Brief Life History of Sophia
When Sophia Teal was born on 15 August 1827, in Luray, Prairie Township, Henry, Indiana, United States, her father, Mankin Chester Teel Sr., was 25 and her mother, Amelia Emely Ferguson, was 31. She married Pyrrhus McGinnis on 10 September 1866, in Raleigh, West Virginia, United States. She lived in Henry, Virginia, United States for about 10 years. She died in March 1916, in Mercer, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Brammer Cemetery, Odd, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (13)
- Sophia Gravely in household of Jas Gravely, "United States Census, 1860"
- Sophia Gravely in entry for James O Gravely, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Sophia Teel in household of Mankin Teel, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1826–1866 Male
1827–1916 Female
Children (5)
1854–1854 Male
1856– Male
1856– Male
1859– Female
1862–1923 Female
Parents and Siblings
1802–1870 Male
1797– Female
Siblings (12)
1822–1906 Female
1826–1910 Male
1827– Female
1827–1916 Female
1828–1914 Female
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1836 · The Massive Internal Improvements Act
Age 9
1836
Age 9
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Age 24
Name Meaning
English (West Yorkshire): from Middle English tele ‘teal’, a nickname for someone who resembled the waterbird in some way.
English (West Yorkshire): topographic name from residence by a plank bridge, Middle English thele (Old English thelu ‘planks’), or a habitational name from Theale in Berkshire or Somerset, named from the same word.
Americanized form of German Diehl or Thiel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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