1894 - 1941 (46 years)
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Name |
Ralph Angus Steadman |
Born |
9 Nov 1894 |
Villisca, Montgomery Co., IA |
Gender |
Male |
1910 Census |
3 May 1910 |
Kearney, Buffalo Co., NE |
- Ward 3, ED 45, sheet 7B
? 26 3rd Ave
Steadman, Joseph Head M W 47 M1 17 Canada Canada Canada ? ? Insurance Agent
---, Grace Wife F W 37 M1 17 2 2 IN IN IN
---, Angus Son M W 15 S IA Canada IN Student
---, Grace Dau F W 16 S IA Canada IN Student
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1930 Census |
1 Apr 1930 |
Sullivan Twp., Tioga Co., PA |
- ED 35, sheet 5B
Steadman, Ralph A Head M W 35 Md 23 IA Canada OH Farmer
---, Margaret D Wife F W 34 Md 22 IA Canada IA
---, Mary D Dau F W 6 S WI IA IA
---, Dianne E Dau F W 4/12 S NY IA IA
---, Joseph Father M W 68 Md 30 Canada Canada Canada Laborer - Farm
---, Grace E Mother F W 58 Md 20 OH OH OH Teacher - Public School
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1940 Census |
2 Apr 1940 |
Richmond Twp., Tioga Co., PA |
- ED 59-32, sheet 1A
New Town Road
Steadman, R. Angus Head M W 45 Md Iowa 1935: Mansfield, Tioga, PA
---, Margaret Wife F W 44 Md Iowa "
---, Mary Dick Dau F W 16 S Wisconsin "
---, Diane Dau F W 10 S New York "
---, William Son M W 8 S Wisconsin "
---, John Son M W 5 S Penna "
---, Grace E Mother F W 67 Wd Ohio "
Wright, Florence Hired Hand F W 26 S Penna " Housekeeper - Private Family
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Died |
8 Feb 1941 |
Mansfield, Tioga Co., PA |
- Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963
Name: Ralph Angus Steadman
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 46 yrs, 3 months, 29 days
Married
Birth Date: 9 Nov 1894
Birth Place: Villisca Iowa
Death Date: 8 Feb 1941
Death Place: Richmond Twp., Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
Father Name: Joseph Steadman
Father Birth Place: Moneton, New Brunswick, Canada
Mother Name: Grace Crocker
Mother Birth Place: Fort Wayne Indiana
Spouse Name: Margaret Dick
Burial : 10 Feb 1941 at Arlington Cemetery
Informant: Margaret D Steadman, Mansfield, PA.
Certificate Number: 21218
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Buried |
19 Feb 1941 |
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington City, VA |
- Name: Ralph Angus Steadman
Veteran's Rank: 2ND LT FLD ARTILLERY
Branch: US Army
Last known address: C/O Director Arlington, VA 22111-0000
Death Date: 8 Feb 1941
Interment Date: 19 Feb 1941
Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery
Buried At: Section Sou Site 4528-A
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Notes |
- RALPH ANGUS STEADMAN (known as Angus) was born in Velisca, Iowa on November 9, 1894, the son of Joe Steadman and Grace Crocker Steadman. At that time, his father, Joe, was an engineer on the Union Pacific Railroad. When they left Iowa, they moved to Moncton, New Brunswick, then to Kearney, Nebraska, where Joe was an insurance salesman and Grace became Dean of Music at the Kearney Teacher's College.
While his folks lived in Kearney, Angus worked for the Diamond Match company in California, but with the start of World War I, he returned to the Midwest, and enlisted in the Calvary. He went to OCS and graduated as a 2nd Lieutenant. He taught equitation in the Calvary until transferring to the 10th Field Artillery, 3rd Division, where he was sent to Douglas, Arizona before being sent overseas.
While in Kearney, he met Margaret Dick, daughter of the 2nd President of Kearney Teacher's College. They were married in Douglas, Arizona just two months before Angus was shipped overseas, to be gone for two years.
The 10th Field Artillery, 3rd Division, known as the "Rock of the Marne", was in five major engagements in France and Germany. During that time, Angus was awarded the Silver Star for bravery in action. At the end of the hostilities, he was stationed in the Army of Occupation in Germany, before finally being sent home.
When he finally returned home, he and Margaret homesteaded in Morcroft, Wyoming, and proved up on the homestead. They returned to Madison, Wisconsin, where Margret's parents were living, so that Angus could take a degree in Rural Engineering in the Agricultural School at the University. While there, Margaret taught music in an elementary school. Following his graduation, they moved to Wauwatosa, where Angus taught Agriculture in the high school.
