From History of Walworth County Wisconsin by Albert Clayton Beckwith, Vol. II, 
Publ. 1912 - Page 851-852
 
FERN S. TEETSHORN.  A gentleman true to the duties of citizenship, faithful to 
every trust reposed in him and well worthy the high regard in which he is held-
 such is Fern S. TEETSHORN, one of Richmond township's successful young 
farmers and a worthy descendant of one of our sterling pioneer families.
 
Mr. TEETSHORN was born in Rock county, Wisconsin, March 30, 1871.  He is the 
son of Orland A. and Ann M. (STONE) TEETSHORN, the father born in this 
township on December 30, 1838.  The paternal grandparents, John and Margaret 
(SAXE) TEETSHORN, were natives of New York, from which state they came to 
Walworth county, Wisconsin, in October 1838, locating in Richmond township.  
Here Mr. TEETSHORN bought a claim and he had a farm of four hundred acres on 
which he spent the rest of his life, dying on September 6, 1855, his widow 
surviving until February 1880, being eighty-two years old, he having been 
sixty-three.
 
Orland A. TEETSHORN grew up on his father's farm here and he was educated in 
the rural schools, later attending Milton Academy, and he devoted his life to 
farming.  He had sixty-five acres of land in Rock county, this state, living 
on land which his father had bought, since he owned land both there and in 
Walworth county.  He spent his last days with his son, Fern S., of this 
sketch, his death occurring on August 22, 1908, his wife dying April 8, 1901.  
They had but one child, Fern S.  The father was a Democrat.  The mother of the 
subject was born in Linn, Walworth county, February 4, 1844, the daughter of 
Randall and Maria (JOHNSON) STONE, the father a native of Vermont and the 
latter of New York.  She came to Walworth county in 1838 and soon married 
Christopher CHESEBRO, who died shortly afterward; then she married Randall 
STONE.  The maternal grandmother of the subject was the first postmistress of 
Delavan, and in that town her death occurred in July 1901, Mr. STONE having 
died in August 1885.  The maternal grandfather, Porter JOHNSON, came to 
Walworth county in pioneer days and here spent the rest of his life.
 
Fern S. TEETSHORN was educated in the public schools of Rock county, and he 
turned his attention to farming early in life, and he is now the owner of a 
good farm of one hundred and twelve acres in Richmond township, Walworth 
county.  He came here on March 1, 1901, and has met with success as a general 
farmer and stock raiser, in connection with which he is making a specialty of 
dairying.
 
Mr. TEETSHORN is a Democrat.  He was married on March 27, 1895, to Alice 
SPRACKLING, who was born in Whitewater, Wisconsin, July 31, 1867, the daughter 
of George and Susan (HEWLETT) SPRACKLING, who came from England to Walworth 
county in the forties.  Her father died in October 1877, and her mother is 
still living, now advanced in years.  Three children  have been born to Mr. 
and Mrs. TEETSHORN, Evelyn M., Emily A. and Howard Fern.
 
Submitted by Carol