Nellie Frances Button and William Vrooman Steers

NELLIE FRANCES BUTTON, daughter of ANNA ELIZA SCOTT and THEODORE EDWIN BUTTON, was born in April, 1872 in New York,²³⁶ and died April 22, 1949 in Atlantic City Hospital.¹⁷⁰¹ She is buried in Park View Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.^{1701, 2840}

She married (1) WILLIAM VROOMAN STEERS on October 17, 1894 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York,⁷³⁷⁶ son of CELESTIA AMELIA TRIPP and BARRENT BLEECKER STEERS. He was born August 24, 1868 in New York,⁶¹³⁵ and died July 23, 1903 in Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.¹⁹⁰⁸

She married (2) HOWARD TOWNSEND TERRELL on August 2, 1930 in St. John's Episcopal Church, Lake George, New York.^{1701, 1902} He died December 21, 1950 in Ingersoll Memorial for Aged Men, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.⁴⁹³⁶ He is buried in Vale Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.^{4936, 4937}

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Nellie F. Button)
  • Edward Erwin Descendant Report (Ancestor of Nellie F. Button)
  • Jacob Clements Descendant Report (Ancestor of Nellie F. Button)
  • William Campbell Descendant Report (Ancestor of Nellie F. Button)
  • Francis Stuart Descendant Report (Ancestor of Nellie F. Button)

Children of NELLIE FRANCES BUTTON and WILLIAM VROOMAN STEERS:

1. THEODORE EDWIN STEERS, b. May 20, 1897, New York;⁵⁶ m. ELEANOR GRAF on March 5, 1921 in Westminster Presbyterian Church, Albany, Albany, New York^{226, 1900}; d. December 13, 1978, Durham, Durham, North Carolina.⁸⁶
2. ? STEERS, b. between July, 1900 and 1903;²⁴² d. before 1910.²⁴²
3. WILLIAM VROOMAN STEERS, b. August 14, 1903, New York;⁴² m. SUSAN SARGEANT ARNOLD on August 19, 1933 in Westhampton Beach Methodist Episcopal Church, Suffolk County, New York¹⁸⁹⁸; d. July 1, 1986, Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut.⁴²

Personal Information

• William Vrooman Steers was baptized on September 19, 1875 at State Street Presbyterian Church, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.⁶¹³⁵

Marriage Announcements and News

Albany Evening News, August 5, 1930¹⁹⁰²

Mrs. Frances Steers Is Bride of H. T. Terrell of Albany.

The marriage of Mrs. Frances Steers of 1306 Union street, Schenectady, and Howard Townsend Terrell of Albany took place Saturday at St. John's Episcopal church, Lake Goerge. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. ? C. Harriman, rector of St. Peter's church, Albany, who is passing the summer at Lake George.

The bride is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Theodore E. Button of Schenectady and is a sister of Major Scott Button, also of Schenectady. She has been for many years secretary to the State Board of Regents and the State Commisioner of Education.

Mr. Terrell has been connected with the State Education Department for many years.

After a motor trip through the Adirondacks, Mr. and Mrs. Terrell will live at 1306 Union street, Schenectady.

Newspaper Articles

Albany Evening Journal, July 21, 1903²⁷⁷⁴

The condition of William V. Steers, the prominent young Schenectadian who was seriously injured in an automobile wrect in Glenville on Sunday, is to-day reported as being unchanged. It is not believed that he will recover, as in addition to sever bruises about the hips, which are crushed, he is internally injured. A. F. Knight, who is one of the leading golfers of the country, and who was Mr. Steers's companion on the memorable trip, is not badly injured, and he is able to be about. He secured the automobile, which was not badly damaged, and brought it back to Schenectady, where, after a few repairs, it will be ready for use again.

Obituaries

Utica Herald-Dispatch and Daily Gazette, July 25, 1903²⁷⁷³

Automobile Accident Proves Fatal.

Schenectady, July 25.—The death of William V. Steers, who was internally injured in an automobile wreck near this city on Sunday, occured yesterday afternoon at his home in this city. Mr. Steers, who was a prominent society man, was thrown over a precipice by the overturning of the automobile in which he was riding.

