Gazlay Family History
Valentine Tefft
Parents
| Father | Samuel Tefft (1804 - 14 January 1891) |
| Mother | Julia Ann Brown (ca. 1806 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 16 April 2021; Last Edited: 21 May 2021 |
| Person ID | 11163 |
| Name | Valentine Tefft |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | ca. 1825 in Chenango County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | to Mary W. _____ |
| Married | to Clara J. ‘Clary’ Jennings5 |
| Died | 21 May 1895 in Williamstown, Oswego County, New York1 |
| Buried | in Fairview Cemetery, Williamstown, Oswego County, New York1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mary W. _____ |
| Born | ca. 1823 in Rhode Island |
| Married | to Valentine Tefft |
| Children | of Valentine Tefft and Mary W. _____: |
| 1. | Ladell S. Tefft |
| Born | ca. 1854 in Oneida County, New York |
| Died | 10 September 1880 |
| 2. | Flora E. Tefft |
| Born | ca. 1861 in Chenango County, New York |
| Spouse 2 | Clara J. ‘Clary’ Jennings |
| Born | 1832 in Pennsylvania |
| Married | to Valentine Tefft |
| Died | 12 January 1899 in Williamstown, Oswego County, New York |
| Children | of Valentine Tefft and Clara J. ‘Clary’ Jennings: |
| 1. | Alice M. Tefft |
| Born | September 1874 |
| Died | 11 August 1877 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Fairview Cemetery, Williamstown, Oswego County, New York, Valentine Tefft, born: 1826; died: 21 May 1895 in Williamstown, Oswego County, New York (from record, which includes the text from his obituary; and provides the name and link for his wife).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Chenango County, Sherburne, Image 39 of 63, Samuel Tiff, 46, RI, boatman; Julia Ann Tiff, 44, NY; Valentine Tiff, 24, NY, boatman; Flora Tiff, 18, NY; Cornelia Tiff, 16, NY; Lorenzo Tiff, 9, NY; Nathan Tiff, 6, NY.
- New York State Census, 1865, Chenango County, Sherburn, Image 43 of 133, Valentine Tefft, 40, Chenango, carpenter; wife Mary W. Tefft, 42, R.I., 3 children; child Leadell S. Tefft, 11, Oneida; child Flora E. Tefft, 3 10/12, Chenango.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Chenango County, Smyrna, Page 39, Lorenco [sic] Tefft, 29, New York, waiter; Jane Tefft, 35, New York, cook. On the same page: Nathan Tefft, 26, New York, blacksmith; Brunette Tefft, 20, New York. Living next door: Samuel Tefft, 66, Rhode Island, farm hand; Julia Tefft, 64, New York. Living next door: Valentine Tefft, 44, New York, laborer; Ladell Tefft, 16, New York.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Oswego County, Williamstown, E.D. 276, Page 23C, Valentine Teft, 55, New York, wagon maker; wife Clara Teft, 46, Pennsylvania.
- New York State Census, 1892, Oswego County, Williamstown, Page 11, Valentine Tifft, 66, wagon maker; Clara J. Tifft, 58.