Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Catherine Sellig


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 Catherine Sellig and one of her descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Catherine Sellig,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Catherine married Charles Lamon (born ____, parents not determined).

+2i. Elizabeth D. ‘Betty’ Lamon, born 27 May 1934 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut; died 20 January 2001 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Married (1) Ernest L. Exley Married (2) Henry Strickland ‘Hank’ Tefft.

Second Generation
2. Elizabeth D. ‘Betty’ Lamon2 (Catherine1), born 27 May 1934 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut;1, 2 died 20 January 2001 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.1, 2 Betty married, first, Ernest L. Exley4 (born 17 May 1932, parents not determined3). Their marriage ended in divorce.4 Betty married, second, 19 November 1959 in Ellicott City, Maryland, Henry Strickland ‘Hank’ Tefft2, 4 (born 10 August 1931 in Connecticut, the son of Elmer James Tefft, Jr. and Mary Adeline Strickland;3, 5 Hank died 28 May 2018).

  1. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Elizabeth D. Tefft, no. 049-24-6898
  2. Obituary, The Day, New London, Connecticut, Elizabeth Betty Tefft, 21 January 2001
  3. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  4. Email from Hank Tefft to Peggy (Krupowski) Gazlay 26-28 September 2010
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New London County, Montville, Uncasville, Enumeration District 6-34, Sheet No. 2B, family of Elmer J. Tefft (52, Connecticut, mechanic, construction building); wife Mary S. Tefft (44, Connecticut); son James Elmer Tefft (16, Connecticut); daughter Jean V. Tefft (15, Connecticut); daughter Lulu J. Tefft (13, Connecticut); son Henry S. Tefft (8, Connecticut); son Allen Tefft (7, Connecticut); living next door is the family of Jessie Tefft (72, Scotland, widow); grandson Luther E. Tefft, Jr. (19, Connecticut, stock flying, paper box mfg., lived in Hartford, Connecticut on 1 April 1935); grand-daughter Shirley May Tefft (18, Connecticut, lived in Hartford, Connecticut on 1 April 1935).