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Collection Summary
Title
Steinhauser Family Collection
Date
Late 1800s to early 2000s
Extent
4 archival boxes
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1143-SFC
Processed by: Jolene Clark, 2019; finding aid created by Jolene Clark, 2019.
Name of Creator
Delma Fern (Steinhauser) Harless
Biographical History
John Steinhauser was born in France on January 27, 1830. He came to the United States at the age of 19.
He met Margaret Reeves in Pickaway County, Ohio and they were married in 1860. The couple had
seven children. The family came by boat to Wellington, Missouri and then purchased a farm near
Napoleon. By, 1870 John had bought a farm in Sni-a-Bar Township in Jackson County. A road in the area
still has the family name and is the location of Greens Chapel Cemetery where many family members
are buried.
Scope and Content
This collection contains records for the Steinhauser and related families. Records include family Bible
pages, funeral books, vital records, newspaper articles, genealogy, correspondence, probate records,
wills, and photographs. The funeral books contain such items as obituaries, funeral programs, flower
cards, condolences, and burial information. Originally, many of the photographs were in albums, but
many of the photographs were removed, sorted by families, and labeled. Although some photographs
remain unidentified, they were grouped in folders labeled by family surname. Many old photos have
houses and people who lived in communities in Eastern Jackson County, Missouri, including Grain Valley,
Oak Grove, Blue Springs, and Independence.
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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 5 series.
Box 1
Series 1, Memorial Books
Folder 1, Harless, Gilbert James, Sr.
Folder 2, Harless, Mary Emma Stevenson
Folder 3, Jelley, Evelyn Alice
Folder 4, Nixon, Mary Missouri Miller
Folder 5, Pike, John M.
Folder 6, Pike, Lizzie Winifred
Folder 7, Steinhauser, Frank P.
Folder 8, Steinhauser, John M.
Folder 9, Steinhauser, Rena Pearl
Folder 10, Stevenson, Lola Nixon
Folder 11, Stevenson, Scott Lewis
Folder 12, Woodcock, Bernice Ida
Folder 13, Woodcock, Robert E.
Series 2, Family Documents and genealogy
Folder 1, Butcher, Fred & Pike, Louise
Folder 2, Campbell, Charles Edward &Steinhauser, Effie
Folder 3, Clevenger, Toliver James & Pike, Louisa Alta
Folder 4, Harless—American War Mothers
Folder 5, Harless—Correspondence
Folder 6, Harless, Gilbert & Steinhauser, Delma Fern
Box 2
Folder 7, Jelley, Ernest & Steinhauser, Evelyn
Folder 8, Pike family Bible pages
Folder 9, Pike, John M. & Reed, Lizzie
Folder 10, Pike, William Lloyd & Hoak, Laura Alice
Folder 11, Steinhauser family Bible pages
Folder 12, Steinhauser, Frank P. & Campbell, Nancy Ellen
Folder 13, Steinhauser, George & Leavy, Nettie
Folder 14, Steinhauser, John & Reeves, Margaret
Folder 15, Steinhauser, John M. & Pike, Rena Pearl
Folder 16, Stevenson family Bible pages
Folder 17, Stevenson, Scott & Nixon, Lola
Folder 18, Woodcock, Robert & Steinhauser, Bernice
Folder 19, Miscellaneous funeral programs
Folder 20, Miscellaneous obituaries and newspaper clippings
Folder 21, Postcards
Series 3, Family items
Folder 1, J. M. Steinhauser real estate business
Folder 2, Autograph book from open house, 1938
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Folder 3, Coin purse with 5 Depression era sales tax tokens
Folder 4, Address book belonging to Mary E. Harless
Folder 5, Book of Psalms belonging to Lola Nixon
Folder 6, Black mourning cameo necklace from “Granddad & Grandma Harless”
Folder 7, Square headed nails
Folder 8, Receipt book
Folder 9, Small pink “My Grandchildren” photo album
Box 3
Item 1, Handkerchief from France
Item 2, Margaret Steinhauser’s black silk apron
Box 4
Series 4, Photographs
Folder 1, Butcher, Fred & Pike, Eugenia Louise
Folder 2, Campbell family
Folder 3, Carmack family
Folder 4, Clevenger, Toliver James & Pike, Louisa Alta
Folder 5, Harless—American War Mothers
Folder 6, Harless family
Folder 7, Harless family, cont.
Folder 8, Jelley, Ernest & Steinhauser, Evelyn
Folder 9, Middleton, Dave & Clevenger, Joyce
Folder 10, Morgan, Frank & Steinhauser, Ida May
Folder 11, Pike family
Folder 12, Rees, William Milford
Folder 13, Steinhauser—Miscellaneous
Folder 14, Steinhauser—Scrapbook pages
Folder 15, Steinhauser—Scrapbook pages, cont.
Folder 16, Steinhauser—Scrapbook pages, cont.
Folder 17, Steinhauser—Photos removed from old scrapbooks
Folder 18, Steinhauser, Frank P. & Campbell, Nancy Ellen
Folder 19, Steinhauser, George & Leavy, Nettie
Folder 20, Steinhauser, John M & Pike, Rena Pearl
Folder 21, Stevenson, Scott & Nixon, Lola
Folder 22, Woodcock, Robert & Steinhauser, Bernice
Folder 23, Unidentified Tintypes
Folder 24, Unknown relationships
Box 5
Series 5, Oversized photographs
Item 1, Red photograph album
Item 2, Black photo album
Item 3, Brown Scrapbook
Item 4, Tan Photo Album
Item 5, 4-oversized photographs
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Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Most records within this collection are housed in file folder.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Sylvia Harless.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
Obituary for John Steinhauser
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