Welcome to my website! Hopefully you are a cousin who will enjoy researching these facinating familes of the South. The four main families that I am researching are:
1. The Steele family-my paternal lineage-migrated from Pennsylvania to Tennessee and then on to Cooper County, Missouri and finally to Texas. Other lineages connected with the Steele family include: Goodwin, Porter, Rollins, Beavers, Wilson, McFarland, and Kirkpatrick.
2. The Mooney family-my maternal lineage-left Ireland in the early 1800's and settled in Bullitt County, Kentucky. Descendants then went on to Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, and Tennessee. With the help of other Mooney descendants I am trying to publish a book to be placed in genealogical libraries and for those who lack internet access. Other lineages connected with the Mooney family include: Drury and Pelton.
3. The Eastham family-my wife's paternal lineage-settled in Tennesse and then would move to Hardin and Harris Counties in Texas. Other lineages connected with the Eastham family include: Flowers, Taylor, and Brackin.
4. The Mason family-my wife's maternal lineage-left England to settle in Virginia and then move on to Tennessee. Descendants would then go on to settle in Houston, Texas. Other lineages connected with the Mason family include: Anderson, Scott, Higginbotham, May, Taylor, and Westmoreland.
Many thanks to those of you who have assisted me in my work and are helping me to share this information with the world. We have many veterans from The Revolutionary War, The Civil War, both World Wars, and Vietnam. Please email me if you have any questions, requests, or information. I will be updating this site as often as possible and whenever I receive new information. I apologize for some of the pictures that force you to turn your head to the right, or may be really big. You may want to save the picture and then open it on whatever viewing program you have for easier viewing.
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- Steele family photos (160 KB)
More various Steele family photos. The upper left one is the wedding day photo for Charles Addison Steele and Carrie Rollins (my great-grandparents). Look real happy, don't they?
- Henry Augustine Mooney (77 KB)
Henry was the first son of John Francis Mooney and Hannah Spraggins. He would move to Pine Bluff, Arkansas and become active in its community. He was a devout Roman Catholic and My Great-Great Grandfather.
- Mary Sue Steele pictures (113 KB)
My Paternal Grandmother, Mary Sue Steele/Goodwin, wife of Charles Orbin Steele. She is also pictured here with her eldest son, Richard Bailey.
- Steele family photos (167 KB)
More Steele family photos. The bottom right picture is of Lydia Steele and her husband Roger Hay (Lydia would have been my great-aunt). They were both killed by a tornado in Plainview, Texas in 1941.
- John Addison Steele (12 KB)
This is John Addison Steele. He was the first Steele to leave Cooper County, Missouri and come to East Texas circa 1850. He was my Great-Great-Great Grandfather.
- Porter (Goodwin) Family Reunion (388 KB)
August 1911 in Granbury, Texas. The older couple in the center are William Porter and his wife, Elizabeth. They were my Great-Great Grandparents. Man in the back with the hat is my Great-Grandfather, Hugh Goodwin.
- Rachel Ellen Beaver Rollins (166 KB)
This is Rachel Ellen Beaver Rollins. She is seen here feeding her turkeys in Peaster, Texas circa. 1927. She married Robert Jackson Rollins. She was my Great-Great Grandmother.
- Thomas Joseph Mason (113 KB)
This is my wife's Great-Great Grandfather.
- The Mooney Family Farm (166 KB)
This was the Mooney Family Farm owned by John Francis Mooney and Built in Bardstown Junction, Bullitt County, Kentucky. It was a three-story structure with the smaller section to the left being a kitchen. It has since burned to the ground with no remains left. Legend states that John would rent out the third floor to travelers.
- Porter/Goodwin Pictures (194 KB)
Top photo is James Hugh Goodwin, my Great-Grandfather. Couple below him are William Andrew Porter and his wife Elizabeth Jane Hickman, my Great-Great Grandparents.
- Thomas Jefferson and Elizabeth White Rollins (226 KB)
Thomas was my Great-Great-Great Grandfather. Elizabeth was his second wife. Thomas served in the Civil War and fought at the Battle of Gettysburg.
- Ben Allen Mason (118 KB)
This is Ben Allen Mason, son of Thomas Joseph Mason and my wife's Great-Grandfather. This picture was taken in December 1918 in Marfa, Texas. He was a Captain in the 1st Cavalry.
- Marriage Record for Andrew Steele and Sarah Wilson (226 KB)
This is a copy of the Marriage Record for Andrew David Steele and Sarah Elizabeth Wilson. Dated the 10th day of May, 1875 in Hunt County, Texas. They were my Great-Great Grandparents. Andrew was the son of John Addison Steele.
- Charles Patrick Joseph Mooney (145 KB)
This is Charles Patrick Joseph Mooney, another son of John Francis Mooney. CPJ would become the editor of the Memphis Commercial Appeal and through his attacks on the KKK and corrupt politicians, would eventually earn a Pulitzer for the newspaper in 1923.
- Robert Jackson and Rachel Ellen Beaver Rollins (165 KB)
My Great-Great Grandparents in Peaster, Texas, circa 1927.
- Frances Louise Mason (119 KB)
This is Frances Louise Mason, wife of Ben Allen Mason. Her maiden name was Higginbotham.
- Steele family photos (111 KB)
Various Steele family photos. Charles Addison Steele was my Great-grandfather.
- Rollins/Beavers family ancestors (175 KB)
These are some of the children of Robert Jackson and Rachel Ellen Rollins.
- Ben Allen Mason and Guy Mason (151 KB)
Brothers Ben Allen Mason and Guy Mason, about 1918.
- Steele restaurant newspaper advertisement (183 KB)
This was an advertisement celebrating my grandfather Steele's first anniversary of his restaurant in Amarillo, Texas. I was told that he was able to cook anything and everything and people would come from miles around just for some of his salsa.
- Rollins/Beaver Family Ancestors (174 KB)
More pictures of the children of Robert Jackson and Rachel Ellen Rollins.
- Thomas Thuss Mason (156 KB)
This is Thomas Thuss Mason, my wife's maternal Grandfather.
- Mooney Family Crest (93 KB)
Mooney Family Crest from Ireland
- Erwin James Mooney,Jr. (178 KB)
My maternal grandfather, taken in Odessa, Texas around 1990.
- Bess Hope Anderson/Mason (139 KB)
This is Bess Hope Anderson, wife of Thomas Thuss Mason and my wife's maternal Grandmother.
- Steele Family Crest (137 KB)
Steele family crest from England. Other variations exist from Wales.
- Josephine Drury (154 KB)
My maternal grandmother, taken in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1991. Her birth name was Josephine Drury, but she was adopted at age 8 and her name was changed to Anne.
- Mason Family Crest (310 KB)
The Mason Family Crest
- Daniel Fitch Moore (214 KB)
Reverend Daniel Fitch Moore married Nancy Jane Steele, the daughter of John Addison Steele.
- Mooney wedding picture (181 KB)
Wedding day photo for my maternal grandparents, Erwin James Mooney, Jr. and Josephine Drury (Anne Grimes).
- Mooney Family Photos (140 KB)
Top photo, left to right: Erwin James Mooney, his daughter Nancy Madeline Mooney, his son (my Grandfather) Erwin James Mooney, Jr., his wife Nancy Madeline Mooney. 1945.
Bottom photo: Erwin James and Nancy Madeline Mooney (my Great-Grandparents) at their 50th wedding anniversary, Dec 28, 1965.
- Erwin James Mooney (175 KB)
My maternal great-grandfather. He was a cotton broker and quite successful. He is on the left in the top picture and in the center in the bottom.
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Southern Families-Steele/Mooney/Eastham/Mason