Charles Walter Steele

   Cause of his death was Uraemia / Prostatic Hypertrophy.

  General Notes:

The 1910 Federal Census for Browns Creek, McDowell Co., West Virginia, District 83, page 268B, dated April 16, 1910 records C. Walter (33 - VA/VA/VA) and Clara (27 - VA/VA/VA) Steele with their daughter Evalyne (6/12 - VA). Walter is a Book Keeper for a Corporation and has been married to Clara for 4 years. They have had 1 child.

The 1920 Federal Census for the Town of Tazewell, Tazewell Co., VA, District 136, page 192A, dated January 7, 1920 records Charles W. Steele (42 - VA/VA/VA) with his wife Clara V. Steele (37 - VA/VA/VA) and children Evelyn H. (10), Josephine M. (8), and Andrew J. (5) living on Fincastle Road. Also in the household are Charles' in-laws, Henry B. (73 - VA/VA/VA) and Josephine P. (71 - VA/VA/VA) Hull. Charles works as an Assistant for a Coal Company.

The 1930 Federal Census for the Emory and Henry College, Glade Spring District, Washington Co., VA, District 6, page 24A, dated April 26, 1930 records Charles W. Steele (53 - VA) with his wife Clara H. Steele (47 - VA) and children Josephine (18), Jackson (16), and Mary E. (10). Charles is employed as an Auditor of Public Accounts and has been married to Clara for 25 years.

The 1940 Federal Census for Glade Spring District, Washington Co., VA, District 96-9, page 161A, dated June 4, 1940 records C. W. Steele (62 - VA) with his wife Clara H. Steele (57 - VA) and children Josephine (28) and Mary Ellen (20). Charles has completed 1 year of college and is employed as a Treasurer at a College earning $1,500 working 52 weeks during the last year. Clara has completed 2 years of collge and is not working. Josephine ahs completed 5 years of college while Mary Ellen 4 years of college. Josephine is employed as a Teacher of Religious Education earning $600 working 26 weeks during the last year.

  Medical Notes:

Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
Name: Chas Walter Steele
Residence: Emory, Washington Co., VA
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 68 yrs 3 mths 23 dys
Birth Date: 9 Apr [1877] in Tazewell Co., VA
Death Date: 2 Jul 1945
Death Place: Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Washington Co., Virginia
Burial: July 5, 1945 at [illegible]
Registration Date: 7 Jul 1945
Father: A J Steele
Mother: Laverne [transcribed but hard to read] Thompson
Spouse: Para Steele [transcribed but hard to read - probably Clara]
Informant: Mlew Steele [transcribed but hard to read - probably Andrew, his son] of Emory

Charles married Clara Vawter Hull, daughter of Henry Bascom Hull and Josephine P. Kelly, on 9 Oct 1905 in Norton, Wise Co., VA. (Clara Vawter Hull was born on 13 Nov 1882 in Tazewell Co., VA, died on 21 Jan 1972 in Tenn. and was buried in Jeffersonville Cemetery, Tazewell Co., Va..)

  Marriage Notes:

Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: C . W . Steele
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Age: 28
Birth Date: 1877
Birth Place: Russell Co., VA
Marriage Date: 9 Oct 1905
Marriage Place: Norton, Wise Co., Virginia
Father: A. J. Steele
Mother: M. L. Steele
Spouse: C. V. Hull
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: 1883
Birth Place: Tazewell Co., VA
Father: H. B. Hull
Mother: J. P. Hull
FHL Film Number: 34394
Reference ID: p 118 cn 254