Gazlay Family History
Sarah Jane Hatt
Parents
| Father | Stephen B. Hatt, Sr. ( - ) |
| Mother | Mary Jane Bolden ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 1 March 2021; Last Edited: 4 March 2021 |
| Person ID | 10607 |
| Name | Sarah Jane Hatt |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 20 January 1855 in Lockport, Niagara County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Married | 4 August 1881 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan to Henry Clay Tefft2 |
| Died | 31 October 1945 in Marengo Township, Calhoun County, Michigan1, 8 |
| Buried | in Oak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Henry Clay Tefft (son of Rowland B. Tefft and Lucy M. Bill) |
| Born | 27 May 1844 in Smyrna, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | 4 August 1881 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan to Sarah Jane Hatt |
| Children | of Sarah Jane Hatt and Henry Clay Tefft: |
| 1. | Kittie Ellen Tefft |
| Born | June 1882 in Michigan |
| Died | 30 November 1887 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| +2. | Gladys E. Tefft |
| Born | August 1884 in Michigan |
| Married | 20 October 1907 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan to Harry M. Stebbins |
| Married | 27 May 1913 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan to William Searle Rogers |
| 3. | Stephen E. Tefft |
| Born | 9 November 1886 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| +4. | Rolland Stephen ‘Rollo’ Taft |
| Born | 9 November 1886 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Married | 24 September 1907 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan to Sarah Ann Powell |
| Married | 12 December 1909 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan to Augusta Marie ‘Gussie’ Winter |
| Died | October 1971 in Calhoun County, Michigan |
| 5. | Harriet A. Tefft |
| Born | 25 May 1889 in Michigan |
| Married | to _____ Pell |
| Married | 24 October 1956 in Cook County, Illinois to J D Callahan |
| Died | 17 December 1979 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| +6. | Marion Hazel Tefft |
| Born | 3 December 1891 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Married | 11 March 1912 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan to Leo D. Gray |
| Married | 21 May 1919 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan to John Henry Cummings |
| Married | 2 February 1940 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan to Arthur M. Gordon |
| Died | 24 October 1948 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan |
| 7. | Marjorie L. Tefft |
| Born | 31 May 1895 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Married | 30 November 1916 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan to Harvey B. Mueller |
| Died | 9 December 1945 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan |
| +8. | Charles Henry Tefft |
| Born | 29 October 1897 in Saint Charles, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Married | to Rita M. Livaudais |
| Died | 13 October 1965 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Oak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, Sarah Jane Tefft Hatt, born: 20 January 1855 in New York; died: 31 October 1945 in Marengo, Calhoun County, Michigan (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents and siblings).
- Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Saginaw County, Henry C. Tefft, age 37, born in New York, teacher; Sarah Jane Hatt, age 25, born in New York; married on 4 August 1881 in St. Charles.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Saginaw County, St. Charles, E.D. 74, Sheet No. 10B, Henry C. Tefft, 56, New York, May 1844, ins. agt.; wife of 19 years Sarah J. Tefft, 45, New York, Jany. 1855, 7 children, 6 living; daughter Gladys Tefft, 15, Michigan, Aug. 1884; son Rolla Tefft, 13, Michigan, Nov. 1886; daughter Holter Tefft, 11, Michigan, May 1889; daughter Hazel Tefft, 8, Michigan, Dec. 1891; daughter Marjorie Tefft, 5, Michigan, May 1895; son Chas. H. Tefft, 2, Michigan, Oct. 1897.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Saginaw County, St. Charles Township, E.D. 75, Sheet No. 3B, Sarah Tefft [indexed as Teffs], 53, New York, married once; married 32 years; son Charles Tefft, 12, Michigan; daughter Marjorie, 14, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Calhoun County, Battle Creek, E.D. 49, Sheet 3B, Henry Cummings, 48, Connecticut, millright; wife Hazel M. Cummings, 28, Michigan, shop girl, factory; step-son Preston Gray, 7, Michigan; step-son Rolland C. Gray, 5, Michigan; step-son Searle U. Gray, 3, Michigan; mother-in-law Sarah Tefft, 64, New York, widow.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Calhoun County, Battle Creek, E.D. 13-10, Sheet No. 6A, Harvey B. Mueller, 37, Illinois, first married age 24, salesman, oil burners; wife Marjarie M. Mueller, 34, Michigan, first married age 20; mother-in-law Sarah J. Teeft [sic], 75, New York, widow; nephew Rowland C. Gray, 15, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Calhoun County, Battle Creek, E.D. 13-32, Sheet No. 5B, Harvey Mueler, 47, Illinois, heating; wife Marjorie Mueler, 44, Mich.; mother-in-law Sarah Tefft, 85, New York.
- Obituary, Battle Creek Enquirer, Battle Creek, Michigan (available at newspapers.com), 1 November 1945, Mrs. Henry C. Tefft, Sarah J. Tefft, age 90, died 31 October 1945; born 20 January 1855 in Lockport, New York. The article provides vital and biographical details, the names of her children and spouses, and death of her husband about 33 years previous.