NameRobert “Bob” Steagall or Stigall
Birthabt 1871, Carter Co., Kentucky
Death2 Feb 1936, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMillie Prather
Birth16 Aug 1875, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death18 Jul 1929, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Notes for Robert “Bob” Steagall or Stigall
His death certificate records Robert Stigall, age 67, date and place of birth blank, died 2 Feb 1936 in Rowan Co., father Louis Stigall, mother’s maiden name Mary Ann Mauk, cause of death chronic nephritis, informant Golda Stigall, burial in Jones Cemetery.
The mother’s maiden name is probably incorrect. Records for Lewis’s other children are consistent in reporting their mother’s maiden name as McMillan or McMillion, and the 1880 census listed Lewis’s wife Mary A. as 53 at the time, so there is no reason (other than this death record) to believe he remarried to a second wife also named Mary Ann. The informant Golda was the wife of Robert’s son William, and most likely was simply mistaken about her grandmother-in-law’s maiden name.
Notes for Millie Prather
Her death certificate records Millie Steagall, age 51 years 11 months 28 days, born 16 Aug 1878 in Kentucky, died 18 July 1929 in Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky, married, wife of Bob Steagall, father Frank Prater, mother’s maiden name Annie Donhou, both born in Kentucky, cause of death tuberculoses of the intestins and longues, informant Bob Steagall, Morehead, Ky, burial in Bradley Cemetery.
Since she was listed as age 4 in the 1880 census, with two younger brothers listed as ages 3 and 2, she cannot have been born in 1878. The earliest possible date would be in 1876, and 1875 or 1874 is more likely. (She was listed as 35 in 1910, and 45 in 1920. I haven’t found her in 1900.)
There is no stone for her in Clearfield (Bradley) Cemetery under any of her many surnames, but there are many graves that are unmarked or marked only with blank stones.