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Family HistoryFamily History - Byron Benschoter


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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 Byron Benschoter and 25 of his descendants down to the fourth generation.


First Generation
1. Byron Benschoter,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Byron married Zilpha May Sheets (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Byron Benschoter and Zilpha May Sheets:

+2i. Dorcas Jean Benschoter, born 26 July 1874 in Jerry City, Wood County, Ohio; died 1961 in Wood County, Ohio. Married Rowland Gardner Tefft.

Second Generation
2. Dorcas Jean Benschoter2 (Byron1), born 26 July 1874 in Jerry City, Wood County, Ohio;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 died 1961 in Wood County, Ohio.1 Dorcas married, 25 April 1892, Rowland Gardner Tefft7 (born 5 April 1865 in Ohio, the son of Gardner Rowland Tefft and Leah Wollum;2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Rowland died 9 February 1946 in Wood County, Ohio7). Dorcas and Rowland are buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Wayne, Wood County, Ohio.1, 7

Children of Dorcas Jean Benschoter and Rowland Gardner Tefft:

+3i. Byron Rowland Tefft, born 25 August 1893 in Ohio; died 30 July 1974 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio. Married Lula Lucy Canfield.
+4ii. Ruby L. Tefft, born September 1895 in Ohio; died 20 May 1977 in Fostoria, Seneca County, Ohio. Married Clarence A. Dahms.
+5iii. Eugene E. Tefft, born April 1898 in Ohio. Married Margaret E. _____.
+6iv. Nora Celia Tefft, born 20 August 1901 in Ohio; died 11 July 1994 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio. Married Thomas Lester Armitage.
+7v. Neil R. Tefft, born ca. 1905 in Ohio. Married Ethel _____.
+8vi. Patricia H. Tefft, born 4 May 1921 in Ohio; died 1 December 2015 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio. Married Ernest P. Bevelhymer.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Mount Zion Cemetery, Wayne, Wood County, Ohio, Dorcas Jean Benschoter Tefft, born: 26 July 1874 in Jerry City, Wood County, Ohio; died: 1961 in Wood County, Ohio (from record, which includes notes and the text of her obituary; and provides the names and links for her parents, parents, siblings, spouse, and three children).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Fulton County, Swan Creek Township, E.D. 13, Sheet No. 6A, Rowland G. Tefft, 32, Ohio, Apr. 1868, farmer; wife of 8 years Docas [sic] G. Tefft, 23, Ohio, July 1876, 3 children, 3 living; son Byron R. Tefft, 6, Ohio, Aug. 1893; daughter Rubbie L. Tefft, 4, Ohio, Sept. 1895; son Eugene E. Tefft, 2, Ohio, Apr. 1898.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Wood County, Portage Township, E.D. 207, Sheet No. 6B, Rowland G. Tafft [sic], 45, Ohio, laborer, oil fields; wife of 19 years Dorcas J. Tafft, 36, Ohio, 5 children, 5 living; son Byron R. Tafft, 16, Ohio; daughter Ruby L. Tafft, 14, Ohio; son Eugene Tafft, 12, Ohio; daughter Nora C. Tafft, 9, Ohio; son Neil R. Tafft, 5, Ohio.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Wood County, Portage, E.D. 174, Sheet No. 8A, R. G. Tefft, 54, oil pumper, oil field; wife Dorcas Tefft, 43, Ohio; son Eugene Tefft, 21, Ohio, oil pumper, oil field; daughter Celia Tefft, 18, Ohio; son Neil Tefft, 14, Ohio. Living next door: Byron Tefft, 25, Ohio, laborer, farm; wife Lula Tefft, 23, Ohio.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Ohio, Wood County, Portage Township, E.D. 87-42, Sheet No. 9B, Rowland G. Tefft, 65, Ohio, first married age 27, farmer, truck farm; wife Dorcas J. Tefft, 55, Ohio, first married age 17; son Neil R. Tefft, 24, Ohio; daughter Patricia H. Tefft, 8, Ohio. Living next door: Eugene E. Tefft, 31, Ohio, first married age 25, farmer, truck farm; wife Margaret E. Tefft, 25, Ohio, first married age 19; son Bernard E. Tefft, 5, Ohio; daughter Marjorie L. Tefft, 3 11/12, Ohio. Living nearby: Byron R. Tefft, 36, Ohio, first married age 26, farmer, truck farm; wife Lulu L Tefft, 32, Ohio, first married age 21; daughter Joyce M. Tefft, 9, Ohio; daughter Maxine M. Tefft, 4, Ohio.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Ohio, Wood County, Portage Township, E.D. 87-51, Sheet Nos. 10A-B, Four Tefft families in close proximity: 1. Eugene Tefft, 41, Ohio, drainage, W.P.A.; wife Margaret Tefft, 34, Ohio; Bernarr [sic] Tefft, 15, Ohio; daughter Marjorie Tefft, 13, Ohio; Phyllis Tefft, 9, Ohio; son Travis Tefft, 3, Ohio. 2. Neil R. Tefft, 34, Ohio, bridgework, W.P.A.; wife Ethel Tefft, 26, West Virginia; daughter Sheila Tefft, 7, Ohio; daughter Shelva Tefft, 1, Ohio. 3. Rowland Tefft, 75, Ohio, operator, farm; wife Dorcas Tefft, 65, Ohio; daughter Patricia Tefft, 18, Ohio. 4. Buron [sic] Tefft, 47, Ohio, drainage, W.P.A.; wife Lulu Lucy Tefft, 42, Ohio; daughter Maxine Tefft, 14, Ohio; daughter Loretta Tefft, 9, Ohio; daughter Janis Tefft 8, Ohio; son Maynard A. Tefft, 10/12, Ohio.
  7. Find a Grave (website). Mount Zion Cemetery, Wayne, Wood County, Ohio, Rowland Gardner Tefft, born: 5 April 1865; died: 9 February 1946 in Wood County, Ohio (from record, which includes a note detailing his marriage and children; and provides the names and links for his parents, two siblings, spouse, and three children).
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Ohio, Henry County, Washington Township, Page No. 27, G. R. Tefft, 46, York State, lumber dealer; Leah Tefft, 39, Ohio; Stephen Tefft, 31, Ohio [sic, he was actually about 21]; Mary Tefft, 19, Ohio; Mercy Tefft, 16, Ohio; Susan Tefft, 11, Ohio; Louisa Tefft, 8, Ohio; Rowland Tefft, 5, Ohio; Mercy Tefft, 67, Rhode Island.
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Fulton County, Swan Creek Township, E.D. 26, Page No. 6B, Oliver W. Detwiler, 25, Ohio, farmer; wife Mary Detwiler, 27, Ohio; daughter Mary Ellen Detwiler, 1, Ohio; brother-in-law Rowland Tefft, 15, Ohio, farm laborer.
Third and Fourth Generations
3. Byron Rowland Tefft3 (Dorcas,2 Byron1), born 25 August 1893 in Ohio;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 died 30 July 1974 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio.1 Byron married, ca. 1920, Lula Lucy Canfield5 (born ca. 1897 in Ohio, the daughter of Edison Canfield and Alice Hartman;4, 5, 6 Lula died 23 January 1963 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio7). Byron is buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Wayne, Wood County, Ohio.1 Lula is buried in Bethel Cemetery, Rudolph, Wood County, Ohio.7

