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Descendants of

Isaac Teague

The name Teague in Ireland is derived from a number of distinct Gaelic 0' Taighe.

Septs who adopted Tighe, Tigue or Teague are the anglicized version of the names.

The name is pronounced as "Tig". To pronounce it as rhyming with league would

be an insult. The translation of Teague is "poet or bard".

Generation No. 1

1. William TEAGUE was born Unknown. He married Mary Kitts 16 October 1845 in Grainger Tennessee.

Children of WILLIAM TEAGUE and MARY KITTS are:

2. i. WILLIAM HENRY2 TEAGUE, b. 1849, Tennessee; d. 1932, Zephyr, Texas.

Note. William and Mary probably moved to Missouri sometime between 1850 and 1859. William died

during that time and Mary married James Byrd on 13 February 1859 in Stone County Missouri. There are two

James Byrd’s listed in the 1860 census. One married Elizabeth Teague the other Mary Kitts. William Henry is

not listed as living with James and Mary in the 1860 census. His whereabouts is unknown and it may be that

at the age of 11 he struck out for Texas to be a Buffalo hunter.

Generation No. 2

2. WILLIAM HENRY2 TEAGUE was born 1849 in Grainger County Tennessee, and died 1932 in Zephyr, Texas.

He married REBECCA JANE ROUTH 31 March 1970 Collin Texas.

Children of WILLIAM TEAGUE and REBECCA ROUTH are:

3. i. ALFRED MARION TEAGUE, b. 26 Feb 1871 Mckinney , Sherman Texas

ii. ALICE E. TEAGUE, b. 3 February 1873, Brown County Texas, d. 13 March 1907

iii. ALINORA T. (Nora) TEAGUE, b. April 1877 Texas, d. 1973

iv. WILLIAM E. (Will) TEAGUE, b. 1 August 1879 Brown County Texas, d. 1962

v. JUDSON O. TEAGUE, b. 1885 Brown County Texas, d. 1960

vi. LILLIAN B. TEAGUE, b. 1887 Brown County Texas, d. 1960

vii. GERALD PRESTON TEAGUE, b. 1891 Zephyr Brown County Texas, d. Ballinger Texas 1947

viii. PERRY JESSIE TEAGUE, b. 1882 Texas, d. 3 September 1960

ix. ALBERT SIDNEY TEAGUE, b. 1893 Brown County Texas

Note: Reported in the Balinger Tribune newspaper 31 March 1905, “The baby boy that was found on the river bank on March 20, 1905,

where it had been left by an unnatural mother has been adopted by Mr. and Mrs. TEAGUE.” It is unknow who these Teague’s would

be as it is not known that there were any Teague’s in Runnels County in 1905. Gerald Preston did not marry Ione until 1915.

Generation No. 3

3. GERALD PRESTON3 TEAGUE (WILLIAM HENRY2,) was born 1891 in Zephyr, Texas, and died 1947. He married IONE ELIZABETH COCKRELL 1915, daughter of CHARLES COCKRELL and EMMA WILSON.

Children of GERALD TEAGUE and IONE COCKRELL are:

4. i. DOROTHY LOUISE4 TEAGUE, b. 1916, Texas.

ii. BILLIE LUCILLE TEAGUE, b. 1918.

5. iii. EVELYN RUTH TEAGUE, b. 1921.

Generation No. 4

4. DOROTHY LOUISE4 TEAGUE (GERALD PRESTON3, WILLIAM HENRY2,) was born 1916 in Texas. She married (1) OWEN EGBERT FORBUS 1939 in Texas, son of JAMES FORBUS and EMMA GARDNER. She married (2) BERNARD MONROE BAKER. She married (3) NUBERT HUDSON.

Children of DOROTHY TEAGUE and OWEN FORBUS are:

6. i. JERRY OWEN5 FORBUS, b. 1942, Ballinger, Runnells County, Texas.

7. ii. GEORGE RANDALL FORBUS, b. 1944, American Fort, Utah.

8. iii. CHARLES ROSS FORBUS, b. 1948, Austin, Travis County, Texas.

