This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rswenson6571 Surnames: Teller, Vanatter, Greffard, Stone, Wheeler Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.lenawee/5049.4.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dear AnneHalford, VintaShaw and ThomasKer2, Oh joy is mine thanks to your excellent research - we can't thank you enough for uncovering the whereabouts of our kin, especially GGG aunt Henrietta (Vanatter) Teller. Her son Oscar's death in Spokane uncovered this Teller family move to the Pacific Northwest and the death records of John H. & Henrietta Teller. (Please see my early email in this thread.) Henrietta's death record online errs in naming her parents: they were Henry B. Vanatter (1780-<1850, Macomb County, MI) & Celia (French speaking and perhaps a Greffard of early Detroit; 1802 - 1870, Romeo, Macomb, MI). John H.'s eldest daughter 20 y.o. Ella Teller (b 1860-1861) married, on 28 Jul 1879, 22 y.o. Lewis C. Vanatter in Macomb County. Lewis C. was the eldest child of Charles J. Vanatter - brother of Henrietta Vanatter- and Amanda Stone of Macomb Ct. It seems that first cousins married, but I wonder if Ella may have been a daughter of John H. by an earlier (than Henrietta) wife since the next sibling born after Ella occurred a long five years later, Hattie Teller in 1865 Michigan. (Ella reported she variously being born in Illinois and in Michigan.) I suppose it is possible that John H. Teller spent 1861-65 fighting the Civil War, but we have no evidence of war-time service as yet. The newlyweds Lewis C. Vanatter & wife Ella are residing next door to her parents, John H. & Henrietta, in the 1880 Census of Palmyra, Lenawee, MI! Unfortunately I do not find them in later Censuses. I did not know until I read Anne Halford's emails that John H. Teller was a railroad engineer, but I now see that occupation mentioned in the Michigan birth records of three of his children, in 1870 (son Edgar), 1873 (dau. Henrietta), and 1881 (son Oscar). Was there a railroad in Lenawee County, and as early as 1870? John H. Teller reports his birthplace as Cayuga County, New York in one of these birth records: that is new information to us. We know that John H.'s father was James Teller in 1840 Census of Palmyra, and indeed there are two Tellers in 1830 Census of Cayuga, NY - James Teller (b 1800-1810) and Daniel Teller (10 years older) both living in Sempronius town. James Teller is not in the 1840 Census of Cayuga, and we presume he moved to Palmyra, but (?brother) Daniel Teller is still residing in Cayuga County in 1840 Census. >From the 1900 Census of Palmyra, we know that John H.'s younger brother Philander W. Teller & wife Carrie/Caroline S. Wheeler continued residing in Palmyra, Lenawee, MI into the 1900's. Again, thank you for adding considerably to our family genealogy. Sincerely, Bob & Carol Swenson Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.