Children of Byron Rowland Tefft and Lula Lucy Canfield:

 9i. Joyce M. Tefft, born ca. 1921 in Ohio.5
 10ii. Maxine M. Tefft, born ca. 1926 in Ohio.5, 6
 11iii. Loretta Tefft, born ca. 1931 in Ohio.6
 12iv. Janis Tefft, born ca. 1932 in Ohio.6
 13v. Maynard A. Tefft, born ca. 1939 in Ohio.6

4. Ruby L. Tefft3 (Dorcas,2 Byron1), born September 1895 in Ohio;2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11 died 20 May 1977 in Fostoria, Seneca County, Ohio.8, 12 Ruby married, ca. 1916, Clarence A. Dahms10 (born 1896 in Ohio, parents not determined;9, 10, 11, 13 Clarence died 197013). Ruby and Clarence are buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Wayne, Wood County, Ohio.13, 8

Children of Ruby L. Tefft and Clarence A. Dahms:

 14i. Yvonne Y. Dahms, born ca. 1917 in Ohio.9, 10
 15ii. Virginia Dahms, born ca. 1919 in Ohio.9, 10
 16iii. Russell C. Dahms, born ca. 1922 in Ohio.10, 11
 17iv. Rosemary Dahms, born ca. 1924 in Ohio.10, 11
 18v. Ansel A. Dahms, born ca. 1925 in Ohio.10, 11
 19vi. Richard Dahms, born ca. 1927 in Ohio.10, 11
 20vii. Kay J. Dahms, born ca. 1937 in Ohio.11

5. Eugene E. Tefft3 (Dorcas,2 Byron1), born April 1898 in Ohio.2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Eugene married, ca. 1924, Margaret E. _____5 (born ca. 1905 in Ohio, parents not determined5, 6).

