Lucas County is in south central Iowa. It was founded in 1846 and the county seat is Chariton.
North Carolina was one of the thirteen original Colonies. It was first settled by small farmers and grew quickly in the mid 18th century.
Barbara Hannah Teas (Tease) Tuttle was born September 21, 1838 in Henry County, Iowa. Her parents were Joseph G. Teas and Sarah Hartley. She was named for her mother's mother .
She married Noah Tuttle on February 8, 1855 in Lucas County, Iowa. Noah was born on November 9, 1830 in Pitt County, North Carolina and his parents were Benjamin Tuttle and Gatsey Fox.
Barbara and Noah's children included:
Gatsey Ann Tuttle Wilson (1856),
Rachel Tuttle (1858),
William Tuttle (1859),
Joseph Tuttle (1862),
Ulysses S. Grant Tuttle (1865),
Martha Tuttle (1867),
Charles E. Tuttle (1857), and
Noah Tuttle (1872).
She died on November 21, 1872 and was buried in the Freedom Cemetery, Lucas County, Iowa. After her death, Noah married Margery Williams.
