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James Alexander Teel

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James Alexander Teel

Birth
Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
24 Oct 1902 (aged 72)
Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois, USA
Burial
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MARRIAGE: license issued 29 July 1856 Mr. James A. Teel and Miss Elizabeth Smith - State of Illinois, Schuyler County - I Hereby Certify that on the 30th day of July A.D. 1856, I joined in the Holy State of Matrimony Mr. James A. Teel and Miss Elizabeth Smith according to the usual custom and laws of Illinois. Given under my hand and Seal, this 30th day of July A.D. 1856 J. D. Cowan, M. G.

SOURCE: Marriage Records; Schuyler County Courthouse, Rushville, Illinois; Book 2, 1855-1864, page 81, license #2409.
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DEATH: reported Oct. 24, 1902, name: James Alexander Teel, age: 72 years, 3 months, 3 days, occupation: retired farmer, date of death: Oct. 22, 1902, 1:30 a.m., married, birthplace: Pennsylvania, place of death: Rushville, Illinois, cause of death: carcinoma of stomach, duration of disease: 1 year, place of burial: Rushville, Ill., date of burial: Oct. 25, 1902, undertaker: Hammond & Stremmel, Rushville, Illinois, physician: Thos. W. Scott, Rushville, Illinois.

SOURCE: Death Registers; Schuyler County Courthouse, Rushville, Illinois; Book 1, page 91, #1155.
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OBIT: James A. Teel was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, July 19, 1830. His father, Henry P. Teel, was a native of New Jersey, and removed from Pennsylvania to Schuyler county in 1833. In 1835, he removed to the territory of Iowa, locating at Fort Madison, where he remained one year and then returned to Schuyler. In 1845 he purchased a tract of land on section 16 in Rushville township, where Calvin Hobart had built the first cabin ever erected in Schuyler county. James A. Teel was four years old when his father came to this county, and he resided with his parents until he was nineteen. In 1849 he made an overland trip to California, where he remained two years. In 1853 he made another trip to California, where he remained several months. In 1856 he located on a farm in Rushville township, and since that date has been extensively engaged in farming and stock raising. On July 29, 1856, Mr. Teel was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Smith, who is a native of Schuyler, having been born in Rushville township in 1834. The surviving children of this union are: Judge H. V. Teel, Walter and Marshall Teel and Mrs. W. H. H. Mills, all of this vicinity. Of the family of seven children, Mr. Teel is survived by two sisters and three brothers: Henry G. Teel and Mrs. Wm. Woods, of Rushville; E. C. Teel of Salem, Mo., William Teel of Columbus, Kan., and Mrs. Charles Carty of Gravett, Ark. Funeral Services Funeral services will be held at the family residence on East Jefferson street on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, and the remains will be interred in the Rushville cemetery. The services at the grave will be conducted by Friendship lodge I. O. O. F.

SOURCE: The Schuyler Citizen, October, 26, 1902.
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BURIAL: Sec. 5, Row 6 - James A. Teel, July 19, 1830 - Oct. 22, 1902

SOURCE: Rushville City Cemetery, Schuyler County Historical Jail Museum, Rushville, IL.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: "James A. Teel, pioneer of Schuyler county, and one of the most successful farmers and stock-raisers of the State of Illinois, was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, July 19, 1830. James A. Teel was four years of age when his parents came to Schuyler county to reside ... He attended the pioneer schools of Schuyler county ... James A. resided with his parents until he was nineteen, and then, in 1849, he emigrated to California, joining the great throng that pressed to the gold fields of that State; he was one of a company of sixty who made the journey overland with ox teams, walking the entire distance. He arrived at Biddle's Bar out of funds; he soon found employment in the mines, and worked two days and a half at $9 per day; he then began mining on his own account, and remained there until 1851, when he returned to his home via the Nicaragua route and New York. In 1853 he made another trip across the plains, spent a few months in the golden State, and returned by way of the Isthmus. He engaged in farming in Rushville township, and soon turned his attention to the breeding of fine cattle. In 1856 he located on a farm which he still owns on section 2, Rushville township; this tract consists of 570 acres, and is improved with good substantial buildings; Mr. Teel lived there until March, 1891, when he removed to the farm where he now resides, one mile north of the courthouse; he owns nearly 1,200 acres of land, all in Rushville and Buena Vista townships. He was married July 20, 1856, to Miss Elizabeth Smith... In early days Mr. Teel belonged to the Whig party, but for many years past has affiliated with the Democratic party. He has served as collector of Rushville township, and has been a member of the county Board of Supervisors. He is a stock-holder in the Schuyler County Agricultural Society, and has made an exhibit at the second fair held in the county, receiving two silver spoons as premiums; his herd of short-horns has been seen at many county fairs in Illinois since that time, and has been awarded sweep-stakes and other prizes on different occasions. Mr. Teel is a stock-holder in the Schuyler Hotel Company, and also in the Bank of Schuyler County."

