 27, 1905, Braggs, Indian Territory
     Webster E. Bill Steele, b. June 28, 1908, Braggs, Oklahoma
     Bonnie Odessa Steele, b. July 16, 1912, Braggs, Oklahoma
     Mary Louise Steele, b. July 15, 1917, Braggs, Oklahoma

In 1900, Henry and Emma Steele were living in the Creek Nation, Indian Territory.  Henry Steele died on June 7, 1936 in Braggs, Oklahoma and Emma (Langford) Steele died on August 29, 1965 in Muskogee, Oklahoma.  Both were buried in the Southern Bethel Cemetery in Muskogee, Oklahoma.  Blanche Steele died on July 18, 1963 in Muskogee, Oklahoma.  Walter C. Steele died on January 19, 1907 in Muskogee, Oklahoma and was buried there in the Southern Bethel Cemetery.  Sherman Steele married Margie Graham.  Sherman Steele died on January 8, 1981 in Muskogee, Oklahoma and was buried in Oklahoma.  In August of 1921, Anna Steele married Earl Thornton Wheeler in Muskogee, Oklahoma.  Anna (Steele) Wheeler died on February 21, 1975 in Muskogee, Oklahoma and was buried there.

George W. Steele married Ethel Smith in Muscogee, Oklahoma.  George W. Steele died on December 23, 1986 in Muskogee, Oklahoma.  In 1958, Dorris Steele married Homer Huckaby in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Dorris was a registered nurse.  Dorris (Steele) Huckaby died on September 21, 1972 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was buried in the National Cemetery in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma.  Webster Steele married Mabel Brown.  Webster Steele died on June 13, 1979 in Muskogee, Oklahoma and was buried in Oklahoma.  Bonnie was in the Women Marines from 1943 to 1946.  Bonnie is a registered nurse and has never married.  In 1942, Mary Steele married Ramon Ragsdale in Muskogee, Oklahoma.  Mary was a registered nurse.  Mary (Steele) Ragsdale died on January 8, 1985 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was buried in Oklahoma.

References:  1)  1900 Census, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory;  2)  Family Group Sheet by Bobbie Jean (Rachels) Zylstra, May, 1989 and May, 1993