Ted Officer was born in Algood, Tennessee October 10, 1882. His mother died when he was nine and his father, (Burr Officer), and other relatives raised him until at fourteen he began working for George Berghoffer at Sundance, Wyoming as a cowboy. Ted worked for various ranchers in the area, and at the Elks Club in Deadwood, South Dakota. For a time he resided near Sioux City, South Dakota returning to Wyoming in 1915. Again he worked on various ranches in the area and as a range and timber foreman. He spent thirty-one years in the Spearfish, Beulah and Tinton communities. He worked for Myrtle Mathews and Ed Mathews for twelve years.
He passed away in 1946 and is buried in the Bunker Hill (Beulah) Cemetery. He did not leave a family.
His father Burr Officer was possiblily the only Negro to homestead in the Beulah, Wyoming community. He had been a slave in Tennessee. He came to the Black Hills in 1896. It is not known where he is buried. He was living in Beulah in 1915.
This information was taken from Ted's obituary and published in the "Pioneers of Crook County" 1981 Crook County, Wyoming
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TINTON MAN DIES AT RAPID CITY
Ted Officer of Tinton, died at St. John's hospital in Rapid City Thursday afternoon. The body is at the McColley Funeral Home in Spearfish.
Officer is survived by a brother, Sydney L. Officer, of Oroville, Calif., and a sister, Mrs. Margaret Glenn, Chicago. Both will arrive in Deadwood Sunday afternoon to attend funeral services.
Services were held at 5 o’clock Sunday afternoon at McColley Funeral Home in Spearfish. Burial was in the Beulah, Wyo. cemetery.
From the “Black Hills Weekly” Deadwood, SD, August 15, 1947
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LAST RITES HELD FOR TED OFFICER
Funeral services for Ted Officer were held in the McColley Funeral chapel at Spearfish Sunday at 5 p. m. The Rev. Gordon Nelson of the Congregational church conducted the service.
“The Old Rugged Cross” and “In the Evening by the Moonlight” were sung by a quartet of Ernest Lown, Clarence McCain, Mrs. Burt Scott and Mrs. Lillian Fillmore. Mrs. Fillmore also sang a solo “Empty Saddles.” They were accompanied by Mrs. R. W. Helper.
Attending the service was Mrs. Margaret Glenn of Chicago, I'll., a sister of Officer.
Interment was in the cemetery at Beulah, Wyo., on Monday. Pallbearers were Alfred Sleep, E. L. Matthews, Dick Cundy, Oscar Bondurant, Frank Kokesh and Carter Craig.
From the “Black Hills Weekly” Deadwood, SD, Thursday, August 15, 1947
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Ted Officer
United States Census, 1920
birth: 1883 Tennessee
residence: 1920 , Crook, Wyoming
He passed away in 1946 and is buried in the Bunker Hill (Beulah) Cemetery. He did not leave a family.
His father Burr Officer was possiblily the only Negro to homestead in the Beulah, Wyoming community. He had been a slave in Tennessee. He came to the Black Hills in 1896. It is not known where he is buried. He was living in Beulah in 1915.
This information was taken from Ted's obituary and published in the "Pioneers of Crook County" 1981 Crook County, Wyoming
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TINTON MAN DIES AT RAPID CITY
Ted Officer of Tinton, died at St. John's hospital in Rapid City Thursday afternoon. The body is at the McColley Funeral Home in Spearfish.
Officer is survived by a brother, Sydney L. Officer, of Oroville, Calif., and a sister, Mrs. Margaret Glenn, Chicago. Both will arrive in Deadwood Sunday afternoon to attend funeral services.
Services were held at 5 o’clock Sunday afternoon at McColley Funeral Home in Spearfish. Burial was in the Beulah, Wyo. cemetery.
From the “Black Hills Weekly” Deadwood, SD, August 15, 1947
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LAST RITES HELD FOR TED OFFICER
Funeral services for Ted Officer were held in the McColley Funeral chapel at Spearfish Sunday at 5 p. m. The Rev. Gordon Nelson of the Congregational church conducted the service.
“The Old Rugged Cross” and “In the Evening by the Moonlight” were sung by a quartet of Ernest Lown, Clarence McCain, Mrs. Burt Scott and Mrs. Lillian Fillmore. Mrs. Fillmore also sang a solo “Empty Saddles.” They were accompanied by Mrs. R. W. Helper.
Attending the service was Mrs. Margaret Glenn of Chicago, I'll., a sister of Officer.
Interment was in the cemetery at Beulah, Wyo., on Monday. Pallbearers were Alfred Sleep, E. L. Matthews, Dick Cundy, Oscar Bondurant, Frank Kokesh and Carter Craig.
