Gazlay Family History
Lucy M. Bill
Parents
| Father | Isaac Bill ( - ) |
| Mother | Lucy Dix ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 23 February 2021; Last Edited: 16 April 2021 |
| Person ID | 10513 |
| Name | Lucy M. Bill |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 14 March 1810 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Married | 13 March 1834 to Rowland B. Tefft8 |
| Died | 13 November 1891 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan1 |
| Buried | in Riverside Cemetery, Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Rowland B. Tefft (son of Ezekiel Tefft and Amie Wilcox) |
| Born | 25 May 1807 in Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island |
| Married | 13 March 1834 to Lucy M. Bill |
| Died | 16 April 1891 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Children | of Lucy M. Bill and Rowland B. Tefft: |
| +1. | Arethusa C. Tefft |
| Born | 11 January 1836 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | 24 October 1865 in Cazenovia, Madison County, New York to Alonzo Faucett |
| Died | 25 October 1905 in Waterloo, Grant Township, DeKalb County, Indiana |
| +2. | Charles Burton Tefft |
| Born | 11 December 1839 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | 15 August 1862 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York to Emmogene Martha Holley |
| Died | 22 August 1910 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| +3. | Rowland Dexter Tefft |
| Born | 16 August 1842 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | 12 March 1865 in Lucas County, Ohio to Fannie L. Pachin |
| Married | 27 December 1871 in DeKalb County, Indiana to Jennie McClellan |
| Died | 16 November 1902 in Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana |
| +4. | Henry Clay Tefft |
| Born | 27 May 1844 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | 4 August 1881 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan to Sarah Jane Hatt |
| +5. | Emily O. Tefft |
| Born | 27 May 1844 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | ca. 1868 to Orlando Mordiff Record |
| Died | 5 May 1932 |
| +6. | John G. Tefft |
| Born | 3 June 1849 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | 25 July 1882 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan to May Belle Snyder |
| Died | 8 January 1914 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Riverside Cemetery, Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan, Lucy M. Bill Tefft, born: March 1809 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York; died: 13 November 1891 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan (from record, which includes a copy of her obituary giving vital and biographical details; includes a note naming her parents, husband, and six children; and provides the names and links for her parents, sibling, husband, and three children.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Chenango County, Smyrna, Page 12, Lucy Tefft, 61, New York; Rowland Tefft, 4, New York. Living next door is her daughter and son-in-law: Orlando Record, 28, New York, teacher; Emily Record, 26, New York.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Saginaw County, Swan Creek Township, E.D. 310, Page No. 3, Rowland Tefft, 73, R.I., farming; wife Lucy B. Tefft, 70, New York; son John G. Tefft, 29, New York, head sawyer. Living next door is their son: Chas. B. Tefft, 40, New York, bookkeeper; wife Emma H. Tefft, 35, New York; daughter Jenny H. Tefft, 14, New York; son Bertie S. Tefft, 12, Michigan; daughter S. Esther Tefft, 7, Michigan.
- 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.