Frank Teague Isbell was born on August 27, 1893, in Blackstone, North Carolina. Isbell was employed at the Ohio Blower Company in Cleveland, Ohio, when he was drafted for military service during World War I. He served with the 317th Field Artillery and the 119th Infantry and saw combat in the Somme Offensive, Ypres-Lys, and the Defense Sector. He received an honorable discharge in April 1919. Teague died in Columbus, Ohio, on October 26, 1969.