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Family HistoryFamily History - Joseph A. Valle


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Joseph A. Valle and one of his descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Joseph A. Valle,1 born 3 April 1883 in Texas (parents not determined);1 died 30 April 1927 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.1 Joseph married Dessie L. Tefft (born 25 March 1899 in Hatton, Wood County, Ohio, the daughter of William Henry Tefft and Ella May Householder;2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Dessie died 21 October 19813). Dessie is buried in North Oregon Cemetery, Oregon, Lucas County, Ohio.3

Child of Joseph A. Valle and Dessie L. Tefft:

 2i. Joseph Valle, born 10 June 1926 in Ohio;7, 8, 9 died 13 August 2004.9

  1. Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001, Certificate of Death, Registered No. 1435, Joseph A. Valle, died: 30 April 1927 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; age: 45 years 27 days; born: 3 April 1883 in Texas; married; wife: Dessie Tefft; occupation: foreman, second, terminal RR; father: Albert Valle, born in Texas; mother: unknown; place of burial: North Oregon.
  2. Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003; Wood County, Image 264 of 315, Dessie L. Tefft, born: 25 March 1899 in Hatton, Wood County, Ohio; father: William H. Tefft; mother: Ella May Householder.
  3. Find a Grave (website). North Oregon Cemetery, Oregon, Lucas County, Ohio, Dessie L. Valle, born: 1899; died: 21 October 1981 (from record).
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Ohio, Lucas County, Toledo, E.D. 95-307, Sheet No. 8A-B, Dessie Valle, 42, Ohio, widow; son Joseph Valle, 13, Ohio; brother Floyd Tefft, 47, Ohio, welder, shipyard; sister-in-law Catherine Tefft, 43, New York; [the following are children of Floyd and Catherine, not grandchildren of Dessie, so we show the correct relationships here] son Robert Tefft, 19, Ohio, general work, NYA building project; daughter Betty Tefft, 17, Ohio; son Raymond Tefft, 14, Michigan; daughter Anna Mae Tefft, 12, Michigan; daughter Rosella Tefft, 10, Michigan; son William Tefft, 8, Michigan; son Donald E. Tefft, 6, Ohio; son Floyd A. Tefft, 2, Ohio; son Geoge [sic, George] Dale Tefft, 1/12, Ohio; father William Tefft, 69, Ohio, widow; brother Stanley Tefft, 22, Ohio, clerk, grocery store.
  9. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Joseph Valle, died: 13 August 2004; born: 10 June 1926 in Ohio; divorced; father: Valle; mother: Tefft.