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Generation One 1. DARIEN SCOTT1 LAMBERT (907) (James John Jay Teets II, ([email protected]), (http://johnteets.com), Dec 21, 2011 Ancestors of Darien Scott Lambert (907) Generation One 1. DARIEN SCOTT1 LAMBERT (907) (James, #2) was born on Jun 22, 1994 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Generation Two 2. JAMES DEE2 LAMBERT (906) was born on Jan 14, 1960. He married Margie LeAnn Trammel (209) (see #3), daughter of Buster Wallace Trammel (207) and Sondra Jo Teets (58), on Jun 21, 1991 at Bakersfield, California. Children of James Dee2 Lambert (906) and Margie LeAnn Trammel (209) (see #3) are: 1. i. DARIEN SCOTT1 (907). 3. MARGIE LEANN2 TRAMMEL (209) (Buster, #6) was born on Jan 7, 1963 at Pool Memorial Hospital, Lyndsey, Garvin, Oklahoma. She married James Dee Lambert (906) (see #2) on Jun 21, 1991 at Bakersfield, California. Generation Three 6. BUSTER WALLACE3 TRAMMEL (207) was born on Nov 9, 1927 at Oklahoma. He married Sondra Jo Teets (58) (see #7), daughter of Dennis Billy "Bill" Teets (47) and Virginia May "Jenny" Danforth (57), on Jan 10, 1960. He died on Jun 2, 2010 at Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, at age 82. He began military service on Nov 13, 1945 at Sacramento, California. He began military service on Nov 13, 1945 at San Francisco, San Francisco, California. He and Dennis Wallace Trammel (208) were adopted on Feb 7, 1969. Children of Buster Wallace3 Trammel (207) and Sondra Jo Teets (58) (see #7) both born at Pool Memorial Hospital, Lyndsey, Garvin, Oklahoma, are as follows: i. ROBERT WILLIAM2 (210) was born on Nov 14, 1961. 3. ii. MARGIE LEANN (209). 7. SONDRA JO3 TEETS (58) (Dennis, #14) was born on Feb 19, 1937 at Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia. She married Maynard Earl Osborne (206) on Jan 7, 1956 at Las Vegas, Nevada. She married Buster Wallace Trammel (207) (see #6) on Jan 10, 1960. She died on May 9, 2009 at Oklahoma at age 72. Generation Four 14. DENNIS BILLY "BILL"4 TEETS (47) (Granville, #28) was born on May 13, 1915 at Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia. He married Virginia May "Jenny" Danforth (57) (see #15), daughter of Robert William Danforth (1590) and Jessie Lee Cutlip (2861), on Nov 19, 1935. He married Mabel N. Scott (1430), daughter of William H. Scott (2549) and Cora A. Potts (2550), on Jan 15, 1965 at Elkins, Randolph, West Virginia. He died on Oct 28, 1976 at Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, at age 61. He was buried after Oct 28, 1976 at Rock Cave Cemetery, Banks District, Upshur, West Virginia. He was Bill joined the Central Methodist church in Buckhannon on Feb 13, 1925, and was received by L. E. Oldaker and Ralph T. McCord, Pastor. Barbara Jean Melton Teets: It was Bill's wish that an American Flag be flown over his grave. Gene Conner, as executor for Bill, saw that the pole was placed there to hold the flag. The flag is quite tall and can be seen quite a ways from the cemetery. Mabel Scott provided the funds and instructed someone to care for the flag, replace it when needed, and perform necessary maintenance. Bill was retired from the U.S. Navy, a veteran of World War II, and a member of Buckhannon Post 3363 of Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion Post No. 251 of El Campo, Texas, French Creek Chapter No. 36 of Disabled American Veterans, National Order of Trench Rats No. 387 of Clarksburg, Fleet Reserve Naval Lodge No. 4, F.A.A.M. of Washington, D.C., Yusef Khan Groto of Akron, Ohio, Buckhannon Lodge No. 598 Loyal Order of Moose, International Association of Laryngectomees, Metro Maryland Laryngectomees Club and the Upshur Sportsmen Club. Page 1 John Jay Teets II, ([email protected]), (http://johnteets.com), Dec 21, 2011 He was a former employee of the Buckhannon Post Office, a former commander of French Creek Chapter 36 of D.A.V., former state commander of D.A.V. in 1972-73 and past judge advocate of the D.A.V. Mr. and Mrs. Teets were hosts for the state convention held at Jackson's Mill in 1975. His activities associated with the Metro Maryland Laryngectomees Club of Silver Spring, Maryland included service as a delegate at each international convention during the past five years, participation in the club visitation program, and many social and theraputic programs of the club. He helped provide professional speech therapists with information concerning learning esophageal speech, speaking at West Virginia Wesleyan College, the National Naval Medical Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and the National Institute for Health's Cancer Research Center. He lived in 1970 at 144 Wood Street, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia. Children of Dennis Billy "Bill"4 Teets (47) and Virginia May "Jenny" Danforth (57) (see #15) were as follows: 7. i. SONDRA JO3 (58). ii. ROBERTA LEE (60) was born on Mar 25, 1939 at Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia. She was born on Mar 29, 1939. She was born on Mar 30, 1939. She died on Jan 4, 1941 at Burnt followed by intestinal ulceration in accident 12/31/1940 at S. D. Ward's residence in Buckhannon. Pulled hot tomato sauce off of stove or table and spilled onto face, chest and arm, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, at age 1. She was buried at Hampton Cemetery, Buckhannon District, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia. She was buried on Jun 6, 1941 at Hampton Cemetery, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia. iii. IDA LOU (59) was born on Jun 20, 1940 at West Virginia. She married Anthony "Tony" Baron Sr. (215) before 1960. She married John R. Jones (20940) circa 1972. She died on Mar 25, 1976 at Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, at age 35. She was buried on Mar 27, 1976 at by Nowell Coward, Hillcrest Memorial Park, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas. iv. WILLIAM HENRY "BILLY" (61) was born on Jul 17, 1942 at Upshur, West Virginia. He married Jackie Lynn Hartin (218), daughter of James Jasper Hartin (10612) and Mable O. Middleton (10613), circa 1960 at Oklahoma. He married Connie D. (--?--) (221) on Oct 4, 1968 at Harris, Texas. He and Connie D. (--?--) (221) were divorced on Apr 13, 1976 at Harris, Texas. He married Sally Love (10559) on Oct 24, 1978 at Liberty, Texas. He and Sally Love (10559) were divorced on Jan 15, 1980 at Harris, Texas. He died on Nov 18, 1981 at Houston, Harris, Texas, at age 39. He was buried after Nov 18, 1981 at Cedar Crest Cemetery, Baytown, Texas. Billy was named in the "Who's Who in the South and Southwest", 1978-1979 edition. 15. VIRGINIA MAY "JENNY"4 DANFORTH (57) (Robert, #30) was born on Mar 3, 1918 at Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia. She married Dennis Billy "Bill" Teets (47) (see #14), son of Granville Leslie Teets Sr (52) and Delphia Blanche Stansberry (46), on Nov 19, 1935. She died on Mar 12, 1998 at Yukon, Oklahoma, at age 80. She was also known as Jennie Danforth (57). Generation Five 28. GRANVILLE LESLIE5 TEETS SR (52) (Anthony, #56) was born on Oct 27, 1889 at Upshur, West Virginia. He married Delphia Blanche Stansberry (46) (see #29), daughter of Henry Orr Stansberry (317) and Cordelia Westfall (201), on Aug 8, 1914 at Webster Springs, Webster, West Virginia. He died on Jun 15, 1965 at Baxa Hotel, age 75, Cerebrovascular accident, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, at age 75. He was buried on Jul 3, 1965 at Buckhannon Memorial Park at Heavner, City District, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia. (to see where the cemetery is located, see <A HREF="map- heavner.htm">map</A>.). According to Bobby Teets-Welcher, Leslie Teets, Sr. was actually named Granville Leslie Teets. He used it for a few years after he became an adult. He had trouble with his mail and someone else's mail in Buckhannon getting mixed up . He dropped the Granville from then on. He was a painter. He registered for the WWI Draft on on Jun 5, 1917 at Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, He was a mechanic. He was Leslie Teets Sr and Delphia joined the Central Methodist church in May 1924. They were received by L. E. Oldaker, and Ralph T. McCord, Pastor. He registered for the WWII Draft on on Apr 27, 1942 at Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia. Children of Granville Leslie5 Teets Sr (52) and Delphia Blanche Stansberry (46) (see #29) were as follows: 14. i. DENNIS BILLY "BILL"4 (47). ii. JOHN JAY (2) was born on Mar 3, 1917 at West Virginia. He married Dortha Irene Wilfong (27), daughter of James Abram Garfield "Uncle Gart" Wilfong Sr (182) and Martha Ellen Miles (108), on Apr 22, 1940 at Monterey, Highland, Virginia. He died on Nov 18, 1961 at leukemia, Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, at age 44. He was buried after Nov 18, 1961 at Memorial Park Cemetery, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia. (to see where the cemetery is located, see <A HREF="map-heavner.htm">map</A>.). Page 2 John Jay Teets II, ([email protected]), (http://johnteets.com), Dec 21, 2011 Dad was an honorable man, and I was always very proud of his accomplishments. He died too young, of lukemia, at age 44. When he was a young man, he was a painter with his father Leslie Teets Sr. He also was a good carpenter, and he and his dad built our houses on Pocahontas Street, side by side. I remember the pride he had when he was elected City Councilman. He worked typically 7AM-9PM every day at the Esso gas station that he owned/operated, unless someone could help him out (like me, usually).
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