Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyMercy Jane ‘Mercie’ Tefft

Parents

FatherWilliam Van Buren Tefft (ca. 1821 - 23 October 1897)
MotherJane Baird (ca. 1825 - 2 June 1858)

Personal Information

Record Created: 20 March 2021; Last Edited: 28 March 2021 
Person ID10815
NameMercy Jane ‘Mercie’ Tefft
GenderFemale
Born 1846 in Ohio1, 2, 3
Married 25 December 1866 in Wood County, Ohio to George W. Wright4, 5
Died 20 January 1873 in Webster Township, Wood County, Ohio4, 6

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyGeorge W. Wright (son of George Washington Wright and Hester Ann _____)
Born 19 September 1844 in Ashland County, Ohio
Married 25 December 1866 in Wood County, Ohio to Mercy Jane ‘Mercie’ Tefft
Married 5 July 1879 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio to Anna Patterson
Died 4 March 1903 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
  
Children of Mercy Jane ‘Mercie’ Tefft and George W. Wright:
  
1.FamilyDora Wright
Born 11 October 1869 in Webster Township, Wood County, Ohio
  

Sources

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Ohio, Wood County, Bloom Township, Image 11 of 16, William Tifft, 28, Rhode Island; Jane Tifft, 30, Ohio; Margaret A. Tifft, 11, Ohio; Charlotte Tifft, 9, Ohio; Mercy Tifft, 4, Ohio; Hulda Tifft, 2, Ohio.
  2. 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.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Ohio, Wood County, Webster Township, Page No. 10, Wm. Tift, 49, R.I., lumberman; Hannah Tift, 38, England; John Tift, 14, Ohio; Charles Tift, 12, Ohio; Anna Patterson, 14, N.Y. Living next door are William and Hannah’s married daughter Mercy with her husband and daughter: George Bright [sic, Wright], 25, Ohio, sawyer; Mercy Bright, 22, Ohio; Dora Bright, 1, Ohio.
  4. Find a Grave (website). Forest Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, George W. Wright, born: 19 September 1844 in Ashland County, Ohio; died: 4 March 1903 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio (from record, which details his parent, two spouses, and several children; and provides the names and links for his father and one spouse).
  5. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Wood County, George W. Wright and Mercie J. Teft, married on 25 December 1866.
  6. Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001, Mercy Wright, died: 20 January 1873 in Webster Twp., Wood, Ohio; born in Ohio [parents’ names are not shown].