"Give me not a piece of a man with no ancestral pride
       Ancestors not heroic when the souls of men were tried
       Give me men, from a race of men, who stood for what was right       Drew the sword, shouldered the gun, then formed the ranks to fight"

The STEELES came from Ireland to settle in different parts of North America  during the 1700's. Our family of Steeles settled in St. James Santee Parrish,  Charleston, South Carolina, where they built large businesses in the cotton  industry. They were Irish, quick of temper and thrived on adventure.  This search focuses primarily on the family of Peter H. Steele, who departed  Charleston, South Carolina to settle in Conecuh County, Alabama in 1818.  While many of our descendants continue to inhabit the Florida panhandle,  near the Alabama border, The Steele family today can be found across much of  the Southeast.