Gazlay Family History
Rowland B. Tefft
Parents
| Father | Ezekiel Tefft (ca. 1760 - ) |
| Mother | Amie Wilcox (ca. 1764 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 22 February 2021; Last Edited: 16 April 2021 |
| Person ID | 10485 |
| Name | Rowland B. Tefft |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 25 May 1807 in Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Married | 13 March 1834 to Lucy M. Bill8 |
| Died | 16 April 1891 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan1, 8 |
| Buried | in Riverside Cemetery, Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Lucy M. Bill (daughter of Isaac Bill and Lucy Dix) |
| Born | 14 March 1810 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | 13 March 1834 to Rowland B. Tefft |
| Died | 13 November 1891 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Children | of Rowland B. Tefft and Lucy M. Bill: |
| +1. | Arethusa C. Tefft |
| Born | 11 January 1836 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | 24 October 1865 in Cazenovia, Madison County, New York to Alonzo Faucett |
| Died | 25 October 1905 in Waterloo, Grant Township, DeKalb County, Indiana |
| +2. | Charles Burton Tefft |
| Born | 11 December 1839 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | 15 August 1862 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York to Emmogene Martha Holley |
| Died | 22 August 1910 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| +3. | Rowland Dexter Tefft |
| Born | 16 August 1842 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | 12 March 1865 in Lucas County, Ohio to Fannie L. Pachin |
| Married | 27 December 1871 in DeKalb County, Indiana to Jennie McClellan |
| Died | 16 November 1902 in Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana |
| +4. | Henry Clay Tefft |
| Born | 27 May 1844 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | 4 August 1881 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan to Sarah Jane Hatt |
| +5. | Emily O. Tefft |
| Born | 27 May 1844 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | ca. 1868 to Orlando Mordiff Record |
| Died | 5 May 1932 |
| +6. | John G. Tefft |
| Born | 3 June 1849 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | 25 July 1882 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan to May Belle Snyder |
| Died | 8 January 1914 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Riverside Cemetery, Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan, Rolland B. Tefft, born: 25 May 1807 in Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island; died: 16 April 1891 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan (from record, which includes notes: Age 83 years. Loving husband of Lucy. Dear father. Son of Welcome Tefft. Also provides the names and links for his wife and three children). He is not the son of Welcome Tefft. At least one other record indicates he was the son of Ezekiel Tefft and his wife Amy Wilcox. Also, records for Welcome Tefft do not include a son named Rolland/Rowland.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Chenango County, Smyrna, Images 11 and 12 of 48, Rowland D. Tefft, 43. R.I., farmer; Lucy Tefft, 40, NY; Arathusa Tefft, 14, NY; Charles Tefft, 10, NY; R. D. Tefft, 7, NY; H. C. Tefft, 6, NY; E. O. Tefft, 6, NY; Infant Tefft, [age unreadable], NY.
- New York State Census, 1855, Chenango County, Smyrna, Image 2 of 41 (right side), Rowland Tefft, 48, Rhode Island, farmer; wife Lucy Tefft, 45, Chenango; daughter Arthusa C. Tefft, 19, Chenango; son Charles B. Tefft, 15, Chenango; son Rowland D. Tefft, 12, Chenango; son Henry C. Tefft, 11, Chenango; daughter Emily O. Tefft, 11, Chenango; son John G. Tefft, 5, Chenango.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Chenango County, Smyrna, Page 112, Rowland Teft, 53, Rhode Island, lumberman; Lucy Teft, 50, New York; Arathusa Teft, 24, New York; Charles R. Teft, 20, New York, lumberman; Rowland R. Teft, 17, New York, lumberman; Henry C. Teft, 16, New York, gardener; Emily O. Teft, 16, New York; John G. Teft, 10, New York.
- New York State Census, 1865, Chenango County, Smyrna, Image 26 of 80, Rowland Tefft, 58, R.I., lumber dealer, Terryburg, O[hio]; wife Lucy B. Tefft, 55, Chenango, parent of 6 children; child Arethusa C. Tefft, 29, Chenango, teacher; child Charles B. Tefft, 25, Chenango, married, farmer; child Rowland D. Tefft, 22, Chenango, married, student, Toledo, O[hio]; child Henry C. Tefft, 21, Chenango, student, Albany, NY; child John G. Tefft, 14, Chenango; child Emily O. Tefft, 21, Chenango; daughter-in-law Emogene Tefft, 20, Chenango [she is the wife of Charles B. Tefft].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Saginaw County, Swan Creek Township, E.D. 310, Page No. 3, Rowland Tefft, 73, R.I., farming; wife Lucy B. Tefft, 70, New York; son John G. Tefft, 29, New York, head sawyer. Living next door is their son: Chas. B. Tefft, 40, New York, bookkeeper; wife Emma H. Tefft, 35, New York; daughter Jenny H. Tefft, 14, New York; son Bertie S. Tefft, 12, Michigan; daughter S. Esther Tefft, 7, Michigan.
- Gazlay, Lee, Ancestors of Stephen Tefft, Late of Jewett City, Connecticut. August 5, 2020, Mystic, Connecticut. This paper presents research on Stephen Tefft, who lived in Rhode Island and Connecticut, eventually settling in Jewett City, Griswold, Connecticut. The research indicates that Stephen was a son of Ezekiel Tefft and his wife Amie (or Amy) Wilcox. The couple raised their family in Rhode Island and later removed to Smyrna, New York, while son Stephen remained in Connecticut. Available as a .pdf at Gazlay Family History (website), under Sources.
- Early Years in Smyrna and Our First Old Home Week, by George Albert Munson. Chenango Union Presses, 1905. Exact facsimile, First Reprint Edition: June 4, 1997 by RSG Publishing, Bainbridge, New York. Page 66, biographical sketch of Ezekiel Tefft and family. Available at books.google.com.