- " - »^ AND D E S C E N D^ BENJAMIN FRANKLIN T E E T ER including Genealogy ^ ^ of S o me R c°mpiled by ln the year l%o i?-;';- BERLIN PUBLI„ SING Coil Berlin r» C°MPANY 1961 ANCESTORS Benjamin F. Teeter, A.B. DESCENDANTS 1. Dorothy O. Teeter, b. 1921, m. Carl Sack of Pa., moved to California. Children: Robert Carl, b. 1947, Carla Jean, b. 1950. 2. Benjamin T. Teeter, Ph.D., b. 1922, m. Lois Crouse of Md. Children: Benjamin R., b. 1947, David, b. 1948, Larry, b. 1949, Janis, b. 1951, Linda, b. 1954, Michael, b. 1959, John, b. 1960, Barbara Ann. 3. Olie K. Teeter, b. 1924, m. Montre Beck. Children: Junior, b. 1947, Gragrie, b. 1952. 4. Mildred V. Teeter, b. 1927, m. Joe Cowan from Texas, live in California. Children: Allen R., b. 1952, Debra J., b. 1954, Lori L., b. 1959. 5. Joseph J. Teeter, b. 1932, m. Shirley Westfall. Children: Connie, Jr., b. 1955, Jerry, b. 1957, Gary Lee, b. 1959, Sharon Lynne. 6. Paul E. Teeter, b. 1933, m. Dorothy Motice. Children: Thomas Paul, b. 1952, Dennis Wayne, b. 1954. 7. C. Franklin Teeter, b. 1937, m. Allene Hanson. Child: Judy Dianne. 8. Mary Louise Teeter, b. 1944. Foreword The writer does not know enough about his European Ancestors worth recording. He does not know if the first Pioneer Ancestors, listed below, came in person from beyond the seas or if they were American born. Teter and Wimer is German. Nelson is English or Scotch or both. Shreve is English. It is said that the pioneer George Teter came from Wurtemburg, Ger many, and settled on North Fork soon after 1760. The writer has started with the names of the first ones known in each family and has recorded some data on their descendants down to his Grandparents. Beginning with his Grandparents, Samuel Teter and Sidney Wimer on the paternal side and Samuel H. Nelson and Anjemima Shreve on the maternal side, he has been able to gather a more complete list of their descendants, as well as a partial list of the descendants of their brothers and sisters. He regrets that, because of the lack of information, parts of families and even whole families have been omitted. CONTENTS It was not the intention of the writer to even aim to get all of the de scendants of the first Teter, Wimer, Nelson and Shreve first named, be cause of the staggering amount of work that would have been involved. THE TERR FAMILIES pages 7-26 It was rather the aim to create a skeleton that could be added to by mem bers of this and future generations. It could also be used to enrich and THE WIMER FAMILIES pages 27-34 enlarge histories that may be written by others. As previously stated this work is not complete. Even from the writer's THE NELSON FAMILIES pages 35-76 Grandparents and their brothers and sisters down, parts of families and even whole families are omitted because of lack of information. In some THE SHREVE FAMILIES pages 77-89 cases, names may be wrong or not spelled correctly, even in some instances the nickname is used when the correct name was not known. GLEÏÍDAIJE: CEMETERY pages 90-91 Dates of births, marriages and deaths could contain some errors. Most of the material in this book has been printed as it was given by the several LTOOTDTTAL REFLECTIONS pages 92-118 relatives. Grateful acknowledgement is made to the different relatives who furnished parts of this book. The genealogy could have been more complete if it had been written years ago. Facts not recorded are lost. Because of this fact the writer believes that his endeavor in writing this book, imperfect as it is, is better than making no endeavor at all. The first pioneer settlers of the above named Teter, Wimer, Nelson and Shreve families, all settled in that part of Virginia, that later on became Pendleton County, West Virginia. Some of their descendants still live