Gazlay Family History
Henry Strickland ‘Hank’ Tefft
Parents
| Father | Elmer James Tefft, Jr. (2 July 1888 - 29 April 1960) |
| Mother | Mary Adeline Strickland (29 January 1896 - 12 March 1976) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 6 December 2009; Last Edited: 24 April 2025 |
| Person ID | 502 |
| Name | Henry Strickland ‘Hank’ Tefft |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 10 August 1931 in Connecticut1, 2, 3 |
| Married | 7 October 1955 in Elkton, Maryland to Helen L. Rispoli4 |
| Divorced | ca. 1958 from Helen L. Rispoli |
| Married | 19 November 1959 in Ellicott City, Maryland to Elizabeth D. ‘Betty’ Exley (née Lamon) 4, 5 |
| Married | 10 April 2002 in Kerrville, Texas to Susan Carol Moore4, 6 |
| Died | 28 May 2018 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Helen L. Rispoli |
| Born | ca. 1933 |
| Married | 7 October 1955 in Elkton, Maryland to Henry Strickland ‘Hank’ Tefft |
| Spouse 2 | Elizabeth D. ‘Betty’ Exley (née Lamon) (daughter of Charles Lamon and Catherine Sellig) |
| Born | 27 May 1934 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | to Ernest L. Exley |
| Married | 19 November 1959 in Ellicott City, Maryland to Henry Strickland ‘Hank’ Tefft |
| Died | 20 January 2001 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas |
| Spouse 3 | Susan Carol Moore (daughter of Robert Edward Moore and Eva Grace Pierce) |
| Born | 11 January 1947 in Dallas, Texas |
| Married | 10 April 2002 in Kerrville, Texas to Henry Strickland ‘Hank’ Tefft |
Sources
- 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.
- This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
- Email from Hank Tefft to Peggy (Krupowski) Gazlay 26-28 September 2010
- Obituary, The Day, New London, Connecticut, Elizabeth Betty Tefft, 21 January 2001
- Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2002, available at Ancestry.com, marriage of Henry S. Tefft and Susan M. Moore