Children of Eugene E. Tefft and Margaret E. _____:

 21i. Bernard E. Tefft, born ca. 1925 in Ohio.5, 6
 22ii. Marjorie L. Tefft, born ca. 1926 in Ohio.5, 6
 23iii. Phyllis Tefft, born ca. 1931 in Ohio.6
 24iv. Travis Tefft, born ca. 1937 in Ohio.6

6. Nora Celia Tefft3 (Dorcas,2 Byron1), born 20 August 1901 in Ohio;3, 4, 14 died 11 July 1994 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio.14 Nora married Thomas Lester Armitage15 (born 2 December 1898 in Wood County, Ohio, the son of William Alfred Armitage and Hattie Rebecca Leimgruber; Thomas died 19 March 1951 in Gibsonburg, Sandusky County, Ohio15). Nora and Thomas are buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Wayne, Wood County, Ohio.14, 15

7. Neil R. Tefft3 (Dorcas,2 Byron1), born ca. 1905 in Ohio.3, 4, 5, 6 Neil married Ethel _____ (born ca. 1914 in West Virginia, parents not determined6).

Children of Neil R. Tefft and Ethel _____:

 25i. Shelia Tefft, born ca. 1933 in Ohio.6
 26ii. Shelva Tefft, born ca. 1939 in Ohio.6

8. Patricia H. Tefft3 (Dorcas,2 Byron1), born 4 May 1921 in Ohio;5, 6, 16 died 1 December 2015 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio.16 Patricia married, 18 May 1945, Ernest P. Bevelhymer17 (born 16 September 1921, parents not determined;17 Ernest died 30 July 200317). Patricia and Ernest are buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Wayne, Wood County, Ohio.16, 17

