Eleanor Graf and Theodore Edwin Steers

THEODORE EDWIN STEERS, son of NELLIE FRANCES BUTTON and WILLIAM VROOMAN STEERS, was born May 20, 1897 in New York,⁵⁶ and died December 13, 1978 in Durham, Durham, North Carolina.⁸⁶

He married ELEANOR GRAF on March 5, 1921 in Westminster Presbyterian Church, Albany, Albany, New York.^{226, 1900} She was born May 2, 1900 in Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey,^{56, 1804} and died April 20, 1988 in Durham, Durham, North Carolina.⁸⁶

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Theodore E. Steers)
  • Edward Erwin Descendant Report (Ancestor of Theodore E. Steers)
  • Jacob Clements Descendant Report (Ancestor of Theodore E. Steers)
  • William Campbell Descendant Report (Ancestor of Theodore E. Steers)
  • Francis Stuart Descendant Report (Ancestor of Theodore E. Steers)

Children of ELEANOR GRAF and THEODORE EDWIN STEERS:

1. CORINNE FRANCES STEERS, b. October 15, 1921, Orange, Essex, New Jersey;⁴⁷¹⁷ m. PIERCE ANDERSON CASSEDY on July 5, 1944 in Orange, New Jersey¹²⁰; d. June 27, 2015, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.⁴⁷¹⁷
2. PATRICIA ELEANOR STEERS, b. October 16, 1925, Orange, Essex, New Jersey;^{117, 456} m. CHARLES HILLYER CLARKE on May 22, 1948 in Cranford, New Jersey^{120, 2771}; d. May 13, 2013, Niantic, New London, Connecticut.⁴⁵⁶



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Marriage Announcements and News

Albany Evening Journal, March 5, 1921¹⁹⁰⁰

STEERS-GRAF WEDDING FASHIONABLE EVENT

Miss Eleanor Graf Became the Bride of Theodore Edwin Steers at Church Ceremony - Large Reception for Guests

Miss Eleanor Graf, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Graf of 281 State street, and Theodore Edwin Steers, of Albany and New York, son of Mrs. William Vrooman Steers of Willett street, were married this afternoon in the Westminster Presbyterian Church. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. V. Mohlenbawer, pastor, in the presence of 500 guests. The church was attractively decorated with palms, ferns, and Easter lilies. A program of wedding music by J. Austin Springer while the guests were arriving.

The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of white duchess satin, made in straight lines and heavily embroidered in pearls and crystal beads. Her veil of duchess lace was trimmed with pearls and caught with orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of bride's roses and lilies of the valley.

Miss Madeline Graf, sister of the bride, as maid of honor, was gowned in pale gray chiffon with hat of gray chiffon. She carried a bouquet of American Beauty.

The Bridesmaids.

The bridesmaids wore gowns made alike, fashioned with long wide sashes of gray chiffon and four panels. All wore gray chiffon hats and gray chiffon slippers. Miss Miriam Georgia Hoy was gowned in jade green; Miss Elizabeth Beeker in old blue and Miss Ruth Baldwin of Newark in rose. Their bouquets were of pink sweet peas with ribbons to match their dresses.

Miss Caroline Graf, niece of the bride, as flower girl, wore a frock of pink chiffon and pink chiffon hat and carried a basket of flowers.

Carl Graf, brother of the bride, was page. William Vrooman Steers, brother of the bridegroom, was best man, and the ushers included David M. Skinner, Vanderbogart Erben and Meade Brunig of Schenectady, Charles R. Chapman of Syracuse, Frank Jenkins, jr., of New York city, and Edgar Throne Wheeler.

Will Reside in New York

After the ceremony a large reception took place in the home of the bride's parents. The house was decorated with spring flowers, palms and ferns. The wedding couple were assisted in receiving by their mothers, Mrs. Graf and Mrs. Steers. Mrs. Graf wore a gown of old blue brocaded chiffon and hat of silver and blue. Mr. and Mrs. Steers will leave on a wedding trip tonight and upon their return will make their home in New York.

The Grafs have been residents of Albany for the last five years, coming here from Indianapolis. The bride is a graduate of the Albany Academy for Girls, and of the Dwight school, Englewood, N. J. She is a member of the Junior League of Albany. Mr. Steers served in the war as a lieutenant in the British Royal Air force and is a member of the Aero club of Canada and of the American Flying club. He attended the Albany Boys' academy and is connected with a New York banking firm.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
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
May 10, 1930226	Maplewood, Essex, New Jersey	Theodore Edwin Steers Eleanor Graf Corinne Frances Steers Patricia Eleanor Steers
19402759	South Orange, Essex, New Jersey	Theodore Edwin Steers Eleanor Graf Corinne Frances Steers Patricia Eleanor Steers