Albany Evening Journal, July 27, 1903¹⁹⁰⁸

The Rev. A. C. Sewall, D. D., of Troy, formerly pastor of the First Reformed church in Schenectady, officiated at the funeral of WIlliam V. Steers in that city yesterday. Mr. Steers died on Thursday as the result of injuries received in an automobile accident on the previous Sunday, while riding through the town of Glenville. The services were held from his late residence, No. 1307 Union street, and they were attended by a large number of friends from this vicinity. The bearers were Messrs. Burton, Raymond and Irving Steers, all brothers of the deceased, and J. Scott Button, a brother-in-law.

Troy Record, April 26, 1949¹⁷⁰¹

Mrs. Howard Terrell.

The funeral of Mrs. Howard Townsend Terrell of Scotia, the former Miss Nellie Frances Button of Waterford, was conducted at 10:30 a.m. yesterday from Baxter's Funeral Home in Scotia. Interment was in the family plot in Vale Cemetery. Rev. Bertram deHeus Atwood, pastor of the First Reformed Church of Scotia, officiated at both the funeral home and cemetery. Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Button of Waterford, Mrs. Terrell died Friday at the Atlantic City Hospital after a brief illness. She resided in Scotia most of her life and was well known in educational circles. Mrs. Terrell was married to William Vrooman Steers in 1896. He died in 1903, and in 1930 she was married to Howard Terrell. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Edwin Steers of Madison, N. J., and William Vrooman Steers of Cranford, N. J.; one sister, Miss Mary E. Button of Stone Harbor, N. J., four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Knickerbocker News, December 22, 1950⁴⁹³⁶

TERRELL — At the Ingersoll Memorial for Aged Men, Schenectady, N. Y., Dec. 21, 1950, Howard T. Terrell, husband of the late Frances Steers Terrell, stepfather of T. E. Steers and W. V. Steers. Funeral service 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at Baxter's Funeral Parlor, 40 No. Brandywine Av., Schenectady. Relatives and friend are invited.

Knickerbocker News, December 22, 1950⁴⁹³⁸

HOWARD T. TERRELL

Howard T. Terrell, 78, a retired employe of the State Department of Education, died yesterday in the Ingersoll Memorial Home for Aged Men, Schenectady.

Born in Albany, he was an employe of the state more than 50 years. He was a member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church.

He is survived by two stepsons, T. E. Steers, Madison, N. J., and W. V. Steers, Cranford, N. J. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p. m. tomorrow in Baxter's Funeral Home, Schenectady. Burial will be in Albany Rural Cemetery.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 2, 18801718	Schenectady, Schenectady, New York	Barrent Bleecker Steers Celestia Amelia Tripp Sarah Steers William Vrooman Steers Burton Steers Raymond A. Steers
June 12, 1880239	Waterford, Saratoga, New York	Anna Eliza Scott Theodore Edwin Button Nellie Frances Button Jesse Scott Button Mary Eliza Button Martha Jane Scott
February 16, 18922338	Schenectady, Schenectady, New York	Theodore Edwin Button Anna Eliza Scott Jesse Scott Button Mary Eliza Button Martha Charlotte Button Nellie Frances Button
June 12, 1900236	Schenectady, Schenectady, New York	Nellie Frances Button William Vrooman Steers Theodore Edwin Steers
June 1, 19051957	Schenectady, Schenectady, New York	Nellie Frances Button Theodore Edwin Steers
June 1, 19051957	Schenectady, Schenectady, New York	Jesse Scott Button Anna Eliza Scott Mary Eliza Button Martha Charlotte Button Nellie Frances Button Theodore Edwin Steers William Vrooman Steers
April 15, 1910242	Albany, Albany, New York	Nellie Frances Button Theodore Edwin Steers William Vrooman Steers Mary Eliza Button
April 5, 1930227	Schenectady, Schenectady, New York	Nellie Frances Button Mary Eliza Button
April 22, 19402706	Scotia, Schenectady, New York	Nellie Frances Button Howard Townsend Terrell Mary Eliza Button