NEW GARDEN CEMETERY- (old section), LIMESTONE COUNTY ALABAMA

Wayne, I am glad you found the location of the Montgomery Cemetery down from the New Garden. There seemed to be a small hill in the background behind the tombstone. After I read your message and mention of the New Garden Cemetery, I started thinking about the parents of James Gibson Montgomery's second wife Mary Steele. I checked to see if you had them listed in the Old New Garden Cemetery, and you did, but the tombstones are in sad shape for folks that were so prominent in our early history.

I checked the book " Archibald Steele and His Descendants "by Newton Chambers Steele. Mary Steele Montgomery's parents were Robert Steele and Martha Starr Steele so that shows they are interred there.

Robert Steele was born Sept. 7, 1767 in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania and died January 9,1854 near Elkmont, Limestone County, Alabama. Robert Steele's obituary was printed in the Banner of Peace in Nashville,TN. It is shown at this link:
 https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7194430M/Archibald_Steele_and_his_descendants

He moved with his father Archibald Steele to York Co, SC in 1772. In 1817 he moved his family from York Co., SC to Madison Co., Al. In April of 1820, the New Garden Congregation was organized in his barn and Robert Steele was one of the ruling Elders.

I wonder if the Limestone County Historical Association knows about Robert Steele and his colorful history?

The book Archibald Steele and his Descendants can be found at this website called Open Liberty and off to the right side of the page is "read online"

Archibald Steele and his descendants by Newton Chambers Steele, 1900,The MacGowan & Cooke Co. edition,

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 https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7194430M/Archibald_Steele_and_his_descendants

The book mentions my James Harvey Stephenson who married Martha Manerva Montgomery. My surname is spelled "Stepherson"

From: Tommy Stephenson <tdstepen@yahoo.com> To: Wayne Austin - wayneal1 Date: Sun, Mar 22, 2015 10:18 pm