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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Sevier County, Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1890.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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Martin V. Teal is a native of Georgia, having been born in that State May 11, 1843, a son of George W. and Sarah (Little) Teal, both North Carolinians, born in 1800 and 1804, respectively. They were married in their native State about 1820 and to their union a family of twelve children were born, nine of whom are now living: John E., Allen T., William, James, Isaac, George W., Nathan J., Malinda (wife of M. D. Wathern), Nancy J. (wife of Job Brock), Sarah (wife of James Palmer), Polly R. (wife of Dr. Palmer), and Martin V. The family removed to Georgia at a very early day, and there the father passed from life in 1872, his wife having passed to her long home in 1886, both earnest members of the Christian Church. Martin V. Teal was married October 1, 1865, to Miss Sarah F. Goodson, who was born in Georgia, September 15, 1843, and by her has a family of four sons and seven daughters: James F., John E., William N., Lucy C, Mary C, Emily E., Allen M., Martha A., Frances E., Exie P. and Amanda. In 1871 Mr. Teal removed with his family from Georgia to Arkansas, and is now the owner of 440 acres of exceptionally fine land in Sevier County, and has 140 acres under the plow. He served in the Confederate army during the late war, becoming a member of Company F, Fortieth Georgia Infantry, taking part in a number of battles and skirmishes, and served from 1861 to 1864 as a private soldier. After leaving the army he returned home and engaged in farming, and, as above shown, has done exceptionally well as a tiller of the soil. He is a Mason and a Democrat, and he and his wife are members of the Christian Church. Mrs. Teal was first married to George L. Goodson in 1861, and by him became the mother of a daughter, Sarah E., who is now deceased, and her husband died in 1863. Mrs. Teal’s father was a native Georgian, born in 1819, and her mother was born in North Carolina in 1820. Their marriage took place in Georgia in 1842, and in time three children were born to their union: Sarah F., Nancy J., wife of Nathan Teal, and Hasten B. (deceased). The father of these children passed from life in 1859, but his widow survives him, and is a resident of Arkansas, to which State she moved in 1871. She is a member of the Christian Church.

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This family biography is one of 96 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Sevier County, Arkansas published in 1890.  For the complete description, click here: Sevier County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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