Chesterfield County SC~Estate Folder #839 – Sarah Frances Rivers Teal

Each week, on Sunday, I will select an Estate Folders from the Estate files of Chesterfield County and discuss its contents. No known estates exist for the period before the Civil War. They were destroyed with the burning of the Courthouse. There are a few “Equity Records” in the State Archives. Do not overlook this valuable resource if you are looking for ancestors in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. 

Today we will be looking at the following Estate folder:

Folder #839
Image 195
Sarah Frances Rivers Teal ¹

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-JW6J-L?cc=1911928&wc=MPPB-JW5%3A190567401%2C190561002%2C190567402%2C191475301

Sarah Frances Rivers Teal, wife of Alfred Frank Teal, passed away on 27 September 1926 in Chesterfield, South Carolina.  She was 66 years of age.

Her son-in-law, James Franklin Davis, husband of her oldest daughter Cannie Q. Teal was named Administrator of her estate.

The estate can be accessed at the above hyperlink.

Sarah Frances and Alfred had 4 children of which only two survived to adulthood – Cannie and Della Mae. Sadly, Della Mae predeceased her Mother; thus her portion of the estate went to her surviving children.

Image 202 – Heirs at Law






Heirs at Law named within the estate were:

• Cannie Davis, Daughter, of age

Children of  Della Mae Rivers (Deceased)

• Geneva Rivers, age 19
• Marion Rivers, age 17
• Mary Lee Rives, age 14
• Vareen Rivers, age 12
• Hallie Rivers, age 10
• Nolan Rivers, age 4
• McLeod, Rivers, age 2

Sarah Frances Rivers and her husband Alfred Frank Teal are both my 2nd Cousins 3 times removed.







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[1]"South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-JW6J-L?cc=1911928&wc=MPPB-JW5%3A190567401%2C190561002%2C190567402%2C191475301 : 21 May 2014), Chesterfield > Probate Court, Estate records > 1865-1927 > Cases 0830-0899 > image 195 of 1670; county courthouses, South Carolina, and South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.

Cheraw Boy Dies in Jacksonville Auto Accident

George W. Carnes and his wife, Lessie J. Carnes, are dead as the result of an automobile accident on Atlantic boulevard early this morning.
Miss Uvita Barren of Atlanta and M. P. Booth, city fireman, are in St. Luke's hospital. The condition of Booth is considered critical.
T. C. Grubb, 2408 Silver street, who was following the car in which the Carnes, Booth, Miss Barren and three-year old son of the Carnes were  riding, witnessed the accident.
He said two cars, both without lights were parked in the roadway. One car was getting ready to push the other, it appeared, he said. Apparently Booth, who was driving, saw the machine in the road but not in time to swing clear of it. His right Wheel caught the left back wheel of the other car.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Carnes had their necks broken. The child who was riding in the front seat in Miss Barren’s lap was unhurt.
The party, including, Grubb and his passengers had been for a chicken dinner at the beach. Mrs. Booth remained at the beach and her husband was driving the party to Jacksonville when the accident occurred.
James Owen, negro driver of one of the cars was arrested and placed in the South Jacksonville jail. He was charged with manslaughter.
Both of the cars parked in the middle of the road were filled with negro passengers, Grubb said. All of the cars were badly damaged.
Mr. and Mrs. Carnes whose address was given as 21 LeMain Court, died shortly after the accident. Carnes died before he could be taken to a hospital.
Mrs. Barren received a broken nose and cuts and bruises.
The accident occurred on Atlantic boulevard near Hunt’s filing station about 2:00 A.M.
Booth and Mrs. Barren were taken to St. Luke’s hospital and the Carnes to St. Vincents, Moulton and Kyle are in charge of the bodies but funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Carnes was a barber, operating a shop at Sixteenth and Main Streets. It is understood that Miss Barren was a visitor in the Carnes home and a beach party was given in her honor.
O. K. Robinson, R. E. Broward and S. R. Gahoon, of the sheriff’s office investigated the accident. Tom Watts and R. E. Royal, of the road patrol were also among those investigating.
Mrs. Carnes’ survivors include her mother, Mrs. Bastine Barren, two sisters and one brother and her three year old son, George Carnes, Jr.
Surviving Mr. Carnes are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Carnes, Sr. of Cheraw, four sisters, Mrs. Elizer Bruner of Cheraw, Mrs. Chas. Kavnaugh of Sumter, Mrs. A. J. Volovar of Washington, D.C. and Mrs. R. B. Lawless of Atlanta and one brother, Croom Carnes of Cheraw.
Funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Carnes were conducted Sunday afternoon and the bodies interred in Peachtree Baptist Church cemetery, Atlanta, Ga., under a mount of beautiful flowers.

