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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 7 by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1887.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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ORLOW STEELE, a native of Gallatin County, Ky., was born June 20, 1820. His father, Joseph Steele, a native of Virginia, and a farmer and salt maker, settled in Gallatin in an early day, where he lived until his death, which occurred February 6, 1855. He took part in the war of 1812, and married Mariam M. Boone, niece of Daniel Boone, the pioneer settler of Kentucky. She bore him ten children, the subject of this sketch being the youngest son and ninth child of the family. Orlow Steele was reared on the farm, and now owns 180 acres of well cultivated land. He married Harriet F. Howlett, a native of Boone County, and a daughter of John and Fannie (Conley) Howlett, natives of Kentucky. She bore him three sons and four daughters, viz.: William O. (deceased), John O. (deceased), O. F., Medora F., Elizabeth, Jennie and Clara. Mr. Steele is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is a Democrat.

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This family biography is one of 39 biographies included in the Gallatin County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 7 published in 1887 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company.  For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 7

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