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William James Teamer

William James Teamer
birth: 1826 in Philadelphia, PA to Andrew and Mary (nee Bowers) Teamer
death: 5 April 1890 in Evansville, IN
burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, IN

marriage: 1846 in Philadelphia, PA
Elizabeth Rachael Norris
birth: 30 November 1829 in Philadelphia, PA
death: 25 April 1906 in Evansville, IN
burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, IN

Children of Elizabeth Rachael Norris and William James Teamer:

  • Andrew Jackson Teamer 1847-1885 Sara A. Briggs
  • Joseph Teamer 1849-1850
  • William Henry Harrison Teamer 1854-1911 Anna Martha Doench
  • George Washington Teamer 1855-1935 Bella Maria W. Massey
  • Fannie Laura Teamer 1858-1908 Robert H. Southard
  • James M. Teamer 1863-1916
  • John Adam Teamer Sr. 1865-1948 Emma Nora Heath
  • Edward Teamer 1867-1900 Mary Jane Lawrence

Ancestor here lived in:

Moved to Evansville, IN, in 1862 and never moved

Locations where person lived outside of Indiana:

Philadelphia, PA, and Boonville, MO

Other Information:

William Teamer worked as pattern maker for the stove works of Messrs. Roelker and Blount when he first arrived in Evansville. He then worked as a pattern maker at the Sharpe Shot Factory. He worked for them until he accepted the superintendency of the C. and V. Shops. He was then engaged to superintend the preparation of the foundation for the Evansville government building. At the completion of that contract, he went into business for himself as a pattern maker. Several patents were given to him in the area of railway joints. He and his family lived at 1025 East Illinois Street in Evansville, IN, in a house built by him in 1867.

Submitted by:
Deta Rogillio
Email: deta_mike@yahoo.com

Jubal Meadows

Jubal Meadows
b. 28 January 1799, Bedford County, Virginia, to William and Lucy (Hicks) or Mary (Bandy) Meador/Meadows
d. 14 April 1865, Edgar County, Illinois

m. 26 February 1817, Breckenridge County, Kentucky
Nancy Massey
b. 16 August 1793, Russell County, Virginia
d. 15 March 1864, Edgar County, Illinois

Children with Nancy Massey:
• Mary Annaliza (b. 1818)
• Anna Eliza (b. 1821)
• Elizabeth Ann (b. 1822)
• Calvin Tuttle (b. ca. 1825)
• Lucinda (b. ca. 1826)
• William Macy (b. 1828)
• James A. (b. ca. 1830)
• John Wesley (b. 1834)
• Sarilda (b. ca. 1839)

The family lived in Perry Township, Lawrence County, Indiana, and in Putnam County, Indiana, before leaving the state in 1833. In 1824, they sold land west of Cloverdale for the Mt. Zion Methodist Episcopal Church. It was in 1831 that a patent was issued to them for the land that is now the Meadows Golf Course near Cloverdale, Indiana.

Submitted by:
Rose Overstreet Stein
Grand Rapids MI

Charles John Cottingham

Charles John Cottingham
b. 24 February 1856, Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana, to Elija and Elizabeth Osenbach (Fryberger) Cottingham
d. 22 April 1935, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico

m. 23 June 1880, Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana
Helen M. Massey
b. 16 July 1860, Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana, to Moses J. and Catherine Russell (Conner) Massey
d. 8 August 1932, Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana

Children with Helen M. Massey:

  • Mary Elizabeth (1881-1958) married Gustav A. Smithburn
  • Ralph Oliver (b. 1886) married Fay Alldredge
  • George (1889-1895)
  • Walter Elijah (1892-1939) married Fannie Salazar McCall
  • Charles Russell (1894-1967) married Maude Rebecca Hathaway
  • Robert John (1897-1964) married (1) Ann Dusek, (2) Grace Evalyn Taylor, (3) Rose [–?–]
  • Helen Kathryn (1901-1990) married Harry Bryon Jones

Charles left for New Mexico about 1925. Helen stayed in Noblesville, and he visited home while she was living. He was a surveyor and civil engineer in Springer, New Mexico.

Submitted by:
Marion G. Harcourt
Indianapolis IN
E-mail: harcourt@comcast.net