Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Velma Mara


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 Velma Mara and one of her descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Velma Mara,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Velma married Ralph E. Upton, Sr. (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Velma Mara and Ralph E. Upton, Sr.:

+2i. Ralph E. Upton, Jr., born 18 October 1936 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Married Elizabeth Mae ‘Betty’ Tefft.

Second Generation
2. Ralph E. Upton, Jr.2 (Velma1), born 18 October 1936 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.1 Ralph married, 19 July 1958 in Lucas County, Ohio, Elizabeth Mae ‘Betty’ Tefft1 (born 3 October 1927 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, the daughter of Lial Earl ‘Lyle’ Tefft and Margaret Fabian;1, 2, 3, 4 Betty died 16 June 20012). Betty is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.2

  1. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Lucas County, License No. 228902, Ralph E. Upton, Jr., age 21 on 18 October 1957, born in Toledo, O.; occupation: salesman; father: Ralph E. Upton, Sr.; mother: Velma Mara; not previously married; Betty M. Tefft, age 30 on 3 October 1957, born in Toledo, O.; occupation: waitress; father: Lyle E. Tefft; mother: Margaret Fabian; not previously married; married on 19 July 1958.
  2. Find a Grave (website). Calvary Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, Elizabeth M. “Betty” Upton, born: 1928; died: 16 June 2001 (from record).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Ohio, Lucas County, Toledo, E.D. 48-151, Sheet No. 3A, William H. Teft, 59, Ohio, boiler maker, boiler works; wife Ella M. Teft, 54, Ohio; daughter Dessie V. Teft, 31, Ohio, widow; son Lyle E. Teft, 22, Ohio, pipe fitter, oil refinery; daughter-in-law Margaret Teft, 22, Hungary; son Bartlette Teft, 21, Ohio, laborer, ship works; daughter Lucinda Teft, 18, Ohio, coil taper, automobile factory; son Stanley Teft, 13, Ohio; grandson Joseph Teft, 3, Ohio; granddaughter Betty Teft, 2, Ohio.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Ohio, Lucas County, Toledo, E.D. 95-303, Sheet No. 18B, Margaret Taft [sic], 33, Ohio [sic, she was born in Hungary], divorced, seamstress, W.P.A. sewing project; daughter Betty Taft, 12, Ohio; daughter Delores Taft, 6, Ohio.