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Family HistoryFamily History - Oliver William Detwiler


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This family history features Oliver William Detwiler and three of his descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Oliver William Detwiler,1 born 2 November 1853 in Marion County, Ohio, the son of Jacob Detwiler and Penelope Tipton Miller;1, 2, 3 died 25 March 1922 in Delta, Fulton County, Ohio.1 Oliver married, 17 January 1877 in Henry County, Ohio, Mary Catherine Tefft4 (born 16 July 1851 in Wood County, Ohio, the daughter of Gardner Rowland Tefft and Leah Wollum;2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Mary died 6 September 1934 in Fulton County, Ohio4). Oliver and Mary are buried in Raker Cemetery, Delta, Fulton County, Ohio.1, 4

Children of Oliver William Detwiler and Mary Catherine Tefft:

 2i. Mary Ellen Detwiler, born ca. 1879 in Ohio.2
 3ii. Minnie Detwiler, born February 1881 in Ohio.3
 4iii. Alphias Detwiler, born May 1883 in Ohio.3

  1. Find a Grave (website). Raker Cemetery, Delta, Fulton County, Ohio, Oliver William Detwiler, born: 2 November 1853 in Marion County, Ohio; died: 25 March 1922 in Delta, Fulton County, Ohio (from record, which includes a note giving vital and family details; and provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, wife, and one child).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Fulton County, Swan Creek Township, E.D. 26, Page No. 6B, Oliver W. Detwiler, 25, Ohio, farmer; wife Mary Detwiler, 27, Ohio; daughter Mary Ellen Detwiler, 1, Ohio; brother-in-law Rowland Tefft, 15, Ohio, farm laborer.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Fulton County, Swan Creek Township, E.D. 13, Sheet No. 22A, Oliver Detwilder, 46, Ohio, Nov. 1853, farmer; wife of 23 years Mary Detwilder, 48, Ohio, July 1851, 4 children, 3 living; daughter Minnie Detwilder, 19, Ohio, Feb. 1881; son Alphias Detwilder, 17, Ohio, May 1883.
  4. Find a Grave (website). Raker Cemetery, Delta, Fulton County, Ohio, Mary Catherine Tefft Detwiler, born: 16 July 1851 in Wood County, Ohio; died: 6 September 1934 in Fulton County, Ohio (from record, which includes a note giving vital and family details; and provides the names and links for her husband and one child).
  5. 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.
  6. 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.