Family History - Helen Bernice Ashbrook

1. Helen Bernice Ashbrook,¹ born 25 July 1918 in Amanda Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, the daughter of Raymond A. Ashbrook and Martha Kaumeyer;¹ died 2 November 1996 in Contra Costa County, California.^{2, 3} Helen married Stanley William Tefft (born 13 December 1916 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, the son of William Henry Tefft and Ella May Householder;^{4, 5, 6, 7} Stanley died 4 March 2004 in Vallejo, Solano County, California⁸).

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James Stanley Tefft, born 4 August 1951; died February 2020. Married Lois Robles.

1. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Security Applications, Helen Bernice Ashbrook, born: 25 July 1918 in Amanda Towns[hip], Ohio; father: Raymond A. Ashbrook; mother: Martha Kaumeyer.
2. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, Helen B. Tefft, died: November 1996; born: 25 July 1915 [sic, her application record shows birth year as 1918]; residence zip code: 94507 [corresponding to Contra Costa County, California].
3. California Death Index 1940-1997; Ancestry (website), and Familysearch (website). Helen Bernice Tefft, died: 2 November 1996 in Contra Costa, California; born: 25 July 1915 in Ohio [sic, her SSN application record shows birth year as 1918]; father’s name: Ashbrook; mother’s name: Kaumeyer.
4. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Security Applications, Stanley William Tefft, born: 13 December 1916 in Toledo, Ohio; father: William Tefft; mother: Ella Householder.
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. 48-151, 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.
7. 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.
8. Obituary, Contra Costa Times, California (available at legacy.com), 7 March 2004, Stanley W. Tefft, died 4 March 2004 in Vallejo, age 88, native of Toledo, Ohio. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his wife, son, and nephews.

2. James Stanley Tefft² (Helen¹), born 4 August 1951;¹ died February 2020.¹ James married Lois Robles¹ (born ____, parents not determined).

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