Gazlay Family History
Henry Clay Tefft
Parents
| Father | Rowland B. Tefft (25 May 1807 - 16 April 1891) |
| Mother | Lucy M. Bill (14 March 1810 - 13 November 1891) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 23 February 2021; Last Edited: 16 April 2021 |
| Person ID | 10518 |
| Name | Henry Clay Tefft |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 27 May 1844 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York: Twin.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | 4 August 1881 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan to Sarah Jane Hatt8 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Sarah Jane Hatt (daughter of Stephen B. Hatt, Sr. and Mary Jane Bolden) |
| Born | 20 January 1855 in Lockport, Niagara County, New York |
| Married | 4 August 1881 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan to Henry Clay Tefft |
| Died | 31 October 1945 in Marengo Township, Calhoun County, Michigan |
| Children | of Henry Clay Tefft and Sarah Jane Hatt: |
| 1. | Kittie Ellen Tefft |
| Born | June 1882 in Michigan |
| Died | 30 November 1887 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| +2. | Gladys E. Tefft |
| Born | August 1884 in Michigan |
| Married | 20 October 1907 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan to Harry M. Stebbins |
| Married | 27 May 1913 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan to William Searle Rogers |
| 3. | Stephen E. Tefft |
| Born | 9 November 1886 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| +4. | Rolland Stephen ‘Rollo’ Taft |
| Born | 9 November 1886 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Married | 24 September 1907 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan to Sarah Ann Powell |
| Married | 12 December 1909 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan to Augusta Marie ‘Gussie’ Winter |
| Died | October 1971 in Calhoun County, Michigan |
| 5. | Harriet A. Tefft |
| Born | 25 May 1889 in Michigan |
| Married | to _____ Pell |
| Married | 24 October 1956 in Cook County, Illinois to J D Callahan |
| Died | 17 December 1979 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| +6. | Marion Hazel Tefft |
| Born | 3 December 1891 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Married | 11 March 1912 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan to Leo D. Gray |
| Married | 21 May 1919 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan to John Henry Cummings |
| Married | 2 February 1940 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan to Arthur M. Gordon |
| Died | 24 October 1948 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan |
| 7. | Marjorie L. Tefft |
| Born | 31 May 1895 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Married | 30 November 1916 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan to Harvey B. Mueller |
| Died | 9 December 1945 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan |
| +8. | Charles Henry Tefft |
| Born | 29 October 1897 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Married | to Rita M. Livaudais |
| Died | 13 October 1965 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Chenango County, Smyrna, Images 11 and 12 of 48, Rowland D. Tefft, 43. R.I., farmer; Lucy Tefft, 40, NY; Arathusa Tefft, 14, NY; Charles Tefft, 10, NY; R. D. Tefft, 7, NY; H. C. Tefft, 6, NY; E. O. Tefft, 6, NY; Infant Tefft, [age unreadable], NY.
- New York State Census, 1855, Chenango County, Smyrna, Image 2 of 41 (right side), Rowland Tefft, 48, Rhode Island, farmer; wife Lucy Tefft, 45, Chenango; daughter Arthusa C. Tefft, 19, Chenango; son Charles B. Tefft, 15, Chenango; son Rowland D. Tefft, 12, Chenango; son Henry C. Tefft, 11, Chenango; daughter Emily O. Tefft, 11, Chenango; son John G. Tefft, 5, Chenango.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Chenango County, Smyrna, Page 112, Rowland Teft, 53, Rhode Island, lumberman; Lucy Teft, 50, New York; Arathusa Teft, 24, New York; Charles R. Teft, 20, New York, lumberman; Rowland R. Teft, 17, New York, lumberman; Henry C. Teft, 16, New York, gardener; Emily O. Teft, 16, New York; John G. Teft, 10, New York.
- New York State Census, 1865, Chenango County, Smyrna, Image 26 of 80, Rowland Tefft, 58, R.I., lumber dealer, Terryburg, O[hio]; wife Lucy B. Tefft, 55, Chenango, parent of 6 children; child Arethusa C. Tefft, 29, Chenango, teacher; child Charles B. Tefft, 25, Chenango, married, farmer; child Rowland D. Tefft, 22, Chenango, married, student, Toledo, O[hio]; child Henry C. Tefft, 21, Chenango, student, Albany, NY; child John G. Tefft, 14, Chenango; child Emily O. Tefft, 21, Chenango; daughter-in-law Emogene Tefft, 20, Chenango [she is the wife of Charles B. Tefft].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Saginaw County, Swan Creek, Page 4, C. B. Tefft, 30, New York, works in saw mill; Emogene M. Tefft, 25, New York; Jennie H. Tefft, 4, New York; Bertie S. Tefft, 2, New York; Henry C. Tefft, 26, New York, works in saw mill; John G. Tefft, 20, New York, works in saw mill.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Saginaw County, St. Charles, E.D. 74, Sheet No. 10B, Henry C. Tefft, 56, New York, May 1844, ins. agt.; wife of 19 years Sarah J. Tefft, 45, New York, Jany. 1855, 7 children, 6 living; daughter Gladys Tefft, 15, Michigan, Aug. 1884; son Rolla Tefft, 13, Michigan, Nov. 1886; daughter Holter Tefft, 11, Michigan, May 1889; daughter Hazel Tefft, 8, Michigan, Dec. 1891; daughter Marjorie Tefft, 5, Michigan, May 1895; son Chas. H. Tefft, 2, Michigan, Oct. 1897.
- 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.
- Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Saginaw County, Henry C. Tefft, age 37, born in New York, teacher; Sarah Jane Hatt, age 25, born in New York; married on 4 August 1881 in St. Charles.