Gazlay Family History
Ezekiel A. ‘Squirrel Hunter’ Tefft
Parents
| Father | Ezekiel Tefft (ca. 1760 - ) |
| Mother | Amie Wilcox (ca. 1764 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 22 February 2021; Last Edited: 10 March 2021 |
| Person ID | 10483 |
| Name | Ezekiel A. ‘Squirrel Hunter’ Tefft |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | January 1799 in Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | ca. 1820 to Mercy Wilbur1 |
| Died | 16 February 1868 in Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio1 |
| Buried | in Fort Meigs Cemetery, Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mercy Wilbur |
| Born | 13 June 1802 in Rhode Island |
| Married | ca. 1820 to Ezekiel A. ‘Squirrel Hunter’ Tefft |
| Died | 19 February 1885 in Wood County, Ohio |
| Children | of Ezekiel A. ‘Squirrel Hunter’ Tefft and Mercy Wilbur: |
| 1. | Palmer Tefft |
| Born | 1820 in New York |
| Died | 2 August 1852 in Wood County, Ohio |
| +2. | William Van Buren Tefft |
| Born | ca. 1821 in Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island |
| Married | 28 December 1837 in Columbiana County, Ohio to Jane Baird |
| Married | ca. 1859 to Hannah Patterson (née Scott) |
| Died | 23 October 1897 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio |
| +3. | Hulda Tefft |
| Born | ca. 1823 in Rhode Island |
| Married | 7 December 1848 in Wood County, Ohio to Samuel Musser |
| Died | 1856 in Wood County, Ohio |
| +4. | Gardner Rowland Tefft |
| Born | 1824 in New York |
| Married | 5 October 1848 in Wood County, Ohio to Leah Wollum |
| Died | 20 November 1872 in Fulton County, Ohio |
| +5. | Loren Palmer Tefft |
| Born | 1829 in New York |
| Married | 21 May 1851 in Wood County, Ohio to Phoebe Ann Adams (born Sprague) |
| Died | 6 December 1868 in Wood County, Ohio |
| +6. | Nathan Tefft |
| Born | June 1838 in Binghamton, Broome County, New York |
| Married | 27 September 1868 in Wood County, Ohio to Abigail I. ‘Abbie’ Johnson |
| Died | 30 June 1905 in Wood County, Ohio |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Fort Meigs Cemetery, Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio; Pvt. Ezekiel A. “Squirrel Hunter” Tefft, born: January 1799 in Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island; died: 16 February 1868 in Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio (from record, which includes notes explaining the Civil War group known as the “squirrel hunters” and names his parents, wife, and seven children [sic, Leah is not his child]; and provides the names and links for his spouse and six children).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Ohio, Wood County, Perrysburg Township, Image 32 of 44, E. Tifft, 51, Rhode Island, farmer; Mercy Tifft, 47, Rhode Island; Gardner Tifft, 25, NY, farmer; Palmer Tifft, 22, NY, farmer; Nathan Tifft, 11, Ohio; Lea Tifft, 17, Ohio; Stephen Tifft, 1, Ohio (Lea[h] is believed to be Gardner’s wife, and Stephen their son).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Ohio, Wood County, Perrysburg, Page 133, Loren P. Tift, 31, New York, miller; Phebe A. Tift, 24, New York; Ellen Tift, 6, Ohio. Living next door are Loren’s parents: Ezekiel Tift, 61, Rhode Island, miller; Mercy Tift, 58, Rhode Island; Nathan Tift, 21, Ohio; Mercy Tift, 7, Ohio [Nathan is Ezekiel’s son, but the identity of Marcy is uncertain. She is likely Ezekiel’s granddaughter, and the son of Gardner Tefft, although Gardner’s daughter Marcy is enumerated with Gardner and the rest of his family in another 1860 census entry. Marcy may have been visiting Ezekiel when this census entry was made.]
- Gazlay, Lee, Ancestors of Stephen Tefft, Late of Jewett City, Connecticut. August 5, 2020, Mystic, Connecticut. This paper presents research on Stephen Tefft, who lived in Rhode Island and Connecticut, eventually settling in Jewett City, Griswold, Connecticut. The research indicates that Stephen was a son of Ezekiel Tefft and his wife Amie (or Amy) Wilcox. The couple raised their family in Rhode Island and later removed to Smyrna, New York, while son Stephen remained in Connecticut. Available as a .pdf at Gazlay Family History (website), under Sources.
- Early Years in Smyrna and Our First Old Home Week, by George Albert Munson. Chenango Union Presses, 1905. Exact facsimile, First Reprint Edition: June 4, 1997 by RSG Publishing, Bainbridge, New York. Page 66, biographical sketch of Ezekiel Tefft and family. Available at books.google.com.