Gazlay Family History
Nathan Tefft
Parents
| Father | Ezekiel A. ‘Squirrel Hunter’ Tefft (January 1799 - 16 February 1868) |
| Mother | Mercy Wilbur (13 June 1802 - 19 February 1885) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 9 March 2021; Last Edited: 13 April 2021 |
| Person ID | 10772 |
| Name | Nathan Tefft |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | June 1838 in Binghamton, Broome County, New York1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 27 September 1868 in Wood County, Ohio to Abigail I. ‘Abbie’ Johnson1 |
| Died | 30 June 1905 in Wood County, Ohio1 |
| Buried | in Fort Meigs Cemetery, Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Abigail I. ‘Abbie’ Johnson |
| Born | September 1844 in Wood County, Ohio |
| Married | 27 September 1868 in Wood County, Ohio to Nathan Tefft |
| Died | July 1906 in Wood County, Ohio |
| Children | of Nathan Tefft and Abigail I. ‘Abbie’ Johnson: |
| 1. | Ellie Rie Tefft |
| Born | 1874 in Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio |
| Died | 29 September 1876 in Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio |
| 2. | Nettie May Tefft |
| Born | 1877 in Wood County, Ohio |
| Died | 1881 in Wood County, Ohio |
| 3. | Roy Tefft |
| Born | 25 August 1879 in Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio |
| Died | 1882 in Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio |
| +4. | Myra Tefft |
| Born | 12 August 1882 in Portage, Wood County, Ohio |
| Married | 26 November 1902 in Wood County, Ohio to John James Croft |
| Died | March 1911 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| 5. | Mertie ‘Myrta’ Tefft |
| Born | 12 August 1882 in Portage, Wood County, Ohio |
| Married | 1925 to Harry Elisha Fuller |
| Died | 15 January 1946 in Angola, Steuben County, Indiana |
| 6. | Amy Louise Tefft |
| Born | 20 February 1888 in Portage, Wood County, Ohio |
| Died | 4 February 1905 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Fort Meigs Cemetery, Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio; Pvt. Nathan Tefft, born: Jun 1838 in Binghamton, Broome County, New York; died: 30 June 1905 in Wood County, Ohio (from record, which details his Civil War service, his marriage and parents; and provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, spouse and children).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Ohio, Wood County, Perrysburg Township, Image 32 of 44, E. Tifft, 51, Rhode Island, farmer; Mercy Tifft, 47, Rhode Island; Gardner Tifft, 25, NY, farmer; Palmer Tifft, 22, NY, farmer; Nathan Tifft, 11, Ohio; Lea Tifft, 17, Ohio; Stephen Tifft, 1, Ohio (Lea[h] is believed to be Gardner’s wife, and Stephen their son).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Ohio, Wood County, Perrysburg, Page 133, Loren P. Tift, 31, New York, miller; Phebe A. Tift, 24, New York; Ellen Tift, 6, Ohio. Living next door are Loren’s parents: Ezekiel Tift, 61, Rhode Island, miller; Mercy Tift, 58, Rhode Island; Nathan Tift, 21, Ohio; Mercy Tift, 7, Ohio [Nathan is Ezekiel’s son, but the identity of Marcy is uncertain. She is likely Ezekiel’s granddaughter, and the son of Gardner Tefft, although Gardner’s daughter Marcy is enumerated with Gardner and the rest of his family in another 1860 census entry. Marcy may have been visiting Ezekiel when this census entry was made.]
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Wood County, Perrysburg Township, E.D. 153, Sheet No. 11A, Nathan Tefft, 61, New York, June 1838, stationary engineer; wife of 32 years Abbie J. Tefft, 55, Ohio, Sep. 1844, 7 children, 4 living; daughter Myrta Tefft, 17, Ohio, Aug. 1882; daughter Myra Tefft, 17, Ohio, Aug. 1882; daughter Amy Tefft, 12, Ohio, Jan. 1888.