| Name |
Frank Steel [1, 2, 3] |
| Birth |
Cal 1889 [4] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Alt. Burial |
Nodaway Baptist Church Cemetery, Andrew County, Missouri  [1] |
 Employer |
Jul 1916 |
Andrew County, Missouri [3] |
| J. J. Greer |
| Death |
10 Jul 1916 |
Nodaway, Andrew County, Missouri [2, 3, 4] |
| Cause: accidental drowning |
| Obituary |
14 Jul 1916 |
Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri [4] |
| Savannah Reporter |
Unidentified Body at Christianson's
Monday evening Coroner Jefferies was called to Nodaway by the drowning of a young man about twenty-seven years old, who gave his name as Frank Steele [sic]. He was seen to drown by workmen and Dr. Jefferies, of course, held no inquest.
He came to the men working on the railroad at Nodaway, Saturday and on account of not being very well he was given the work of waiting tables.
At three o'clock Monday afternoon, he went to the Nodaway river swimming. He swam about fifteen feet and it was supposed that he went to the pier under the bridge to rest but the sides of the piers are smooth and he threw up his hands at the sides of the pier and sank.
Workmen dived and in less than half an hour they brought up his body but could not restore life. Carl Christianson brought the body to his undertaking establishment here and Coroner Jefferies has written to every obtainable address from the workmen but as yet no one has been found. He had told of a sister in Iowa but she has not been located.
Tatooed [sic] on his arm is Co., F, 27th U. S. Infantry and that clue too is being investigated.
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| Obituary |
14 Jul 1916 |
Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri [3] |
| The Democrat |
Drowned at Nodaway
Frank Steele, a laborer employed by J. J. Greer who is building the bridge over the Nodaway river near Nodaway station, was drowned Monday afternoon about 3 o'clock while in swimming. Another laborer, Harry St. Clair was with him.
Steele could not swin and when as is supposed, he was seized with cramps, he was unable to help himself. The body was recovered almost immediately, but before restorative means could be secured, life was extinct.
Coroner Jefferies was at once notified and after learning the facts, waived an inquest, and the body is held at Christianson's here pending inquiry from relatives.
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| Burial |
20 Jul 1916 |
Savannah Cemetery, Andrew County, Missouri [2] |
| Alt. Death |
21 Jul 1916 |
Lincoln Twp., Andrew County, Missouri [1] |
| Obituary |
21 Jul 1916 |
Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri [2] |
| Savannah Reporter |
Unclaimed Body Buried Yesterday
The body of the man who was drowned while bathing at Nodaway July 10 and gave his name as Frank Steele was buried in the Savannah cemetery yesterday. None of the letters, not even the one to the U. S. War department have been answered and the body is embalmed and may be claimed and taken even though buried. He had Company F., 27th U. S. Infantry tatooed [sic] on his arm and had been working at Nodaway only since the Saturday before.
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| Name |
Frank Steele [3, 4] |
| Person ID |
I16662 |
CCBasic |
| Last Modified |
1 Sep 2022 |
Cal 1889 - 1916 (27 years)