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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 Ernest P. Bevelhymer and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. Ernest P. Bevelhymer,1 born 16 September 1921 (parents not determined);1 died 30 July 2003.1 Ernest married, 18 May 1945, Patricia H. Tefft1 (born 4 May 1921 in Ohio, the daughter of Rowland Gardner Tefft and Dorcas Jean Benschoter;2, 3, 4 Patricia died 1 December 2015 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio2). Ernest and Patricia are buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Wayne, Wood County, Ohio.1, 2

  1. Find a Grave (website). Mount Zion Cemetery, Wayne, Wood County, Ohio, Ernest P. Bevelhymer, born: 16 September 1921; died: 30 July 2003 (from record, which includes the inscription giving his marriage date; and the name and link for his spouse).
  2. Find a Grave (website). Mount Zion Cemetery, Wayne, Wood County, Ohio, Patricia H. Tefft Bevelhymer, born: 4 May 1921; died: 1 December 2015 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio (from record, which includes an inscription giving her marriage date; and provides the names and links for her parents, two siblings, and spouse).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Ohio, Wood County, Portage Township, E.D. 87-42, Sheet No. 9B, Rowland G. Tefft, 65, Ohio, first married age 27, farmer, truck farm; wife Dorcas J. Tefft, 55, Ohio, first married age 17; son Neil R. Tefft, 24, Ohio; daughter Patricia H. Tefft, 8, Ohio. Living next door: Eugene E. Tefft, 31, Ohio, first married age 25, farmer, truck farm; wife Margaret E. Tefft, 25, Ohio, first married age 19; son Bernard E. Tefft, 5, Ohio; daughter Marjorie L. Tefft, 3 11/12, Ohio. Living nearby: Byron R. Tefft, 36, Ohio, first married age 26, farmer, truck farm; wife Lulu L Tefft, 32, Ohio, first married age 21; daughter Joyce M. Tefft, 9, Ohio; daughter Maxine M. Tefft, 4, Ohio.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Ohio, Wood County, Portage Township, E.D. 87-51, Sheet Nos. 10A-B, Four Tefft families in close proximity: 1. Eugene Tefft, 41, Ohio, drainage, W.P.A.; wife Margaret Tefft, 34, Ohio; Bernarr [sic] Tefft, 15, Ohio; daughter Marjorie Tefft, 13, Ohio; Phyllis Tefft, 9, Ohio; son Travis Tefft, 3, Ohio. 2. Neil R. Tefft, 34, Ohio, bridgework, W.P.A.; wife Ethel Tefft, 26, West Virginia; daughter Sheila Tefft, 7, Ohio; daughter Shelva Tefft, 1, Ohio. 3. Rowland Tefft, 75, Ohio, operator, farm; wife Dorcas Tefft, 65, Ohio; daughter Patricia Tefft, 18, Ohio. 4. Buron [sic] Tefft, 47, Ohio, drainage, W.P.A.; wife Lulu Lucy Tefft, 42, Ohio; daughter Maxine Tefft, 14, Ohio; daughter Loretta Tefft, 9, Ohio; daughter Janis Tefft 8, Ohio; son Maynard A. Tefft, 10/12, Ohio.