Gazlay Family History
Jennie McClellan
Parents
| Father | William McClellan ( - ) |
| Mother | Eliza Wiggins (ca. 1814 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 24 February 2021; Last Edited: 24 February 2021 |
| Person ID | 10531 |
| Name | Jennie McClellan |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 1845 in Ohio1, 2 |
| Married | 27 December 1871 in DeKalb County, Indiana to Rowland Dexter Tefft3 |
| Divorced | May 1895 from Rowland Dexter Tefft4 |
| Died | 18961 |
| Buried | in Woodlawn Cemetery, Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Rowland Dexter Tefft (son of Rowland B. Tefft and Lucy M. Bill) |
| Born | 16 August 1842 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | 12 March 1865 in Lucas County, Ohio to Fannie L. Pachin |
| Married | 27 December 1871 in DeKalb County, Indiana to Jennie McClellan |
| Died | 16 November 1902 in Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana |
| Children | of Jennie McClellan and Rowland Dexter Tefft: |
| +1. | Ina May Tefft |
| Born | 1872 in Indiana |
| Married | 22 October 1890 in Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana to James Frank McDowell |
| Married | 18 November 1898 in DeKalb County, Indiana to William W. Eby |
| Died | 1946 |
| +2. | Helen Lorene ‘Rowena’ Tefft |
| Born | January 1881 in Indiana |
| Married | 24 October 1899 in Quincy, Branch County, Michigan to Whyland Parker Gregory |
| Died | 5 July 1942 in Rogers City, Presque Isle County, Michigan |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Woodlawn Cemetery, Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana, Jane McClellan Tefft, born: 1845; died: 1896 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, siblings, spouse, and two children).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Indiana, DeKalb County, Village of Auburn, E.D. 84, Page No. 35, Dexter R. Tefft, 36, New York, lawyer; wife Jennie Tefft, 33, Ohio; son Roland M. Tefft, 14, New York; daughter Ina M. Tefft, 7, Indiana; m-inlaw Eliza McClellan, 66, New Jersey.
- Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007, Marriage License and Certification, Page 522, Image 103 of 137, R. Dexter Tefft and Jennie McClellen, married on 27 December 1871 in DeKalb County, Indiana.
- Divorce, Indiana Genealogical Web (ingenweb.org), DeKalb County, Divorces, extract from the Order Book, 1893-1898, May Term 1895, Pages 189-190, divorce granted to Jene [sic, Jennie] Tefft against R. Dexter Tefft, and custody of Rowena Tefft granted to the plaintiff. The entry provides their marriage date, which agrees with other records. Contributed by Eliza Funk.