Gazlay Family History
Mercy Wilbur
Parents
| Father | [unknown] |
| Mother | [unknown] |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 9 March 2021; Last Edited: 20 March 2021 |
| Person ID | 10766 |
| Name | Mercy Wilbur |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 13 June 1802 in Rhode Island1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | ca. 1820 to Ezekiel A. ‘Squirrel Hunter’ Tefft7 |
| Died | 19 February 1885 in Wood County, Ohio1 |
| Buried | in Fort Meigs Cemetery, Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Ezekiel A. ‘Squirrel Hunter’ Tefft (son of Ezekiel Tefft and Amie Wilcox) |
| Born | January 1799 in Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island |
| Married | ca. 1820 to Mercy Wilbur |
| Died | 16 February 1868 in Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio |
| Children | of Mercy Wilbur and Ezekiel A. ‘Squirrel Hunter’ Tefft: |
| 1. | Palmer Tefft |
| Born | 1820 in New York |
| Died | 2 August 1852 in Wood County, Ohio |
| +2. | William Van Buren Tefft |
| Born | ca. 1821 in Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island |
| Married | 28 December 1837 in Columbiana County, Ohio to Jane Baird |
| Married | ca. 1859 to Hannah Patterson (née Scott) |
| Died | 23 October 1897 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio |
| +3. | Hulda Tefft |
| Born | ca. 1823 in Rhode Island |
| Married | 7 December 1848 in Wood County, Ohio to Samuel Musser |
| Died | 1856 in Wood County, Ohio |
| +4. | Gardner Rowland Tefft |
| Born | 1824 in New York |
| Married | 5 October 1848 in Wood County, Ohio to Leah Wollum |
| Died | 20 November 1872 in Fulton County, Ohio |
| +5. | Loren Palmer Tefft |
| Born | 1829 in New York |
| Married | 21 May 1851 in Wood County, Ohio to Phoebe Ann Adams (born Sprague) |
| Died | 6 December 1868 in Wood County, Ohio |
| +6. | Nathan Tefft |
| Born | June 1838 in Binghamton, Broome County, New York |
| Married | 27 September 1868 in Wood County, Ohio to Abigail I. ‘Abbie’ Johnson |
| Died | 30 June 1905 in Wood County, Ohio |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Fort Meigs Cemetery, Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio; Mercy Wilber Tefft, born: 13 June 1802 in Rhode Island; died: 19 February 1885 in Wood County, Ohio (from record, which includes a note naming her parents, spouse, seven children [sic, Leah is not her child], and provides the names and links for her spouse and six children).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Ohio, Wood County, Perrysburg Township, Image 32 of 44, E. Tifft, 51, Rhode Island, farmer; Mercy Tifft, 47, Rhode Island; Gardner Tifft, 25, NY, farmer; Palmer Tifft, 22, NY, farmer; Nathan Tifft, 11, Ohio; Lea Tifft, 17, Ohio; Stephen Tifft, 1, Ohio (Lea[h] is believed to be Gardner’s wife, and Stephen their son).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Ohio, Wood County, Perrysburg, Page 133, Loren P. Tift, 31, New York, miller; Phebe A. Tift, 24, New York; Ellen Tift, 6, Ohio. Living next door are Loren’s parents: Ezekiel Tift, 61, Rhode Island, miller; Mercy Tift, 58, Rhode Island; Nathan Tift, 21, Ohio; Mercy Tift, 7, Ohio [Nathan is Ezekiel’s son, but the identity of Marcy is uncertain. She is likely Ezekiel’s granddaughter, and the son of Gardner Tefft, although Gardner’s daughter Marcy is enumerated with Gardner and the rest of his family in another 1860 census entry. Marcy may have been visiting Ezekiel when this census entry was made.]
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Ohio, Henry County, Washington Township, Page No. 27, G. R. Tefft, 46, York State, lumber dealer; Leah Tefft, 39, Ohio; Stephen Tefft, 31, Ohio [sic, he was actually about 21]; Mary Tefft, 19, Ohio; Mercy Tefft, 16, Ohio; Susan Tefft, 11, Ohio; Louisa Tefft, 8, Ohio; Rowland Tefft, 5, Ohio; Mercy Tefft, 67, Rhode Island.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Wood County, Washington, E.D. 103, Page No. XX [20], Hiram Cunning, 38, Ohio, farmer; wife Ellen Cunning, 36, Ohio; daughter Orianna Cunning, 6, Ohio; son Hiram J. Cunning, 4, Ohio; daughter Lilly Cunning, 1, Ohio; mother-in-law Marcie Teft, 79, New York, widow [sic, she is actually Ellen’s grandmother].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Wood County, Freedom Township, E.D. 96, Page No. 4, William V. B. Tefft, 59, Rhode Island, farmer; wife Hannah Tefft, 48, England; son Charles W. Tefft, 22, Ohio, works on farm; mother Mercy Tefft, 77, Rhode Island.
- Find a Grave (website). Fort Meigs Cemetery, Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio; Pvt. Ezekiel A. “Squirrel Hunter” Tefft, born: January 1799 in Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island; died: 16 February 1868 in Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio (from record, which includes notes explaining the Civil War group known as the “squirrel hunters” and names his parents, wife, and seven children [sic, Leah is not his child]; and provides the names and links for his spouse and six children).