Surname Saturday~Teal

 
Today’s posting is on the family of my 1st cousin 4 times removed and her husband Benjamin Franklin Teal.

Benjamin Franklin Teal was born on 28 Aug 1822 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.^1 2 3 Benjamin served in the military Civil War Service in Company K, 4 South Carolina State Troops.⁴ He died on 18 Oct 1868 at the age of 46  and was buried in the Teal Family cemetery, in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.^{5 6 7} A Memorial has been created for Benjamin at www.findagrave.com.⁸

Benjamin Franklin Teal and Eliza A. Davis were married about 1840 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Eliza A. Davis, daughter of William Davis and Julia Thurman, was born on 6 Jun 1819 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.^{9 10 11 12 13} Eliza died on 1 Sep 1883 at the age of 64 and was in the Teal family Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.^{14 15 16}

Benjamin Franklin Teal and Eliza A. Davis had the following children:

i. William W. Teal was born on 25 Nov 1843 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.^{17 18 19} He served in the Civil War with Co. E 21st SC INF CSA.²⁰ He died on 17 Jul 1862 at the age of 18 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.²¹
ii. David Richard Teal, born 30 Aug 1843, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Nancy J. Davis, abt 1866; married Lucinda Caulder, 1897, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 16 Nov 1918, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
iii. Thomas Benjamin Teal, born 1 Sep 1847, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Julia Elizabeth Davis, abt 1868, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 19 Aug 1912, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
iv. Isabella Jane Teal, born 22 Dec 1849, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Isaac Jacob Davis, 20 Nov 1867, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died 28 Mar 1893, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
v. Christopher Wesley Teal, born 23 May 1851, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Clarinda G. Graves, 25 Nov 1878, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died 27 Dec 1922, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
vi. Dr. John Daniel Teal, born 5 Dec 1852, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Sarah Ann Wadsworth, 1872, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 5 Apr 1911, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
vii. Alfred Frank Teal, born 12 Jan 1855, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Sarah Frances Rivers, abt 1883, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 11 Jan 1924, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
viii. George Wesley Teal was born in 1857 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. ²²
ix. Fanny Teal was born in 1858 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
x. Julia Ella Teal, born 23 Feb 1860, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Drury Lewis Boatwright, abt 1878, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 12 Jun 1931, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
 
 
 
 
 
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1. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey; Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995, page 1182. Tombstone of B. F. TEAL; 28 August 1922–18 October 1868, Teal Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
2. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County , South Carolina, Page 178A, Line 13, Dwelling 1220, Family 1220, Household of Benjamin F. TEAL; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 9 July 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.
3. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 118; Line 14, Dwelling #351, Family #350, Household of B. F. TEAL; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 9 July 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm M653-1217.
4. National Park Service, "Soldiers" database, Civil War Soldiers & Sailor System (http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm : accessed 9 July 2012), entry for Benjamin F. Teal, Private; Co. K, 4th South Carolina State Troops. (6 Months, 1863-4.); Confederate.
5. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey, Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995. Tombstone of B. F. TEAL.
6. Ibid.
7. Harry Alexander Davis, The Davis Family (Davies and David) in Wales and America: genealogy of Morgan David of Pennsylvania (Washington, D.C.: n.p., 1927), page 222.
8. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital image, (http://www.findagrave.com : Accessed on 9 July 2012); Headstone for Benjamin Franklin Teal; (28 August 1822–18 October 1868); Records of the Teal Family Cemetery; Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
9. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey, Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995. Tombstone of Eliza A. TEAL.
10. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County , South Carolina, Page 178A, Line 13, Dwelling 1220, Family 1220, Household of Benjamin F. TEAL.
11. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 118; Line 14, Dwelling #351, Family #350, Household of B. F. TEAL.
12. 1880 U S Census, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 005, Page 327B, Line 49, Dwelling 310, Family 310, Household of E. A. [Eliza A. DAVIS] TEAL; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 10 July 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T9-1225.
13. North Carolina, Deed Book: Deed Book 22, pages 356-358, Eliza A. [DAVIS] TEAL to Daniel B. Lisenby, 28 Feb 1883; Register of Deeds, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina.
14. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey, Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995. Tombstone of Eliza A. TEAL.
15. Ibid.
16. Davis, The Davis Family (Davies and David) in Wales and America, page 222.
17. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey, Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995. Tombstone of William W. Teal.
18. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County , South Carolina, Page 178A, Line 13, Dwelling 1220, Family 1220, Household of Benjamin F. TEAL.
19. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 118; Line 14, Dwelling #351, Family #350, Household of B. F. TEAL.
20. Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 21 July 2012), entry for W. W. TEAL, Private; Co. E, 21st SCV Infantry; .
21. Ibid.
22. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 118; Line 14, Dwelling #351, Family #350, Household of B. F. TEAL.