Green-Wood Cemetery
Section 177, Lot 15538.
This lot features a modest obelisk inscribed on all 4 sides. To its left is a fallen stone upon which only a few words are legible.
[NOTE: Individuals buried here but not memorialized by any currently visible or legible stone or inscription are noted after the inscriptions.]
INSCRIPTIONS
---Obelisk, front:
My Husband
Thomas Steele
Died July 10th 1868
In the 38th year of his age.
God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform.
Jane Anderson
His Wife
Died Nov. 9th 1872
In the 39th year of her age.
STEELE
---Obelisk, left side:
Wilnetta H. Steele
Dec. 23, 1875
Feb. 20, 1966
---Obelisk, right side:
John M. Steele
Aug. 18, 1865
Jan. 31, 1941
---Obelisk, rear:
Paul M. Steele
July 6, 1901,
July 10, 1921
---To the left of the obelisk, lying flat and invisible in this photo, is a eroded stone upon which can be discerned the name Mary Myers and the year 1864. Arrangements can be made with cemetery staff to have this stone raised and reset.
[NOTE: Complete lot burial list from cemetery staff, with burial dates, which may represent reburials after removal from previous graves. Asterisks indicate those buried without visible stone and/or legible inscription. Contact the cemetery for more complete information about lots and occupants at http://www.green-wood.com:
ANDERSON: *Ellen L, 9/4/1870; and *Mary, 1/30/1881.
KRIEGEL: *Elizabeth, 8/16/1891.
Listed as McELWAIN: *Mary F, 7/1/1883.
Listed as McELWEE: *Alexander, 5/5/1886.
MOODY: *Ella, 10/20/1871.
MYERS: *Arshur, 8/8/1871; *Jane S, 8/18/1872; Mary, 12/8/1864; and *Maxmillian, 7/14/1903.
STEELE: Jane, 11/11/1872; John MacClughan, 5/28/1941; Paul Marion, 7/21/1922; Thomas, 7/19/1868; and Wilnetta H, 7/28/1966.
STOTSBERRY: *Anna A, 4/12/1869.]