Gazlay Family History
Family History - Samuel Lewis Shonk
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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 Samuel Lewis Shonk and 10 of his descendants down to the second generation.
First and Second Generations
1. Samuel Lewis Shonk,1 born 7 October 1854 in Sandusky County, Ohio (parents not determined);1 died 12 August 1925 in Henry County, Ohio.1 Samuel married Susan Persinia Tefft (born 1859 in Ohio, the daughter of Gardner Rowland Tefft and Leah Wollum;2, 3, 4 Susan died 19512). Samuel and Susan are buried in Heath-Colton Cemetery, Colton, Henry County, Ohio.1, 2Children of Samuel Lewis Shonk and Susan Persinia Tefft:
| 2 | i. | Georgia Shonk, born 1875. | |
| 3 | ii. | Jennie Shonk, born 1878. | |
| 4 | iii. | Walter W. Shonk, born 1880. | |
| 5 | iv. | Lucinda ‘May’ Shonk, born 1883. | |
| 6 | v. | Grover C. Shonk, born 1886. | |
| 7 | vi. | Frank Therman Shonk, born 1888. | |
| 8 | vii. | Olive Shonk, born 1890. | |
| 9 | viii. | Chloe T. Shonk, born 1892. | |
| 10 | ix. | Leoto Lewis ‘Otto’ Shonk, born 1895. | |
| 11 | x. | Mercy M. Shonk, born 1902. |
- Find a Grave (website). Heath-Colton Cemetery, Colton, Henry County, Ohio, Samuel Lewis Shonk, born: 7 October 1854 in Sandusky County, Ohio; died: 12 August 1925 in Henry County, Ohio (from record, which provides the names and links for his spouse and ten children).
- Find a Grave (website). Heath-Colton Cemetery, Colton, Henry County, Ohio, Susan Persinia Tefft Shonk, born: 1859; died: 1951 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, two siblings, spouse, and ten children).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Ohio, Wood County, Webster Township, Page No. 232, William Teft, 39, Rhode Island, miller; Hannah Teft, 29, England; Mercy J. Teft, 14, Ohio; Hulda Teft, 12, Ohio; Ann Teft, 4, New York; John Teft, 4, Ohio; Charles Teft, 2, Ohio. Living nearby is: Gardner Teft, 36, New York, miller; Leah Teft, 28, Ohio; Stephen Teft, 10, Ohio; Mary Teft, 9, Ohio; Merch Teft, 6, Ohio; Arathusa Teft, 4, Ohio; Susan Teft, 1, Ohio.
- 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.