Gazlay Family History
Elmer James Tefft, Jr.
Parents
| Father | Elmer James Tefft, Sr. (12 April 1867 - 27 April 1935) |
| Mother | Jessie Louise McClure (August 1866 - 28 November 1950) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 6 December 2009; Last Edited: 24 April 2025 |
| Person ID | 499 |
| Name | Elmer James Tefft, Jr. |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 2 July 1888 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 13 March 1922 in Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut to Mary Adeline Strickland5, 6 |
| Died | 29 April 1960 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut5, 7 |
| Buried | in Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, New London County, Connecticut |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mary Adeline Strickland (daughter of Moses Allen Strickland and Victoria E. Hespe) |
| Born | 29 January 1896 in East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut |
| Married | 13 March 1922 in Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut to Elmer James Tefft, Jr. |
| Died | 12 March 1976 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut |
| Children | of Elmer James Tefft, Jr. and Mary Adeline Strickland: |
| +1. | James Elmer ‘Jim’ Tefft |
| Born | 10 June 1923 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 13 March 1955 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Marion Arlene Zevoteck (née Lee) |
| Died | 9 October 1974 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| +2. | Jean Victoria Tefft |
| Born | 23 February 1925 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 15 November 1947 in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut to Alexander Anthony Krupowski |
| Died | 19 August 1980 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut |
| +3. | Lulu Jane Tefft |
| Born | 18 February 1927 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 17 April 1946 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to John Henry Allen |
| Partnered | with Donald William Clark |
| Died | 28 July 1990 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut |
| 4. | Henry Strickland ‘Hank’ Tefft |
| Born | 10 August 1931 in Connecticut |
| Married | 7 October 1955 in Elkton, Maryland to Helen L. Rispoli |
| Married | 19 November 1959 in Ellicott City, Maryland to Elizabeth D. ‘Betty’ Exley (née Lamon) |
| Married | 10 April 2002 in Kerrville, Texas to Susan Carol Moore |
| Died | 28 May 2018 |
| +5. | Allen Tefft |
| Born | 12 November 1932 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 18 October 1958 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Janice Ellen Malinowsky |
| Died | 12 September 1988 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New London County, Montville, Enumeration District 456, Sheet No. 22B, family of Elma J. Teft [sic, Elmer J. Tefft] (34, Connecticut, April 1866, farm laborer); wife of 13 years Jessie L Teft (33, Scotland, Aug 1866, 3 children, 3 living); son Elma J. Teft (11, Connecticut, July 1888); son Luther Teft (9, Connecticut, Aug 1890); son Robert A. Teft (6, Connecticut, Aug 1893).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, Montville, Enumeration District 6-21, Sheet No. 10B, family of Elmer J. Tefft Jr. (40, Connecticut, chauffeur, private family, first married age 32); wife Mary A. Tefft (33, Connecticut, first married age 25); son James E. Tefft (6, Connecticut); daughter Jean V. Tefft (5, Connecticut); daughter Lulu J. Tefft (3 2/12, Connecticut).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New London County, Montville, Uncasville, Enumeration District 6-34, Sheet No. 2B, family of Elmer J. Tefft (52, Connecticut, mechanic, construction building); wife Mary S. Tefft (44, Connecticut); son James Elmer Tefft (16, Connecticut); daughter Jean V. Tefft (15, Connecticut); daughter Lulu J. Tefft (13, Connecticut); son Henry S. Tefft (8, Connecticut); son Allen Tefft (7, Connecticut); living next door is the family of Jessie Tefft (72, Scotland, widow); grandson Luther E. Tefft, Jr. (19, Connecticut, stock flying, paper box mfg., lived in Hartford, Connecticut on 1 April 1935); grand-daughter Shirley May Tefft (18, Connecticut, lived in Hartford, Connecticut on 1 April 1935).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Connecticut, New London County, Montville, E.D. 6-52, Sheet No. 31, Elmer J. Tefft, 61, Conn., mason, masonry; wife Mary S. Tefft, 54, Conn.; son James E. Tefft, 26, Conn., masonry and carpentry, construction; son Henry S. Tefft, 18, Conn., mason, masonry; son Allen Tefft, 17, Conn., farmhand, farm. Note: index for wife Mary and their sons incorrectly show their last name as Folt.
- Obituary, The Day, New London, Connecticut, Elmer Tefft, 3 April 1960.
- Obituary, The Day, New London, Connecticut, Mary Tefft, 3 March 1976.
- Index to marriage, death, and land records, Montville, Connecticut, Town Hall Website, file number 1960-00000344, death of Elmer James Tefft, Jr.