George Teesdale (b. 1824)

TEESDALE, GARWOOD

Posted By: Dorothy Gosse (email)
Date: 6/22/2005 at 15:07:20

Teesdale, George, farmer, Section 36; PO Strawberry Point; born in Lincolnshire, England in 1824; came to St. Joseph, Michigan in 1835 and to this county in 1856; spent four years in California. Married Miss Elizabeth Garwood in 1855; she was born in Champaign Co., Ohio in 1832; have three children Sarah Elizabeth, born June 1, 1858; Samuel D., born Sept. 30, 1862; Cora E., born May 5, 1866. Member of the United Brethren Church. He has been School Treasurer three years. He owns 172 acres of land, worth $25 per acre.

Page 622, 1878 History of Fayette County, Iowa
Putnam township