SOURCE: "BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW OF CASS, SCHUYLER AND BROWN COUNTIES, ILLINOIS", 1892, pages 185-186.
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"James Alexander Teel was born in Washington County, Pa., July 19, 1830 ... Three years old when his father arrived in Schuyler County, James A. Teel had meager educational or other advantages, but he had the pioneering instinct of his sire deeply implanted in his nature, with the purpose and determination to make his dreams come true ... an outdoor man, an adventurer...went to the California gold fields twice ... Farming rather than mining was his life-work, and when again on the old place in Schuyler County, he devoted practically all his time and the rest of his life to this pursuit. He engaged extensively in general farming and stock-raising, attaining to special prominence as a Short-horn cattle breeder, in which he first became interested before the Civil War. For a number of years he was President of the Schuyler County Farmers' Institute, and took a keen interest in its affairs. With the founding of the Bank of Schuyler in 1890, he became one of the stock-holders, and later was elected Vice-President of that institution. On his death, October 22, 1902, at the age of seventy-two years, he was the owner of 1,200 acres of farm land, besides various town properties in Rushville. Illness somewhat changed the current of the later years of his life, but he bore all physical trials with rare patience, and applied that fine philosophy which had made light of many obstacles and helped him over many rough places in his career. - In 1856 Mr. Teel married Elizabeth Smith. - A stanch Democrat in politics, he was Supervisor of his township several terms, and in 1894 was elected to the State Legislature, his representation of the people reflecting his broad sense of justice, his intolerance of fraud and deception, and his fearlessness in insisting upon fair and above-board legislation."

SOURCE: "HISTORY OF SCHUYLER COUNTY", 1908, page 942, Schuyler County Historical Museum, Rushville IL.
MARRIAGE: license issued 29 July 1856 Mr. James A. Teel and Miss Elizabeth Smith - State of Illinois, Schuyler County - I Hereby Certify that on the 30th day of July A.D. 1856, I joined in the Holy State of Matrimony Mr. James A. Teel and Miss Elizabeth Smith according to the usual custom and laws of Illinois. Given under my hand and Seal, this 30th day of July A.D. 1856 J. D. Cowan, M. G.

SOURCE: Marriage Records; Schuyler County Courthouse, Rushville, Illinois; Book 2, 1855-1864, page 81, license #2409.
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DEATH: reported Oct. 24, 1902, name: James Alexander Teel, age: 72 years, 3 months, 3 days, occupation: retired farmer, date of death: Oct. 22, 1902, 1:30 a.m., married, birthplace: Pennsylvania, place of death: Rushville, Illinois, cause of death: carcinoma of stomach, duration of disease: 1 year, place of burial: Rushville, Ill., date of burial: Oct. 25, 1902, undertaker: Hammond & Stremmel, Rushville, Illinois, physician: Thos. W. Scott, Rushville, Illinois.

SOURCE: Death Registers; Schuyler County Courthouse, Rushville, Illinois; Book 1, page 91, #1155.
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OBIT: James A. Teel was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, July 19, 1830. His father, Henry P. Teel, was a native of New Jersey, and removed from Pennsylvania to Schuyler county in 1833. In 1835, he removed to the territory of Iowa, locating at Fort Madison, where he remained one year and then returned to Schuyler. In 1845 he purchased a tract of land on section 16 in Rushville township, where Calvin Hobart had built the first cabin ever erected in Schuyler county. James A. Teel was four years old when his father came to this county, and he resided with his parents until he was nineteen. In 1849 he made an overland trip to California, where he remained two years. In 1853 he made another trip to California, where he remained several months. In 1856 he located on a farm in Rushville township, and since that date has been extensively engaged in farming and stock raising. On July 29, 1856, Mr. Teel was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Smith, who is a native of Schuyler, having been born in Rushville township in 1834. The surviving children of this union are: Judge H. V. Teel, Walter and Marshall Teel and Mrs. W. H. H. Mills, all of this vicinity. Of the family of seven children, Mr. Teel is survived by two sisters and three brothers: Henry G. Teel and Mrs. Wm. Woods, of Rushville; E. C. Teel of Salem, Mo., William Teel of Columbus, Kan., and Mrs. Charles Carty of Gravett, Ark. Funeral Services Funeral services will be held at the family residence on East Jefferson street on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, and the remains will be interred in the Rushville cemetery. The services at the grave will be conducted by Friendship lodge I. O. O. F.