near their ancestral home; others of each generation migrated to other parts of the state and to other states. It would be fairly safe to assume that each of the fifty states contains some of their offspring. What our fore-parents were like, we do not know, but this we must concede that they had something about them that we call "Guts". Enough of that to leave their homeland, to cross the Atlantic, to press on inland to take up their home site in the valleys and hills among the Indians in the wilderness of Pendleton County, West Virginia. It is only natural that we, their descendants, would like to know some thing about them. Why did they leave their homeland? Did,they leave close relatives behind? We would like to know about their education, their religion, their financial status and many other things, but most of this information is forever lost, because those things were not recorded. txplanation man's Creek, near Salsburg, North Carolina. Due to new Indian disturb ances, he moved to North Fork, Pendleton County, West Virginia, soon after 1760. He had three sons: George, Paul and Philip, and a daughter, In order to understand the genealogy of this book, it is important to Barbara. understand that the numbers placed on the left side of the pages designate generations. The pioneer or first person named in each family is marked In 1767, George secured 152 acres of land by Patent, on Timber Ridge. generation 1. The children of the first parent named are marked 2. Their In 1775, George secured 125 acres of land by Patent, on North Fork. children in turn are designated as generation 3, and so on as far as the In 1787, George secured 153 acres of land by Patent, on Timber Ridge. generations go. The exception of this procedure is in the Teter family. In 1767, Paul secured 53 acres of land by Patent, on North Fork. The line of descent from the pioneer George Teter to Samuel Teter who In 1773, Paul secured 13 acres of land on North Fork. married Sidney Wimer is not known, so Samuel Teter is marked as gen In 1782, Philip secured 118 acres of land by Patent, on North Fork. eration 1. In 1782, George and Paul Teter, with others, presented claims to the General Assembly of Virginia for supplies that they had furnished to the To trace your ancestry, find the number under which your family, you Military during the Revolutionary War. and your brothers and sisters, are written. Go back to the next lower number written and that is your parent's famiiy. Likewise by going back Children of George Teter to the next lower number than your parent's you will find the family of George, Jr. (Annie M. Hinkle). your grandparent's and so on back to generation 1. For example, if your Paul (Rebecca Hinkle). family is listed as generation 6, your parent's family would be listed un Philip (Susannah Hinkle). der 5, and your grandparent's family would be 4, and so on to generation Barbara (Jacob Hinkle). 1. After the name of each person listed, there will be parentheses if he or she is married. Within the parentheses will be the name of the husband Since the writer is unable to trace the line of descent from the pioneer or wife or husbands and wives if married more than once if their name is George Teter to Samuel Teter who married his Grandmother, Sidney known. Dates and other information within the parentheses pertain to Wimer, he starts Samuel Teter as generation No. 1. the spouse. Dates and other information following the parentheses per tain to the individual listed before the parentheses. In some instances additional information concerning the individuaf or spouse foltows below. 