Gazlay Family History
Helen Lorene ‘Rowena’ Tefft
Parents
| Father | Rowland Dexter Tefft (16 August 1842 - 16 November 1902) |
| Mother | Jennie McClellan (1845 - 1896) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 26 February 2021; Last Edited: 27 February 2021 |
| Person ID | 10556 |
| Name | Helen Lorene ‘Rowena’ Tefft |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | January 1881 in Indiana1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 24 October 1899 in Quincy, Branch County, Michigan to Whyland Parker Gregory7 |
| Died | 5 July 1942 in Rogers City, Presque Isle County, Michigan1, 2 |
| Buried | in White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Oakland County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Whyland Parker Gregory (son of Walter P. Gregory and Sadie Whyland) |
| Born | 24 September 1877 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey |
| Married | 24 October 1899 in Quincy, Branch County, Michigan to Helen Lorene ‘Rowena’ Tefft |
| Died | 30 September 1941 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan |
| Children | of Helen Lorene ‘Rowena’ Tefft and Whyland Parker Gregory: |
| 1. | Pauline Gregory |
| Born | ca. 1907 in Michigan |
| Adopted | (child of unidentified parents, adopted by Whyland Parker Gregory and Helen Lorene ‘Rowena’ Tefft) |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Oakland County, Michigan, H. Rowena Tefft Gregory, born: 1881; died: 1942 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, siblings, and spouse).
- Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952. Gregory, Helen Rowena, age 61, died: 5 July 1942 in Rogers City, Presque Isle, Michigan; born: January 1881; widowed.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Washtenaw County, York Township, Milan Village, E.D. 145, Sheet No. 6A, Wyland Gregory, 31, New Jersey, manager, telephone co.; wife of 10 years Rowena Gregory, 29, Indiana, no children; adopted daughter Pauline Gregory, 3, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit City, E.D. 630, Sheet No. 6B, Whyland Gregory, 41, New Jersey, traffic manager, scale co.; wife Rowena Gregory, 39, Indiana; daughter Pauline Gregory, 12, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit City, E.D. 82-781, Sheet No. 14B, Whyland Gregory, 51, New Jersey, first married age 21, auditor, liability co.; wife Rowena Gregory, 49, Indiana, first married age 18; daughter Pauline Gregory, 23, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit City, E.D. 84-1487, Sheet No. 5A, Whyland Gregory, 61, New Jesey, auditor, state auditor; wife Rowena Gregory, 59, Indiana.
- Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Whyland P. Gregory, age 22, born in New Jersey, clerk, father: Walter P. Gregory; mother: Sadie Whyland; and Helen Lorene Tefft, age 19, born in Indiana, stenographer, father: Tefft; mother: [blank]. Married on 24 October 1899 in Quincy.