Gazlay Family History
Byron Rowland Tefft
Parents
| Father | Rowland Gardner Tefft (5 April 1865 - 9 February 1946) |
| Mother | Dorcas Jean Benschoter (26 July 1874 - 1961) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 28 March 2021; Last Edited: 28 March 2021 |
| Person ID | 10913 |
| Name | Byron Rowland Tefft |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 25 August 1893 in Ohio1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | ca. 1920 to Lula Lucy Canfield5 |
| Died | 30 July 1974 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio1 |
| Buried | in Mount Zion Cemetery, Wayne, Wood County, Ohio1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Lula Lucy Canfield (daughter of Edison Canfield and Alice Hartman) |
| Born | ca. 1897 in Ohio |
| Married | ca. 1920 to Byron Rowland Tefft |
| Died | 23 January 1963 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio |
| Children | of Byron Rowland Tefft and Lula Lucy Canfield: |
| 1. | Joyce M. Tefft |
| Born | ca. 1921 in Ohio |
| 2. | Maxine M. Tefft |
| Born | ca. 1926 in Ohio |
| 3. | Loretta Tefft |
| Born | ca. 1931 in Ohio |
| 4. | Janis Tefft |
| Born | ca. 1932 in Ohio |
| 5. | Maynard A. Tefft |
| Born | ca. 1939 in Ohio |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Mount Zion Cemetery, Wayne, Wood County, Ohio, Byron Rowland Tefft, born: 25 August 1893; died: 30 July 1974 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, two siblings, spouse, and three children).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Fulton County, Swan Creek Township, E.D. 13, Sheet No. 6A, Rowland G. Tefft, 32, Ohio, Apr. 1868, farmer; wife of 8 years Docas [sic] G. Tefft, 23, Ohio, July 1876, 3 children, 3 living; son Byron R. Tefft, 6, Ohio, Aug. 1893; daughter Rubbie L. Tefft, 4, Ohio, Sept. 1895; son Eugene E. Tefft, 2, Ohio, Apr. 1898.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Wood County, Portage Township, E.D. 207, Sheet No. 6B, Rowland G. Tafft [sic], 45, Ohio, laborer, oil fields; wife of 19 years Dorcas J. Tafft, 36, Ohio, 5 children, 5 living; son Byron R. Tafft, 16, Ohio; daughter Ruby L. Tafft, 14, Ohio; son Eugene Tafft, 12, Ohio; daughter Nora C. Tafft, 9, Ohio; son Neil R. Tafft, 5, Ohio.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Wood County, Portage, E.D. 174, Sheet No. 8A, R. G. Tefft, 54, oil pumper, oil field; wife Dorcas Tefft, 43, Ohio; son Eugene Tefft, 21, Ohio, oil pumper, oil field; daughter Celia Tefft, 18, Ohio; son Neil Tefft, 14, Ohio. Living next door: Byron Tefft, 25, Ohio, laborer, farm; wife Lula Tefft, 23, Ohio.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Ohio, Wood County, Portage Township, E.D. 87-42, Sheet No. 9B, Rowland G. Tefft, 65, Ohio, first married age 27, farmer, truck farm; wife Dorcas J. Tefft, 55, Ohio, first married age 17; son Neil R. Tefft, 24, Ohio; daughter Patricia H. Tefft, 8, Ohio. Living next door: Eugene E. Tefft, 31, Ohio, first married age 25, farmer, truck farm; wife Margaret E. Tefft, 25, Ohio, first married age 19; son Bernard E. Tefft, 5, Ohio; daughter Marjorie L. Tefft, 3 11/12, Ohio. Living nearby: Byron R. Tefft, 36, Ohio, first married age 26, farmer, truck farm; wife Lulu L Tefft, 32, Ohio, first married age 21; daughter Joyce M. Tefft, 9, Ohio; daughter Maxine M. Tefft, 4, Ohio.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Ohio, Wood County, Portage Township, E.D. 87-51, Sheet Nos. 10A-B, Four Tefft families in close proximity: 1. Eugene Tefft, 41, Ohio, drainage, W.P.A.; wife Margaret Tefft, 34, Ohio; Bernarr [sic] Tefft, 15, Ohio; daughter Marjorie Tefft, 13, Ohio; Phyllis Tefft, 9, Ohio; son Travis Tefft, 3, Ohio. 2. Neil R. Tefft, 34, Ohio, bridgework, W.P.A.; wife Ethel Tefft, 26, West Virginia; daughter Sheila Tefft, 7, Ohio; daughter Shelva Tefft, 1, Ohio. 3. Rowland Tefft, 75, Ohio, operator, farm; wife Dorcas Tefft, 65, Ohio; daughter Patricia Tefft, 18, Ohio. 4. Buron [sic] Tefft, 47, Ohio, drainage, W.P.A.; wife Lulu Lucy Tefft, 42, Ohio; daughter Maxine Tefft, 14, Ohio; daughter Loretta Tefft, 9, Ohio; daughter Janis Tefft 8, Ohio; son Maynard A. Tefft, 10/12, Ohio.