Gazlay Family History
Stephen William Tefft
Parents
| Father | Gardner Rowland Tefft (1824 - 20 November 1872) |
| Mother | Leah Wollum (3 August 1831 - 28 April 1914) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 9 March 2021; Last Edited: 28 March 2021 |
| Person ID | 10774 |
| Name | Stephen William Tefft |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | August 1849 in Ohio1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | ca. 1873 to Harriet Bates5 |
| Died | 7 September 1918 in Seneca County, Ohio7 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Harriet Bates |
| Born | December 1854 in England |
| Married | ca. 1873 to Stephen William Tefft |
| Died | 26 November 1923 in Seneca County, Ohio |
| Children | of Stephen William Tefft and Harriet Bates: |
| 1. | Susie Tefft |
| Born | 1873 in Ohio |
| 2. | Stella Tefft |
| Born | ca. 1876 in Ohio |
| 3. | Willie Tefft |
| Born | ca. 1876 in Ohio |
| 4. | Emma Tefft |
| Born | July 1881 in Ohio |
| 5. | Arthur Tefft |
| Born | January 1883 in Ohio |
| 6. | Ola May Tefft |
| Born | March 1887 in Ohio |
| 7. | Leona Tefft |
| Born | September 1899 in Ohio |
Sources
- 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, Webster Township, Page No. 232, William Teft, 39, Rhode Island, miller; Hannah Teft, 29, England; Mercy J. Teft, 14, Ohio; Hulda Teft, 12, Ohio; Ann Teft, 4, New York; John Teft, 4, Ohio; Charles Teft, 2, Ohio. Living nearby is: Gardner Teft, 36, New York, miller; Leah Teft, 28, Ohio; Stephen Teft, 10, Ohio; Mary Teft, 9, Ohio; Merch Teft, 6, Ohio; Arathusa Teft, 4, Ohio; Susan Teft, 1, Ohio.
- 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, West Millgrove, E.D. 88, Page No. 30, Stephen Tefft, 30 Ohio, engineer; wife Harriet Tefft, 30, England; daughter Susie Tefft, 7, Ohio; daughter Stella Tefft, 4, Ohio; son Willie Tefft, 4, Ohio.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Wood County, West Mill Grove Village, E.D. 154, Sheet No. 7A, Stephen W. Tefft, 50, Ohio, Aug. 1849, stationary engineer; wife of 27 years Harriet Tefft, 45, England, Dec. 1854, 9 children, 7 living; daughter Emma Tefft, 18, Ohio, July 1881; son Arthur Tefft, 17, Ohio, Jan. 1883; daughter Ola May Tefft, 13, Ohio, Mar. 1887; daughter Leona Tefft, 9/12, Ohio, Sept. 1899.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Seneca County, Fostoria, E.D. 163, Sheet No. 13B, Stephen W. Tefft 60, Ohio, laborer, carbon works; wife of 35 years Harriet Tefft, 54, England, 9 children, 6 living; daughter Leona Tefft, 10, Ohio.
- Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Stephen W. Tefft, died: 7 September 1918 in Seneca County, Ohio.