1— Samuel Teter. The term, "Line of", is used to designate the chifdren of the sec Line of Samuel Teter and Sidney Wimer ond generation in the Shreve and Wimer families, the third generation in 2— Mahala (Saul Hedrick of Timber Ridge). Lived on Timber Ridge. the Nelson family and the fourth generation in the Teter family. By using Sidney (Myles Thompson). Lived near Timber Ridge. the term, "Line of", instead of the term, "Children of", should enable the Phoebe (George Taylor). reader to place him or her self in the particuiar group of the pio Benjamin Y. S. (Jane Dolly, Emily C. Nelson). neer's children to which they befong. For example, of John Nefson's 13 Children of Mahala Teter and Saul Hedrick children, only the descendants of 4 are listed in this book. They are listed 3— Rebecca Jane (Ed Tompson). Lived and died on Timber Ridge. under the Line of Isaac, Line of Absofom, Line of Jonathan and Line of Martha (Charles Long). Elijah. This should be an aid to the individuals of the Nelson family to Mary Hedrick. trace their line of ancestors. The Wimer and Shreve families are arranged George (Anna Harper). in a similar manner. Ettie (William VanDevner). Lives on Timber Ridge. A blank space or a ? mark means that information is lacking, c. means Gettie (Lloyd Hinkle). Lives on Timber Ridge. children, b. means born. When followed by a date it means the year of Children of Rebecca Jane Hedrick and Ed Thompson birth, d. when followed by a date means date of death. A doubfe date, 4— Alta, Ada, Okey, Arthur, Attie, Densie, Vesta. All died before mar such as 1900-1960, means dates of birth and death, m. when foflowed by a date means date of marriage. riage. Edna, Mason, living. Some Teter families after moving from West Virginia to Maryland, Children of Mary Hedrick changed the spelling to Teeter. There was no reason for this change other 4— Walter Harper (Zadie Mallow, daughter of Henry Clay Mallow and than Benjamin Y. S. Teter thought that it was the more correct way. Margaret Dolly). Julia (Glenn Thompson) no children. Curtis (Hodie Huffman). Child of Walter Harper 5— Earl Harper (Ida C. Perdew). Children of Earl Harper 6— Emory and Victor T., d. infant. Rachel Anna, Mary Rebecca. Children of Curtis Harper 5—Zerna, Bessie, d. infants. ... wwwm.j'. .in uuuise ui time ne married my mother, Emily C. Nelson. Children of Gettie Hedrick and Lloyd Hinkle During the early 1900's, he was elected to the ministry in the Church of the Brethren, which was commonly known as the Dunkard Church at that time. He had regular services at Long Hollow, near Hopeville, and the corner and often preached in the schoolhouses and churches elsewhere. Other Dunkard preachers, who were neighbors, living on North Fork, were J. W. Bible of Pendleton County and Elder Israel Wimer of Grant County. Among the visiting preachers who came a long way on horse back or buggy to hold revival meetings were Fikes, Cosners and Obed Hamstead. Father moved to Ffintstone, Maryland, in 1913. Preacher J. W. Bible had moved to Flintstone a few years previous. There was no Brethren Church at Flintstone at that time, but Father and J. W. Bible, by traveling on horseback or by buggy aided Elder John Bennett of Artemas, Penn sylvania, in holding regular services at Artemas and Amaranth in Buck Valley. Due to Father's and J. W. Bible's cooperation and aid given to Elder John Bennett, he in turn used his time and influence in getting some of the people of the Middle District of Pennsylvania to help in financing the Lloyd Hinkle and wife Gettie Hedrick and their family. building of a church at Flintstone. The new Brethren Church was built in Gettie was the daughter of Saul Hedrick and Mahala Teeter. 