Marian Calder Steel d. 1881

STEEL, GILBERT

Posted By: Volunteer
Date: 5/30/2006 at 20:38:38

Davenport Weekly Gazette; Davenport, Scott, Iowa; February 16, 1881

DEATH OF MISS MARIAN STEEL.

It was a week ago Saturday that Miss Marian Steel, with Mr. George Steel, and her niece, Miss Marian Gilbert, were out for a ride in their cutter, and by breakage of the harness were run away with and hurt. Mrs. Steel and Miss Gilbert received injuries which will be soon healed. But Miss Steel was so badly injured as everybody knows, as to be unable to be moved from the house she was taken to, and she died at half-past eleven on Friday morning.

The deceased lady's name was Marian Calder Steel, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and at the day of her death was 49 years and 9 days old. She, with her parents, moved to Ohio in 1834, where she resided until 1836, when they moved to this city, where they have since resided. She was a daughter of the late Gov. Steel, and a sister of Hon. Alex. Steel, of Alex. Steel & Son of this city. A brother, Andrew B. Steel, resides at Malta, Col. and a sister, Mrs. Helen Gilbert, of Chicago.

Miss Steel was a consistent Christian lady and a member of Broadway Presbyterian church. She was a lady of noble impulses, kind and true and beloved by all who knew her. Her untimely death and the sad circumstances surrounding it causes general sorrow.