The Steen family in Europe and America : a genealogical, historical and biographical record of nearly three hundred years extending from the 17th to the 20th century .. . a milefrom the place where lie was born. Lie and his older brotherwere his fathers principal assistants on the farm, which wasnew and required nuicli hard labor. They worked faithfullyduring the summer and attended school in the winter. Hewas a regular attendant at the Mt. Leigh PresbyterianChurch and Sabbath-school for many years ; early gave hisheart to Christ, and united with the church in 1849, ^d ^^^^afterwards maintaine
The Steen family in Europe and America : a genealogical, historical and biographical record of nearly three hundred years extending from the 17th to the 20th century .. . a milefrom the place where lie was born. Lie and his older brotherwere his fathers principal assistants on the farm, which wasnew and required nuicli hard labor. They worked faithfullyduring the summer and attended school in the winter. Hewas a regular attendant at the Mt. Leigh PresbyterianChurch and Sabbath-school for many years ; early gave hisheart to Christ, and united with the church in 1849, ^d ^^^^afterwards maintained a consistent Christian life. Like hisancestors, his father, and his brother, he delighted in music,and had a special talent for it, which was highly he became of age he took a thorough course in musi-cal studies in Normal music schools in Russellville. and inDecatur, Ohio, under the direction of Prof. Dwight H. Bald-win, and became a teacher of vocal and instrumental music,in which ])rofcssion he became very proficient and quite pop-ular. He held many classes in different ])arts of AdamsCounty, ()hi(). sonietinus lia\ing as man\ as three siuQino-. Prof. H. Watsox Sti;i:x. DESCEXDANTS OF ROBERT STEEX. 77 schools upon each secular clay of the week, also leading themusic in the church on the Sabbath. He had a sweet voice,was a fine singer, and to some extent a composer of services were eagerly sought at musical institutes, con-ventions, and as an instructor in Normal music classes, inwhich he was very successful. After his marriage, in located upon a farm which his father had purchased, andwhich he afterwards possessed, l>ing on the direct road fromWinchester to Youngsville, about one and a half miles fromthe latter place, and the same distance from the Alt. LeighPresbyterian Church. In the summer of 1862 he enlisted asa private soldier in the Union Army for the defense of hiscountry, in Company E, Xinety-first Regiment, Ohio \olun-teer Lifan
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