  1. Find a Grave (website). Mount Zion Cemetery, Wayne, Wood County, Ohio, Byron Rowland Tefft, born: 25 August 1893; died: 30 July 1974 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, two siblings, spouse, and three children).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Fulton County, Swan Creek Township, E.D. 13, Sheet No. 6A, Rowland G. Tefft, 32, Ohio, Apr. 1868, farmer; wife of 8 years Docas [sic] G. Tefft, 23, Ohio, July 1876, 3 children, 3 living; son Byron R. Tefft, 6, Ohio, Aug. 1893; daughter Rubbie L. Tefft, 4, Ohio, Sept. 1895; son Eugene E. Tefft, 2, Ohio, Apr. 1898.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Wood County, Portage Township, E.D. 207, Sheet No. 6B, Rowland G. Tafft [sic], 45, Ohio, laborer, oil fields; wife of 19 years Dorcas J. Tafft, 36, Ohio, 5 children, 5 living; son Byron R. Tafft, 16, Ohio; daughter Ruby L. Tafft, 14, Ohio; son Eugene Tafft, 12, Ohio; daughter Nora C. Tafft, 9, Ohio; son Neil R. Tafft, 5, Ohio.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Wood County, Portage, E.D. 174, Sheet No. 8A, R. G. Tefft, 54, oil pumper, oil field; wife Dorcas Tefft, 43, Ohio; son Eugene Tefft, 21, Ohio, oil pumper, oil field; daughter Celia Tefft, 18, Ohio; son Neil Tefft, 14, Ohio. Living next door: Byron Tefft, 25, Ohio, laborer, farm; wife Lula Tefft, 23, Ohio.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Ohio, Wood County, Portage Township, E.D. 87-42, Sheet No. 9B, Rowland G. Tefft, 65, Ohio, first married age 27, farmer, truck farm; wife Dorcas J. Tefft, 55, Ohio, first married age 17; son Neil R. Tefft, 24, Ohio; daughter Patricia H. Tefft, 8, Ohio. Living next door: Eugene E. Tefft, 31, Ohio, first married age 25, farmer, truck farm; wife Margaret E. Tefft, 25, Ohio, first married age 19; son Bernard E. Tefft, 5, Ohio; daughter Marjorie L. Tefft, 3 11/12, Ohio. Living nearby: Byron R. Tefft, 36, Ohio, first married age 26, farmer, truck farm; wife Lulu L Tefft, 32, Ohio, first married age 21; daughter Joyce M. Tefft, 9, Ohio; daughter Maxine M. Tefft, 4, Ohio.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Ohio, Wood County, Portage Township, E.D. 87-51, Sheet Nos. 10A-B, Four Tefft families in close proximity: 1. Eugene Tefft, 41, Ohio, drainage, W.P.A.; wife Margaret Tefft, 34, Ohio; Bernarr [sic] Tefft, 15, Ohio; daughter Marjorie Tefft, 13, Ohio; Phyllis Tefft, 9, Ohio; son Travis Tefft, 3, Ohio. 2. Neil R. Tefft, 34, Ohio, bridgework, W.P.A.; wife Ethel Tefft, 26, West Virginia; daughter Sheila Tefft, 7, Ohio; daughter Shelva Tefft, 1, Ohio. 3. Rowland Tefft, 75, Ohio, operator, farm; wife Dorcas Tefft, 65, Ohio; daughter Patricia Tefft, 18, Ohio. 4. Buron [sic] Tefft, 47, Ohio, drainage, W.P.A.; wife Lulu Lucy Tefft, 42, Ohio; daughter Maxine Tefft, 14, Ohio; daughter Loretta Tefft, 9, Ohio; daughter Janis Tefft 8, Ohio; son Maynard A. Tefft, 10/12, Ohio.
  7. Find a Grave (website). Bethel Cemetery, Rudolph, Wood County, Ohio, Lulu Lucy Canfield Tefft, born: 20 January 1897 in Wood County, Ohio; died: 23 January 1963 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio (from record, which includes a note naming his parents; and provides the names and links for her spouse and three children).
  8. Find a Grave (website). Mount Zion Cemetery, Wayne, Wood County, Ohio, Ruby L. Dahms, born: 1895; died: 1977 (from record, which provides the names and links for her spouse and one child).
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Wood County, Portage, E.D. 174, Sheet No. 7B, 8A, Clarence Dahm, 23, Ohio, farmer, laborer; wife Ruby Dahm, 24, Ohio; daughter Yvonna Dahm, 2 9/12, Ohio; daughter Virginia Dahm, 8/12, Ohio.
  10. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Ohio, Wood County, Portage Township, E.D. 87-42, Sheet No. 9A, Clarence A. Dahms, 33, Ohio, farmer, general farm, first married age 20; wife Ruby L. Dahms, 34, Ohio, first married age 21; daughter Yvonne Y. Dahms, 12, Ohio; daughter Virginia Dahms, 10, Ohio; son Russel C. Dahms, 8, Ohio; daughter Rosemary Dahms, 6, Ohio; son Ansel A. Dahms, 4 9/12, Ohio; son Richard Dahms, 2 1/12, Ohio.
  11. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Ohio, Sandusky County, Scott Township, E.D. 72-31, Sheet No. 11B, Clarence A. Dahms, 44, Ohio; farming; wife Ruby L. Dahms, 44, Ohio; Russell C. Dahms, 19, Ohio, carpenter, glazing service; daughter Rosemary Dahms, 16, Ohio; son Ansel A. Dahms, 13, Ohio; son Richard Dahms, 12, Ohio; daughter Kay J. Dahms, 3, Ohio.
  12. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Ruby L. Dahms, died: 20 May 1977 in Fostoria, Seneca County, Ohio, age 81; widowed.
  13. Find a Grave (website). Mount Zion Cemetery, Wayne, Wood County, Ohio, Clarence A. Dahms, born: 1896; died: 1970 (from record, which provides the names and links for his spouse and one child).
  14. Find a Grave (website). Mount Zion Cemetery, Wayne, Wood County, Ohio, Nora C. Tefft Armitage, born: 20 August 1901; died: 11 July 1994 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, two siblings, and spouse).
  15. Find a Grave (website). Mount Zion Cemetery, Wayne, Wood County, Ohio, Thomas Lester Armitage, born: 2 December 1898 in Wood County, Ohio; died: 19 March 1951 in Gibsonburg, Sandusky County, Ohio (from record, which includes the text of his obituary; and the names and links for his parents, siblings, and spouse).
  16. Find a Grave (website). Mount Zion Cemetery, Wayne, Wood County, Ohio, Patricia H. Tefft Bevelhymer, born: 4 May 1921; died: 1 December 2015 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio (from record, which includes an inscription giving her marriage date; and provides the names and links for her parents, two siblings, and spouse).
  17. Find a Grave (website). Mount Zion Cemetery, Wayne, Wood County, Ohio, Ernest P. Bevelhymer, born: 16 September 1921; died: 30 July 2003 (from record, which includes the inscription giving his marriage date; and the name and link for his spouse).