Mills County, Iowa
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TALBOY, THOMAS
     Thomas, born October 12, 1872, was a registered Pharmacist in practically every state. He owned and operated the drug store in Silver City for a number of years. Mrs. Talboy died on June 14, 1929. They had 5 children: 2 boys died young; Lavora married Cecil Bada and had 1 daughter, Monty. Mr. Bada died and Lavora remarried and is now Mrs. Ray. Voas married Herman Miller and lived in Colorado and had 3 daughters; Charlotte, Pauline and Sally. Voas is deceased. Lillian married Mr. Hedstrom and had two daughters and one son.

TAYLOR, JOHN J.
      John J. born 7/5/1833 in Illinois, came to Iowa in 1861 and Silver City in 1880. He farmed NE of Silver City, operated a General Store in Silver City and was a director of Silver City State Bank. He was a member of the Methodist Church and Masonic Lodge. He married Martha L. Bratton 9/17/1863. Of their 4 children, Mary and Florence died young. They raised a daughter, Mattie E. and a son, John B. In retirement, they moved to Tabor to be near their children. John J. died 7/21/31 at 98 and Martha L. died 5/18/36 at 93 and both are buried at Silver City. Mattie was pianist for the Methodist Church, before marrying Fred Mauk and moving to Tabor. The Mauks had no children. Fred died 1/22/53 and Mattie died 9/3/53. John B. who was born l2/2/ 1868 worked in the General Store and Lumberyard, was a member of Spelbring’s Band before moving to Tabor, serving as Band Director there 11 years. He married Minnie C. Schultz of Silver City and raised 2 sons, Jack R. and Earl B. John B. died 4/29/53 at 83 and Minnie C. died 4/26/73 at 89. Earl B. was born 12/24/14 at Tabor, educated at Tabor and Iowa State; served in World War II as Major, in Field Artillery. On 10/3/41 he married Elsie G. Weeks of Nevada, Iowa. In 1950 they moved to the old Taylor Homestead, NE of Silver City. He served as Ingraham Township Trustee, President of Mills County Farm Bureau, Director of Iowa Western Community College, and Director of Tabor Bank 24 years. They have 2 sons; Kenneth born 8/21/48 and Kevin born 9/15/59. Kenneth has a son, Greg and a daughter, Mindy. On 7/11/75 Kenneth married’ Rosemary Cleveland, and they have a daughter, Jennifer. Jack R. is a retired Engineer, living at Tabor.

TEATSWORTH, WILLIAM RILEY
     William Riley Teatsworth (1859-1948) married Josephine Mann (1863-1941) of Sidney in 1886. They lived near Indianola, Nebraska and later moved to a farm east of Silver City. They had four daughters: Grace, Jessie, Fern and Hazel (1895-1904). Grace married John Schroder in 1922; he passed away in 1932 and later she married C.O. Johnson. (see Dr. C. Johnson) Jessie was born 1891 in Fremont County, Iowa; she married Harvey Follett. She died in 1916 leaving a son, 2-year old Frank; he is married and lives in Omaha. Fern Teatsworth married Leonard Long; they had two children: Lloyd and Eva; later Fern married George Canfield, three daughters: Lois (deceased), Wanda and Frances. Fern Canfield lives in Council Bluffs. Eva Long married Kenneth Johnson: they had four children: (1) Jim in the service in Germany, graduate of Iowa State — Chemical Engineering. (2)Lois graduate of Uni. of Iowa, married Don Smith, live in Creston, business there and Corning; one dau. born in Dec. 1979. (3) Dick graduate of Maryville, Mo. College; has a son Chris and dau. Kelli; operates a grocery store in Lincoln. (4) Charles lives in Onawa, a draftman. Eva Long Johnson has her degree from University of Northern Iowa; she has taught 17 years at Macedonia.

TECHAU, FRED
    Fred was born February 7, 1904, in Hamburg, Germany. He came to the United States at the age of 4 and settled with his family on a farm in the Mineola area.
     Anna was born March 12, 1906 at Willsbach, Germany. She came to the United States at the age of 22 and worked for the Dr. Carl Brandt family in Council Bluffs.
    They were married February 18, 1930 at the St. Johns Lutheran Church in Mineola, where they are still members. They farmed 5 years near Mineola before moving to Silver City where they have lived for 44 years. It is one of the oldest houses in Silver City. In 1972 they built a new home on the farm, and Fred Jr. and his family reside in the homeplace.
    They have three children: Betty Ann Techau Lay, born April 20, 1931, now living in Council Bluffs; Lenora Techau Stogdill (see Gerald Stogdill history); and Fred D. Techau, Jr., (see Fred Techau, Jr. history). They have 9 grandchildren.
    Fred is a past Silver City Councilman, for 10 years and is a member of the Senior Citizens.
    Anna is a member of the Silver City Womens Club, the American Lutheran Church Women, a past Chairman of the Band Parents and a member of the Senior Citizen.

TECHAU, FRED, JR. FAMILY
    Frederick Donald Techau was born August 16, 1940. He married Dorothy L. Boyce, daughter of Ferdinand L. Boyce and the late Mrs. Boyce, on September 15, 1963 at St. Johns Lutheran Church, Mineola. Their children are Jeffrey Alan born August 25, 1964, Michael Scott born November 22, 1966, and James Daniel born August 17, 1972. They are members of the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mineola. They formerly lived on the Ormand Goos farm and, in 1972, they moved to their present home in Silver City where they farm.
     Fred is a past Silver City Councilman, has been on the St. John’s Church Council and is a past Cubmaster. He is presently Treasurer of and EMT-A with the Silver City Volunteer Ambulance Service and is a fireman. Dorothy is a member of the American Lutheran Church Women, EMT-A and Secretary of the Silver City Ambulance Service, past president of the Silver City Community Club and a past Cub Scout Den Mother.
     The children all attend school in the Glenwood Community School System where Jeff is active in the band, being one of the charter members of the Junior High Jazz Band. Jeff and Mike are both members of the Ingraham Straight Shooters 4-H Club, where Jeff has held the offices of Treasurer and Historian.
 

THOMPSON, DONALD AND HELEN
      After serving in the U.S. Air Force, Helen and I lived in the Honey Creek, Iowa area, where we were both from originally. I was clerking for the old Updike Elevator at the time and Helen worked at Mutual of Omaha. In 1962 we purchased an acreage just north of Council Bluffs in Evergreen Gardens. I was then working for Peavey Company Terminal Elevator and Helen worked for Abstract Guaranty. In 1966 we purchased 80 acres 3 miles south and 2 miles west of Treynor from Mr. E.H. Spetman Sr. and we farmed it while continuing to work in town. After the Peavey Company curtailed it’s operations in Iowa, I worked a short time at Gate City Steel and the Railroad before getting more permanent work at Griffin Pipe Company. In 1970 we adopted a baby girl through Hillcrest Family Services and the United Methodist Church at Silver City. We named her Darlyn after Helen’s two brothers were killed, Darrel and Lynn. In about six months Darlyn developed epilepsy which quickly led to retardation. In 1972 we sold the place near Treynor and purchased a farm east of Silver City from Mrs. Irma Hays and moved there. In 1973 we adopted a baby boy whom we named Darin also from Hillcrest and the Methodist Church.

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