Family History - Helen M. Tefft

1. Helen M. Tefft,¹ born May 1897 in Michigan, the daughter of John G. Tefft and May Belle Snyder.^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5} Helen married, 15 January 1927 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, Marlin B. Strong⁶ (born ca. 1899 in Michigan, the son of Frank Strong and Margaret Lalonde;^{4, 5, 6} Marlin died 15 January 1974 in Lowell, Kent County, Michigan⁷). Marlin is buried in Graceland Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.⁷

	2	i.	Marlin Jerome Strong, born ca. 1929 in Michigan.4, 5
+	3	ii.	Thomas Dexter Strong, born ca. 1933 in Michigan. Married Nancy Jean Picard.

1. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Saginaw County, St. Charles, E.D. 74, Sheet No. 7B, John G. Tefft, 49, New York, June 1850, surveyor; wife of 18 years May Tefft, 36, Michigan, January 1864, 6 children, 4 living; son Luther Tefft, 14, Michigan, October 1885; son Franklin Tefft, 12, Michigan, February 1888; daughter Winnefred Tefft, 9, Michigan, January 1891; daughter Hellen Tefft, 3, Michigan, May 1897. [Note: John’s entry is given as first-middle-last name, the reverse of all other entries, possibly explaining why he does not show in the index for this census.]
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Saginaw County, St. Charles Township, E.D. 74, Sheet No. 17A, John G. Tefft, 59, New York, civil engineer; wife of 27 years May B. Tefft, 46, Michigan; son Frank J. Tefft, 22, Michigan, civil engineer; daughter Helen M. Tefft, 13, Michigan; son Robert D. Tefft, 3, Michigan.
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Saginaw County, Saginaw, E.D. 199, Sheet No. 2B, May B. Tefft, 55, Michigan, widow; son John F. Tefft, 31, Michigan, civil engineer; daughter Helen M. Tefft, 22, Michigan, stenographer, railway company; son Robert B. Tefft, 12, Michigan.
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Saginaw County, Saginaw City, E.D. 73-37, Sheet No. 14A, Marlin B. Strong, 30, Michigan, first married age 25, claim agent, railroad; wife Helen Strong, 31, Michigan, first married age 26; son Marlin J. Strong, 8/12, Michigan; lodger Lucille Haeske, 19, Michigan, seamstress, corset co.
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Wayne County, Plymouth City, E.D. 82-1973, Sheet No. 6B, Marlin Strong, 40, Michigan, claim agent, railroad; wife Helen Strong, 40, Michigan; son Marlin J. Strong, 10, Michigan; son Thomas D. Strong, 7, Michigan; mother-in-law Maybelle Tefft, 76, Michigan, widow.
6. Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, Montcalm County, Record Number 6324, Date of License 29 August 1925, Marlin B. Strong, age 26, born in Michigan, track supervisor, father: Frank Strong; mother: Margaret Lalonde; and Helen M. Tefft, age 25, born in Michigan, stenographer, father: John Tefft; mother: May Reed [sic, her maiden name is Snyder and she was only married once; the basis for the surname Reed is unknown]; married on 15 January 1927 in Saginaw [in Saginaw County].
7. Obituary, Lowell Ledger Suburban Life, Lowell, Michigan (available at archives.kdl.org), 24 January 1974, Page 3, Rites Conducted for Marlin B. Strong, 74, died 15 January. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his two sons, two step-sons, and two siblings, and interment in Graceland Cemetery.

3. Thomas Dexter Strong² (Helen¹), born ca. 1933 in Michigan.¹ Thomas married, 1 September 1956 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Nancy Jean Picard² (born ____, parents not determined).

1. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Wayne County, Plymouth City, E.D. 82-1973, Sheet No. 6B, Marlin Strong, 40, Michigan, claim agent, railroad; wife Helen Strong, 40, Michigan; son Marlin J. Strong, 10, Michigan; son Thomas D. Strong, 7, Michigan; mother-in-law Maybelle Tefft, 76, Michigan, widow.
2. Marriage Announcement, Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan (available at newspapers.com), 9 September 1956, Thomas Dexter Strong, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marlin B. Strong, and Nancy Jean Picard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joshua H. Picard; married on 1 September in Detroit.