Born in Greenwich, England, June 10, 1842, of the marriage of Frederick and Letitia (Hamm) Teale, who in 1843 emigrated with their family to America. He grew to manhood in Illinois and received liberal educational advantages. He continued his studies while serving in the army, which indicates his determination to secure a thorough education. He enlisted in Company E, Fifteenth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, as a private and remained with that command until wounded at Shiloh. Being thus disabled for further service he was honorably discharged and returned to Illinois. At the close of the war he came to Decatur county, where he had resided for a time in 1860. At that time he made his home at Decatur City but upon returning to this county he secured land near what is now the site of the city of Lamoni.. He turned his attention to the improving of his place and in the fall of 1879 erected the first business house in. Lamoni, in which he conducted a general store for a number of years. In 1888 our subject came to Leon, where he engaged in merchandising as a member of the firm of Young & Teale. That firm continued to conduct the store until 1890, when Mr. Teale sold out his interest. Mr. Teale then entered the banking business in Leon and in 1894 organized the Farmers & Traders Bank, a private institution, which later became the Farmers &; Traders State Bank. In 1867 Mr. Teale was married in this county to Miss Lucinda Graham, who was born in Jo Daviess county, Illinois, and accompanied her parents, Theodore and Lethee Graham, to this county soon after the close of the Civil war. Mr. Teale is a republican and has twice been honored by election as representative of his district in the state legislature, serving as a member of that body during the twenty-first and twenty-second general assemblies. In that capacity he proved capable and public-spirited and made a very creditable record. He attended the Presbyterian church and his wife favored the Methodist church. He was a loyal member of Leon Post, No. 261, G. A. R., and through that organization he kept in touch with others who fought for the preservation of the Union. He was widely known and all who had been associated with him hold him in the highest respect and esteem him for his genuine worth.

Born in Greenwich, England, June 10, 1842, of the marriage of Frederick and Letitia (Hamm) Teale, who in 1843 emigrated with their family to America. He grew to manhood in Illinois and received liberal educational advantages. He continued his studies while serving in the army, which indicates his determination to secure a thorough education. He enlisted in Company E, Fifteenth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, as a private and remained with that command until wounded at Shiloh. Being thus disabled for further service he was honorably discharged and returned to Illinois. At the close of the war he came to Decatur county, where he had resided for a time in 1860. At that time he made his home at Decatur City but upon returning to this county he secured land near what is now the site of the city of Lamoni.. He turned his attention to the improving of his place and in the fall of 1879 erected the first business house in. Lamoni, in which he conducted a general store for a number of years. In 1888 our subject came to Leon, where he engaged in merchandising as a member of the firm of Young & Teale. That firm continued to conduct the store until 1890, when Mr. Teale sold out his interest. Mr. Teale then entered the banking business in Leon and in 1894 organized the Farmers & Traders Bank, a private institution, which later became the Farmers &; Traders State Bank. In 1867 Mr. Teale was married in this county to Miss Lucinda Graham, who was born in Jo Daviess county, Illinois, and accompanied her parents, Theodore and Lethee Graham, to this county soon after the close of the Civil war. Mr. Teale is a republican and has twice been honored by election as representative of his district in the state legislature, serving as a member of that body during the twenty-first and twenty-second general assemblies. In that capacity he proved capable and public-spirited and made a very creditable record. He attended the Presbyterian church and his wife favored the Methodist church. He was a loyal member of Leon Post, No. 261, G. A. R., and through that organization he kept in touch with others who fought for the preservation of the Union. He was widely known and all who had been associated with him hold him in the highest respect and esteem him for his genuine worth.