Gazlay Family History
Emma Louisa Tefft
Parents
| Father | Gardner Rowland Tefft (1824 - 20 November 1872) |
| Mother | Leah Wollum (3 August 1831 - 28 April 1914) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 20 March 2021; Last Edited: 9 April 2021 |
| Person ID | 10810 |
| Name | Emma Louisa Tefft |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 7 October 1862 in Ohio1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 7 September 1878 in Fulton County, Ohio to Lester Clark Alwood7 |
| Married | 16 January 1908 in LaGrange County, Indiana to Deforest J. Willard8 |
| Married | 26 February 1913 in Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan to Samuel Miller9 |
| Died | 20 August 1923 in Newton Township, Calhoun County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Lester Clark Alwood |
| Born | October 1857 in Ohio |
| Married | 7 September 1878 in Fulton County, Ohio to Emma Louisa Tefft |
| Children | of Emma Louisa Tefft and Lester Clark Alwood: |
| 1. | Bertha G. Alwood |
| Born | 3 May 1880 in Swan Creek Township, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| 2. | Grace Lillian Alwood |
| Born | 4 August 1881 in Weston Township, Wood County, Ohio |
| 3. | Rexford L. Alwood |
| Born | 11 February 1885 in Ohio |
| 4. | (daughter) Alwood |
| Born | 1 July 1890 in Portage, Wood County, Ohio |
| 5. | Clara L. Alwood |
| Born | 23 February 1892 in Portage, Wood County, Ohio |
| 6. | Charles E. Alwood |
| Born | 30 January 1894 in Portage, Wood County, Ohio |
| 7. | Herold Lester Alwood |
| Born | 30 July 1897 in Perry Township, Wood County, Ohio |
| 8. | Gardner Larrence ‘Lawrence’ Alwood |
| Born | 22 September 1899 in Crane Township, Paulding County, Ohio |
| 9. | Anna Lolo Alwood |
| Born | 22 September 1899 in Crane Township, Paulding County, Ohio |
| Spouse 2 | Deforest J. Willard |
| Born | 31 August 1840 in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan |
| Married | 16 January 1908 in LaGrange County, Indiana to Emma Louisa Alwood (née Tefft) |
| Spouse 3 | Samuel Miller |
| Born | ca. 1859 in Wood County, Ohio |
| Married | 26 February 1913 in Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan to Emma Louisa Willard (née Tefft) |
Sources
- Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952. Emma Louise Miller, died: 20 August 1923 in Newton, Calhoun [County] Michigan; born: 7 October 1862 in Ohio; father: Gardner Tefft; mother: Leah Woolm.
- 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, Fulton County, Swan Creek Township, E.D. 26, Page No. 18B, Clark Alwood, 22, Ohio, farmer; wife Emma L. Alwood, 18, Ohio; daughter Bertha Alwood, 1/12, Apr[il], Ohio.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Paulding County, Crane Township, Clark L. Alwood, 42, Ohio, Oct. 1857; wife of 21 years Emma L. Alwood, 37, Oct. 1862, 10 children, 6 living; son Rexford L. Alwood, 15, Ohio, Feb. 1885, farm laborer; daughter Clara L. Alwood, 8, Ohio, June 1891; son Harold L. Alwood, 2, Ohio, July 1897; son Lawrence G. Alwood, 8/12, Ohio, Sept. 1899; daughter Anna L. Alwood, 8/12, Ohio, Sept. 1899.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Indiana, LaGrange County, Bloomfield Township, E.D. 93, Sheet No. 15A, Deforest Willard, 69, Michigan, married once, farmer, home farm; wife of 2 years Emma Willard, 47, Ohio, married twice, 12 children, 6 living; step son Herald Alwood, 12, Ohio, farm laborer, home farm; step son Lawrence Alwood, 10, Ohio, farm laborer, home farm; step daughter Lola Alwood, 10, Ohio.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Calhoun County, Newton Township, E.D. 82, Sheet No. 2A, Samuel Miller, 61, Ohio, farmer, retired; Emma Miller, 57, Ohio.
- Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Fulton County, License No. 143, Lester C. Allwood and Emma L. Teft, married on 7 September 1878. [His signature appears to be Leicester C. Alwood.]
- Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992, Deforest J. Willard, age 67, born: 31 August 1840 in Sturges, Michigan; father: Ransom Willard; mother: Mary Ann Carr; Emma Alwood, age 45, born on 7 October 1862 in Ohio; widowed; father: Gardner Tefft; mother: Leah Wollam; married on 16 January 1908 in LaGrange, County, Indiana.
- Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Samuel Miller, age 54, born in Wood Co., Ohio; farmer; father: W. N. Miller; mother: Harriet Stine; 1 previous marriage; Emma Willard/Emma Teft, age 50, born in Ohio; father: Teft; mother: unknown; 2 previous marriages; married on 26 February 1913 in Marshall, Michigan.