1920. The building has been improved by adding an additional room, a Home—Timber Ridge, Pendleton County, W. Va. full basement and other facilities. It is still a growing church. -Russell (Elsie Mallow). At first, the roads leading to the church were very bad, so the first Theodore (Mabel Ruddle). Sunday School was held only during the better months. After a few years, Orville (Cathryn Miller). Father decided that he, together with some of his children and neighbors Rosco, Cletis, Roy, Sylvia, Ruth, Richard, Victor, k. overseas during who lived close by, would keep the Sunday School open during the winter World War II. months also, while those who lived farther away would attend when Children of Sidney Teter and Myles Thompson roads and weather permitted. Due to that effort on his part, together with Tena (Blaine Cunningham). the betterment of roads, the Sunday School has since continued continuous. Isaac (Floda Nelson, daughter of Abel Nelson). Father, being human, was subject to temptations commonly to all. Frank, Fred, Willie, Bessie, Opie, Grace. Some he overcame, but with others he may not have done so well. But he kept on trying to lead a Christian life. He was not so rich in worldly Child of Phoebe Teter and George Taylor goods, so he had to continue striving to raise a large family, including his —Virginia, who had a son, Benny. May be others. own children, and some grandchildren. He could be considered self- educated. He was well read in the Scriptures. He could preach well and could pray fluently. He was often called upon to help settle disputes in families and between neighbors. He was often successful in being a Benjamin Y. S. Teeter, 1860-1941. Peace Maker. Father being five years old at the close of Father's first wife, Jane Dolly, died while rather young, but after hav the Civil War and living on the border line ing borne six children. She is buried in the Turner Graveyard in Pendle ton County, W. Va. between the North and South, remembered some of the local squirmishes between small Jane Dolly was the daughter of George W. Dolly and Phoebe Kisa- opposing groups. His father being dead, he more. Granddaughter of George W. Dolly and Eva Sites and Jesse Kisa- spent much of his time during his boyhood more and Mary Speelman. Great granddaughter of John Dolly and Kate Linger. with his oldest sister, Mahala, who lived close to his mother's home. It was Mahala's hus John Dolly was brought to America by the British to fight the Ameri band, Saul Hedrick, who took the place of a can Colonies during the Revolutionary War. He remained in this country father, and in his company, Father learned to after the war. fish in Seneca, North Fork and Brushy Run, Children of B. Y. S. Teter and Jane Dolly and to hunt on Spruce Mountain and Spruce 3—Nora (Enoch VanMeter). Both buried in Glendale Cemetery, Flint Knob. He continued to love the sport of fish stone. ing and hunting game and ginseng during the Martha (Sampson Jordan). Buried in Turner Graveyard, Pendleton remaining part of his active life. Co., W. Va. By the time his first wife, Jane Dolly, died Mary (Jacob VanMeter, Sampson Jordan), d. 1918. Buried in Strawser Rev. B. Y. S. Teeter leaving him with six children, he was living Graveyard near Flintstone, Md. Martha and Mary were twins. Jacob CO., W. Va. Sampson Jordan still living in 1960, with his fourth wife. 5—Samuel B., d. infant, 1925. Blaine (Cora Shreve), b. 1887. Living at Flintstone, Md., 1960. Leonard D., b. 1927. Spent one term in service. Delia (Harrison Shreve, Page Paxton). Living at Flintstone in 1960. Evelyn Mae, b. 1929. Clerk. Harrison Shreve died rather young. Buried in Turners Cemetery. Richard D., b. 1930. In service in Alaska in 1960. Nina (Edward S. May. Buried in Glendale Cemetery, Flintstone, Md.). Mae M., b. 1937. Teaching. Marion R., b. 1940. Student in college in 1960. Child of Nora Teter and Enoch VanMeter Ralph W., b. 1943. Homer C, b. 1946. Children of Zera Jordan and Herman Barnes Enoch VanMeter, 1928, and wife, Nora Teeter, and their son, Austin. Moved from Grant County to Flint stone, Md. Herman Barnes and wife, Zera Jordan, Flintstone, 4— Austin F. (Elsie Alt, b. 1916), b. 1914, in Grant Co., W. Va. Austin F. Md. Granddaughter, Glenda Kay Thomas of Indiana. served as a sailor in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Liv 5—Carl D., b. 1928. ing in Cumberland, Md., in 1960. Harold L., b. 1929. Children of Austin VanMeter Glenn W., b. 1931. 