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Family HistoryFamily History - Robert Bill Tefft


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 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Robert Bill Tefft and two of his descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Robert Bill Tefft,1 born 14 March 1907 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan, the son of John G. Tefft and May Belle Snyder;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 died 9 June 1980 in Helmet, Riverside County, California.2, 4 Robert married, 2 July 1932 in Lucas County, Ohio, Dorothy E. Corcoran3 (born 3 November 1910 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, the daughter of Thomas Corcoran and Margaret Schulty;3, 8, 9 Dorothy died 20079). Robert and Dorothy are buried in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan.2, 9

Children of Robert Bill Tefft and Dorothy E. Corcoran:

 2i. Thomas R. Tefft, born ca. 1936 in Michigan.8
 3ii. Karen Jean Tefft, born ca. 1939 in Michigan.8

  1. Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917, Saginaw County, 1906-07, Page 137, Robert B. Tefft, born: 14 March 1907 in St. Charles; father: John Tefft, engineer; mother: May B. Snyder.
  2. Find a Grave (website). Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, Robert B. Tefft, born: 1907 in St. Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan; died: 9 June 1980 in Helmet, Riverside County, California (from record, which provides the name and link for his spouse).
  3. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Lucas County, License No. 98510, Page No. 504, Robert B. Tefft, age 25 years on 14 March 1932, born in Michigan; radio engineer; father: John G. Tefft; mother: May Snyder; not previously married; and Dorothy E. Corcoran, age 21 years on 3 November 1931, born in Chicago; father: Thomas Corcoran; mother: Margaret Schulty; not previously married; married on 2 July 1932 in Lucas County.
  4. California Death Index 1940-1997; Ancestry (website), and Familysearch (website). Robert B. Tefft, died: 9 June 1980 in Riverside, California; born: 14 March 1907 in Michigan; mother’s name: Snyder.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Saginaw County, Saginaw City, E.D. 73-49, Sheet No. 5B, John F. Tefft, 42, Michigan, civil engineer, contractor; mother Maybella Tefft, 66, Michigan, widow; brother Robert Tefft, 23, Michigan, surveyor, contractor.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Saginaw County, Saginaw City, E.D. 73-52, Sheet No. 13B, Robert B. Tefft, 32, Michigan, engineer in dept. city; wife Dorothy E. Tefft, 29, Illinois; son Thomas R. Tefft, 4, Michigan; daughter Karen Jean Tefft, 1, Michigan.
  9. Find a Grave (website). Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, Dorothy Corcoran Tefft, born: 1910; died: 2007 (from record, which provides the name and link for her spouse).