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Family History - Thomas Laughlin

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 Thomas Laughlin and three of his descendants down to the third generation.

First Generation

1. Thomas Laughlin,¹ born ____ (parents not determined). Thomas married Evelyn McGrath (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Thomas Laughlin and Evelyn McGrath:

Mary Helen Laughlin, born 4 April 1913 in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, New York; died 27 April 1984. Married Harry Ward Tefft.

Second and Third Generations

2. Mary Helen Laughlin² (Thomas¹), born 4 April 1913 in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, New York;^{1, 2, 3} died 27 April 1984.¹ Mary married, 23 May 1939 in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Harry Ward Tefft^{1, 2} (born 31 August 1901 in Norwich, Chenango County, New York, the son of Charles Wesley Tefft, Sr. and Inez L. Hayes;^{3, 4, 5, 6, 7} Harry died 2 August 1995 in Elbridge, Onondaga County, New York^{1, 5}). Harry is buried in Sherburne West Hill Cemetery, Sherburne, Chenango County, New York.⁵

Children of Mary Helen Laughlin and Harry Ward Tefft:

	3	i.	Gary W. Tefft.
	4	ii.	Mary Ann Tefft.

Residents of Fayetteville, NY, Circa 1942; Surnames from Sutfin to Z. Compiled by Edward Hutchinson. Available at: ehutchison.homestead.com/FayettevilleRegistry5.html.
Pennsylvania County Marriages, 1885-1950; Application for Marriage License, and Certificate of Marriage; License No. 940, Harry Ward Tefft, 37, born in Norwich, NY; previously married, divorced on 19 May 1939; father: Charles, born in Norwich, NY; mother: Ines Hay, born in Norwich, NY; and Mary Helen Laughlin, 26, born in Seneca Falls, NY; not previously married; father: Thomas, born in Seneca Falls, NY; mother: Gladys McGrath, born in Rochester, NY. Married on 23 May 1939 in Scranton, PA.
U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New York, Onandaga County, Syracuse City, E.D. 66-253, Sheet No. 12B, Harry Tefft, 38, New York, salesman; wife Mary Tefft, 27, New York.
Residents of Fayetteville, NY, Circa 1942; Surnames from Sutfin to Z. Compiled by Edward Hutchinson. Available at: ehutchison.homestead.com/FayettevilleRegistry5.html. Harry W. Tefft. The paragraph provides vital and biographical details and the names of three wives and two children.
Find a Grave (website). Sherburne West Hill Cemetery, Sherburne, Chenango County, New York, Harry W. Tefft, born: 31 August 1901 in Norwich, Chenango County, New York; died: 2 Auguste 1995 in Elbridge, Onondaga County, New York (from record, which provides the name and links for his wife).
U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Onondaga County, Syracuse, E.D. 169, Sheet No. 2A, Charles W. Tefft, 40, New York, agent, real estate office; wife Inez L. Tefft, 38, New York; son Harry W. Tefft, 18, New York, draftsman, gear co.; son Harold M. Tefft, 16, New York, chauffeur, delivery car; son Charles W. Tefft, Jr., 5, New York; mother-in-law Carrie Wilkins, 58, New York, Widow.
U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Onandaga County, Syracuse City, E.D. 34-203, Sheet No. 17B, Harry W. Tefft, 28, New York, salesman, shoes; first married age 24; wife Evelyn B. Tefft, 30, England, first married age 25, practical nurse, private family.