Gazlay Family History
Allen Tefft
Parents
| Father | Elmer James Tefft, Jr. (2 July 1888 - 29 April 1960) |
| Mother | Mary Adeline Strickland (29 January 1896 - 12 March 1976) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 6 December 2009; Last Edited: 31 May 2015 |
| Person ID | 503 |
| Name | Allen Tefft |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 12 November 1932 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 18 October 1958 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Janice Ellen Malinowsky4, 5 |
| Died | 12 September 1988 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut1, 2, 4 |
| Buried | in Comstock Cemetery, Montville, New London County, Connecticut1 |
Biography
Allen served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign War in Montville. Allen retired in 1986 from his job as a linesman for Southern New England Telephone Co. He was a member of the Telephone Bowling League.4
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Janice Ellen Malinowsky (daughter of Herbert A. Malinowsky and Helen Julia Heil) |
| Born | 5 January 1940 in Connecticut |
| Married | 18 October 1958 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Allen Tefft |
| Died | 31 August 2010 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut |
| Children | of Allen Tefft and Janice Ellen Malinowsky: |
| 1. | Allen Tefft, Jr. |
| Born | 25 December 1960 |
| 2. | Thomas S. Tefft |
| Born | 15 October 1963 |
| +3. | Tamrah Susan Tefft |
| Born | 8 July 1965 |
| Married | 28 June 1986 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Shawn Stanley Boyd |
| +4. | Diane Jean ‘Dee’ Tefft |
| Born | 3 August 1967 |
| Married | 9 February 1985 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to David James Batchelder |
| Partnered | with Eric Scott |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Comstock Cemetery, Uncasville, New London County, Connecticut, Allen Tefft, born: 12 November 1932 in Connecticut; died; 12 September 1988 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut [from record, which give the name and link for his wife].
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Allen Tefft, no. 048-26-3434
- 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).
- Obituary, The Day, New London, Connecticut, Allen Tefft, 13 September 1988
- Index to marriage, death, and land records, Montville, Connecticut, Town Hall Website, file number 1958-00000237, marriage of Allen Tefft and Janice Malinowsky