SOURCE: The Schuyler Citizen, October, 26, 1902.
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BURIAL: Sec. 5, Row 6 - James A. Teel, July 19, 1830 - Oct. 22, 1902

SOURCE: Rushville City Cemetery, Schuyler County Historical Jail Museum, Rushville, IL.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: "James A. Teel, pioneer of Schuyler county, and one of the most successful farmers and stock-raisers of the State of Illinois, was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, July 19, 1830. James A. Teel was four years of age when his parents came to Schuyler county to reside ... He attended the pioneer schools of Schuyler county ... James A. resided with his parents until he was nineteen, and then, in 1849, he emigrated to California, joining the great throng that pressed to the gold fields of that State; he was one of a company of sixty who made the journey overland with ox teams, walking the entire distance. He arrived at Biddle's Bar out of funds; he soon found employment in the mines, and worked two days and a half at $9 per day; he then began mining on his own account, and remained there until 1851, when he returned to his home via the Nicaragua route and New York. In 1853 he made another trip across the plains, spent a few months in the golden State, and returned by way of the Isthmus. He engaged in farming in Rushville township, and soon turned his attention to the breeding of fine cattle. In 1856 he located on a farm which he still owns on section 2, Rushville township; this tract consists of 570 acres, and is improved with good substantial buildings; Mr. Teel lived there until March, 1891, when he removed to the farm where he now resides, one mile north of the courthouse; he owns nearly 1,200 acres of land, all in Rushville and Buena Vista townships. He was married July 20, 1856, to Miss Elizabeth Smith... In early days Mr. Teel belonged to the Whig party, but for many years past has affiliated with the Democratic party. He has served as collector of Rushville township, and has been a member of the county Board of Supervisors. He is a stock-holder in the Schuyler County Agricultural Society, and has made an exhibit at the second fair held in the county, receiving two silver spoons as premiums; his herd of short-horns has been seen at many county fairs in Illinois since that time, and has been awarded sweep-stakes and other prizes on different occasions. Mr. Teel is a stock-holder in the Schuyler Hotel Company, and also in the Bank of Schuyler County."

SOURCE: "BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW OF CASS, SCHUYLER AND BROWN COUNTIES, ILLINOIS", 1892, pages 185-186.
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"James Alexander Teel was born in Washington County, Pa., July 19, 1830 ... Three years old when his father arrived in Schuyler County, James A. Teel had meager educational or other advantages, but he had the pioneering instinct of his sire deeply implanted in his nature, with the purpose and determination to make his dreams come true ... an outdoor man, an adventurer...went to the California gold fields twice ... Farming rather than mining was his life-work, and when again on the old place in Schuyler County, he devoted practically all his time and the rest of his life to this pursuit. He engaged extensively in general farming and stock-raising, attaining to special prominence as a Short-horn cattle breeder, in which he first became interested before the Civil War. For a number of years he was President of the Schuyler County Farmers' Institute, and took a keen interest in its affairs. With the founding of the Bank of Schuyler in 1890, he became one of the stock-holders, and later was elected Vice-President of that institution. On his death, October 22, 1902, at the age of seventy-two years, he was the owner of 1,200 acres of farm land, besides various town properties in Rushville. Illness somewhat changed the current of the later years of his life, but he bore all physical trials with rare patience, and applied that fine philosophy which had made light of many obstacles and helped him over many rough places in his career. - In 1856 Mr. Teel married Elizabeth Smith. - A stanch Democrat in politics, he was Supervisor of his township several terms, and in 1894 was elected to the State Legislature, his representation of the people reflecting his broad sense of justice, his intolerance of fraud and deception, and his fearlessness in insisting upon fair and above-board legislation."

SOURCE: "HISTORY OF SCHUYLER COUNTY", 1908, page 942, Schuyler County Historical Museum, Rushville IL.


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