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Pha Tefft (1846 - 1929)

Pha Tefft
Born in Orleans, New York, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , , , , , and
Husband of — married 7 May 1866 (to 1900) in Anderson County, Kansas, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 7 Dec 1904 in Franklin, Kansas, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Father of
Died at age 83 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United Statesmap
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Contents

Biography

Birth Date and Place

  • 1846
  • Orleans, New York, United States

Parents

Marriages

  • Helen D. Stow, first wife
  • 07 May 1866
  • Anderson County, Kansas
  • divorced before 1900

Children

  • Jay Tefft, born 1867
  • John Tefft, born 1869
  • Grace Lillian Tefft, born 1873
  • Mary "Mollie" Tefft, born 1874
  • Blanche Tefft, born 1878
  • Alice Tefft, born 1884
  • Edna Tefft, born 1888

Death Date and Place

  • 04 November 1929
  • Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States



1850 United States Federal Census [1]

Name: John Teft [sic] Tefft
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Yates, Orleans, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1804
Birthplace: New York
House Number: 329
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John Teft Male 46 New York
Lorinda Teft Female 42 New York
Hiram Teft Male 20 New York
John L Teft Male 16 New York
Corydon Teft Male 14 New York
Ruth Teft Female 12 New York
George Teft Male 10 New York
James Teft Male 7 New York
Phay Teft Male 5 New York
Gidely Teft Male 3 New York
Adalaid Teft Female 1 New York


Civil War Enlistment Record [2]

Name Pha Tefft
Residence Mound City, Kansas
Enlistment Date 1 Sep 1861
Side Served Union
State Served Kansas
Sources 72


Marriage Record with Helen Stowe [3]

Name: Phu Or Phee Tefft
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 7 May 1866
Marriage Place: Anderson, Kansas, USA
Spouse: Helen D Stow
Film Number: 001516332


1870 United States Federal Census [4]

Name: Pha Teft
Age in 1870: 25
Birth Year: abt 1845
Birthplace: Michigan
Dwelling Number: 156
Home in 1870: Ottumwa, Coffey, Kansas
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: Farmer
Male Citizen over 21: Y
Personal Estate Value: 500
Real Estate Value: 1800
Inferred Spouse: Helen Teft
Inferred Children:
Jay Teft
John Teft
Household Members: Name Age
Pha Teft 25
Helen Teft 22
Jay Teft 3
John Teft 8/12


1875 Kansas State Census [5]

Name: Pha Teft [sic] Tefft
Census Date: 1 Mar 1875
Residence County: Anderson
Residence State: Kansas
Locality: Rich
Birth Place: Michigan [sic]
Family Number: 57
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1847
Race: White
Household Member(s): Name Age
Pha Teft 28
Ellen Teft 26
J Teft 8
John Teft 6
Lillian Teft 2


1880 United States Federal Census [6]

Name: Pha Tefft
Age: 34
Birth Date: Abt 1846
Birthplace: Michigan
Home in 1880: Saguache, Colorado, USA
Dwelling Number: 7
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: H. L. Tefft
Father's Birthplace: Vermont [sic]
Mother's Birthplace: Vermont [sic]
Occupation: Agriculture
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Pha Tefft 34
H. L. Tefft 31
Jay Tefft 14
John W. Tefft 11
Gracie L. Tefft 8
Mary Tefft 6
Blanchie Tefft 2


1885 Colorado State Census [7]

Name: Pha Tefft
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 39
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: abt 1846
Birth Place: Michigan
Residence Year: 1885
Residence Place: Saguache, Colorado, USA
Relation to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birth Place: Vermont [sic]
Mother's Birth Place: New York
Enumeration District: 2
Family Number: 321
Line Number: 8
Page Number: 30
Household Members: Name Relationship
Pha Tefft Head
Hellen Tefft Wife
Grace S Tefft Daughter
Mollie Tefft Daughter
Alice Tefft Daughter


1900 United States Federal Census [8]

Name: Fay Teff
Age: 55
Birth Date: Jun 1844
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1900: Coaldale, Fremont, Colorado
Sheet Number: 8
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 160
Family Number: 161
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Father in Law
Marital Status: Divorced
Occupation: Farmer
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Frank Smith 36
Millian Smith 27
Freddie Smith 7
Charley Smith 3
Fay Teff 55
Fay Teff 9


Marriage Record for Daughter Edna May [9]

This record confirms her mother's maiden name.

