Family History - Harold Clarence Steadman

1. Harold Clarence Steadman,¹ born 15 October 1895, the son of Clarence Steadman and Emma Hughes;^{1, 2, 3} died 5 December 1957.⁴ Harold married, 1 November 1927 in Hamilton County, Ohio, Dorothy May Murphy^{1, 2} (born 22 April 1906 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, the daughter of Louis Gregg Murphy and Maude Belle Chaney;^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7} Dorothy died 11 February 1996 in Beavercreek, Greene County, Ohio^{4, 5}). Harold and Dorothy are buried in Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana.⁴

1. Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997, Hamilton County, No. 10, Harold Clarence Steadman, age 32 on 15 October 1927 [so born 15 October 1895]; R.R. fireman; father: Clarence Steadman; mother: Emma Hughes; and Dorothy May Murphy, age 21 on 22 April 1927 [so born 22 April 1906]; stenographer; father: Louis Murphy; mother: Maude Chaney; married on 1 November 1927.
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Indiana, Wayne County, Richmond City, Enumeration District 89-40, Sheet No. 11B, family of Harold C. Steadman (34, Indiana, fireman, steam railroad, first married age 31); wife Dorothy M. Steadman (23, Ohio, first married age 21); niece Phyllis Jean (1, Indiana).
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Indiana, Wayne County, Richmond, Enumeration District 89-38, Sheet No. 7A, family of Harold C. Steadman (45, Indiana, fireman, steam railroad); wife Dorothy Steadman (33, Ohio); daughter Jean Steadman (11, Indiana) [this is suspected to be their niece, not their natural daughter based on the 1930 census].
4. Find a Grave (website). Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, Harold C. Steadman and Dorothy M. Steadman: Steadman [at bottom] / Harold C. / 1894-1957 / Dorothy M. / 1906 - 1996 [from grave marker]; The records show: Harold: born: Unknown; died: 5 December 1957; Dorothy: born: 20 April 1906; died: 4 February 1996. [Note: some dates differ from other records, which are considered more reliable.]
5. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Dorothy Steadman, died: 11 February 1996 in Beavercreek, Greene [County], Ohio; widowed; born: 22 April 1906 in Cincinnati, Hamilton [County], Ohio; father: Murphy; mother: Chaney; SSN: 311-26-5832.
6. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 9, Sheet No. 3A, family of Louis G. Murphy (27, Ohio, paper hanger, own business); wife of 5 years Maude B. Murphy (21, Ohio, 2 children, 2 living); daughter Dorothy M. Murphy (3, Ohio); daughter Ruthetta Murphy (1, Ohio). They are living near Louis’ parents: family of Wright Murphy (52, Ohio, carpentry, R.R. Co.); wife of 28 years Etta Murphy (45, Ohio, notion clerk, own store, 4 children, 3 living); son Scott Murphy (20, Ohio, fireman, R.R. Co.); border Lyman Pray (30, Ohio, engineer, R.R., Co.); border Glenn Pray (25, Ohio, fireman, R.R., Co.).
7. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 9, Sheet No. 4B, family of Wright C. Murphy (63, Ohio, carpenter, bridge); wife Etta Murphy (54, Ohio); granddaughter Dorothy Murphy (13, Ohio); granddaughter Ruth E. Murphy (11, Ohio).