Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Baraboo:

S. F. Steele, patentee of Steele's drag saw; was born in Delaware Co., N.Y., July 1, 1824, and came to Wisconsin in 1845; located in Iowa Co. in 1846 and came to Baraboo in 1868. He enlisted, February 1865 in Co. G, 3d I.V.C., and served about nine months. He was married in January 1850, to Miss Ruth Farwell; she was born in Ohio; they have five children - Iola, May, Emory, Ruth and Millburn. Both he and his wife are members of the Congregational Church. In politics, he is a Democrat.

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