Name: Pha Tefft
Gender: Male
Spouse: Helen Stowe Tefft
Child: Edna May Johnson


Marriage Record with Clara Preston [10]

Name: Pha Tefft
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Birth Date: abt 1854
Marriage Date: 7 Dec 1904
Marriage Place: Franklin, Kansas, USA
Spouse: Clara E Preston
Film Number: 001451457


1910 United States Federal Census [11]

Name: Pha Tefft
Age in 1910: 65
Birth Year: abt 1845
Birthplace: Michigan
Home in 1910: Portland Ward 8, Multnomah, Oregon
Street: Earl St
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Clara O Tefft
Father's Birthplace: Michigan
Mother's Birthplace: Michigan
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Employer, Employee or Other: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Pha Tefft 65
Clara O Tefft 56
Pha R Tefft 19 [mother was Helen Stowe, not Clara]


1920 United States Federal Census [12]

Name: Pha Tefft
Age: 74
Birth Year: abt 1846
Birthplace: Michigan
Home in 1920: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
Street: 56 Av
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Husband
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Clara Tefft
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Able to Speak English: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Clara Tefft 62
Pha Tefft 74


United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards [13]

Name Pha Tefft
Beneficiary's Name Clara O Tefft
Event Type Pension
Event Date 1907-1933
Event Place United States
Form Type Army Invalid
Death Date 04 Nov 1929


Oregon Death Index [14]

Name: Pha Tefft
Death Date: 4 Nov 1929
Death Place: Portland
Certificate: 3146


Find A Grave Burial Record [15]

Name: Pvt Pha Tefft
Birth Date: 1846
Birth Place: Michigan, United States of America
Death Date: 4 Nov 1929
Death Place: Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States of America
Cemetery: Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, : United States of America
<b>Has Bio?: Y
Spouse: Clara O [Preston] Tefft [second wife]


Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MC19-1RN : 12 April 2016), John Teft, Yates, Orleans, New York, United States; citing family 334, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  2. ↑ American Civil War Soldiers, Side served: Union; State served: Kansas; Enlistment date: 1 Sep 1861. Source Information: Historical Data Systems, comp.. American Civil War Soldiers [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
  3. ↑ Kansas Marriages, Ancestry.com. Kansas, County Marriage Records, 1811-1911 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Marriage Records. Kansas Marriages.
  4. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Ottumwa, Coffey, Kansas; Roll: M593_431; Page: 316A; Family History Library Film: 545930. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
  5. ↑ 1875 Kansas State Census, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1875 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1875_1; Line: 58. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
  6. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Saguache, Colorado; Roll: 92; Page: 337A; Enumeration District: 101. Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
  7. ↑ 1885 Colorado State Census, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: Schedules of the Special Census of 1885; NAI Number: 2791166; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007; Record Group Number: 29; Series Title: Colorado State Census, 1885; Series Number: M158; NARA Roll Number: 8. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Colorado State Census, 1885 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2006.
  8. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Coaldale, Fremont, Colorado; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0036; Fay Teff, age 55, born in New York. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
  9. ↑ Washington, Marriage Records, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
  10. ↑ Kansas Marriages, Ancestry.com. Kansas, County Marriage Records, 1811-1911 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Marriage Records. Kansas Marriages. Various Kansas County District Courts and Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas.
  11. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Portland Ward 8, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: T624_1287; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0243; FHL microfilm: 1375300. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
  12. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: T625_1500; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 65. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
  13. ↑ "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD3-YDKB : 11 March 2018), Pha Tefft, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,636,271.
  14. ↑ Oregon State Library; Death Index 1921-1930 Begin-A; Reel Title: Oregon Death Index A-Z; Year Range: 1921-1930. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
  15. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #18370139, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 May 2018), memorial page for Pvt Pha Tefft (1846–4 Nov 1929), Find A Grave Memorial no. 18370139, citing Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8).




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