5. DOYLE RENFRO1 PUMPHREY was born Unknown in Unknown. He married BILLIE LUCILLE TEAGUE, daughter of GERALD TEAGUE and IONE COCKRELL.

Children of DOYLE RENFRO PUMPHREY and BILLIE TEAGUE are:

i. SUE BISHOP (Daughter of Billie Lucille by previous marriage)

ii. LLOYD DOYLE PUMPHREY (SONNY).

iii. BILLY MARVIN PUMPHREY.

iv. MIKE PUMPHREY

v. CINDY PUMPHREY.

vi. JIMMY PUMPHREY.

6. EVELYN RUTH4 TEAGUE (GERALD PRESTON3, WILLIAM HENRY2,) was born 1921. She married HOMER PRICE.

Children of EVELYN TEAGUE and HOMER PRICE are:

i. ROBERT5 PRICE, b. 1943.

ii. DAVID PRICE, b. 1944.

iii. RICHARD PRICE, b. 1954.

Generation No. 5

7. JERRY OWEN5 FORBUS (DOROTHY LOUISE4 TEAGUE, GERALD PRESTON3, WILLIAM HENRY2,) was born 1942 in Ballinger, Runnells County, Texas. He married MARY LUCILLE WAGNER 1969 in McAllen, Hildago County, Texas.

Children of JERRY FORBUS and MARY WAGNER are:

i. JEFFERY OWEN6 FORBUS, b. 1970, Austin, Travis County, Texas.

ii. MARISSA LEA FORBUS, b. 1975, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

iii. MARCELENE ANN FORBUS, b. 1980, Tarrent County, Texas.

iv. JARED OWEN FORBUS, b. 1984, Tarrent County, Texas.

8. GEORGE RANDALL5 FORBUS (DOROTHY LOUISE4 TEAGUE, GERALD PRESTON3, WILLIAM HENRY2,) was born 1944 in American Fort, Utah. He married DELORES PATRICIA HAMILL 1963 in Corpus Christi, Texas, daughter of JOHN HAMILL and ELIZABETH PAVLIK.

Children of GEORGE FORBUS and DELORES HAMILL are:

i. DEBORAH LYNN6 FORBUS, b. 1963, Ocenside, California; m. ORLANDO SALAZAR.

. ii. GERALD ROSS FORBUS, b. 1964, Albany, Georgia.

iii. JOHN JEROME FORBUS, b. 1964, Albany, Georgia.

10. iv. STEPHEN CARL FORBUS, b. 1965, Albany, Georgia.

11. v. JOANNA MARIE FORBUS, b. 1969, Corpus Christi, Texas.

9. CHARLES ROSS7 FORBUS (BAKER) (DOROTHY LOUISE4 TEAGUE, GERALD PRESTON3, WILLIAM HENRY2,) was born 1948 in Austin, Travis County, Texas. He married CAROL.

Children of CHARLES FORBUS (BAKER) and CAROL are:

i. GREGORY ALAN BAKER, b. 28 Dec 1976 Portsmouth, Virginia

ii. MATT GORDON BAKER, b. 1 July 1976 Lubbock, Texas

iii. KYLE ROSS BAKER, b. 4 May 1908 Waco Texas

GREGORY ALAN BAKER married SHERRI ULRICH

Children

i. SETH AUSTIN BAKER, b. 12 March 2000 Lewisville, Texas

ii. MAKENNA NICOLE BAKER, b. 9 November 2002 Lewisville, Texas

MATT GORDON BAKER married WENDY LITTLETON

Children

i. KALYN MARIE BAKER, b, 1 July 2002 Austin, Texas

ii. JETT GORDON BAKER, b. 16 January 2007 Austin, Texas

Generation No. 6

10. GERALD ROSS6 FORBUS (GEORGE RANDALL5, DOROTHY LOUISE4 TEAGUE, GERALD PRESTON3, WILLIAM HENRY2,) was born 1964 in Albany, Georgia. He married IRENE RIVERA 1986 in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Children of GERALD FORBUS and IRENE RIVERA are:

i. CHRISTINE DIANE7 FORBUS, b. 1987, Corpus Christi, Texas.

ii. GERALD ROSS FORBUS , JR., b. 1990, Corpus Christi, Texas.

