Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameGeorgia Thelma TEEGARDEN 
Birth13 Nov 1898, Angola, Steuben, Indiana282, p 13; date only,3761, p 1
Death23 Sep 1981, Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan282, p 13; date only,3761, p 1 Age: 82
BurialFruitport Cemetery, Fruitport, Muskegon, Michigan3757
FatherCharles LaVerne TEEGARDEN
MotherLucy RITTER (~1879-)
Individual Notes
• Her name also given as Georgia Cooley.282, p 13
• Cooley - she was raised by stepfather and mother; not adopted.3761
• Did your grandmother Georgia Teagarden Zellar remarry? NO. Where does the Cooley name come in? Was that her stepfather’s name? YES. HE DID NOT ADOPT HER. SHE WAS CALLED GEORGIA COOLEY, IN SCHOOL ONLY. [THIS WAS FOR FAMILY ASSOCIATION]. LEGALLY, SHE WAS NOT A COOLEY.3762
• I believe Teegarden is correct. Most of the family has written Tee and not Tea.3763
• Cooley - she was raised by stepfather and mother; not adopted.3761
• Did your grandmother Georgia Teagarden Zellar remarry? NO. Where does the Cooley name come in? Was that her stepfather’s name? YES. HE DID NOT ADOPT HER. SHE WAS CALLED GEORGIA COOLEY, IN SCHOOL ONLY. [THIS WAS FOR FAMILY ASSOCIATION]. LEGALLY, SHE WAS NOT A COOLEY.3762
• I believe Teegarden is correct. Most of the family has written Tee and not Tea.3763
Census Data
• 1910 Census: Fruitport, Muskegon, Michigan. Age 11, b IN. Father b IN?; mother b IN. Stepdaughter in household of Myron Cooley and her mother, Lucy.3764
• 1920 Census: Cedar Creek Twp, Muskegon, Michigan. Age 21, b IN. Parents b IN.3759
• 1930 Census: Bridgeton, Newaygo, Michigan. Age 31, b IN. Parents b IN.3760
• 1920 Census: Cedar Creek Twp, Muskegon, Michigan. Age 21, b IN. Parents b IN.3759
• 1930 Census: Bridgeton, Newaygo, Michigan. Age 31, b IN. Parents b IN.3760
Spouses
Birth8 Feb 1893, Whitehall, Muskegon, Michigan279,280, date only,3756, date only
ResidenceFruitport, Michigan (1951); (1959)769
FatherHeinrich Albert Techner ZELLE (1849-1925)
MotherKaroline Christiane Auguste SCHLÜTER (1850-1911)
Individual Notes
• He [Frederick Zellar] leaves...two brothers, Harry of McMillan, and Walter, Fruitport;...769
• He supposedly died in prison or jail because of a bigamy charge.3757
• Death date and place given as “1950s, Chicago”282, p 13
• He supposedly died in prison for bigamy, but exactly when or where isn’t known (as far as I know). My Grandmother received a letter from him in the late 60’s or early 70’s (my mother remembers getting the mail that day).3758
• He supposedly died in prison or jail because of a bigamy charge.3757
• Death date and place given as “1950s, Chicago”282, p 13
• He supposedly died in prison for bigamy, but exactly when or where isn’t known (as far as I know). My Grandmother received a letter from him in the late 60’s or early 70’s (my mother remembers getting the mail that day).3758
Census Data
• 1910 Census: Fruitland Twp, Muskegon, Michigan. Age 17, b MI. Farm laborer. Parents b Germany.766
• 1920 Census: Cedar Creek Twp, Muskegon, Michigan. Age 26, b MI. Chauffer, Private Family. Parents b Germany. Enumerated as Hilder.3759
• 1930 Census: Bridgeton, Newaygo, Michigan. Age 37, b MI. Farmer, on farm. Father b Germany; mother b IL.3760
• 1920 Census: Cedar Creek Twp, Muskegon, Michigan. Age 26, b MI. Chauffer, Private Family. Parents b Germany. Enumerated as Hilder.3759
• 1930 Census: Bridgeton, Newaygo, Michigan. Age 37, b MI. Farmer, on farm. Father b Germany; mother b IL.3760
Marriage31 Jul 1918282, p 13,3756, marriage only
Family Notes
• No children in household in 1920 Census.3765
ChildrenEthel May (1920-2012)
Walter Mitchell (1923-2004)
Clair Henry (1924-1998)
Ina Rose (1926-2001)
(Private, Female)
(Private, Female)
Russell (Died as Infant) (1931-1931)
(Private, Female)
Mary Ann (1935-2012)