Gazlay Family History
Flora ‘Flossie’ MacMichael
Parents
| Father | Arthur MacMichael ( - ) |
| Mother | Anna Clarke ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 28 February 2021; Last Edited: 1 March 2021 |
| Person ID | 10582 |
| Name | Flora ‘Flossie’ MacMichael |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 10 March 1887 in Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 27 March 1907 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington to Luther Ingersoll Tefft2, 6 |
| Died | 2 September 1953 in Plymouth, Wayne County, Michigan1, 5 |
| Buried | in Riverside Cemetery, Plymouth, Wayne County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Luther Ingersoll Tefft (son of John G. Tefft and May Belle Snyder) |
| 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 |
| Children | of Flora ‘Flossie’ MacMichael and Luther Ingersoll Tefft: |
| +1. | Arthur Robert Tefft |
| Born | 12 January 1908 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington |
| Married | to (unidentified) |
| Married | 20 July 1940 in Wood County, Ohio to Edith Rose Griese (née McNeill) |
| Died | 15 June 1957 |
| +2. | Marion Lucia Tefft |
| Born | 15 December 1913 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Married | December 1939 to Frank H. Freeman |
| Died | 24 October 1965 in Oakland County, Michigan |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Riverside Cemetery, Plymouth, Wayne County, Michigan, Flora M. Tefft, born: 10 March 1887; died: 2 September 1953 (from records, which provides the names and links for her spouse and one child).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Washington, Spokane County, Spokane City, E.D. 178, Sheet No. 9B, Luther I. Tefft, 24, Michigan, engineer, civil; wife of 3 years Flossie S. Tefft, 23, Kansas, 1 child, 1 living; Arthur R. Tefft, 2, Washington. (All three are borders in a household of apparently unrelated people).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Wayne County, Plymouth, E.D. 776, Sheet No. 1B, Luther I. Tefft, 34, Michigan, civil engineer, surveyor; wife Flora M. Tefft, 32, Kansas; son Arobert [sic, his name is A. Robert] Tefft, 14, Washington; daughter Marion L. Tefft, 5, Michigan [middle initial is sometimes mistaken for an “S.”]
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Wayne County, Plymouth Village, E.D. 82-1033, Sheet No. 4A, Luther I. Tefft, 44, Michigan, first married age 21, civil engineer, surveying; wife Flora M. Tefft, 43, Kansas, first married age 20; son A. Robert Tefft, 22, Washington; daughter Marion Lucia Tefft, 16, Michigan.
- Obituary, The Plymouth Mail, Plymouth, Michigan (available at pcres.plymouthlibrary.org), 10 September 1953, Flora M. Tefft, died 2 September 1953 at her home [in Plymouth]. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her husband, two children, and several pallbearers [some of whom are known relatives].
- Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008, County of Spokane, Certificate of Marriage, License No. A.4073, Luther I. Tefft, age 21, born in Michigan, first marriage, civil engineer, father: John G. Tefft, born in New York; mother: May Snyder, born in Michigan; Flossie Mac Michael, age 20, born in Kansas, first marriage, father: Arthur Mac Michael, born in New York; mother: Anna Clarke, born in Michigan; married on 27 March 1907 in Spokane.