11. STEPHEN CARL6 FORBUS (GEORGE RANDALL5, DOROTHY LOUISE4 TEAGUE, GERALD PRESTON3, WILLIAM HENRY2,) was born 1965 in Albany, Georgia.

Child of STEPHEN CARL FORBUS is:

i. THOMAS FRANCIS7 FORBUS, b. 1997, Jacksonville, Florida.

12. JOANNA MARIE6 FORBUS (GEORGE RANDALL5, DOROTHY LOUISE4 TEAGUE, GERALD PRESTON3, WILLIAM HENRY2,) was born 1969 in Corpus Christi, Texas. She married ALAN WAYNE PEARCE.

Children of JOANNA FORBUS and ALAN PEARCE are:

i. JONATHAN WAYNE7 PEARCE, b. 1990, Corpus Christi, Texas.

ii. JORDAN MCLIN PEARCE, b. 2000, Corpus Christi, Texas.

Tennessee Marriage Records

KNOX COUNTY,TEAGUE, Isaac FORBUS, Nancy 28 SEP 1848

TEAGUE, May LUTTRELL, Daniel F. 21 MAY 1857

TEAGUE, Nancy E CHANDLER, Wm. C 13 SEP 1894

TEAGUE, Nelly . FORBES, John 23 MAY 1861

TEAGUE, Isaac FORBUS, Nancy 28 SEP 1848 by J.W Bowman; JP BN Jesse Davis

DECATUR COUNTY TEAGUE J.D. TOLLY Miney 14 OCT 1902

TEAGUE, John MIRES Bell 23 NOV 1889

TEAGUE, W.H. ASHCROFT, Melvina 15 MAR 1888

TEAGUE, John M. Taylor TOLLY, Frances 2 JUN 1903

TEAGUE, J.C BRYANT, Ada 23 NOV 1907

TEAGUE, A.D. OVERMAN 15 JAN 1894

TEAGUE, J.C. MAYS , Laura 9 FEB 1897

TEAGUE, John L. JONES Mahalie 2 JUN 1897

TEAGUE, Moses R. RUSHING, Jane 22 SEP 1869

TEAGUE, John L WATSON, Susan T, 22 APR 1869

TEAGUE, C.F HOUSTON, Eva May 10 JUN 1905

BLOUNT COUNTY, TEAGUE, Magness ROGERS, Francis

TEAGUE, Kiziah LIPTON, James L. 10 JUL 1869

TEAGUE, Samuel N. DELOZIER, Rebecca 8 MAR 1871

TEAGUE, Harrison BEST, Mary Ann 17 JAN 1865

TEAGUE, Magness ROGERS, Frances ` FEB 1798

TEAGUE, Tessaway DICKSON, S.C. 29 APR 1860

TEAGUE, Mary Ann MCGILL, Richard 2 DEC 1862

CLAIBORNE COUNTYTEAGUE, Calvin BUCHANAN, Jane 21JUL 1858

TEAGUE, George SPANLDON. Angeline 8 DEC 1870

TEAGUE, Joshua HARP, Nancy 31 OCT 1856

TEAGUE, Martha WILLIAMS ,George W 26 AUG 1867

SHELBY COUNTYTEAGUE, Thomas J., ROBERTSON, Susan A 23 DEC 1857

TEAGUE, Louisa DUNBAR, Henry D 4 DEC 1860

MADISON COUNTYTEAGUE, William WHITEHEAD, Temperance 6 DEC 1846

TEAGUE, Peninah ALEXANDER, James 25 DEC 1856

TEAGUE, Abner ALLISON, Mary J 16 MAR 1866

TEAGUE, William WILLIAMS, Amanda 27 AUG 1846

TEAGUE, Sarah RUSSELL, Jesse Jr22 APR , 1868

TEAGUE, Matthew COLLINS Rebecca 10 MAY 1923

TEAGUE, Lettie RODINIZER, John9 OCT 1883

TEAGUE, Abner ALLISON, Mary J 16=MAR 1866

TEAGUE, William DEAN, mattie 9 MAR 1870

TEAGUE, Elizabeth ALLEN. Moses S 4 APR 1856

COKE COUNTYTEAGUE, Adline BLACK, Matthew 7 FEB 1880

TEAGUE, Ellender FORD, William Burton 15 FEB 1880

TEAGUE, Jennie WOOD, W. C. 10 FEB 1882

TEAGUE, John Ezell HUXX Sarah1884

TEAGUE, Nancy COGGINS, George W 1873

TEAGUE, Robert BRYAN, Minerva28 FEB 1884

TEAGUE, John Smith, BRYAN, Rachel 16 MAR 1888

TEAGUE, Sarah BIBLE , Mordica 27 APR 1879

TEAGUE, John H MOORE, Cordie 30 NOV 1889

TEAGUE, James L CLARK, Margaret 22 MAR 1879

TEAGUE, J. F. BLACK, Amanda 10 SEP 1896

TEAGUE, James BLANCHARD, Addie 23 JUL 1889

TEAGUE, Arthur JENKINS, Elizabeth 7 JAN 1901

TEAGUE, Smith HUMPHERIES, Corrie 18 JUN 1904

TEAGUE, Edward RAINS, Nancy Louise 5 JUN 1908

TEAGUE, Robert Harrison BURKE, Ethel 8 OCT 1910

TEAGUE, John Smith DUCKETT Cora 30 AUG 1912

TEAGUE , Arthur MAHAN Mary 20 MAR 1913

TEAGUE, Robert HAMMONS, Talitha 23 AUG 1913

TEAGUE, Dock HUFF Zora 19 FEB 1916

TEAGUE, Charlie LUNDSFORD 19 JUN 1916

TEAGUE, Robert ROBINSON Nannie B 31 JAN 1919

TEAGUE, Bill RAINWATER, Blanche 13 MAY 1922

WILSON COUNTYTEAGUE, Sarah CLEMMONS, Samuel T 9 OCT 1813

TEAGUE, Polly Ann SIMPSON, John 27 DEC 1823

BRADLEY COUNTYTEAGUE, Catherine, ROBERTS, Benjamin 30 APR 1865

TEAGUE, Charles V EPLEY, Margaret 4 MAY 1871

TEAGUE, Clara Mae SAULS Sam .M. 6 OCT 1809 ??

TEAGUE, George R DARHARTY, Rachel 16 APR 1874

TEAGUE, J. E. HOOPER, Margaret 10 MAY 12 1865

TEAGUE, Isaac FAGG, Mary 12 MAY 1865

Hardeman County Joseph B Teague Susan Swindle Mar 20, 1877

Joshua M Teague Catherine A. Dean Jan 16, 1856

William G Teague Molly ThomasOct 14, 1831

Sarah Teague Lunsford Whitaker July 08, 1835

Josiah Teague Mary Ann Upton Oct 19, 1852

William G, Teague Molly Thomas Oct 14, 1831

Joshua Teague Rosie Atkins 5 21, 1866 (no return)

W. L Teague Sarah Mccullough Jan 31, 1861

B. P .Teague L. C. Swindle Dec 12, 1880

Bedford Lee Teague Rutha Ann GibsonDec 24, 1896

Elizabeth Teague John Ingram Walton Dec 27, 18 78??

James William Teague Lelia Payne Whitford Feb 14, 1867

Pitzer Miller Teague Sarah Jane Cosby Mar 10, 1874

Rhoda W Teague Isziah Flinn Dec 31, 1828

Samuel M Teague Dollie J Nearin Jun 14, 1873

Susan E Teague John E Freeman Nov 31, 1868

Henry M. Teague Frances Daniel Jan 27, 1851

Oregon N Teague Wm S Mclemore Dec 21, 1861

Henry CountyAbram Teague Amanda Erwin Jul 04, 1873

Caroline Teague Wyatt Tharpe Jan 18, 1871

Easter Teague Robert Hager Sep 27, 1876

Eliza Teague Isaac Tharpe Dec 27, 1871

Jeff Teague Chaney Bomar Dec 26, 1871

Jeff Teague Sarah Sparks Mar 02, 1885

Josh Teague Patience Tharpe Feb 16, 1881

Mary Teague West Bomar Nov 09, 1874

Simon Teague Vina Tharpe Sep 09, 1869

Sophia Teague James Randle Nov 20, 1879

Wade Teague Hasty Tharpe Jun 23, 1877

Caswell Teague Paralee Mccullough Apr 21, 1866 (no return)

Charles Teague Elizabeth Tharpe Nov 17, 1866

Joshua Teague Rosie Atkins 5 21, 1866 (no return)

Cannon CountyW. A .Teague Sarah P Thomas Mar 16, 1868

Emaly Teague Jeremiah J Owens Jul 05, 1842

M J. Teague Thomas Mitchell Aug 15, 1857

Rachel Teague Wm .H Sullavin Nov 19, 1857

Roxie Teague Andrew English Apr 20, 1866

Sarah Teague John H Carnahan Dec 02, 1868

Rutherford CountyJohn Teague Sarah Sutton Sep 20, 1835

Hamilton CountyCatherine Teague James M Walton Nov 24, 1847

Dorothy H Teague John Ellison Feb 20, 1843

Elizabeth Teague John J Walton Dec 27, 1838

Mary A Teague James C Love Dec 24, 1855

Weakley CountySaphira Teague Conrad Newman Nov 08, 1860

Rhae CountyCaroline Teague A. J. Bankston Dec 09, 1853

Saphira Teague C. W. Cherry Dec 27, 1880

Campbell CountyLewis Teague Martha Chadwell Sep 22, 1881

Emily Teague T. M. King Jun 05, 1865

Martha Teague William ChadwellOct 10, 1874

G. C. Teague Martha Camden Aug 20, 1865

James Teague Martha Lambdin Aug 15, 1869

Jefferson CountyHesikiah Teague Jane Hamlet Jan 16, 1828

Carter CountyW. A. Teague Nancy Bowlin

Fayette CountyW. S Teague M. R. Chambers Jan 31, 1864

Eveline Teague Daniel Jones Jan 01, 1867

C.M. Teague N. A. Baird Oct 27, 1860

James Welborn Teague Julie Ann Torrance Dec 18, 1860

William Teague Temperance Whitehead Dec 06, 1845

Anderson Teague Ellen Strickland Aug 25, 1866

A.E. Teague Cora E CiscoMar 07, 1876

B.F. Teague Martha E Price Aug 14, 1872

Edie Teague Lewis Stinson Jun 27, 1880

John G Teague America T Sullavan Jul 24, 1877

Lucy Jane Teague Warner True Mar 31, 1880

Melissa Teague Lincoln Weaver Oct 30, 1880

Menerva Teague William H Price Jul 23, 1846

Nannie Teague Robert Thomas Wade Dec 10, 1883

Turner Teague Mattie Dougan Jan 17, 1874

Emily Teague Milton H Knox Dec 30, 1847

Turner Teague Etta Fizer Dec 03, 1878

William Teague Edie Thompson Mar 21, 1872

James Teague, Mary A. DukeOct 23, 1866

Spencer Teague Lavinia Crutcher Sep 20, 1866

Catherine Teague Robert Hood Oct 10, 1848

Sarahann Teague Jerome B Grissom July 16, 1844 (no return)

