Elijah Teague

Elijah Teague

• Father: Elias Teague b. 15 March 1789, d. 24 December 1871
• Mother: Rachel Atkins b. 21 April 1794, d. 27 August 1827

• Elijah Teague was born on 5 September 1819 in South Carolina.
• He married Harriet T. Crozier on 2 January 1845 in Benton (later Calhoun) County, Alabama.
• Elijah Teague and Harriet T. Crozier appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Benton (later Calhoun) County, Alabama, Also in the household was clerk Arthur Crozier, age 17, likely Harriet's brother.. Other members of the household included Laura Teague, Eugene Teague, Florence Teague and Helen Teague.
• He was a merchant, according to the 1850 census.
• Elijah Teague died on 4 December 1856 at age 37 in Benton (later Calhoun) County, Alabama.
• His wife Harriet T. Crozier became a widow at his death.
• He was interred at Zion Hill Cemetery, White Plains, Benton (later Calhoun) County, Alabama.
• Benton (later Calhoun) County, Alabama, 10 December 1856: Abner A. Teague was named Executor in the will of his brother, Elijah Teague, now deceased. Abner Teague has made arrangements to move to Pike County, Alabama, and cannot discharge the Executorship of the estate of his brother and therefore renounces the Executorship.
• Benton (later Calhoun) County, Alabama, 29 December 1856: Harriet T. Teague, widow of Elijah Teague, late of Benton County, Alabama, states that her husband in his lifetime made a will and appointed his brother, Abner A. Teague, Executor. Abner A. Teague shortly after the death of her husband, being about to move out of the county, would not accept the Executorship. She relinquishes her right to administer and requests her brother-in-law, James Lee, administer with the will annexed.
       James Lea appointed Administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Elijah Teague, deceased, and gives Bond for $20,000.00 with A.J.H. Borders and C.G. Morgan as Securities.
  :TAB Will of Elijah Teague dated April 28, 1856. In the name of God amend. I, Elijah Teague of the Town of White Plains, in the County of Benton, and State of Alabama being of sound mind and memory, and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life, do therefore make, ordain, publish, and declare this to be my last Will and Testament; that is to say first, all the debts due me, by note, book accounts or otherwise to be collected in as hastily as possible, but not forced so as to endanger bad and doubtful debts, from ultimate collection to be left to the judgment of my executor; and fast as collections are made to be applied to the payment of my debts if any against me. After all my lawful debts are paid and discharged the remainder of my real and personal estate, I give and bequeath to my beloved wife; for the purpose of raising and educating my children; trusting she will use industry and economy so that these ends may be accomplished, without diminishing the capitol stock that my come into her hands, after all my debts are liquidated. An in the end that she may be generous and impartial in the education and distribution of what effects may be in her hands equally as my children attain their Majority. Provided my wife should marry again, then in such case and event it is my request that my executor, or the Judge of the Probate Court of the County of Benton, cause an inventory to be made of all my effects, both real, and personal, and give to my wife, an equal child's part of the amount of said inventory at the time of making the same. And guardians be selected by my executor, or appointed by the Judge of Probate for my children. Likewise I make, constitute and point my Brother Abner A. Teague to be my executor of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In Witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal the 28th day of April in the Year of our Lord on thousand & fifty six. Signed in the presence of A. M. Williamson, M. F. Johnson, O.D. Whitesid[e. Elijah Teague (Seal)
  [:TAB] Be it remembered that on this 29th day of December AD 1856 personally appeared in open Court before me A. Woods Judge of Probate of Said county M.P. Johnson, who being duly examined by me, upon his Oath declares that he was present and saw Elijah Teague in this lifetime sign the foregoing instrument of the 28th day of April AD1856, and at the time of the Said Teague signing said instrument, he declared the same to be his last Will and Testament, affiant further states that he, together with A.M. Williamson, O.D. Whiteside subscribed their names thereto as subscribing Witnesses in the presence and at the request of the Said Teague, and each one in the presence of the others, affiant further states that said instrument is dated the 28th day of April One Thousand and fifty six, which is an error in part in the dating of the same, and that its true date should have been the 28th day of April AD 1856, affiant further states that the said Teague at the time of his death resided in Benton County, Alabama and at the time of making said Will was of sane mind and memory and over the age of twenty one years. sworn to and subscribed before me this 29th day M.P. Johnson of December AD 1856 A. Woods Judge of Probate.
  
• Benton (later Calhoun) County, Alabama, 4 March 1857: I, Alex Woods, Judge of the Probate Court in and for the County Benton County and State aforegoing hereby certify that the foregoing last will and Testament of Elijah Teague, deceased, has been duly proven and that the same was recorded with the proof thereon on the 4th day of March AD 1857 in Book "Q" on Page 652 & 653 of Probate Court Records. Given under my hand this 4th day of March AD 1957. A. Woods, Judge of Probate.
• Calhoun County, Alabama, 26 April 1859: Harriet T. Teague gives Bond for $300.00 as Guardian of Laura Teague, Eugene Teague, Florence Teague, Hellen Teague, minor children of Elijah Teague, deceased. E. S. Simmons and Elisha Simmons as Securities.
• Calhoun County, Alabama, 23 February 1860: Statement for final settlement by James Lee, Administrator with the will annexed of Elijah Teague, late of Calhoun County, Alabama, deceased. Heirs and legatees listed as: Harriet T. Teague, Widow, Calhoun County, Alabama, Laura Teague, Eugene Teague, Florence Teague, Helen Teague. (Children all under the age of 21 and reside in Calhoun County, AL).

• Last Edited: 2 Mar 2014