Gazlay Family History
Jessie Louise McClure
Parents
| Father | Robert McClure (ca. 1841 - ) |
| Mother | Janet _____ (ca. 1843 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 7 December 2009; Last Edited: 24 April 2025 |
| Person ID | 508 |
| Name | Jessie Louise McClure |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | August 1866 in Scotland1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Emigrated | 1870 from Scotland3 |
| Married | 19 July 1887 in Griswold, New London County, Connecticut to Elmer James Tefft, Sr.2, 6 |
| Died | 28 November 1950 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut7 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Elmer James Tefft, Sr. (son of John H. Tefft and Ellen O. Boyens) |
| Born | 12 April 1867 in Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut |
| Married | 19 July 1887 in Griswold, New London County, Connecticut to Jessie Louise McClure |
| Died | 27 April 1935 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut |
| Children | of Jessie Louise McClure and Elmer James Tefft, Sr.: |
| +1. | Elmer James Tefft, Jr. |
| Born | 2 July 1888 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 13 March 1922 in Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut to Mary Adeline Strickland |
| Died | 29 April 1960 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut |
| +2. | Luther Clinton Tefft |
| Born | 28 August 1891 in Griswold, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 25 November 1912 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Mabel LaFlamme |
| Died | 28 July 1949 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut |
| +3. | Robert Arthur Tefft |
| Born | 30 August 1894 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 6 June 1923 in Baltic, Connecticut to Ethel C. Firth |
| Died | 22 January 1982 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Connecticut, New London County, Norwich, Enumeration District 97, Page 3
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New London County, Montville, Enumeration District 456, Sheet No. 22B, family of Elma J. Teft [sic, Elmer J. Tefft] (34, Connecticut, April 1866, farm laborer); wife of 13 years Jessie L Teft (33, Scotland, Aug 1866, 3 children, 3 living); son Elma J. Teft (11, Connecticut, July 1888); son Luther Teft (9, Connecticut, Aug 1890); son Robert A. Teft (6, Connecticut, Aug 1893).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, New London County, Montville, E.D. 255, Sheet No. 15A, Elmer J. Teffts, 53, Connecticut, machinist, paper mill; wife Jessie L. Teffts, 52, Scotland, immigrated 1870; son Robert A. Teffts, 25, Connecticut, paper cutter, paper mill.
- 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).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Connecticut, New London County, Montville, E.D. 6-52, Sheet No. 31, Jessie Tefft, 82, Scotland, widow.
- Obituary, The Day, New London, Connecticut, Elmer J. Tefft, 29 April 1935.
- Index to marriage, death, and land records, Montville, Connecticut, Town Hall Website, file number 1950-00000202, death of Jessie Louise Tefft