Henry Teagner Caroline Ross Dec 26, 1867

Granger CountyBiddy Teague Elijah Leffew Jul 21, 1832

Hester Teague James Phipps Jan 14, 1843

Isaac Teague Mary Mcghee Sep 06, 1839

William Teague Mary Kitts Oct 03, 1845 Grainger Tn

Pricilla Teague Armisted Jan 05, 1883

Gibson CountyBiddy Teague William Nichols Apr 20, 1833

Jennetta Teague Harry Pepper Dec 17, 1867

Turner Teague Ida Moore Nov 01, 1882

Lou Teague William Mclean Oct 19, 1842

Henry Teague Fanny Barker Apr 20, 1886

Williamson CountyAbner Teague Rhoda McNight Jan 03, 1825

Isaac Teague Milley Pumroy Aug 02, 1831

Lovisa Teague Elam SimmonsSep 25, 1837

Polly Teague Preston Henderson Sep 10, 1816

polly Ann Teague John Simpson Dec 27, 1823

Sally Teague Edwin Clemmons Dec 08, 1813

McMinn CountyJulia A Teague A. J. Price May 21, 1869

Peggy Teague Philow Corvin Feb 07, 1845

Sarah Teague Joseph O. NealAug 20, 1868

Sarah Teague David SwanerJun 08, 1869

Sarah Teague W. B. Johnson Jan 05, 1867

David Teague Emeline Orton Aug 15, 1850

Franklin C Teague Malinda L. Newton Aug 10, 1850

John W Teague Sarah A Brock Jan 02, 1861

Joseph Teague Malinda Kelly Jan 31, 1847

Marion CountyW. R. Teague L. E. Burnett Nov 17, 1883

Decalb CountyE. R. Teague Manerva Evan Dec 30, 1866

Sevier CountyRebecca Teague John Rogers Feb 15, 1884

Green CountyWallace Teague Rebecca Gutshall Jun 08, 1858

William Teague Margaret Wright Nov 11, 1865

William Humphry Teague Roena Milan Morgan Jun 05, 1895

Sarah Teague John Nelson Mar21, 1858

Simon Teague Millie Stephens Jan24, 1873

William Teague Lanny Brittain Jul 07, 1806

Bessie Teague W. N. Holland Feb 19, 1885

James A Teague Margaret Dean Sep 03, 1878

John P Teague Lillie C Maloney Feb 10, 1865

Sarah Teague John NelsonMar 20, 1858

Carroll CountyJames I Teague Rebecca Tilson Jan 14, 1885

Short Biography of

William Henry Teague

(1847-1932)

William Henry Teague was born in Tennessee in 1849 to William Teague and Mary Kitts. William and Mary moved to

Missouri sometime after 1849 and William passed away. Mary then married James Byrd 13 February 1859 in Stone County

Missouri near Springfield. In the 1860 U.S. Census for Stone County Missouri William Henry is not listed as living with

James Byrd. In the 1900 U.S. census, William Henry lists himself as being born in Missouri, and in the 1910 census his gives

his birth place as Tennessee. On the birth certificate for his son Albert Sidney Teague, William Henry is listed

as being from Tennessee.

Much of William Henry’s history can be found in a book entitled “ZEPHYR YESTERDAY AND TODAY”With 120 Genealogies of Zephyr’s

Pioneer Families by Mrs. Jesse B. (Avis) Bettis And Mrs. Mattie (McKinney) Baird Published by Banner Printing Company Brownwood, Texas

In his youth, family tradition has it that he played the fiddle for dances and social functions. William Henry probably came to

Texas in the mid to late 1860’s. It is said in the family that he hunted buffalo in west Texas. He married Rebecca Jane Routh on

31 March 1870 in Collin County Texas. It is not known if he got religion before or after he married, but William Henry became

a circuit preacher of the Baptist hellfire and damnation persuasion. He preached throughout Brown county, Texas. He and

Rebecca Jane had nine children as follow:

Alfred Marion – born 26 Feb 1871 Mckinney , Sherman Texas

Alice E. – born 3 February 1873, Brown County Texas, d. 13 March 1907

Son Elma L. Dunn, born March 1898

Alinora T. (Nora)– born 14 April 1877, died 2 March 1973

Married William Thomas Lee

Daughter – Lori Evadine Lee, born 1901, died 1973

Son – Pete

Son – Nicknamed “Mud”

Will E “Will”– born 1 August 1879 Brown County Texas, d. 1962

Judson O – born 1885, Brown County Texas, d. 1960

Lillian B – born 1887, Brown County Texas, d. 1960

Gerald Preston – born August 1891, Zephyr Brown County Texas, d. Ballinger Texas 4 December 1947