5— Grace (Donald Crabtree), b. 6/15/1934. Living near Oldtown, Md., in Cecil M., b. 1932, d. infant. 1960. Naoma (Claude Thomas, Jr., of Indiana). Living in Ind. in 1960. Manyard, b. 7/20/1937. In service in 1960. Paul H, b. 1943. Donald, b. 10/7/1939. In service in 1960. Child of Naoma Barnes Melvin, b. 3/7/1943. 6—Glenda K., b. 1956. Leonard, b. 1949. Children of Mary Teter and Jacob VanMeter Children of Grace VanMeter and 4— Rose R., b. 1903. Donald Crabtree Noah Ray (Velva Cruthers), b. 1904. 6— Terry Lee, b. 5/13/1954. Ambrose W. (Helen Louise Cosner), b. 1907. Ronald Franklin, b. 6/7/1957. Margaret (Richard Bechtel), b. 1910. Children of Martha Teter and Child of Rose R. VanMeter Sampson Jordan 5— Mary Louise Cavanaugh (Paul Allen, Dale Wilson). 4—Zerna B. (Homer Rice). Children of Mary Louise Cavanaugh Zera (Herman Barnes). 6— Paul Allen, Jr, Tommy Wilson, Susan Wilson. After the death of Martha, her daugh Children of Noah Ray VanMeter ters, Zerna and Zera, were raised by 1920, Flintstone, Md. L. 5—Mary Louise (William Hodershell). Shirley, b. 1936. Martha's uncfe, Miner Dolly. He moved to r.: Zera Jordan, B. F. Leroy (Gean Meager). Jane, b. 1940. from Pendleton County around f910, to Teeter, Zerna Jordan, Miner Flintstone, Md. Zerna and Zera still live Jordan, Amos Jordan, killed Gerldene (Jimmy Edwards). Jimmy, b. 1940. in the vicinity of Flintstone. in France in World War II. Wanda Buddy Zimbower, d. 1958, Billy Ray, b. 1949. following childbirth. Linda, b. 1950. unitaren of (Jerldene VanMeter Children of Blaine Teeter and Cora Shreve 6—Jimmy Edwards, Jr., d. age 4 yrs. Buried in Glendale Cemetery. Gennie, b. 1955. Children of Wanda VanMeter 6—Twins, b. 1956, child, b. 1958. Children of Ambrose W. VanMeter and Helen Louise Cosner 5— Betty Lou (Paul L. Berket) b. 1930. Virginia Lee (Richard Macy), b. 1932. Helen Marie (Robert Burk), b. 1934. Barbara. Children of Betty Lou VanMeter 6— Jerry Ambrose, b. 1949. Connie, b. 1953. Children of Margaret VanMeter 5—Lamont, Johnny, Harry. Lamont was killed in Korea in 1953. Children of Mary Teter and Sampson Jordan Famdy of Blaine and Cora Shreve Teeter on 50th Anniversarv. Front row: Edith Teeter Jackson, Ira Teeter, Blaine Teeter, Cora Shreve Teeter. Back row: Audrey Teeter Nazelrod, Homer Teeter, Virgie Teeter Musgrove, Barley Teeter. 4—Ira, b. 1908. Attended school for deaf at Frederick, Md. Tressie, 1910-1918. Buried in Glendale Cemetery, Flintstone, Md. Edith (Harry Jackson), b. 1913. Benjamin J., 1916-1918. Buried in Glendale Cemetery. Norman A., 1918-1922. Buried in Glendale Cemetery. Virgie E. (Robert Musgrove), b. 1921. Audrey M. (Clyde Nazelrod), b. 1922, no children. Homer C. (Marie B. Smith), b. 1924. Burley B. (Virginia Steele), b. 1926. Earnest, d. 1928, infant. Buried in Glendale Cemetery. Mary A., 1930-1934. Buried in Glendale Cemetery. Children of Edith Teter and Harry Jackson id wife, Mary 'eceased 1918. een Mrs. Jacob had previously sister, Martha 4— Amos (Elsie Cosner), b. 1913. Killed in France during World War II. Miner (Ethel Dolly, Goldizen), b. 1915. Mary (Andy Divine), b. 1918. Child of Mary Jordan and Andy Divine Harry Jackson and wife, Edith Teeter, of Flintstone, 5— Judy, b. 1940, m. 1958. Md. 10 J. "I IJlilill. Children of Delia Teter and Harrison Shreve 