Steele, Catherine Campbell, 1816-1891
Dates
- Existence: 1816 - 1891
Biography
Catherine Steele (1816-1891) was a Latter-day Saint woman in southern Utah.
Catherine Campbell Steele was born to Mary Knox and Michael Campbell on November 16, 1816 in Strabane Tyrone, Ireland. She married John Steele on January 1, 1840. After the birth of their first child, Mary, they moved to Scotland, where Catherine gave birth to two more children, John and Margaret. After joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, John and Catherine travelled to Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1845, where their two youngest children, John and Margaret, died within two weeks of each other. In 1846, John joined the Mormon Battallion and travelled with his wife and daughter to New Mexico and Colorado before finally returning to Salt Lake City. While in Utah, John and Catherine had five more children: Young Elizabeth, Mahonri Moriancumr, Susan Adams, Jane Catherine and Robert Henry. They later moved to Parowan, Panguitch, and Toquerville, Utah. Catherine died in Toquerville on June 15, 1891.
Citation:
Bate, Kerry William. The women, 2016: ECIP galley (Catherine Campbell Steele; Catherine Campbell, daughter of Mary Knox and Michael Campbell; born on November 16, 1816, in Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland; married to John Steele and moved to Glasgow, Scotland; emigrated from Scotland to Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1845, then trekked across the Great Plains with the Mormon Battalion to the Great Salt Lake Valley; Catherine died on June 15, 1891)Josie Fish letter, 1886 July 11 (Catherine Steele)
RootsWeb, via WWW, 18 March 2015 (John Steele was born in Ireland in 1821; Catharine Campbell was born on November 16, 1816; married on January 1, 1840; moved to Scotland after the birth of their first child, Mary, where Catharine gave birth to two more children, John and Margaret; joined the LDS church; travelled to Nauvoo, Illinois in 1845, where their two youngest children, John and Margaret, died within two weeks of each other joined the Mormon Battallion in 1846 and travelled with his wife and daughter to New Mexico and Colorado before finally returning to Salt Lake City; had five more children: Young Elizabeth, Mahonri Moriancumr, Susan Addams, Jane Catharine and Robert Henry; later moved to Parowan, Panguitch, and Toquerville, Utah; married Tamara Elizabeth Booth in a civil marriage in 1893; later divorced; died on December 1, 1903 in Kanarraville, Utah)
FamilySearch, February 19, 2022 (Catherine Campbell; wife of John Steele; born to Mary Knox and Michael Campbell on November 16, 1816 in Strabane Tyrone Co. Ireland; emigrated to Utah July 29, 1847; moved to Parowan, Utah in 1851; died June 15, 1891 in Toquerville, Utah)
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Josie Fish letter
Handwritten, two-page letter dated July 11, 1886 and signed with "Josie." The item was addressed to Mrs. C. Steele of Toquerville, Utah. The salutation of the letter states, "My Dear Grandma." Josie states she will not be able to come "to the Temple to be adopted" this year. She and her husband are headed "to the City, for it will not be long until it comes Court time again." She also mentions oppressive weather, participating in mountain outings, and domestic activities.
Steele family papers, 1933-2003
Includes a copy of the journals of John Steele and his son, Mahonri Moriancumer Steele, a journal article that contains extracts from John Steele's journal, a published volume, John's Valley, that describes the history of the valley, and a newsletter describing the Mormon Battalion Ward in Northern Utah. Materials created 1933-2003.