Married Ione Elizabeth Cockrell 1 August 1915

Daughter – Dorothy Louise, born 14 November 1916

Daughter Billie Lucille, born 2 September 1918

Daughter, Evelyn Ruth, born 16 August 1921

Perry Jesse – born 1892, d. 3 September 1960

Albert Sidney “Dick” – born 17 August 1893, Brown County Texas

William Henry settled in the town of Zephyr, Texas and became the first pastor of the “Bethel Baptist Church” located on the

Turkey Peak road. The Bethel Baptist Church came about from a consolidation of the Turkey Peak and Antioch Baptist Churches.

During his time in Zephyr, the question of prohibition arose. William Henry, being the good Baptist Shepherd he was, got up a

petition for prohibition. He was able to obtain 75 signatures on 16 May 1901. Some of the petitioners must have had a change of

heart a month later. On 15 June 1901 an election was held. Prohibition was defeated, 50 for, and 76 against. The next Sunday

sermon at the Bethel Baptist church must have been a real scorcher. William Henry was also a member of the Zephyr Masonic

Lodge #591.

A few years before his death in 1932, William Henry would travel to Ballinger, Texas to visit his son Gerald. He was nearly blind

at this time, but insisted on driving his car. Someone from Zephyr would follow his car as far as Coleman, Texas where Gerald

Preston would meet him and follow him on in to Ballinger. One time while visiting in Ballinger, an airplane came to town. Gerald

Preston paid for William Henry to take a ride – He loved it!

Short Biography of

Gerald Preston Teague

(1891-1947)

Gerald Preston Teague, the son of William Henry and Rebecca Jane, was born in Zephyr, Brown County, Texas in August of 1891.

He is mentioned in a book entitled “Zephyr, Yesterday and Today”, published in Brownwood Texas. In April of 1911, Gerald Preston

was the local manager of the Zephyr Telephone Company.

On 1 August 1915 he married Ione Elizabeth Cockrell in Brownwood. He met Ione while building the first telephone line between

Brownwood and Ballinger. He then went to work for the Ballinger Telephone Company for a short time before starting his own company,

“Ballinger Electric”.

Gerald Preston was largely self-educated and an accomplished electrician. He built the first crystal radio set in Ballinger. He read quite

a bit and, being the son of a hard-shell Baptist preacher, he knew the Bible quite was, as well as the Talmud, Mohammedism, and Buddhaism.

In Stature, Gerald Preston was a large man, and it is said that his heart was just as large. He was a kindly man, and always willing to lend

a helping hand to some needy person.

During prohibition, Gerald made his own beer and wine below his house. His father, William Henry, had pounded religion into him so much

that he swore when he left home he would never set foot in church again. As far as is known, he was true to his words with one exception. He

did go inside the Cumberland Presbyterian church one time to hear his daughter, Dorothy, give a piano recital. Gerald Preston and Ione

Elizabeth had three daughters as follow:

Dorothy Louise – born 14 November 1916, Ballinger Texas -Married Owen Egbert Forbus, 13 August 1939

Son Jerry Owen – born 15 July 1941, Ballinger

Son George Randall – born 6 April 1944, American Fork, Utah

Son Charles Ross – born 28 October, Austin Texas

Divorced Owen Egbert Forbus

Married Bernard Baker

Divorced Bernard Baker

Married Nubert H. Hudson

Billie Lucille – born 2 September 1918, Ballinger, Texas - Married Phillip Bishop of Junction Texas - Married Doyle Pumphrey of Winters, Texas

Son Lloyd Doyle “Sonny”

Son Billy Marvin

Son Michael Preston

Son Jimmy Lynn

Daughter Cindy Ann

Evelyn Ruth – born 16 August 1921, Ballinger, Texas - Married Homer Price of Ballinger Texas

Son Robert

Son David

Son Richard

Gerald Preston died of Colon Cancer on 4 December 1947, and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Ballinger, Texas.

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