James Steele, a hotel owner, was noted to be among the first settlers of Birmingham, Van Buren Co., Iowa. There were settlers in the community before it was platted in 1839 and and it was one of the main stage coach stops on the Fort Des Moines Territorial Road. This information is documented in the book "Van Buren County" by Thomas L. Keith. Also of interest is that while James Steele was serving as postmaster, his son James Steele Jr. was the first white child born in Birmingham. The date being August 1, 1843.
James Steele married Margaret Ann Hamilton August 16, 1838 in Guernsey Co., Ohio. James and Margaret Steele had six children; James, Joseph Hamilton, John A., Samuel Robert, David and Ellen "Ella" .
Ancestry.com. U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971
Name: James Steel
Post Office Location: Birmingham, Van Buren, Iowa
Appointment Date: 14 Jul 1853
Volume #: 20A
Volume Year Range: 1855-1865
James Steele married Margaret Ann Hamilton August 16, 1838 in Guernsey Co., Ohio. James and Margaret Steele had six children; James, Joseph Hamilton, John A., Samuel Robert, David and Ellen "Ella" .
Ancestry.com. U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971
Name: James Steel
Post Office Location: Birmingham, Van Buren, Iowa
Appointment Date: 14 Jul 1853
Volume #: 20A
Volume Year Range: 1855-1865
James Steele, a hotel owner, was noted to be among the first settlers of Birmingham, Van Buren Co., Iowa. There were settlers in the community before it was platted in 1839 and and it was one of the main stage coach stops on the Fort Des Moines Territorial Road. This information is documented in the book "Van Buren County" by Thomas L. Keith. Also of interest is that while James Steele was serving as postmaster, his son James Steele Jr. was the first white child born in Birmingham. The date being August 1, 1843.
James Steele married Margaret Ann Hamilton August 16, 1838 in Guernsey Co., Ohio. James and Margaret Steele had six children; James, Joseph Hamilton, John A., Samuel Robert, David and Ellen "Ella" .
Ancestry.com. U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971
Name: James Steel
Post Office Location: Birmingham, Van Buren, Iowa
Appointment Date: 14 Jul 1853
Volume #: 20A
Volume Year Range: 1855-1865
James Steele married Margaret Ann Hamilton August 16, 1838 in Guernsey Co., Ohio. James and Margaret Steele had six children; James, Joseph Hamilton, John A., Samuel Robert, David and Ellen "Ella" .
Ancestry.com. U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971
Name: James Steel
Post Office Location: Birmingham, Van Buren, Iowa
Appointment Date: 14 Jul 1853
Volume #: 20A
Volume Year Range: 1855-1865
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