Following Angus' Father's stroke, Grace Steadman was asked to move from Kearney, NE to Mansfield PA to be Dean of the Music Department at the Teacher's College. When Angus and Margaret moved to Pennsylvania to be with his folks, they bought a farm (known as the Sanitarium Farm, 10 miles from Mansfield) where Joe raised chickens and Angus farmed.
With the depression, Angus returned to teaching and taught in the high school in Hershey, Pennsylvania for two years, then moved back to Madison, Wisconsin for refresher courses, before moving back to Mansfield to return to the farm.
While back at the farm, Angus took an associate degree in Civil Engineering from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. This led to his being hired by the REA to design and build the electric lines thru the counties in Pennsylvania. He hired two graduating engineers from Cornell University – Don Chaffee and Don Gordon, to work on the project with him. At that time, the "headquarters" were in a small wooden building on Main Street where the present REA building now stands.
When the project was completed in Pennsylvania in 1939, he went to New York to interview for two different jobs, and after being told to "name his own salary", accepted one which would take him to North Carolina to install REA lines there. Just before he was to leave for North Carolina, he had a major heart attack, but insisted on going anyway. He was there for 6 months, and with the help of Don Gordon, was able to finish the project from his bed.
When he returned home, he realized he could not continue to work, and spent the remainder of his time tied to his bed. He passed away in February 1941 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.
-- Mary Dick (Steadman) Rothrock, 2010
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Person ID |
I56535 |
Stedman/Steadman/Steedman Families of the New World |
Last Modified |
30 Oct 2014 |
Father |
Joseph "Joe" Steadman, b. 28 Jul 1862, Moncton, Westmorland Co., New Brunswick, Canada , d. 1 Sep 1939, Mansfield, Tioga Co., PA (Age 77 years) |
Mother |
Grace Eva Crocker, b. 10 Jun 1872, Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN , d. 19 Dec 1940, Blossburg, Tioga Co., PA (Age 68 years) |
Alt. Marriage |
1881 |
Clarinda, Page Co., IA |
Married |
20 Jun 1892 |
Clarinda, Page Co., IA |
Family ID |
F20870 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Margaret Lillian Dick, b. 9 Aug 1895, Charles City, Floyd Co., IA , d. 17 Dec 1999, Madison, Dane Co., WI (Age 104 years) |
Married |
25 Jan 1918 |
Douglas, Cochise Co., AZ |
- Arizona, Select Marriages, 1888-1908
Name: Ralph Angus Steadman
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Birth Date: 1894
Marriage Date: 25 Jan 1918
Marriage Place: Cochise, Arizona
Spouse: Margaret Lillian Dick
FHL Film Number: 2069889
Reference ID: 356
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Ralph Angus Steadman family Back row: Danni Steadman, Margaret Dick Steadman, Florence Wright, Mary Dick Steadman
Front row: John Stuart Steadman, William Angus Steadman
According to Bill Steadman (Nov 2012): Florence Wright was a student of Grace E. Steadman at Mansfield State Teachers College, (now U of PA at Mansfield, PA). When Dad (Ralph Angus) died, she came to live with us on the farm to help out, and so Mother could go back to work. Florence lived with us for many years, then went back to school, got a nursing degree and went to India as a nurse/missionary. Not related to the family, but a major part of it for awhile. |
Children |
| 1. Mary Dick Steadman, b. 26 Dec 1923, Madison, Dane Co., WI , d. 8 Oct 2012, Kenosha, Kenosha Co., WI (Age 88 years) |
| 2. Diane Emalon "Danni" Steadman, b. 2 Jan 1930, Elmira, Chemung Co., NY , d. 28 Dec 1995, Madison, Dane Co., WI (Age 65 years) |
| 3. William Angus Steadman, b. 29 Oct 1931, Madison, Dane Co., WI , d. 1 Apr 2015, Wilmington, New Hanover Co., NC (Age 83 years) |
| 4. John Stuart "Jack" Steadman, b. 30 May 1934, Blossburg, Tioga Co., PA , d. 12 Aug 2010, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Co., NM (Age 76 years) |
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Last Modified |
30 Oct 2014 |
Family ID |
F20874 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 9 Nov 1894 - Villisca, Montgomery Co., IA |
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| 1910 Census - 3 May 1910 - Kearney, Buffalo Co., NE |
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| Married - 25 Jan 1918 - Douglas, Cochise Co., AZ |
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| 1930 Census - 1 Apr 1930 - Sullivan Twp., Tioga Co., PA |
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| 1940 Census - 2 Apr 1940 - Richmond Twp., Tioga Co., PA |
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| Died - 8 Feb 1941 - Mansfield, Tioga Co., PA |
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| Buried - 19 Feb 1941 - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington City, VA |
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