Marie Josephine HOWDER
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| Marie Josephine (Howder) Steele Date Unknown Photo courtesty of Mahone website on myfamily.com |
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| Steele Home Charles and Marie (Howder) Steele lived in this home with their six daughters in 1930. "Whipple Street" was renamed soon after the 1930 Census and the address became 1509 N. 12th Street. The house was torn down sometime around 2008 Photographs taken by the author |
- BIRTH: 02 Mar 1894; Bellevue, Campbell Co., Kentucky, USA
Father: Lewis Henry HOWDER
Mother: Jane Frances HAYES
Family 1: Charles Frederick STEELE
- MARRIAGE: 18 Sep 1919; Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- CHILDREN:
- Marie Elizabeth STEELE
- Jane Catherine STEELE
- Margaret Dolores STEELE
- Charles Edward STEELE
- Lillian Rose STEELE
- Helen Rita STEELE
- Camille Agnes STEELE
- William Lewis STEELE
- Robert Louis STEELE
- Patrick Raymond STEELE
- Ann Louise STEELE
_George HOWDER __
_John M. HOWDER ___|
| |_Mary WESCOTT ___
_Lewis Henry HOWDER _|
| | _Lewis PRIEST ___
| |_Electa J. PRIEST _|
| |_Nancy M. HAIRE _
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|--Marie Josephine HOWDER
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| _Thomas HAYES _____|
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|_Jane Frances HAYES _|
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|_Bridgett REYNOLDS_|
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Notes
Updated October 25, 2016. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):(1) United States Military Pension Record for Lewis Henry Howder, National Archives, Washington, DC. Invalid application 584473 and certificate 404715, filed September 8, 1886, and Widow application 1630.623 filed from Washington DC on December 22, 1928.
- May 6, 1898: Mary Josephine HOWDER listed as Lewis HOWDER's living child, born March 2, 1894.
(2) Transcription from the Baptismal Register of St. Anthony Catholic Church, 320 Poplar St., Bellevue, KY. January 8, 1982.
- Marie HOWDER was born on March 2, 1894, and baptized March 4, 1894 by the Rev. W. B. RYAN. Sponsors were Robert and Maria CUNNINGHAM.
(3) 1900 United States Census for Kentucky, Campbell Co., Bellevue City: Supervisor's District 6; Enumeration District 30; Sheet 22A; June 16, 1900.
Mary HOWDER is the daughter of Lewis and Jennie HOWDER. She was born March 1894 in Kentucky and is 6 years old. She is attending school.
(4) 1910 United States Census for District of Columbia, Washington City, Precinct #5 (Part of): Enumeration District 86; Sheet 10B; April 27, 1910.
Mary J. HOWDER is the daughter of Louis H. and Jennie H. HOWDER. She is 17 years old, born in Kentucky and is employed (job description is illegible).
(5) District of Columbia, Compiled Marriage Index via Ancestry.com
- Name: Mary J. HOWDER
- Gender: Female
- Age: 25
- Birth Date: 1894
- Birth Place: of Washington, D.C.
- Marriage Date: 18 Sep 1919
- Marriage Place: Washington, District of Columbia
- Spouse: Charles F. STEELE
- FHL Film Number: 2129771
- Reference ID: 93403
(5) 1920 United States Census for Virginia, Warwick Co., Camp Eustis, Camp Eustis Military Reservation (NOTE: this location is now Fort Eustis in the independent City of Newport News, VA): Supervisor's District 347; Enumeration District 154; Sheet 2B, January 12, 1920.
Marie J. [HOWDER] STEELE is married to Charles F. STEELE, head of household.
- Address: Block N
- Age: 27
- Birthplace: Kentucky, with her father from New York and her mother from Kentucky
(6) 1930 United States Census for Virginia, Arlington Co., Radnor Heights: Enumeration District 7-6; Sheet 5A; April 5, 1930.
Marie J. [HOWDER] STEELE is married to Charles F. STEELE, head of household. Children in the household are Marie, Jane, Margaret, Lillian, Helen, and Camille.
- Address: Whipple St., dwelling #69 (note: nearly all Arlington street names changed soon after this census; today Whipple St. is 12th St. North, a two block segment between N. Nash St. and Ft. Meyer Dr.).
- Age: 37 years old at time of census; 25 when first married
- Birthplace: Kentucky, with her father from New York and her mother from Kentucky.
(7) U.S. City Directories via Ancestry.com; Washington, DC
- 1932: STEELE Chas (Marie) clk QMGo War Dept h1028 3d ne
- 1933: STEELE Chas (Marie) clk QMGO War Dept h1246 H ne
- 1936: STEELE Marie J (wid Chas) h820 1/2 7th sw
- 1937: STEELE Marie J (wid Chas) h820 1/2 7th sw
- 1938: STEELE Marie I Mrs h820 1/2 7th sw
(8) 1940 United States Census for District of Columbia, Washington, Tract 63, Police Precinct 4, Block 11: Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 1-158; Sheets 1A-1B; May 1, 1940.
Marie J. [HOWDER] STEELE is head of household. Children in the household are Margaret, Lillian, Agnes, Robert, Patrick and Ann L. STEELE. Her daughters Marie [STEELE] NAYLOR and Jane [STEELE] HARLIN and spouses also reside in the household. Marie furnished information to the census taker for this household.
- Address: 482 N Street
- Home: Renting; $37.50 per month
- Age: 46, widowed
- Highest Grade of School Completed: Elementary School - 3rd Grade
- Birthplace: Kentucky
- Residence on April 1, 1935: Same Place
- At Work: No; Other
(9) Howder family records.
(10) Steele/Mahone family records.
- Born March 2, 1894 in Bellevue, Kentucky.
- Worked for Kann's Department Store, then as a fore-lady at the Stone Straw Company.
- Met and married Charles Steele in 1919. He was serving in the Army at the time and was stationed at Fort Eustis, VA.
- The family moved to Millvale, near Pittsburgh, PA sometime after the birth of their first child in the early 1920's.
- Moved to Glenshaw PA (also near Pittsburgh, but further out in the country) sometime after the birth of Margaret, where Charles ran a small grocery store.
- Moved briefly back to Millvale, then to Washington, DC sometime after Helen's birth.
- Charles left the family in August 1933, never to return and whereabouts unknown.
- Marie was left to raise her children alone during the Great Depression; Helen was sent to live with an aunt in Ohio. Marie was able to preserve the family in spite of these hardships.