The subject of this sketch, DAVID A. STEELE, came to Mercer county with his parents, James and Mary Steele, in 1860. They located on section 29 in Millersburg township, where they both died, the former in 1856, at the age of sixty-five years ; the latter in 1868, aged seventy-six years. They were natives of Pennsylvania. and successful farmers, and members of the Presbyterian church.

David was born in 1832, and reared and educated on the farm of his father in the Quaker state. In 1859 he was married to Matilda Denison, native of Illinois, and daughter of Joseph and Sarah Denison, both of whom were from Ohio. By this union he has ten children, seven of whom are living: Elizabeth, William, Walter, Cora, Maud. Fred., and Ashel. He has a farm of 130 acres, well improved and fairly stocked with a good grade of farm stock

. In politics he votes with the republican party. He is a man who takes great interest in supplying his children with literature to feed their minds. He has always lived a quiet life without seeking the notoriety of office.

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