Hugh Steele and Sarah Smith
I am trying to find who my Dad's Grandmother's parents were.My Dad's Grandmother was Martha Ann Steele Wilson Hawthorne.I have been told Martha's parents were a Hugh Steele and a Sarah Smith.The only problem I am having is one of the children listed is "M.A." Steele born Nov. 10, 1845, St. Claire, IL.If this is my Gr Grandma Martha, she married a John Wilson around 1858 and they had 2 sons, Clyde and John Quincy. She divorced John - he went to Alton Prison - in 1860 and 2 years later married William J. Hawthorne, my Dad's Grandfather, and they had several more children.They married in Illinois and moved to St. Joseph, MO. where they lived and died and are buried.
Does anyone have any proof that this "M.A." is definitely Martha Ann the daughter of Hugh Steele and Sarah Smith?I keep hitting brick walls.The initials and birthdate agree, but I really need to know the name behind those initials.Any help would be appreciated.E-mail me at dlr [email protected].
Lynne (Hawthorne) Rodriguez