It’s Family Time~James Franklin and Lessie Ida Teal

James Franklin Teal, son of John Daniel Teal and Sarah Ann ‘Susie’ Wadsworth was born 29 April 1872 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.  He would grow up to be a farmer just as his father and grand fathers before him.

James Franklin met and married a young lady by the name of Lessie Ida Davis. Lessie Ida was the daughter of  William Alfred Davis and Nancy J. Hurst. Their first enumeration in any census is the 1900 census for Court House, Chesterfield, South Carolina. That Census shows that they were married in 1891.  At the time of the Census in July 1900; James and Lessie had three children of which two were living.

1900 Census, Chesterfield Co., Courthouse Twsp. 

They would add another son, John Gary Teal, to the family in 1902.

The children of James Franklin and Lessie Ida were:

i. James Ernest Teal, born 14 Apr 1897, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Margaret Pauline Campbell; died 26 Jan 1973, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
ii. Ila J. Teal, born 5 May 1900, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Rev. Grover Cleveland Caulder; died 30 Sep 1985, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
iii. John Gary Teal, born 10 Sep 1902, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Mary Isabell Davis, 13 Aug 1922; died 6 Jan 1978.

On 27 February 1940, James Franklin lost his beloved wife, Lessie Ida Davis Teal. Seventeen months later, James Franklin Teal passed away on 10 July 1841. They are buried in Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery.

James Franklin Teal is my 3rd Cousin twice removed.

Lessie Ida Davis Teal is my 1st Cousin 3 times removed.








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1. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey; Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995, 826. Tombstone of JAMES FRANKLIN TEAL; 29 April 1872–10 July 1941, Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
2. 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 21, Page 23B/107B, Line 57, Dwelling 428, Family 435, Household of James F. TEAL; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 29 August 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T623_1523.
3. 1920 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 40, Page 10A/166A; Line 21, Dwelling 166, Family 174, Household of James F. TEAL; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 29 August 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T625_1690.
4. 1930 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 15, Page 6A/17A(stamped); Line 38, Dwelling 92, Family 97, Household of James F. TEAL; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 29 August 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T626_2192.
5. 1940 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 13-16, Page: 6A/225A(stamped); Line 19,, Household #81, Household of James TEAL; digital images, 1940 CENSUS (http://1940census.archives.gov : viewed 29 August 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 3799.
6. South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1961, Images. Ancestry, (https://www.ancestry.com: 11 January 2014), South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1961, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, James F Teal; Certificate number 012329, 10 July 1941.
7. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey, Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995. Tombstone of JAMES FRANKLIN TEAL.
8. James F. Teal obituary, The State, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, 13 July 1941, page 8-B, Column 2.
9. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey, Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995. Tombstone of Lessie Ida TEAL.
10. 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina;, enumeration district (ED) #5, Page 327C; Line 7, Dwelling 293, Family 293, Household of W. A. DAVIS; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 21 July 2011); citing National Archive Microfilm T9, Roll 1225.
11. Mrs. James F Teal, death certificate (long) 004030 (27 February 1940), Vital Records, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.
12. "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/ : viewed 30 May 2011), Images, "Probate File #439, James A. Davis, et al," Images 444-476; FHL Film#2166626.
13. Mrs. Ida Davis Teal obituary, The Chesterfield Advertiser, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, 29 February 1940, Page 1.