Gazlay Family History
Maude Elizabeth Ward
Parents
| Father | Charles Ward (ca. 1869 - ) |
| Mother | Sarah Shaver ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 22 April 2021; Last Edited: 11 May 2021 |
| Person ID | 11176 |
| Name | Maude Elizabeth Ward |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 30 August 1888 in Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 31 March 1906 in South New Berlin, Chenango County, New York to William Laverne ‘Willey’ Tefft4, 7 |
| Died | 30 March 1972 in Norwich, Chenango County, New York1, 6 |
| Buried | in Mount Hope Cemetery, Norwich, Chenango County, New York1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  William Laverne ‘Willey’ Tefft (son of Nathan M. Tefft and Purlea E. Stever) |
| Born | 18 November 1886 in Binghamton, Broome County, New York |
| Married | 31 March 1906 in South New Berlin, Chenango County, New York to Maude Elizabeth Ward |
| Died | 26 March 1963 in Norwich, Chenango County, New York |
| Children | of Maude Elizabeth Ward and William Laverne ‘Willey’ Tefft: |
| +1. | William Raymond Laverne Tefft |
| Born | 1911 in New York |
| Married | 2 March 1928 in Sherburne, Chenango County, New York to Norma Louise Terk |
| Died | 20 July 1973 |
| +2. | Frances Ellen Tefft |
| Born | 15 April 1922 in New York |
| Married | to Leonard Ward Baker |
| Died | 16 July 2000 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Mount Hope Cemetery, Norwich, Chenango County, New York, Maude Ward Tefft, born: 1888 in Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York; died: 30 March 1972 in Norwich, Chenango County, New York (from record, which includes a note: Aged 83 years, Dau. of Charles and Sarah Shaver Ward; and provides the names and links for her spouse and child).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Chenango County, Norwich, E.D. 84, Sheet No. 8A, William Teft, 25, New York, farm laborer, working out; wife Maude Teft, 22, New York.
- New York State Census, 1925, Chenango County, Norwich, E.D. 01, William L. Tefft, 39; Maude E. Tefft, 37; Raymond Tefft, 26; Francis Tefft, 3.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Chenango County, Norwich City, E.D. 9-21, Sheet No. 9B-10A, William L. Tefft [indexed as Gefft], 43, New York, first married age 18, painter, contractor; wife Maude E. Tefft, 41, New York, first married age 16; daughter Frances S. Tefft, 7, New York; grandson Charles W. Tefft, 11/12, New York; father-in-law Charles J. Ward, 61, New York, widow, stock clerk, novelty co.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New York, Chenango County, Norwich, E.D. 9-24, Sheet No. 9A, William Tefft, 52, New York, labor, sewer project; wife Maud Tefft, 52, New York, laundress, at home; daughter Francis Baker, 18, New York.
- Obituary, Cortland Standard, Cortland, New York, available at www.fultonhistory.com, 30 March 1972, Maude Elizabeth Tefft, died: 30 March 1972 in Norwich. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her parents, spouse, two children, and three sisters.
- Marriage Announcement, South New Berlin Bee, New York, 6 April 1906, William L. Tefft and Maude E. Ward, married on 31 March 1906 in South New Berlin.