Gazlay Family History
Luther Elmer ‘Bud’ Tefft
Parents
| Father | Luther Clinton Tefft (28 August 1891 - 28 July 1949) |
| Mother | Mabel LaFlamme (11 February 1892 - 7 September 1958) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 14 March 2010; Last Edited: 21 March 2020 |
| Person ID | 823 |
| Name | Luther Elmer ‘Bud’ Tefft |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 5 May 1920 in Connecticut1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 22 November 1945 to Jean Grace Hitz1, 5 |
| Died | 8 June 1997 in Palmyra, Pennsylvania1, 2 |
| Buried | in Campbelltown United Christian Cemetery, Campbelltown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Jean Grace Hitz (daughter of Enos Mark Hitz and Martha Grace Painter) |
| Born | 31 December 1926 in Hershey, Pennsylvania |
| Married | 22 November 1945 to Luther Elmer ‘Bud’ Tefft |
| Died | 30 December 2009 in Palmyra, Pennsylvania |
| Children | of Luther Elmer ‘Bud’ Tefft and Jean Grace Hitz: |
| +1. | Jean Marie Tefft |
| Born | 20 September 1946 |
| Married | 22 November 1969 to Stephen Timothy ‘Tiny’ Daywalt |
| +2. | Shirley M. Tefft |
| Born | 22 May 1948 |
| Married | December 1967 to Terence Lee ‘Terry’ Marks |
| +3. | Robin J. Tefft |
| Born | 8 June 1952 |
| Married | to William P. Whisler |
| +4. | Lu Ann Tefft |
| Born | 11 August 1954 |
| Married | to _____ Miller |
| Married | 20 March 2011 to William ‘Bill’ Frazee |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Campbelltown United Christian Cemetery, Campbelltown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, Luther E. “Bud” Tefft and Jean H. Hitz Tefft. The gravestone provides their marriage date. Although the death date on the gravestone is blank for Jean, the text of her obituary is included in the record.
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Luther E. Tefft, no. 043-14-0102
- 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).
- A Modern History of New London County, Connecticut, Volume 3. Benjamin Tinkham Marshall, A.M., D.D., Editor-in-Chief. Lewis Historical Publishing Co., New York City, 1922. Page 284.
- Obituary, The Patriot-News, Central Pennsylvania, Jean H. Tefft, 2-3 January 2010.