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William Teer

Bob's maternal great-grandfather Dr. William M. Teer (29 Mar 1837 - 19 Oct 1919) was born in Neshoba County, Mississippi and grew up in Angelina County, Texas since he was 10 years old with 7 siblings. They later moved to Hopkins County outside of Cumby in 1860, working as a farmer before enlisting in the army for the Civil War.

In October 1861, William and his younger brother Wiley (1839 - 1862), at age 24, enlisted in Confederate Army while his older brother, James (1830 - 1863), enlisted in the Union Army. Serving in the unit 4th Texas Cavalry Regiment, he participated in the New Mexico campaign for 2 months under General Sibley. Both of his older and younger brothers died in the war; James died at a prisoner of the war camp of Williamsburg, Virginia in 1863. Both William and Wiley fought in the battles of Valverde and Glorietta Pass, where in April 1862, Wiley was "lost or killed" and William was seriously wounded from his shattered right arm and damaged spleen, thus contracting hepatitis. After Texas Army's supply wagons was captured by the US Army, they retreated, abandoning William and other soldiers who were recovering at Santa Fe hospital. He was subsequently captured and shortly was paroled in May 1862, returning to Texas. As a result of his injuries and disability, he was discharged from his unit on September 1863, returning to his home in Cumby, working as a farmer despite his right arm being shattered. Confederate General Sid Johnson described William as "a brave Confederate soldier, a man of fine education and a Christian gentleman."

William was married 4 times during his whole life. On December 1862, he married Mary Frances Carraway, whom she passed away in 1867 and remarried Louisa Frances Spears in 1868. That marriage also ended early and he married Nancy Jane Coburn on January 1871. He had several children from this marriage including Mary Francis Teer, Bob's maternal grandmother and wife of John James Hollomon. After Louisa's death in 1894, a decade later he remarried to Bettie King in 1907 until his death in 1919.

In 1903, having been inspired by the nerve damage in his shattered right arm, William established himself as an osteopath doctor in Tyler, Texas, specializing in "Exopthalmic Goitre, Biliary Calculi (Gall Stones) Paralysis and all Nervous Diseases". He was a president of the State Association of Drugless Doctors of Texas and advocated massaging and other holistic approaches to wellness. As a doctor in Tyler, he was described as a very respected and "endorsed [biographer's] many" prominent members in it's city society. After he retired, he resided at Texas Confederate Home in Austin before moving back to Cumby in 1918, where he later passed away on October 1919 at his daughter's Miller Grove's home from complications of "paralysis."

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barb high school photos

As we were young - School yearbook section, with photo of toddler Barb. As we were young - Another photo of child Barb. 1956 Library Club - Barbara standing third row, second to the left. 1956 Junior Varsity Basketball Team - Barbara sitting first row left. 1957 Future Homemakers of America - Barbara sitting on grass first row very right, as seen with a red star. 1957 Randolph Henry safety bus patrol - Barbara kneeling, as seen with a red star. 1957 Library Club - Barbara the treasurer for Library Club. 1958 Library Club - Barbara standing 7th to the right. 1958 Spanish Club - Barbara standing behind a few rows, as seen with a red star. 1958 Cheerleaders - Barbara as a cheerleader. 1960 Future Homemakers of America 1 - Barbara the FHA treasurer sitting on the couch second to the left. 1960 Future Homemakers of America 2 - Barbara the FHA treasurer standing the first row in the middle. 1960 Monogram Club - Barbara standing first row, third to the left. 1960 Spanish Club - Barbara standing high up, as seen with a red star. 1960 Randolph Henry safety bus patrol - Barbara the reporter for RH safety bus patrol, wearing glasses standing first row left. Barbara's senior year directory.