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This family history features Irvin Washington Tefft and two of his descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Irvin Washington Tefft,1 born 2 April 1894 in Hatton, Wood County, Ohio, the son of William Henry Tefft and Ella May Householder;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 died 12 September 1975 in Erie County, Ohio.7 Irvin married, 15 June 1926 in Lucas County, Ohio, Dorothy Williamson2 (born 7 February 1902 in Wood County, Ohio, the daughter of Len Williamson and Lilly Henninger2, 6).

Children of Irvin Washington Tefft and Dorothy Williamson:

 2i. Robert Tefft, born ca. 1925 in Ohio.6
 3ii. Ervin Tefft, Jr., born ca. 1927 in Ohio.6

  1. Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003; Wood County, Image 233 of 274, Irvin Washington Tefft, born: 2 April 1894 in Hatton, Wood County, Ohio; father: Wm. Tefft; mother: Ella Householder.
  2. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Lucas County, License No. 52591, Ervin W. Tefft, age 32 on 2 April 1926, born in Ohio; occupation: truck driver; father: Wm. Tefft; mother: Ella Householder; not previously married; Dorothy Williamson, age 24 on 7 February 1926, born in Wood Co. O.; occupation: assembler; father: Len Williamson; mother: Lilly Henninger; not previously married; married on 15 June 1926.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Wood County, West Mill Grove Village, E.D. 154, Sheet No. 10A, William Tefft, 28, Ohio, Sept. 1871, boiler maker; wife of 8 years Ella Tefft, 24, Ohio, Mar. 1876, 4 children, 4 living; son Floyd N. Tefft, 7 Ohio, Sept. 1892; son Irving W. Tefft, 6, Ohio, Apr. 1894; daughter Lois M. Tefft, 4 Ohio, Mar. 1896; daughter Dessie L. Tefft, 1, Ohio, Mar. 1899.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Lucas County, Toledo, E.D. 150, Sheet No. 6A, William Tefft, 37, Ohio, boiler maker, oil refinery; wife of 19 years Ella Tefft, 34, Ohio, 8 children, 8 living; son Irvin Tefft, 16, Ohio; daughter Lois Tefft, 14, Ohio; daughter Bessie Tefft, 11, Ohio; son Dale Tefft, 9, Ohio; daughter Dollie Tefft, 5, Ohio; son Bob Lial Tefft, 4, Ohio; son Bartley Tefft, 1 1/12, Ohio.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Lucas County, Toledo City, E.D. 166, Sheet No. 9B, William H. Tefft, 48, Ohio, boiler maker, boiler whs.; wife Ella Tefft, 42, Ohio; son Irwin W. Tefft, 25, Ohio, laborer, oil refinery; daughter Dessie F. Tefft, 20, Ohio; son Dale G. Tefft, 18, Ohio, clerk, grocery store; daughter Dolly Tefft, 15, Ohio; son Lyle Tefft, 13, Ohio; son Bartlett F. Tefft, 11, Ohio; daughter Lucinda Tefft, 8, Ohio; son Stanley Tefft, 3 1/2, Ohio. Living next door: Floyd N. Tefft, 27, Ohio, elec. welder, oil refinery; wife Catherine Tefft, 22, New York; son Richard J. Tefft, 1 7/12, Ohio.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Ohio, Lucas County, Toledo, E.D. 48-146, Sheet No. 3B-4A, Ervin Tefft, 36, Ohio, first married age 32, stationary engineer, round house; wife Dorothy Tefft, 28, Ohio, first married age 24; son Ervin Tefft, Jr., 2 8/12, Ohio; son Robert Tefft, 5, Ohio.
  7. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Ervin W. Tefft, died: 12 September 1975 in Erie, Ohio; age 81; widowed.