Gazlay Family History
Anna J. Mack
Parents
| Father | Edward Buckley (1823 - 1873) |
| Mother | Ann Lougan (1839 - 1869) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 5 June 2020; Last Edited: 15 June 2020 |
| Person ID | 9458 |
| Name | Anna J. Mack |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | February 1837 in Canada1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | September 1859 to Francis Dayton Tift1, 7 |
| Divorced | 19 September 1892 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas from Francis Dayton Tift7, 8 |
| Died | 29 September 1908 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas9, 10, 11, 12 |
Biography
Frank and Anna were married in September 1859. After 33 years of marriage and the birth of their three children, Anna filed for divorce. The newspaper announcement reads as follows:
Anna J. Tift brought suit today in the same court [district court] asking for a divorce from her husband, Frank D. Tift. She states that she was married to defendant in September, 1859, but since the marriage he has been guilty of extreme cruelty to her, and four years ago abandoned her and has refused to live with her since.7
The divorce was granted later in 1892.8
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Francis Dayton Tift (son of Stephen Tefft and Susan Wilcox) |
| Born | 16 February 1838 in Jewett City, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | September 1859 to Anna J. Mack |
| Married | 22 November 1892 in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island to Helen ‘Nellie’ Buckley |
| Died | 28 November 1915 in Lakewood, Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island |
| Children | of Anna J. Mack and Francis Dayton Tift: |
| 1. | Andrew Frank Tift |
| Born | 26 June 1861 in Connecticut |
| Died | 16 July 1892 in Kansas |
| 2. | Anna Mary Tift |
| Born | May 1863 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut |
| Died | 4 November 1870 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut |
| 3. | Virginia Tift |
| Born | ca. 1866 in Connecticut |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Connecticut, New London County, Town of Franklin, Lords Bridge, Page 47, Frances Tift, 22, Ct., fac. [factory]; Anna Tift, 21, Scotland, fac. [factory].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Connecticut, New London County, Norwich, Ward 4, Page Nos. 16 and 17, David Toft, 57, Ireland, works in woolen mill; Issabella Toft, 50, Ireland; Francis D. Tift, 31, Connecticut, works in machine shop; Anna M. Tift, 35, Ireland; Andrew F. Tift, 8, Connecticut; Mary A. Tift, 6, Connecticut; Virginia Tift, 4, Connecticut.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Kansas, Phillips County, Prairie View, E.D. 231, Page 19, Frank D. Tift, 43, Ct., farmer, parents born in Ct.; wife Anna J. Tift, 42, Canada, parents born in Ireland; son Andrew Tift, farmer, CT; daughter Virginia Tift, 14, Ct.
- Kansas State Census, 1895, Shawnee County, Topeka Township, Page 131, Anna J. Tift, 58, Canada.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Kansas, Shawnee County, Topeka City, E.D. 166, Sheet No. 7B, Anna J. Tift, 63, Canada, Feb. 1837, widowed [sic, her husband Francis was still living in 1900]; three children, three living [sic, at least two had died by this time].
- Kansas State Census, 1905, Shawnee County, Topeka, Page No. 23, Anna J. Tifft, 68, birth: Canada, from: Conn.
- Divorce Filing, The Topeka State Journal, Topeka, Kansas, 23 August 1892, divorce filing by Anna J. Tift against Frank D. Tift.
- Divorce, The Topeka State Journal, Topeka, Kansas, 19 September 1892, divorce granted by Judge Guthrie to Anna J. Tift vs. Frank D. Tift and two other couples. The cause in each case was abandonment and failure to support the family.
- Legal Notice, The Topeka Daily State Journal, 18 July 1912, Estate of Anna J. Tift, late of Shawnee County, Kansas, deceased.
- Legal Notice, Kansas Farmer And Mail and Breeze, Topeka, Kansas, 23 January 1909, Notice of Appointment of executrix for the estate of Anna J. Tift, deceased, on 16 December 1908.
- Probate Index, Kansas, Shawnee County, Principal Name: Anna J. Tift, event: Will, 7 October 1908 [this is thought to be the probate date, not the death date]. Available at: Topeka Genealogical Society, tgstopeka.org.
- Obituary, The Topeka Daily Capital, Topeka, Kansas, 1 October 1908, Mrs. Jane D. Tift [this is thought to be Anna J. Tift, although her age would be 70], died 29 September 1908 in Topeka. Interment will be in the Catholic Cemetery.