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Family HistoryFamily History - Sarah A. Brown


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 Sarah A. Brown and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Sarah A. Brown,1 born ca. 1880 (parents not determined).1 Sarah married LaDelbert ‘Bert’ Tefft (born 29 September 1880 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York, the son of Nathan M. Tefft and Purlea E. Stever;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Bert died 3 March 1959 in Utica, Oneida County, New York3). Bert is buried in Carr Cemetery, Marcy, Oneida County, New York.3

  1. New York State Census, 1905, Chenango County, Norwich, E.D. 3, Nathan M. Tefft, 60; wife Pearl E. Tefft, 40; son Ladelburt Tefft, 24; daughter-in-law Sarah A. Tefft, 25; son La Mott Tefft, 20; son Wm. L. Tefft, 21; son Lewis L. Tefft, 11.
  2. New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848, 1908-1936, available at familysearch.org, Affidavit for License to Marry No. 139 (17 December 1909), and Certificate of Marriage (24 December 1909), Images 310-313, LaDelbert Tefft, 29, born in Smyrna, NY; father: Nathan M. Tefft, born in Smyrna, NY; mother: Pearl M. Steven, born in Binghamton, NY; second marriage, former wife dead; Lillian Quinn, 36, born in Scranton, PA; father: F. L. Wilson, born in State of Pennsylvania; mother: Mary Brink, born in Jackson, PA; third marriage, one husband living and divorced; one husband dead; divorce granted January 1900 in Scranton, Pa. Married on 24 December 1909 in Norwich, Chenango County, New York.
  3. Find a Grave (website). Carr Cemetery, Marcy, Oneida County, New York, Adelbert Tefft, born: 29 September 1880 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York; died: 3 March 1959 in Utica, Oneida County, New York (from record, which includes notes naming his parents, two spouses, and a brother).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Chenango County, Smyrna, E.D. 83, Sheet No. 8B, Nathan Tefft, 55, New York, June 1844, blacksmith; wife of 22 years Pearl E. Tefft, 37, New York, Mch. 1863, 6 children, 5 living; son Ladelbut Tefft, 19, New York, Sept. 1880, day laborer; son Wesley L. Tefft, 15, New York, Aug. 1884; son Willey L. Tefft, 12, New York, Nov. 1887; son Lewis L. Tefft, 6, New York, Sept. 1893.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Chenango County, Norwich, E.D. 85, Sheet No. 5B, Adelbert Tefft, 29, New York, chemist, pharmacy; wife of 4/12 years Lilian Tefft, 36, New York.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Chenango County, Plymouth Township, E.D. 137, Sheet No. 6B, hired man Ladelbert Tefft, 39, New York, farmer, working out. [He is listed in the household of Adelbert Mathews and family. No known relationship.]
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Oneida County, Marcy, E.D. 33-24, Sheet No. 4B, hired man Burt Tefft, 50 [crossed out, replaced with 55], New York, laborer, farm [he is listed in the household of George R. Gregory, his wife, and son, no known relation].
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New York, Oneida County, Marcy, E.D. 33-28, Sheet No. 61B, hired man Adelbert Tefft, 60, New York, farm laborer [he is listed in the household of George Gregory, his wife and two sons, no known relation].