Thomas "Tom/Tommy" Teets1

M, b. 4 November 1898, d. 20 October 1965
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Tom "Tommy" Teets
     Thomas "Tom/Tommy" Teets was born on 4 November 1898 in Upshur, West Virginia.3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 He was the son of John Columbus "Lum" Teets and Elizabeth Ann "Malissy" "Lizzie" Starks.2 Thomas "Tom/Tommy" Teets married Opal Gale Eskew, daughter of Lawrence Clifton Eskew and Ada Hess "Adie" Hess, on 3 December 1921 in Lorentz, Upshur, West Virginia.16,17 Thomas "Tom/Tommy" Teets married Maisie Jane "Maize" Waugh, daughter of John Hensley Grubb Waugh and Nancy Jane Fitzgerald, on 19 October 1945 in Volga, Upshur, West Virginia.18,19 Thomas "Tom/Tommy" Teets died on 20 October 1965 at age 66.7,15,4,9 He was buried in 1965 in Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia.7,20,9,21
     He registered for the WWI Draft on on 12 September 1918 in Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia.5
Last Edited12 Apr 2012
Father*John Columbus "Lum" Teets2 b. 1 Sep 1851, d. 28 Aug 1939
Mother*Elizabeth Ann "Malissy" "Lizzie" Starks b. 18 Feb 1859, d. 3 May 1922

