Gazlay Family History
Mercy Jane ‘Mercie’ Tefft
Parents
| Father | William Van Buren Tefft (ca. 1821 - 23 October 1897) |
| Mother | Jane Baird (ca. 1825 - 2 June 1858) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 20 March 2021; Last Edited: 28 March 2021 |
| Person ID | 10815 |
| Name | Mercy Jane ‘Mercie’ Tefft |
| Gender | Female |
| 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 1 |  George 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. | Dora Wright |
| Born | 11 October 1869 in Webster Township, Wood County, Ohio |
Sources
- 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.
- 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, 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.
- 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).
- Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Wood County, George W. Wright and Mercie J. Teft, married on 25 December 1866.
- 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].