Gazlay Family History
Mercy Jane Tefft
Parents
| Father | Gardner Rowland Tefft (1824 - 20 November 1872) |
| Mother | Leah Wollum (3 August 1831 - 28 April 1914) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 11 March 2021; Last Edited: 22 March 2021 |
| Person ID | 10780 |
| Name | Mercy Jane Tefft |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 11 November 1853 in Ohio1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 1 March 1874 in Fulton County, Ohio to Samuel Washington Mohler5 |
| Died | 12 May 19291 |
| Buried | in Forest Hill Cemetery, Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Samuel Washington Mohler (son of David C. Mohler and Mariah Schriver) |
| Born | 26 December 1851 in Ohio |
| Married | 1 March 1874 in Fulton County, Ohio to Mercy Jane Tefft |
| Died | 2 December 1934 |
| Children | of Mercy Jane Tefft and Samuel Washington Mohler: |
| 1. | Olive Estella Mohler |
| Born | 4 April 1875 in Washington Township, Henry County, Ohio |
| Died | 27 August 1876 in Henry County, Ohio |
| +2. | Matilda M. ‘Tillie’ Mohler |
| Born | 14 May 1876 in Henry County, Ohio |
| Married | 10 January 1901 in Lucas County, Ohio to Arthur H. Palmer |
| Died | 31 March 1961 in Henry County, Ohio |
| +3. | Washington Irving Mohler |
| Born | 7 August 1878 in Ohio |
| Married | to Emma J. Hefflinger |
| Died | 16 February 1916 |
| 4. | Emma Jane Mohler |
| Born | 23 June 1881 in Washington Township, Henry County, Ohio |
| Died | 14 September 1965 in Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio |
| +5. | Gardner Rolland Mohler |
| Born | 23 September 1883 in Washington Township, Henry County, Ohio |
| Married | 7 December 1905 in Henry County, Ohio to Ada Mabel Waisner |
| Married | 17 August 1953 in Henry County, Ohio to Coral Harmon |
| Died | 23 August 1973 in Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio |
| 6. | Lottie R. Mohler |
| Born | 1 February 1886 |
| Died | 5 November 1891 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Forest Hill Cemetery, Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio, Mercy Jane Tefft Mohler, born: 11 November 1853; died: 12 May 1929 (from record, which includes notes naming her parents and detailing her marriage; and provides the names and links for her parents, siblings, spouse, and six children).
- 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, Henry County, Washington Township, E.D. 110, Page No. 20D, Samuel Mohler, 28, Ohio, farmer; wife Mercy J. Mohler, 25, Ohio; daughter Olive E. Mohler, 5, Ohio; daughter Matilda M. Mohler, 4, Ohio; son Washington I. Mohler, 2, Ohio.
- Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Fulton County, Samuel W. Mohler and Mercy Jane Tefft, married on 1 March 1874.