Background
Source: Wikipedia
Edward Strieby Steele (1850–1942) was an American botanist. Steele graduated from Oberlin College with a bachelor's degree in 1872 and a seminary degree in 1877. In 1889 he went to Washington, D.C., to work for the editorial staff of the Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia. In Washington, D.C., on 28 January 1891 he married Grace Avery King (1848–1932). Mr.
