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William Alfred “Will” SteaneAge: 66 years1882–1948

Name: William Alfred “Will” Steane

Given names: William Alfred

Surname: Steane

Nickname: Will

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Birth	April 25, 1882 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Marriage	Sarah Emily “Sally” Copeland — View this family 1906 (Age 23 years) Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Birth of a daughter #1	Muriel Emily Steane July 7, 1907 (Age 25 years) Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Occupation	owned bicycle shop about 1909 (Age 26 years) Birmingham, England
Emigration	about 1911 (Age 28 years) Vermilion, Ohio Note: Recruited by Henry Ford to work in Detroit, but when they got to Vermilion, wife Sally refused to go farther. Sally's mother asked her brother, F. W. Wakefield, to find him a job in his factory in Vermilion, which he did.
Birth of a daughter #2	Lillian Sarah “Steanie” Steane December 24, 1911 (Age 29 years) Vermilion, Erie, Ohio Source: Vermilion News Publication: Vermilion, Ohio Citation details: December 28, 1911 Text: BORN - to Mr. and Mrs. William Steane of Huron Street, daughter, Sunday, Dec. 24, 1911.
Birth of a son #3	William Ernest Steane January 14, 1915 (Age 32 years) Vermilion, Ohio
Occupation	fisherman about 1930 (Age 47 years) Vermilion, Ohio Employer: Parsons Fish House, owned by Cliff Parsons
Marriage of a child	Arthur N. O'Hara — Muriel Emily Steane — View this family December 2, 1931 (Age 49 years)
Death of a wife	Sarah Emily “Sally” Copeland October 1942 (Age 60 years) Vermilion, Erie Co., Ohio
Death	June 26, 1948 (Age 66 years) Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania

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himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Emily “Sally” Copeland Muriel Emily Steane Lillian Sarah “Steanie” Steane William Ernest Steane William Alfred “Will” Steane Birth: April 25, 1882 — Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Death: June 26, 1948 — Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Alfred “Will” Steane Muriel Emily Steane Lillian Sarah “Steanie” Steane William Ernest Steane Sarah Emily “Sally” Copeland Birth: December 30, 1878 27 22 — England Death: October 1942 — Vermilion, Erie Co., Ohio
	Marriage: 1906 — Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
18 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Arthur N. O'Hara Muriel Emily Steane Birth: July 7, 1907 25 28 — Coventry, Warwickshire, England Death: November 7, 1988 — Vermilion, Erie, Ohio
5 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Dr. Arthur Edward Lewis Lillian Sarah “Steanie” Steane Birth: December 24, 1911 29 32 — Vermilion, Erie, Ohio Death: April 3, 2006 — Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Edna May Jones William Ernest Steane Birth: January 14, 1915 32 36 — Vermilion, Ohio Death: March 7, 2006 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Emigration	Recruited by Henry Ford to work in Detroit, but when they got to Vermilion, wife Sally refused to go farther. Sally's mother asked her brother, F. W. Wakefield, to find him a job in his factory in Vermilion, which he did.