Bio: Teall, William A. (1881)

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Surnames: Teall, Gardner, Callahan

----Source: History of Northern Wisconsin (Eau Claire County, Wis.) 1881, page 334

WILLIAM A. TEALL, Eau Claire, came to this city in July, 1868, and engaged in general insurance and loan business until 1873, his brother was then associated in business with him, since that time he has been alone. He was born in Seneca Co., N. Y., and lived in Geneva until 1860, when his father retired from active business and moved to Seneca Castle, N. Y. In 1863, Mr. Teall went to Rochester engaging in the pension and bounty business; he returned home for a short time and in 1867, entered the Law School of Columbia College, and took a commercial course in New York City, and came from New York to Eau Claire. He was married in September, 1873, to Kate Gardner Callahan, a daughter of J. G. Callahan, of Eau Claire. She was born at Niagara Falls, N. Y. They have two children, Fannv Cotheal and Gardner Callahan. Mr. Teall is master of Blue Lodge A. F. & A. M. and is P. C. of the Knights of Pythias.