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Family HistoryFamily History - Elizabeth Mae ‘Betty’ 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 Elizabeth Mae ‘Betty’ Tefft and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Elizabeth Mae ‘Betty’ Tefft,1 born 3 October 1927 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, the daughter of Lial Earl ‘Lyle’ Tefft and Margaret Fabian;1, 2, 3, 4 died 16 June 2001.1 Betty married, 19 July 1958 in Lucas County, Ohio, Ralph E. Upton, Jr.2 (born 18 October 1936 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, the son of Ralph E. Upton, Sr. and Velma Mara2). Betty is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.1

  1. Find a Grave (website). Calvary Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, Elizabeth M. “Betty” Upton, born: 1928; died: 16 June 2001 (from record).
  2. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Lucas County, License No. 228902, Ralph E. Upton, Jr., age 21 on 18 October 1957, born in Toledo, O.; occupation: salesman; father: Ralph E. Upton, Sr.; mother: Velma Mara; not previously married; Betty M. Tefft, age 30 on 3 October 1957, born in Toledo, O.; occupation: waitress; father: Lyle E. Tefft; mother: Margaret Fabian; not previously married; married on 19 July 1958.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Ohio, Lucas County, Toledo, E.D. 48-151, Sheet No. 3A, William H. Teft, 59, Ohio, boiler maker, boiler works; wife Ella M. Teft, 54, Ohio; daughter Dessie V. Teft, 31, Ohio, widow; son Lyle E. Teft, 22, Ohio, pipe fitter, oil refinery; daughter-in-law Margaret Teft, 22, Hungary; son Bartlette Teft, 21, Ohio, laborer, ship works; daughter Lucinda Teft, 18, Ohio, coil taper, automobile factory; son Stanley Teft, 13, Ohio; grandson Joseph Teft, 3, Ohio; granddaughter Betty Teft, 2, Ohio.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Ohio, Lucas County, Toledo, E.D. 95-303, Sheet No. 18B, Margaret Taft [sic], 33, Ohio [sic, she was born in Hungary], divorced, seamstress, W.P.A. sewing project; daughter Betty Taft, 12, Ohio; daughter Delores Taft, 6, Ohio.