Agnes Woodside

Agnes Woodside is the 6th daughter born to Robert H. and Ann (Hill) Woodside. Agnes was born in Livingston County, Kentucky on February 1, 1810. On January 26, 1830 she married John Steele in Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois. John is the son of James and Jennette (Smith) Steele from Fairfield County, South Carolina.

Agnes and John Steele had 10 known children:

• Margaret A. - born and died in 1831.
• John P. - born and died in 1833.
• Robert Woodside - born July 16, 1834 and died July 7, 1889 in Perry County, Illinois. Married Eleanor Jane Bell on April 1, 1858 in Perry County. Robert is buried in Galum Presbyterian Cemetery.
• Mary Jane - born February 28, 1837 in Perry County, Illinois. Married first Humphrey E. Kimzey on January 6, 1854 in Perry County; Humphrey died June 13, 1863 in Vicksburg, Missouri. Married second to Andrew B. Hogard on March 6, 1867 in Perry County, Illinois.
• Jennette Ann - born November 30, 1838 in Perry County, Illinois; died April 21, 1892 in Fort Lupton, Colorado. Married first Newton Alexander Brown on December 11, 1856 in Perry County. Newton died November 23, 1862 in Camp Anna, Illinois. She married second James Steele Brown on September 29, 1863 in Perry County, Illinois.
• Cyrus Jackson - born January 16, 1841 and died July 12, 1861 in Perry County, Illinois. He is buried in the Hopewell Cemetery.
• George Burder - born January 27, 1843 in Perry County, Illinois. No more is known.
• John Scott - born December 12, 1844 in Perry County, Illinois. No more is known.
• Erben Cassadore - born May 5, 1847 in Perry County, Illinois; died August 29, 1901 in Hartville, Missouri. Married Elizabeth Laura Austin on February 9, 1871 in Hartville, Missouri. Erben is believed to be buried in the Steele Memorial Cemetery.
• James Henderson - born February 10, 1849 in Perry County, Illinois. He died sometime after the 1930 U.S. census for Wright County, Missouri.

Agnes died February 15, 1849 in Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois. John died January 2, 1852 in Pinckneyville. They are both buried in Hopewell Cemetery, Perry County, Illinois.