Family History - Ella Ophelia Youngs
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 Ella Ophelia Youngs and five of her descendants down to the second generation.
First Generation
1.
Ella Ophelia Youngs,
1 born 12 August 1855 in Ai, Fulton County, Ohio (parents not determined);
1 died 5 July 1934 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.
1 Ella married, 2 August 1876 in Wood County, Ohio,
John Albert Tefft2 (born 22 January 1855 in Wood County, Ohio, the son of
William Van Buren Tefft and
Jane Baird;
2, 3, 4 John died 29 April 1924 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
2). Ella and John are buried in Forest Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.
1, 2
| 2 | i. | Nella Jane Tefft, born 6 February 1881 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.5 |
| 3 | ii. | Wilfred Tefft, born 13 September 1886 in Swanton, Lucas County, Ohio.6 |
| 4 | iii. | Mary Elizabeth Tefft, born 26 May 1890 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.7 |
+ | 5 | iv. | Esther Alberta ‘Berta’ Tefft, born 21 April 1894 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; died March 1959. Married George A. Geordt. |
| 6 | v. | Doris Tefft, born 4 March 1896 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.8 |
- Find a Grave (website). Forest Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, Ella Ophellia Youngs Tefft, born: 12 August 1855 in Ai, Fulton County, Ohio; died: 5 July 1934 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio (from record, which provides the names and links for her mother, spouse, and one child).
- Find a Grave (website). Forest Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, John Albert Tefft, born: 22 January 1853 [sic, his birth year was actually 1855 as stated on his death certificate] in Wood County, Ohio; died: 29 April 1924 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio (from record, which includes a note detailing his parents, marriage, and six children; and provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, spouse and one child).
- 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.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Ohio, Wood County, Webster Township, Page No. 10, Wm. Tift, 49, R.I., lumberman; Hannah Tift, 38, England; John Tift, 14, Ohio; Charles Tift, 12, Ohio; Anna Patterson, 14, N.Y. Living next door are William and Hannah’s married daughter Mercy with her husband and daughter: George Bright [sic, Wright], 25, Ohio, sawyer; Mercy Bright, 22, Ohio; Dora Bright, 1, Ohio.
- Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003; Lucas County, Image 176 of 184, Nella Jane Tefft, born: 6 February 1881 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; father: John Albert Tefft, born in Wood County, Ohio, clerk; mother: Ella Ophelia Youngs, born in Lucas County, Ohio. [The record includes a copy of Nella’s birth certificate.]
- Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003; Lucas County, Image 176 of 200, Wilfred Tefft, born: 13 September 1886 in Swanton, Lucas County, Ohio; father: John Tefft; mother: Ella Young.
- Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003; Lucas County, Image 331 of 590, Mary Elizabeth Tefft, born: 26 May 1890 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; father: John Tefft, engineer; mother: Ellen O. Young.
- Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003; Lucas County, Image 241 of 532, Tefft, female, born: 4 March 1896 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; father: John Tefft; mother: Ella Young [this is believed to be their daughter Doris Tefft].
Second Generation
5.
Esther Alberta ‘Berta’ Tefft2 (
Ella1), born 21 April 1894 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio;
1, 2 died March 1959.
2 Berta married
George A. Geordt (born 6 July 1894, parents not determined;
3 George died March 1932
3). Berta and George are buried in Forest Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.
2, 3
- Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003; Lucas County, Image 170 of 210, Esther Alberta Tifft, born: 21 April 1894 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; father: John A. Tifft, born in Toledo, clerk; mother: Ella Young, born in Toledo.
- Find a Grave (website). Forest Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, Esther Alberta “Berta” Tefft Geordt, born: 1894; died: March 1959 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, spouse, and child).
- Find a Grave (website). Forest Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, George A. Geordt, born: 6 July 1894; died: March 1932 (from record, which provides the names and link for his father, siblings, spouse, and child).