George Washington Carnes, Jr. was the son of George Washington Carnes, Sr. and his wife Sarah Frances Rivers, daughter of William Alfred Rivers and Eliza Ann Turnage.




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[1] Cheraw Boy Meets Death in Wreck obituary, The Jacksonville Journal, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, 4 September 1931. George W. & Lessie J. Carnes.

Surname Saturday ~ Teal

Alfred Frank Teal was born on 12 Jan 1855 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.^{1 2 3 4 5} Albert died on 11 Jan 1924 at the age of 68 and was buried in the Teal Cemetery, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.^{6 7}

Alfred Frank Teal and Sarah Frances Rivers were married about 1883 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Sarah Frances Rivers, daughter of Isaac J. Rivers and Mary Jane Rivers, was born on 7 Jul 1860 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.^{8 9 10 11 12} She died on 27 Sep 1926 at the age of 66 and was buried in the Teal Cemetery, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.^{13 14 15}

Alfred Frank Teal and Sarah Frances Rivers had the following children:

i. Cannie Q. Teal, born 9 Mar 1884, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married James Franklin Davis, 26 Dec 1901, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 22 May 1933, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

ii. Della Mae Teal, born 6 Nov 1890, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Louis Harmon Rivers, 21 Apr 1907, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 9 Jul 1924, Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina.

Albert and Sarah had 4 known children; two of the children that did not survive. 

Alfred Frank Teal is my 2nd cousin 3 times removed; our common ancestor is Thomas Davis and Nancy Rivers.

Sarah Frances Rivers is also my 2nd cousin 3 times removed; our common ancestor is William Rivers and Elizabeth “Betsy” Rivers. 





 
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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital image, (http://www.findagrave.com : Accessed on 23 July 2012); Headstone for A. F. Teal; (12 January 1851–11 January 1924); Records of the Teal Family Cemetery; Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
2. 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.
3. 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 21, Page 108B/24B; Line 54, Dwelling 449, Family 457, Household of Alfred F. TEAL; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 23 July 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T623_1523.
4. 1910 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0037, Page 140B/14B; Line 51, Dwelling 244, Family 244, Household of Frank TEAL; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 23 July 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm  T624_1455.
5. 1920 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 40, Page 168B/12B, Line 85, Dwelling 216, Family 224, Household of Alfred F. TEAL; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 23 July 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T625_1690.
6. A F Teal, death certificate 002191 (11 January 1924), Vital Records, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.
7. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, A. F. Teal (12 January 1851–11 January 1924), Memorial # 43584373.
8. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Sarah Frances Teal (7 July 1860–8 September 1926), Memorial # 43584396.
9. 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #5, Page: 324B; Line 1, Dwelling 239, Family 239, Household of Isaac RIVERS; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 27 September 2011); citing National Archive Microfilm T9, Roll 1225.
10. 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, ED 21, Page 108B/24B; Line 54, Dwelling 449, Family 457, Household of Alfred F. TEAL.
11. 1910 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, ED 0037, Page 140B/14B; Line 51, Dwelling 244, Family 244, Household of Frank TEAL.
12. 1920 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, ED 40, Page 168B/12B, Line 85, Dwelling 216, Family 224, Household of Alfred F. TEAL.
13. Sarah F Teal, Chesterfield, South Carolina death certificate 016355 (27 September 1926).
14. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Sarah Frances Teal (7 July 1860–8 September 1926), Memorial # 43584396.
15. Ibid.