Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyRowland Dexter Tefft

Parents

FatherRowland B. Tefft (25 May 1807 - 16 April 1891)
MotherLucy M. Bill (14 March 1810 - 13 November 1891)

Personal Information

Record Created: 23 February 2021; Last Edited: 28 July 2021 
Person ID10517
NameRowland Dexter Tefft
GenderMale
Born 16 August 1842 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Married 12 March 1865 in Lucas County, Ohio to Fannie L. Pachin10
Married 27 December 1871 in DeKalb County, Indiana to Jennie McClellan11
Divorced May 1895 from Jennie McClellan12
Died 16 November 1902 in Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana9, 13
Buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana1

Biography

R. Dexter Tefft, a bright student, was in early years a successful teacher in Smyrna Union School, later an attorney at law in Auburn, Ind.9

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyFannie L. Pachin
Born
Married 12 March 1865 in Lucas County, Ohio to Rowland Dexter Tefft
  
Children of Rowland Dexter Tefft and Fannie L. Pachin:
  
1.FamilyRobert Malcolm Tefft
Born 25 December 1865 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York
Married 8 January 1890 in Randolph County, Indiana to Anna Flatter
Married 4 August 1906 in Allegan, Allegan County, Michigan to Irene Bessie Curtis
Died 15 February 1949 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
  
Spouse 2FamilyJennie McClellan (daughter of William McClellan and Eliza Wiggins)
Born 1845 in Ohio
Married 27 December 1871 in DeKalb County, Indiana to Rowland Dexter Tefft
Died 1896
  
Children of Rowland Dexter Tefft and Jennie McClellan:
  
+1.FamilyIna May Tefft
Born 1872 in Indiana
Married 22 October 1890 in Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana to James Frank McDowell
Married 18 November 1898 in DeKalb County, Indiana to William W. Eby
Died 1946
  
+2.FamilyHelen Lorene ‘Rowena’ Tefft
Born January 1881 in Indiana
Married 24 October 1899 in Quincy, Branch County, Michigan to Whyland Parker Gregory
Died 5 July 1942 in Rogers City, Presque Isle County, Michigan
  

Sources

  1. Find a Grave (website). Woodlawn Cemetery, Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana, Rowland Dexter Tefft, Jr., born: 16 August 1842; died: 16 November 1902 in Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, two siblings, wife, and three children).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Chenango County, Smyrna, Images 11 and 12 of 48, Rowland D. Tefft, 43. R.I., farmer; Lucy Tefft, 40, NY; Arathusa Tefft, 14, NY; Charles Tefft, 10, NY; R. D. Tefft, 7, NY; H. C. Tefft, 6, NY; E. O. Tefft, 6, NY; Infant Tefft, [age unreadable], NY.
  3. New York State Census, 1855, Chenango County, Smyrna, Image 2 of 41 (right side), Rowland Tefft, 48, Rhode Island, farmer; wife Lucy Tefft, 45, Chenango; daughter Arthusa C. Tefft, 19, Chenango; son Charles B. Tefft, 15, Chenango; son Rowland D. Tefft, 12, Chenango; son Henry C. Tefft, 11, Chenango; daughter Emily O. Tefft, 11, Chenango; son John G. Tefft, 5, Chenango.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Chenango County, Smyrna, Page 112, Rowland Teft, 53, Rhode Island, lumberman; Lucy Teft, 50, New York; Arathusa Teft, 24, New York; Charles R. Teft, 20, New York, lumberman; Rowland R. Teft, 17, New York, lumberman; Henry C. Teft, 16, New York, gardener; Emily O. Teft, 16, New York; John G. Teft, 10, New York.
  5. New York State Census, 1865, Chenango County, Smyrna, Image 26 of 80, Rowland Tefft, 58, R.I., lumber dealer, Terryburg, O[hio]; wife Lucy B. Tefft, 55, Chenango, parent of 6 children; child Arethusa C. Tefft, 29, Chenango, teacher; child Charles B. Tefft, 25, Chenango, married, farmer; child Rowland D. Tefft, 22, Chenango, married, student, Toledo, O[hio]; child Henry C. Tefft, 21, Chenango, student, Albany, NY; child John G. Tefft, 14, Chenango; child Emily O. Tefft, 21, Chenango; daughter-in-law Emogene Tefft, 20, Chenango [she is the wife of Charles B. Tefft].
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Bay County, Bay City, Page 91, Rowland Tifft, 27, New York, clerk in hardware store. [His entry is among others living in a hotel].
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Indiana, DeKalb County, Village of Auburn, E.D. 84, Page No. 35, Dexter R. Tefft, 36, New York, lawyer; wife Jennie Tefft, 33, Ohio; son Roland M. Tefft, 14, New York; daughter Ina M. Tefft, 7, Indiana; m-inlaw Eliza McClellan, 66, New Jersey.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Indiana, DeKalb County, Union Township, Auburn, E.D. 66, Sheet No. 12B, border Malcolm D. Teff [sic], 57, New York, Aug. 1842, widow, atty-at-law.
  9. Early Years in Smyrna and Our First Old Home Week, by George Albert Munson. Chenango Union Presses, 1905. Exact facsimile, First Reprint Edition: June 4, 1997 by RSG Publishing, Bainbridge, New York. Page 66, biographical sketch of Ezekiel Tefft and family. Available at books.google.com.
  10. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Lucas County, Page 491 (Image 187 of 291) and 630 (Image 240 of 291), Rowland D. Tefft and Fannie L. Patchin, married on 12 March 1865.
  11. Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007, Marriage License and Certification, Page 522, Image 103 of 137, R. Dexter Tefft and Jennie McClellen, married on 27 December 1871 in DeKalb County, Indiana.
  12. Divorce, Indiana Genealogical Web (ingenweb.org), DeKalb County, Divorces, extract from the Order Book, 1893-1898, May Term 1895, Pages 189-190, divorce granted to Jene [sic, Jennie] Tefft against R. Dexter Tefft, and custody of Rowena Tefft granted to the plaintiff. The entry provides their marriage date, which agrees with other records. Contributed by Eliza Funk.
  13. Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920. Available at familysearch.com. Rowland D. Tefft, died 16 November 1902 in Auburn, Indiana, age 60 years.