His death certificate records Edward L. Teal, age 70 years 7 months, born 26 Sep 1867 in Bath Co., Ky, died 11 May 1938 in Lockland, Hamilton Co., Ohio, residence 220 Mill St., Lockland, Ohio, occupation laborer, married, husband of Bessie Teal, father John M. Teal born in Ky, mother’s maiden name Amelia Hagerman, born in Ky, cause of death intra thoractic hemorrhage secondary to gunshot wound of thorax, due to suicide, informant Bessie Teal, address as above, burial in Reading.

He was listed in the 1870 census as Edward age 2, in the 1880 census as Ebenezer age 12, and in the 1900 census as Edward L. age 29 born Sep 1870.

Rowan Co., Ky, marriage book 3, p. 314, records the marriage on 29 July 1899 of Edward L. Teal, age 29, residence Farmers, occupation mill man, first marriage, born in and both parents born in Bath Co., to Thorntie Chidister, age 36, residence Farmers, born in Mercer Co., her second marriage, at Farmers by H. F. Martin, witnesses Wm Carpenter and Tom Scoth, bond surety by Samuel Lipsitz.

This marriage apparently did not last long and may have ended in an early divorce, because in the 1900 census Edward was living with his parents, listed as married, but with no wife in the household, and in the 1910 census, he was married to Bessie Fowler and reported that marriage as his first.