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- Frances Ada FANNIE is the daughter of Elizabeth, b 1824 Penn & Henry D Woodruff, b 1824 Connecticut, Innkeeper.
Michigan Marriage Registration #115
. 1875, Oct 6, George Teetzel, Res. Benton Harbor, Age 28 /1847, Canada West, Farmer
married Frances Ada Woodruff, Res. Benton Harbor, age 24 /1851, Pennsylvania;
Married by Wm Prouty, Pastor M E Church,
Witnesses: O H Brooks, Chicago, Ill. & Hester Teetzel, Benton Harbor.
Note this interesting marriage recorded on the same page as Geo. & Frances:
Michigan Marriage Registration #110
. 1875 Jul 20, Jean? E Powers, resides & born Brookfield, Ohio, Age 33, Merchant
married Amelia H Power Woodruff, Res. Benton Harbor, age 28 / 847, born Orange Co., N.Y.
Married by Wm Prouty, Pastor M E Church,
Witnesses: GEORGE TEETZEL & FANNIE TEETZEL, Benton Harbor.
Notes: Fannie A Wooddruff is registered under her married name three months before she married George Teetzel. Amelia H Power Woodruff appears to be a relative. - PJA
. 1891 Jul 10 - Fire, Residence of George Teetzel burned with Part of the Contents
The residence of Geo Teetzel on Lake avenue in the west part of the city caught fire Thursday afternoon in some unknown manner & was entirely consumed, together with a portion the contents & family, consisting of Mrs.Teetzel & 3 children, are left in a dependent condition.
the fire was discovered about 3:30 o'clock by some one passing along the street, the west end of the roof on the front or main part of the building & also the gable end then being all ablaze. hearing the cry that her house was on fire Mrs. Teetzel ran upstairs to remove what household effects she could from the part of the house, but the flames were sweeping through the open west window & she was driven back by the intense heat &was obliged to abandon everything on the upper floor to the fire. The little girl, who was lying sick on a couch, jumped upas soon as she comprehended the situation & ran downtown loudly screaming fire. Someone hastens to the city hall & turned in an alarm& the fire department responded as quickly as possible under the circumstances, considerable delay being cause from the fact that the members of the department were scattered about town at work & the corporation team was out somewhere on the street. When the engine arrived at the hydrant on Pipestone st.at the head of lake ave. this being the nearest cistern to the scene of the fire the building was completely enveloped in flames & beyond any power to save.
In the meantime a large crowd of neighbors & citizens had gathered & by their efforts all the household goods in the lower rooms were removed to a place of safety. A squad of men also worked hard with pails to prevent Herman Hoffman's residence, only a few feet distance, from catching fire, & also the residence on the opposite side of the during building. The paint was badly scorched on Hoffman's house & several windows were broken by the heat. By the time the department are ready to turn on a star of water the framework of the Teetzel house was falling down& when the fire was at least extinguished only a small option of the kitchen wall was left standing.
Mrs. Teetzel had a hot fire in the kitchen stove & it is supposed that a spark from the chimney blew over on the front roof. The building was small& valued at perhaps $500. It was mortgage & insured in favor of the mortgagee. There was no insurance on the household effects & the loss is great to Mrs Teetzel, who is in poor circumstances. She is entitled to the substantial air & sympathy of the community. Mr. Teetzel is working in Chicago & will be informed of the sad calamity as soon as his exact address can be learned.
. 1891 Jul 11 - George Teetzel's residence on Lake avenue with most of its contents burned Thursday afternoon. Defective flue. Loss about $1,000, insurance $300.
Obituary: Death of Mrs George Teetzel, died at her home on Colfax Ave. Saturday afternoon, of right's ideas & paralysis of the throat & lungs after an illness of 6 months, aged 43 years. Deceased was born in Pennsylvania in 1854 & came to this city about 22 years ago & has since resided here. She was the daughter of Mr Mrs A M Woodruff, of Carthage, NY. She was married in the city to Geo. Teetzel, Oct 6, 1876. She has been member of the Methodist church for many years. She leaves a husband & 3 children, Hattie, Sadie & Charlie & 2 sisters Mrs.Thos. McArthur of this city & Mrs W E Farrar, of Carthage, NY.
Ref: News Palladium, Benton Harbor, MI. - - -
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