Individual Details
Mary STEELE
(From 1760 to 1770 - 1864)
1760-1864
Born-Drummond Castle, Scotland
It is not known when or by whom her tombstone was erected.
She was 99 in the 1860 census when she was living with her son Simon Conner in Montgomery Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. This tombstone is probably hers since her son Abner Conner and his wife are buried in Sardis Cemetery where her tombstone is located. However, the Lady Frances Drummond Conner, born Drummond Castle, Scotland is highly unlikely. She was a daughter of George and Margaret Steele in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. They were supposedly German.
The question that must be asked is where did this family story originate if it is not true. John and Mary (Steele) Conner's son John married Margaret Chapman. Her parents were Francis Chapman and Jane Drummond. I have seen her listed as Lady Jane Drummond. Francis Chapman (1771-1845) and Jane Drummond Chapman (1773-1845) are buried in East Union Presbyterian Cemetery, Dilltown, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. This is the the most likely source of the information on the tombstone. Later generations attributed this family information to Mary Steele Conner rather than Jane Drummond Chapman.
Events
| Birth | From 1760 to 1770 |  | |||
| Marriage | Est 1791 | John CONNER | |||
| Census | 1860 | Hillsdale Post Office, Montgomery Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | |  | |
| Death | 1864 | | |||
| Burial | 1864 | Sardis Cemetery, Murrysville, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | |
Families
| Spouse | John CONNER (1760 - 1830) |
| Child | Jacob CONNER (1792 - ) |
| Child | George CONNER (1790 - 1835) |
| Child | John CONNER (1798 - 1860) |
| Child | Mary CONNER (1800 - 1880) |
| Child | Samuel CONNER (1803 - 1860) |
| Child | Abner CONNER (1803 - 1878) |
| Child | Simon CONNER (1804 - 1884) |
| Child | Elizabeth CONNER (1806 - 1852) |
| Child | James CONNER (1806 - ) |
| Father | George STEELE (1740 - 1802) |
| Mother | Margaret DAHLMAN (1740 - 1823) |
Notes
Birth
Her estimated birthdate is based on the age category given for her in the 1800, 1820, and 1830 censuses.Census
She could not be found in the 1850 census.Endnotes
1. 1860 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Montgomery Township, Hills Dale Post Office, page 240 (stamped), page 400 (penned) , dwelling 2855, family 1764, Simon Conner; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 March 2015); from National Archives microfilm M653, roll 1117.
2. Sardis Cemetery (Murrysville, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 4 March 2015), memorial page for Frances Drummond Conner, Find A Grave Memorial # 29440904, memorial created by Vicki Tilton, photograph by Vicki Tilton.
3. Sardis Cemetery (Murrysville, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 4 March 2015), memorial page for Frances Drummond Conner, Find A Grave Memorial # 29440904, memorial created by Vicki Tilton, photograph by Vicki Tilton.