Gazlay Family History
Lulu Jane Tefft
Parents
| Father | Elmer James Tefft, Jr. (2 July 1888 - 29 April 1960) |
| Mother | Mary Adeline Strickland (29 January 1896 - 12 March 1976) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 21 April 2010; Last Edited: 20 November 2021 |
| Person ID | 504 |
| Name | Lulu Jane Tefft |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 18 February 1927 in New London, New London County, Connecticut1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 17 April 1946 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to John Henry Allen5 |
| Partnered | with Donald William Clark |
| Died | 28 July 1990 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut2, 6 |
Biography
Lulu lived in Oakdale, Connecticut, and she was a self-employed private housekeeper.6
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  John Henry Allen (son of John D. Allen and Mary Petrowski) |
| Born | ca. 1925 |
| Married | 17 April 1946 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Lulu Jane Tefft |
| Died | 30 September 1958 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut |
| Partner 2 | Donald William Clark |
| Born | ca. 1930 in Colchester, New London County, Connecticut |
| Partnered | with Lulu Jane Tefft |
| Children | of Lulu Jane Tefft and Donald William Clark: |
| 1. | (unnamed male) |
| Stillborn | 12 January 1961 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
Sources
- Birth Certificate, Connecticut, Unnamed Male, born 1961, stillborn. Certificate# 1961-011. Parents’ names and ages are also shown. Copy viewed at Montville Town Hall.
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Lulu J. Allen, no. 044-20-0285
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, Montville, Enumeration District 6-21, Sheet No. 10B, family of Elmer J. Tefft Jr. (40, Connecticut, chauffeur, private family, first married age 32); wife Mary A. Tefft (33, Connecticut, first married age 25); son James E. Tefft (6, Connecticut); daughter Jean V. Tefft (5, Connecticut); daughter Lulu J. Tefft (3 2/12, Connecticut).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New London County, Montville, Uncasville, Enumeration District 6-34, Sheet No. 2B, family of Elmer J. Tefft (52, Connecticut, mechanic, construction building); wife Mary S. Tefft (44, Connecticut); son James Elmer Tefft (16, Connecticut); daughter Jean V. Tefft (15, Connecticut); daughter Lulu J. Tefft (13, Connecticut); son Henry S. Tefft (8, Connecticut); son Allen Tefft (7, Connecticut); living next door is the family of Jessie Tefft (72, Scotland, widow); grandson Luther E. Tefft, Jr. (19, Connecticut, stock flying, paper box mfg., lived in Hartford, Connecticut on 1 April 1935); grand-daughter Shirley May Tefft (18, Connecticut, lived in Hartford, Connecticut on 1 April 1935).
- Index to marriage, death, and land records, Montville, Connecticut, Town Hall Website, file number 1946-00000012, marriage of John Henry Allen and Lulu Jane Tefft
- Obituary, The Day, New London, Connecticut, Lulu Allen, 29 July 1990