Gazlay Family History
Hannah M. Williams (born Rosser)
Parents
| Father | James Bevan Rosser (January 1867 - 1944) |
| Mother | Hattie Riley (April 1876 - 1923) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 28 April 2021; Last Edited: 5 May 2021 |
| Person ID | 11208 |
| Name | Hannah M. Williams |
| Birthname | Rosser |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | September 1892 in Mayfield, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | 4 November 1914 in Norwich, Chenango County, New York to Lewis L. Tefft1, 8 |
| Died | 27 January 1980 in Norwich, Chenango County, New York2 |
| Buried | in Mount Hope Cemetery, Norwich, Chenango County, New York2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Lewis L. Tefft (son of Nathan M. Tefft and Purlea E. Stever) |
| Born | 5 September 1893 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | 4 November 1914 in Norwich, Chenango County, New York to Hannah M. Williams (born Rosser) |
| Died | 11 June 1944 in Canadaroga Lake, Otsego County, New York |
| Children | of Hannah M. Williams (born Rosser) and Lewis L. Tefft: |
| 1. | Mary Ellen Tefft |
| Born | 1915 |
| Died | 14 March 1916 |
| 2. | Marion M. Tefft |
| Born | 2 November 1916 in Utica, Oneida County, New York |
| Married | 14 July 1947 in Ilion, Herkimer County, New York to Charles Thompson Mundy |
| Died | 23 December 1973 in Rome, Oneida County, New York |
| 3. | Agnes G. Tefft |
| Born | 1921 in New York |
| Died | 1984 |
Sources
- New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848, 1908-1936, available at familysearch.org, Affidavit for License to Marry, No. 555 (3 November 1914), and Certificate of Marriage, Images 683-686. Lewis L. Tefft, 21, born in Smyrna, NY, motion picture operator; father: Nathan Tefft; mother: Purla E. Steven; first marriage; Hannah Rosser, 21, born in Mayfield, PA; father: James Rosser, born in Wales, England; mother: Hattie Riley. Married on 4 November 1914 in Norwich, Chenango County, New York.
- Find a Grave (website). Mount Hope Cemetery, Norwich, Chenango County, New York, Hanna M. William Tefft, born: 1893 in Mayfield, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania [sic, she was born in Mayfield, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania]; died: 27 January 1980 in Norwich, Chenango County, New York (from record, which provides the names and links for her husband and one child).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Pennsylvania, Lackawanna County, Mayfield, E.D. 14, Sheet No. 10A, James Rosser, 33, Wales, Jan. 1867, locomotive fireman; wife of 7 years Hattie Rosser, 24, Penna., Apr. 1876; daughter Anna Rosser, 7, Penna., Sept. 1892; daughter Stella Rosser, 6, Penna., Oct. 1893; son Bertran Rosser, 3, Penna., July 1896; son Hayden Rosser, 1, Penna., July 1898.
- New York State Census, 1905, Chenango County, Norwich, E.D. 7, James B. R. Williams, 38; wife Hattie Williams, 28; daughter Hannah Williams, 10; daughter Stella Williams, 9; son Bertran Williams, 8; son Hayden Williams, 6.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Chenango County, Norwich, E.D. 93, Sheet No. 3B-4A, James Williams, 44, Wales, fireman, railroad; wife of 18 years Hattie Williams, 34, Pennsylvania, 6 children, 6 living; daughter Hannah Williams, 16, Pennsylvania, hemmer, knitting mill; daughter Stella Williams, 15, Pennsylvania, hemmer, silk mill; son Bertram Williams, 14, Pennsylvania; son Hayden Williams, 12, Pennsylvania; son James Williams, 1 8/12, New York; son Kenneth Williams, 9/12, New York.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Herkimer County, Ilion, E.D. 10, Sheet No. 4A, Lewis Tefft, 26, New York, motion p. operator; wife Hannah Tefft, 26, Pennsylvania; father Nathan Tefft, 75, New York, widow; daughter Marion Tefft, 3, New York.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Herkimer County, Ilion Village, E.D. 22-11, Sheet No. 11B, Lewis L. Tefft, 36, New York, vitaphone operator, theater; wife of 21 years Hannah M. Tefft, 36, Pennsylvania; daughter Marion M. Tefft, 13, New York; daughter Agnes G. Tefft, 8, New York.
- Obituary, Daily Sentinel, Rome, New York, (available at fultonhistory.com), 12 June 1944, Lewis Tefft, died: 11 June 1944 at Canadaroga Lake, New York; born: 5 September 1893 in Smyrna, New York. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his parents, siblings, spouse, and daughters.