GEORGE T. TEAL & MARY HOWARD
George TealGEORGE T. TEAL was born in Crockett, Houston Co., TX in 1868; he died October 27, 1941.  His parents died when he was very young, and he was reared by an uncle, George Johnson, who was a tin smith.  He learned the trade of tinner; attended and finished the public school. 

He married Mary Howard on November 20, 1890 Houston Co., TX; she died before 1930.  He opened his own business located in front of what is now the U.S. Post Office.

Children of George T. Teal and Mary Howard:
1.  Edgar W. Teal; born 1891 died 1977; buried in the Forest Lawn Cemetery, Crockett, Houston Co., TX

2.  Chester A. Teal; born August 21, 1892.

3.  Pearl C. Teal; born 1905 Houston Co., TX; married a Williams

4.  Espanola A. Teal; born 1899; married a Hubbard

5.  Artelia L. Teal; born 1906 Houston Co., TX; married a Colquitt

6.  Johnson Lawrence Teal; born March 19, 1907 died February 1989; buried in the Glenwood Cemetery, Crockett, Houston Co., TX.; on the 1930 Anderson Co., TX census, age 23, single.

7.  Layton Wassell Teal; born 1915; he married Reba Lorraine King; children: Mary Mozelle Teal

CENSUS:
1920 Houston Co., TX: TEAL, Geo, head, m, Mu, 50, TX; Tinner; Mary, f, Mu, 48, TX TX TX; Chester, son, m, Mu, 26, m, TX; Espanola, dau, f, Mu, 21, S, TX; Artelia, dau, 14, s, TX; Johnson, son, 12, m, Mu, s, TX; Layton, son, m, Mu, 4, TX.

1930 Houston Co., TX: TEAL, George T., head, owned 1500, m, Neg, 60, Wd, TX TX GA, Tinner; Pearl, dau, f, Neg, 25, s, TX TX TX; Layton, son, m, Neg, 18, s, TX TX TX.

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