5—Charlie A., Martha D., Harry, Jr., Jimmy B., Betty J., Leanna C, John ny, Bonny Sue, Donald. All living near Flintstone in 1958. Charles 4— Blaine, 1906-1908. Buried in Smokehole, W. Va. Effie, b. 1908, d. 6 mo. old. Buried in Turner Cemetery, Pendleton Co., A. and Jimmy B. each served a term in service. Harry, Jr., in Korea W. Va. in 1960. Rennie (Evelyn Alt), b. 1910. Living in Cumberland, Md., in 1960. Children of Virgie Teter Bruce (Goldie Clingerman), b. 1912. Living near Flintstone, Md., in 1960. Children of Rennie Shreve 5— Charles (Ingeburg Sonja Menne of Mannehein, Germany), b. 1933. A Captain in service in 1960. Mary, b. 1934. Norma, b. 1937. Child of Captain Charles Shreve 6— Sonja Marie, b. 3/20/1957. Children of Bruce Shreve 5— Delores (Dexter Beck), b. 1937. Shirley, b. 1941. Gerldine, b. 1945. Lula Mae, b. 1949. William B., b. 1953. Child of Delores Robert Musgrove and family. L. to r.: Robert 6— Ronda Marie, b. 1954. Musgrove, Robert Musgrove, Sr., Virgie Teeter Musgrove, Darlene Musgrove. Living near Damas cus, Md., in 1961. 5—Darlene and Robert, Jr. Children of Homer C. Teeter Bruce Shreve and wife, Goldie Clingerman, Flint stone, Md. Children of Delia Teter and Page Paxton 4— Bernie (Beulah Stafford), b. 1915. Lula J. (Franklin Reid), b. 1918. Thelma B. (Ulysses Morris), b. 1922. Genevieve (Martin Adams), b. 1924. Eston Page (Betty Stafford), b. 1928. Child of Bernie Paxton and Beulah Stafford 5— Helen, b. 1939. Homer Teeter's family and home—1961. L. to r.: Children of Lula J. Paxton and Franklin Sandra Kay Teeter, Debora Ann Teeter, Marie Smith Reid Teeter, Homer C. Teeter, Janice M. Teeter. 5—Franklin Earl, b. 1937. 5—-Janice M., b. 1949. Henry Barton, b. 1939. Deborah A., b. 1952. Wanda Jane, b. 1942. Sandra K., b. 1955. Donald Lee, b. 1957. Page Paxton and wife, Children of Burley Teter Delia Teeter Paxton, Flint 5—Garry, b. 1949. stone, Md. Barbara, b. 1951. Children of Nina Teter and Edward S. May, m. 1907. Son of Jacob Children of Thelma B. Paxton and Ulysses Morris May and Sarah Lance of Va. 4—Gertie, d. infant, 1909. Weston (Lucille Sullivan, Lillian Saj , b. 1910. Harvey (Doris Kelker), b. 1912. Franklin (Katherine DeLawder), b. 1917. Oscar (Virginia Rexroad), b. 1919. Benjamin (Dorothy Longennecker, Ada Nail, Helen Roslevy), b. 1921. Dayton (Pearl Fletcher), b. 1923. Donald (Margie Mullenax), b. 1927. Roy, 1925-1938. Buried in Glendale Cemetery, Flintstone, Md. Flossie, d. Buried in Glendale Cemetery. Bernard (Linda Wright), b. 1929. Arvella (Wade Turbin), b. 1932. Helen (Richard Day), b. 1934. Ulysses Morris and family: Brenda, James, Thelma Paxton Morris, Ulysses Edward S. May and wife, Nina Teeter, Gene, (Front) Bonnie, Barbara, Johnny. Ed was born in the Lost River vicinity of Virginia. Married in 1907. Buried in Glen 5—James A., Jean, Brenda, Johnny, Barbara, Bonnie. dale Cemetery, Flintstone, Md. Children of Genevieve Paxton and Martin Adams Children of Weston May and Lucille Sullivan 5—Monte, b. 1939. 5_Florence. By 2nd m., Louise, Carol, James, Cynthia. 2 dead. Shari Martine, b. 1960. Children of Harvey May and Doris Kelker Children of Eston Page Paxton and Betty Stafford 5—Harvey, Jr., Richard. Children of Frank May 5—Hazel, Ronald, Eleonor. 2 dead. Children of Oscar May 5—-Mary Jane, Ruth Ann, Margaret, Edward, Michael, Charles, Donna Jean. Children of Benjamin May 5—Irene. By 3rd wife, Helen, Linda. Children of Dayton May 5—Gloria, Patricia, Darlene, Shirley, Dayton, Jr. Children of Donald May 5—Donald, Jr., Geraldine, Joan, Janet. 1960 Photo of B. F. Teeter (L.) holding 12 lb. cat fish and Eston Paxton (R.) with 7 lb. catch. Fish Child of Arvella May taken above dam No. 6 in Potomac River. 5—Dale. 5—Allen, Vickey, Danny. Children of Helen May 5—Wilma, Wannitta.