Children of Thomas "Tom/Tommy" Teets and Opal Gale Eskew

Family: Thomas "Tom/Tommy" Teets and Maisie Jane "Maize" Waugh

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  1. [S537] Death Records: WV Division of Culture and History, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_select.aspx, Line 3, Opal Gale Teets, born November 16, 1901, died April 3, 1939 in Ivanhoe/Hampton, Upshur County, Buckhannon District, West Virginia of tuberculosis of all organs. Wife of Thomas Teets. Age 37y 4m 17d. Informant Thomas Teets of Ivanhoe. d/o L. C. Eskew (Upshur County, West Virginia) and Ada Hess (Upshur County, West Virginia). Buried April 5, 1939 in Hampton Cemetery by Whitescarver Funeral Home.
  2. [S154] West Virginia Wesleyan College (WVWC) Library: The History of the Teets Family by Boone and Greta Teets Proudfoot. See email to John Teets from Les Carpenter, subject: Re: Cousins, dated 12/24/2004, John Columbus Teets was married twice. Elizabeth Starks was his second wife. They had 8 children.
  3. [S1366] Birth Records: West Virginia Births, 1853-1930, Name: Tom Teets
    Birth date: 1898
    Birth place: Upshur, West Virginia, United States
    Gender: Male
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    Film number: 816152
    Digital GS number: 4230401
    Image number: 00040
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    Source: County Records
    Collection: West Virginia Births 1853-1930.
  4. [S27] Ancestry.com: Social Security Death Index, Name: Tom Teets SSN: 232-07-5999 Last Residence: 26201 Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, United States of America Born: 4 Nov 1898 Died: Oct 1965 State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina or West Virginia (Before 1951 ).
  5. [S351] Ancestry.com: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Name: Tom Teets
    City: Not Stated
    County: Upshur
    State: West Virginia
    Birth Date: 4 Nov 1898
    Race: White
    Roll: 1992966
    DraftBoard: 0.
  6. [S796] Book: Upshur County Births 1897 - 1906, Karol Janel King and Eunice Jean Childress for the Upshur County Historical Society, 2006, TEETS, unnamed twin          M     6 Apr 1901     J(ohn) C(olumbus) TEETS     (Malissa) Elizabeth STARKS     3-76
    TEETS, unnamed twin          F     6 Apr 1901     J(ohn) C(olumbus) TEETS     (Malissa) Elizabeth STARKS     3-76
    TEETS, Tom     M     4 Nov 1898     John Columbus TEETS     (Malissa) Elizabeth STARKS     3-33.
  7. [S39] Cemetery Readings: Old Heavner Cemetery (per Wendy Andrus email 10/7/2004), Wendy Andrus, email 10/7/2004.
  8. [S8] Marriage Records: WV, Upshur 1851 - 1896 - Cochran.
  9. [S95] Tombstone:, Tom Teets
    1898 - 1965
    Old Heavner Cemetery
    Buckhannon
    Upshur County
    West Virginia.
  10. [S180] Census: 1900 Upshur, West Virginia, Washington, District 150, June 21, 1900, HH#106-109
    [found on Ancestry.com as "Tute"]
    Teets, J. C., Sep 1851, 49, married 20 years, WV WV WV
    wife Elizabeth, Feb 1859, 41, married 20 years, 8 children, 8 living, WV WV WV
    son Jef., Mar 1884, 16, WV WV PA?
    son Grover, Apr 1886, 14, WV MD? OH?
    son Floyd, Jan 1885, 15, WV WV WV
    daughter Mollie, Jan 1891, 9, WV WV WV
    daughter Cosby, Mar 1893, 7, WV TN? WV
    son Columbus, Mar 1896, 4, WV WV WV
    son Tommy, Mar 1899, 1, WV WV WV.
  11. [S157] Census: 1910 Upshur, West Virginia, Washington, District 153, HH#126-128
    Teets, Colombus, 59, married twice, married 30 years, WV WV WV
    wife Elizabeth, 57, married 30 years, 12 children, 8 living, WV WV VA
    daughter Cosby, 17, WV WV WV
    son Colombus, Jr., 14, WV WV WV
    son Tomie, 11, WV WV WV.
  12. [S167] Census: 1920 Upshur, West Virginia, Buckhannon, District 133, January 9, 1920, HH#56-56
    Teets, John C., 68, WV WV WV
    wife Elizabeth, 60, WV WV WV
    son Columbus, 23, WV WV WV
    son Thomas, 21, WV WV WV
    grandson John C., 9, WV WV WV.
  13. [S220] Census: 1930 Upshur, West Virginia, Buckhannon, District 5, April 25, 1930, HH#245-246
    Teets, Tom, 31, age at first marriage 23, WV WV WV
    wife Opal, 29, age at first marriage 21, WV WV WV
    daughter Esther, 8, WV WV WV
    daughter Kathleen, 6, WV WV WV
    daughter June[?], 5, WV WV WV
    son Darrell, 2 1/12, WV WV WV.
  14. [S2837] Census: 1940 Upshur, West Virginia, Buckhannon, Buckhannon District, May 23, 1940, HH#-461 Hampton
    Teets, Thomas, 42, widwed, 5, WV
    daughter Esther, 18, 8, WV
    daughter Kathleen, 16, H-1, WV
    daughter June, 14, 8, WV
    son Darrell, 12, 6, WV
    daughter Ada M., 8, 3, WV.
  15. [S155] Christopher Columbus "Jim" Teets" Diary: email from Les Carpenter to John Teets, Re: Cousins, dated 12/24/2004.
  16. [S606] Marriage Records: WV, Division of Culture and History, December 3, 1921 in Lorentz, Upshur County, West Virginia by U. R. Hinzman
    Teets, Tom, 23, b. Upshur County, West Virginia, resides Hampton, Upshur County, West Virginia, s/o J. C. & E. Teets
    Eskew, Opal Gale, 21, b. Upshur County, West Virginia, resides Hampton, Upshur County, West Virginia, d/o L. & Ada Eskew.
  17. [S9] Upshur County, WV, Marriages 1896-1923, Cochran, December 3, 1921
    Teets, Tom, 23, Upshurs, s/o J. C. & E.
    Eskew, Opal, 21, Upshur, d/o L. & Ada.
  18. [S606] Marriage Records: WV, Division of Culture and History, October 19, 1945 in Volga, Upshur County, West Virginia by Lester B. Sturm
    Teets, Tom, 46, widowed, b. Upshur County, West Virginia, resides Ivanhoe, Upshur County, West Virginia, s/o J. Columbus Teets and Elizabeth (Starks) Teets
    Ours, Maisie Jean, 42, widow, b. Webster County, West Virginia, resides Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia, d/o John H. Waugh and Nancy J. Waugh.
  19. [S1217] Familysearch Labs, Groom's name: Tom Teets
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    Bride's name: Maisie Jean Ours
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    Marriage date: 1945
    Marriage place: Upshur, West Virginia, United States
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    Film number: 816679
    Digital GS number: 4230413
    Image number: 00256
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    Source: County Records
    Collection: West Virginia Marriages 1853-1970.
  20. [S43] Cemetery Readings: Jean Childress 2003 PDF - http://cfw.rodjrsserver.com
  21. [S545] Cemetery Readings: Heavner Cemetery Readings, Including: Old Babtist, Carper, Catholic Sisters, Buckhannon Memorial Park, Upshur County Historical Society, 2001, p. 130, Heavner New Addition, Lot #20C
    Teets, Tom, b. 1898 d. 1965 (space #2)
    Teets, Maisie, b. 1903 d. 1987 (space #4).
  22. [S238] Darriel May Web Site: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/a/y/…
  23. [S606] Marriage Records: WV, Division of Culture and History, May 18, 1950 in Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia by Forrest Snyder
    Riley, Richard James, 19, single, b. Tucker County, West Virginia, resides Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia, s/o Seymour Riley and Nancy (Lawson) Riley
    Teets, Ada Mae, 18, b. Harrison County, West Virginia, resides Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia, d/o Tom Teets and Opal (Eskew) Teets.