Gazlay Family History
Susan Persinia Tefft
Parents
| Father | Gardner Rowland Tefft (1824 - 20 November 1872) |
| Mother | Leah Wollum (3 August 1831 - 28 April 1914) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 11 March 2021; Last Edited: 28 March 2021 |
| Person ID | 10781 |
| Name | Susan Persinia Tefft |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 1859 in Ohio1, 2, 3 |
| Married | to Samuel Lewis Shonk |
| Died | 19511 |
| Buried | in Heath-Colton Cemetery, Colton, Henry County, Ohio1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Samuel Lewis Shonk |
| Born | 7 October 1854 in Sandusky County, Ohio |
| Married | to Susan Persinia Tefft |
| Died | 12 August 1925 in Henry County, Ohio |
| Children | of Susan Persinia Tefft and Samuel Lewis Shonk: |
| 1. | Georgia Shonk |
| Born | 1875 |
| 2. | Jennie Shonk |
| Born | 1878 |
| 3. | Walter W. Shonk |
| Born | 1880 |
| 4. | Lucinda ‘May’ Shonk |
| Born | 1883 |
| 5. | Grover C. Shonk |
| Born | 1886 |
| 6. | Frank Therman Shonk |
| Born | 1888 |
| 7. | Olive Shonk |
| Born | 1890 |
| 8. | Chloe T. Shonk |
| Born | 1892 |
| 9. | Leoto Lewis ‘Otto’ Shonk |
| Born | 1895 |
| 10. | Mercy M. Shonk |
| Born | 1902 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Heath-Colton Cemetery, Colton, Henry County, Ohio, Susan Persinia Tefft Shonk, born: 1859; died: 1951 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, two siblings, spouse, and ten children).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Ohio, Wood County, Webster Township, Page No. 232, William Teft, 39, Rhode Island, miller; Hannah Teft, 29, England; Mercy J. Teft, 14, Ohio; Hulda Teft, 12, Ohio; Ann Teft, 4, New York; John Teft, 4, Ohio; Charles Teft, 2, Ohio. Living nearby is: Gardner Teft, 36, New York, miller; Leah Teft, 28, Ohio; Stephen Teft, 10, Ohio; Mary Teft, 9, Ohio; Merch Teft, 6, Ohio; Arathusa Teft, 4, Ohio; Susan Teft, 1, Ohio.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Ohio, Henry County, Washington Township, Page No. 27, G. R. Tefft, 46, York State, lumber dealer; Leah Tefft, 39, Ohio; Stephen Tefft, 31, Ohio [sic, he was actually about 21]; Mary Tefft, 19, Ohio; Mercy Tefft, 16, Ohio; Susan Tefft, 11, Ohio; Louisa Tefft, 8, Ohio; Rowland Tefft, 5, Ohio; Mercy Tefft, 67, Rhode Island.