From the “Black Hills Weekly” Deadwood, SD, Thursday, August 15, 1947
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Ted Officer
United States Census, 1920
birth: 1883 Tennessee
residence: 1920 , Crook, Wyoming
Ted Officer was born in Algood, Tennessee October 10, 1882. His mother died when he was nine and his father, (Burr Officer), and other relatives raised him until at fourteen he began working for George Berghoffer at Sundance, Wyoming as a cowboy. Ted worked for various ranchers in the area, and at the Elks Club in Deadwood, South Dakota. For a time he resided near Sioux City, South Dakota returning to Wyoming in 1915. Again he worked on various ranches in the area and as a range and timber foreman. He spent thirty-one years in the Spearfish, Beulah and Tinton communities. He worked for Myrtle Mathews and Ed Mathews for twelve years.
He passed away in 1946 and is buried in the Bunker Hill (Beulah) Cemetery. He did not leave a family.
His father Burr Officer was possiblily the only Negro to homestead in the Beulah, Wyoming community. He had been a slave in Tennessee. He came to the Black Hills in 1896. It is not known where he is buried. He was living in Beulah in 1915.
This information was taken from Ted's obituary and published in the "Pioneers of Crook County" 1981 Crook County, Wyoming
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TINTON MAN DIES AT RAPID CITY
Ted Officer of Tinton, died at St. John's hospital in Rapid City Thursday afternoon. The body is at the McColley Funeral Home in Spearfish.
Officer is survived by a brother, Sydney L. Officer, of Oroville, Calif., and a sister, Mrs. Margaret Glenn, Chicago. Both will arrive in Deadwood Sunday afternoon to attend funeral services.
Services were held at 5 o’clock Sunday afternoon at McColley Funeral Home in Spearfish. Burial was in the Beulah, Wyo. cemetery.
From the “Black Hills Weekly” Deadwood, SD, August 15, 1947
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LAST RITES HELD FOR TED OFFICER
Funeral services for Ted Officer were held in the McColley Funeral chapel at Spearfish Sunday at 5 p. m. The Rev. Gordon Nelson of the Congregational church conducted the service.
“The Old Rugged Cross” and “In the Evening by the Moonlight” were sung by a quartet of Ernest Lown, Clarence McCain, Mrs. Burt Scott and Mrs. Lillian Fillmore. Mrs. Fillmore also sang a solo “Empty Saddles.” They were accompanied by Mrs. R. W. Helper.
Attending the service was Mrs. Margaret Glenn of Chicago, I'll., a sister of Officer.
Interment was in the cemetery at Beulah, Wyo., on Monday. Pallbearers were Alfred Sleep, E. L. Matthews, Dick Cundy, Oscar Bondurant, Frank Kokesh and Carter Craig.
From the “Black Hills Weekly” Deadwood, SD, Thursday, August 15, 1947
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Ted Officer
United States Census, 1920
birth: 1883 Tennessee
residence: 1920 , Crook, Wyoming
He passed away in 1946 and is buried in the Bunker Hill (Beulah) Cemetery. He did not leave a family.
His father Burr Officer was possiblily the only Negro to homestead in the Beulah, Wyoming community. He had been a slave in Tennessee. He came to the Black Hills in 1896. It is not known where he is buried. He was living in Beulah in 1915.
This information was taken from Ted's obituary and published in the "Pioneers of Crook County" 1981 Crook County, Wyoming
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TINTON MAN DIES AT RAPID CITY
Ted Officer of Tinton, died at St. John's hospital in Rapid City Thursday afternoon. The body is at the McColley Funeral Home in Spearfish.
Officer is survived by a brother, Sydney L. Officer, of Oroville, Calif., and a sister, Mrs. Margaret Glenn, Chicago. Both will arrive in Deadwood Sunday afternoon to attend funeral services.
Services were held at 5 o’clock Sunday afternoon at McColley Funeral Home in Spearfish. Burial was in the Beulah, Wyo. cemetery.
From the “Black Hills Weekly” Deadwood, SD, August 15, 1947
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LAST RITES HELD FOR TED OFFICER
Funeral services for Ted Officer were held in the McColley Funeral chapel at Spearfish Sunday at 5 p. m. The Rev. Gordon Nelson of the Congregational church conducted the service.
“The Old Rugged Cross” and “In the Evening by the Moonlight” were sung by a quartet of Ernest Lown, Clarence McCain, Mrs. Burt Scott and Mrs. Lillian Fillmore. Mrs. Fillmore also sang a solo “Empty Saddles.” They were accompanied by Mrs. R. W. Helper.
Attending the service was Mrs. Margaret Glenn of Chicago, I'll., a sister of Officer.
Interment was in the cemetery at Beulah, Wyo., on Monday. Pallbearers were Alfred Sleep, E. L. Matthews, Dick Cundy, Oscar Bondurant, Frank Kokesh and Carter Craig.
From the “Black Hills Weekly” Deadwood, SD, Thursday, August 15, 1947
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Ted Officer
United States Census, 1920
birth: 1883 Tennessee
residence: 1920 , Crook, Wyoming
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