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Mahala “Mahaley” <I>Prince</I> Steelman

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Mahala “Mahaley” Prince Steelman

Birth
Illinois, USA
Death
1886 (aged 34–35)
Burial
Jadwin, Dent County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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I believe the birthdate on the headstone is off by five years. Mahaley was listed as born in 1858 on the 1870 census age 12 but on the 1880 census, she lists herself as born in 1856, which I believe is her correct birth year. This 1856 date makes her 16 on her wedding day 13 June 1872.
I believe the birthdate on the headstone is off by five years. Mahaley was listed as born in 1858 on the 1870 census age 12 but on the 1880 census, she lists herself as born in 1856, which I believe is her correct birth year. This 1856 date makes her 16 on her wedding day 13 June 1872.

Gravesite Details

Mahaly was believed to have died shortly after the birth of her last son Alva, whose birth date is Aug 1886



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