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Title:
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Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding Nannie Steele
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Collection Name:
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WPA Collection
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Collection Number:
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WPA Bio 901
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Item Description:
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Steele, Nannie - Biographical information for Mrs. Nannie Elizabeth Clay Steele; subject photo; "She Came to Wild Cheyenne", no source, n.d.; "The Life of Nannie Clay Steele", interviewed by Alice M. Shields for "Stories of Pioneer Life";
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Creator:
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Mrs. Alice M. Shields
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Location:
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Cheyenne (Wyo.)
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Date:
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1939 February 24
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Link to Finding Aid:
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https://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wy-arwpa.xml
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Notes:
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born: Jan. 20, 1847, at Bedford [or Lynchburg] (Bedford Co., Va.)
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Notes:
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Protestant Episcopal
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Notes:
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knitted clothing articles for soldiers (WWI)
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Notes:
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St. Mark's guild, secretary-treasurer
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Notes:
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theater and the arts, family customs
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Notes:
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custodian of ranch cowboys' valuables
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Notes:
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memorable blizzards (1878 and Apr., 1896)
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Notes:
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dreaded "la gripp" epidemic, husband died (1891)
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Notes:
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Morris, Esther (originator of women's vote - acquaintance)
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Notes:
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Steele, John Raven (husband, born: 1848 in England - married: Jan. 1, 1881, at Cheyenne, Wyo. - died: Sep. 29, 1891 - buried: Jacksonville East Cemetery at Jacsonville, Ill.)
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Notes:
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no children
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Notes:
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died: Jan. 30, 1940 (age: 93), at Cheyenne (Laramie Co., Wyo.)
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Notes:
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buried: Lakeview Cemetery (Plot: Lot 23, Sec. H - Memorial ID: 29170493) at Cheyenne
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Notes:
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Cheyenne (Wyo. Terr. - Sep. 6, 1876, 1896-1936)
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Notes:
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Laramie Co.
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Notes:
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H. P. Ranch on Mule Creek (near Chugwater, Wyo., 1884-1896)
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Notes:
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homemaker (ranch on Mule Creek)
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Notes:
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seamstress (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
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Notes:
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Pioneer Club, member
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Rights:
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No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
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Type:
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Text
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