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Family HistoryFamily History - Arthur Robert Tefft


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Arthur Robert Tefft and one of his descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Arthur Robert Tefft,1 born 12 January 1908 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, the son of Luther Ingersoll Tefft and Flora ‘Flossie’ MacMichael;1, 2, 3, 4, 5 died 15 June 1957.2 Arthur married, first, (unidentified) (born ____, parents not determined). Arthur married, second, 20 July 1940 in Wood County, Ohio, Edith Rose Griese (née McNeill) 1 (born 10 June 1912 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of William McNeill and Ellen Stuffer1).

Child of Arthur Robert Tefft and (unidentified):

 2i. Marilyn Julia Tefft, born 29 January 1935 in Plymouth, Wayne County, Michigan.6

  1. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Wood County, License No. 433, Page 217, Arthur Robert Tefft, age 32 years on 12 January 1940, born in Spokane, Washington; toolmaker; father: Luther I. Tefft; mother: Flora M. McMichael; married once, divorced; and Edith Rose Griese, age 28 years on 10 June 1940, born in Pittsburg, Pa.; Chrysler employee; father: William McNeill; mother: Ellen Stuffer; married once, divorced; married on 20 July 1940 in Wood County, Ohio.
  2. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Claim Files, Arthur R. Tefft, born: 12 January 1908 in Saginaw, Michigan [sic, other records show he was born in Washington state]; father: Luther I. Tefft; mother: Flora McMichol; died: 15 June 1957.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Washington, Spokane County, Spokane City, E.D. 178, Sheet No. 9B, Luther I. Tefft, 24, Michigan, engineer, civil; wife of 3 years Flossie S. Tefft, 23, Kansas, 1 child, 1 living; Arthur R. Tefft, 2, Washington. (All three are borders in a household of apparently unrelated people).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Wayne County, Plymouth, E.D. 776, Sheet No. 1B, Luther I. Tefft, 34, Michigan, civil engineer, surveyor; wife Flora M. Tefft, 32, Kansas; son Arobert [sic, his name is A. Robert] Tefft, 14, Washington; daughter Marion L. Tefft, 5, Michigan [middle initial is sometimes mistaken for an “S.”]
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Wayne County, Plymouth Village, E.D. 82-1033, Sheet No. 4A, Luther I. Tefft, 44, Michigan, first married age 21, civil engineer, surveying; wife Flora M. Tefft, 43, Kansas, first married age 20; son A. Robert Tefft, 22, Washington; daughter Marion Lucia Tefft, 16, Michigan.
  6. Birth Announcement, The Plymouth Mail, Plymouth, Michigan (available at news-archive.plymouthlibrary.org), 1 February 1935, birth of Marilyn Julia Tefft, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Robert Tefft, on 29 January in Plymouth.