Gazlay Family History
May Belle Snyder
Parents
| Father | [unknown] |
| Mother | [unknown] |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 27 February 2021; Last Edited: 1 March 2021 |
| Person ID | 10564 |
| Name | May Belle Snyder |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 7 January 1864 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 25 July 1882 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan to John G. Tefft1, 6 |
| Died | 11 July 1955 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan1, 7 |
| Buried | in Riverside Cemetery, Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  John G. Tefft (son of Rowland B. Tefft and Lucy M. Bill) |
| Born | 3 June 1849 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | 25 July 1882 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan to May Belle Snyder |
| Died | 8 January 1914 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Children | of May Belle Snyder and John G. Tefft: |
| 1. | Orpha L. Tefft |
| Born | 10 October 1883 in Swan Creek Township, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Died | 27 April 1898 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| +2. | Luther Ingersoll Tefft |
| Born | 30 October 1885 in Michigan |
| Married | 27 March 1907 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington to Flora ‘Flossie’ MacMichael |
| Died | 24 August 1954 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan |
| 3. | Franklin John Tefft |
| Born | 17 February 1888 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Married | to Clara J. Bonnell |
| Died | 15 January 1962 in Alma, Gratiot County, Michigan |
| +4. | Winnifred E. Tefft |
| Born | January 1891 in Michigan |
| Married | 25 May 1908 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan to William Powell |
| Died | 1935 |
| 5. | Grace Tefft |
| Born | 1893 in Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Died | 5 November 1899 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| +6. | Helen M. Tefft |
| Born | May 1897 in Michigan |
| Married | 15 January 1927 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan to Marlin B. Strong |
| +7. | Robert Bill Tefft |
| Born | 14 March 1907 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Married | 2 July 1932 in Lucas County, Ohio to Dorothy E. Corcoran |
| Died | 9 June 1980 in Helmet, Riverside County, California |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Riverside Cemetery, Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan, May Belle Snyder Tefft, born: 7 January 1864 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan; died: 11 July 1955 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan (from record, which includes notes: Age 91 years. Widow of John G. whom she married July 25, 1882. Devoted mother. Saginaw Obit Index; and the name and link for her spouse).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Saginaw County, St. Charles, E.D. 74, Sheet No. 7B, John G. Tefft, 49, New York, June 1850, surveyor; wife of 18 years May Tefft, 36, Michigan, January 1864, 6 children, 4 living; son Luther Tefft, 14, Michigan, October 1885; son Franklin Tefft, 12, Michigan, February 1888; daughter Winnefred Tefft, 9, Michigan, January 1891; daughter Hellen Tefft, 3, Michigan, May 1897. [Note: John’s entry is given as first-middle-last name, the reverse of all other entries, possibly explaining why he does not show in the index for this census.]
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Saginaw County, St. Charles Township, E.D. 74, Sheet No. 17A, John G. Tefft, 59, New York, civil engineer; wife of 27 years May B. Tefft, 46, Michigan; son Frank J. Tefft, 22, Michigan, civil engineer; daughter Helen M. Tefft, 13, Michigan; son Robert D. Tefft, 3, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Saginaw County, Saginaw, E.D. 199, Sheet No. 2B, May B. Tefft, 55, Michigan, widow; son John F. Tefft, 31, Michigan, civil engineer; daughter Helen M. Tefft, 22, Michigan, stenographer, railway company; son Robert B. Tefft, 12, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Saginaw County, Saginaw City, E.D. 73-49, Sheet No. 5B, John F. Tefft, 42, Michigan, civil engineer, contractor; mother Maybella Tefft, 66, Michigan, widow; brother Robert Tefft, 23, Michigan, surveyor, contractor.
- Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Page 153, John G. Tefft, age 32, born in New York, lumberman; and May B. Snyder, age 18, born in Michigan; married on 25 July 1882 in Saginaw.
- Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006, Muriel Link Collection, Tefft, Mrs. Maybelle, GR Herald, 12 July 1955, died Monday evening in Butterworth Hospital, age 91. The article provides the names of one daughter and two sons, and indicates she had 17 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren.