A mystery. KENNETH WILSON e-mailed me the following: In an Arlington Advocate article dated September 10, 1936, it gives the obituary of George E. Teel, whose wife was Emily Ann Russell. It states there that he was a great-great grandson of Jason Russell. His father we know was Albert Teel, but nowhere in my records can I find any descendant Of Jason by that name. What can you tell me? GEORGE TEEL, born April 9, 1854, son of Albert Teel, in Arlington where he lived all his life ============================================ http://searsr.com/richard1/pafg174.htm 9543 M i Walter Harvey Sears was born 12 Jun 1881 in Newton Centre, MA. was buried in , 4056ai. Walter married Edith Russell Teel, daughter of George A Teel, on 20 Sep 1905 in Arlington, MA. Edith was born 1884 in . ============================== There is a TEEL Street in Arlington, MA ================================== http://www.arlingtonhistorical.org/house/archhistory.php Through the settling of the estates and through sale, Jason Russell's original farm had been reduced in size. In 1883 Lydia Teel divided the remaining land, "Jason Russell's orchard" as she called it, among her children, giving the old house to her son Thomas Russell Teel. She also had a road laid out in front of the house, and this was accepted by the town as Jason Street in 1884. Mrs. Teel died in 1886 Russell Teel tore down the old barn and further altered Jason Russell's original ell. Part of it was used for a while as a smokehouse. At his death, in 1896, the house passed out of the family, and a subsequent owner moved it partly off its original foundations to install a furnace. The original chimney was lost in the process of moving and part of the 1863 ell, but otherwise the house was retained intact. In 1923 this and several other houses in Arlington were endangered by demolition threats, and the Arlington Historical Society wisely chose to purchase and save Jason Russell's house over the less preserved of the threatened houses. ============================================= closest in my FTM CD#220 MA VITAL RECORDS TEEL, ALBERT T. Event Type: Birth Event Date: 11-SEP-1827 Town of Record: Cambridge County of Record: Middlesex Comment: /S OF AMMI C. AND SARAH ============================== (CENSUS RESEARCH) 1850 United States Federal Census Record Name: Albert S Teel Age: 25 Estimated birth year: abt 1825 Birth place: Massachusetts Gender: Male Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts HOUSEHOLD: TEEL, CHARLES age 27 occ: Farmer b. MA TEEL, ALBERT S/L age 25 occ: Farmer b. MA ====================== 1860 United States Federal Census Record Name: Albert Teel Age: 35 Birth Year: abt 1825 Birthplace: Massachusetts West Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Gender: Male Post Office: Waltham HOUSEHOLD: (all b. MA) Albert Teel 35 Susan Teel 31 Geo Teel 6 ====================== 1870 United States Federal Census Record Name: George A Teel Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854 Age: 16 Birthplace: Massachusetts Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Arlington HOUSEHOLD: TEEL, ALBERT L age 45 occ: Carpenter b. MA (b. abt. 1825) TEEL, SUSAN F age 41 b. MA TEEL, GEORGE A age 16 occ: Apprentice Engraver b. MA TEEL, NELLIE G age 8 b. MA ================================= 1880 US CENSUS Albert L. TEEL Male Other Information: Birth Year <1824> Birthplace MA Age 56 Occupation Carpenter & Builder Marital Status M <Married> Race W <White> Head of Household Albert L. TEEL Relation Self Father's Birthplace MA Mother's Birthplace MA Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Albert L. TEEL Self M Male W 56 MA Carpenter & Builder MA MA Susan F. TEEL Wife M Female W 52 MA Keeping House MA MA Nellie G. TEEL Dau S Female W 19 MA At Home MA MA Source Information: Census Place Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Family History Library Film 1254540 NA Film Number T9-0540 Page Number 112A ================================= 1880 US CENSUS George A. TEEL Male Other Information: Birth Year <1854> Birthplace MA Age 26 Occupation Wood Engraver Marital Status M <Married> Race W <White> Head of Household George A. TEEL Relation Self Father's Birthplace MA Mother's Birthplace MA Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace George A. TEEL Self M Male W 26 MA Wood Engraver MA MA Source Information: Census Place Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Family History Library Film 1254540 NA Film Number T9-0540 Page Number 100A =================================== 1900 United States Federal Census Record Name: George T Teel Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Age: 46 Estimated birth year: 1854 Birthplace: Massachusetts Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Head HOUSEHOLD: TEEL, GEORGE T head b. Apr 1854 age 46 b. MA parents b. MA occ: Engraver & Illustrator TEEL, EMILY A wife b. May 1854 age 46 b. MA parents b. MA 2/2 (note: Maiden name: RUSSELL) TEEL, EDITH R dau b. Apr 1879 age 21 b. MA TEEL, ALICE dau b. July 1883 age 16 b. MA ===========================================