Ezekiel A. TEFFT & Mercy WILBER

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Ezekiel A. TEFFT
Mercy WILBER

Husband: Ezekiel⁸ A. TEFFT
Birth: Jan 1799, Richmond, Washington Co., RI
Death: 17 Feb 1868, Perrysburg, Wood Co., OH
Father: Ezekiel⁷ TEFFT (1750- ) [Ezekiel⁶, Samuel⁵, John⁴, Samuel³, John², William¹]
Mother: Amy/Amie WILCOX (1764- )

Marriage:

Wife: Mercy WILBER
Birth (as per 1830/40 censuses): 1790-1800
Birth (as per 1850/60/70/80 census): 1802/3, RI
Birth (as per tombstone): 13 Jun 1802
Death: 19 Feb 1885, Wood Co., OH
Disposition: buried in Perrysburg, Wood Co., OH
Father: William WILBER
Mother: Anna __?__

Mercy appears to have been fibbing about her age beginning in mid-life, which would result in a false birthyear on her tombstone.

Children:

1. (Daughter A) TEFFT, b. 1810-20; d.s.p. by 1830
2. (Daughter B) TEFFT, b. 1810-20
3. William V. B. TEFFT, b. 1821/2
4. Gardner Rowland TEFFT, b. 1824/5
5. Palmer TEFFT, b. 1827/8
6. (Son A) TEFFT, b. 1825-30

Others:

Grandchild:
. Charles W. TEFFT, b. 1857/8, OH
Probable grandchildren:
. Nathan TEFFT, b. 1838/9, OH
. Mercy TEFFT, b. 1852/3, OH

Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #7 of 7; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1820 RI Washington Co. Richmond Twp. p. 103 Ln. 16 Ezekiel Teft Jr. 000100-21100-0-001

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 19-25* 1794-1801 = Ezekiel (b. 1799)

2 females 9 or under 1810-1820 = Daughter B
= Daughter A

1 female 10-15 1804-1810 = ?

1 female 16-25 1794-1804 = Mercy

1 person engaged in manufacture

*In the 1820 Census, the third column is age class 16-18 and the fourth column is age class 16-25; therefore, any individual in column three is duplicated in column four. By subtracting the number in column three from the number in column four, you can create an age class "19-25."

Listed next to Ezekiel's father, Ezekiel TEFT (Sr.).

3. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #17 of 24; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830 NY Chenango Co. Smyrna Twp. p. 229 Ln. 10 Ezekiel Tift Jnr 220 001 - 001 011

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 4 or under 1825-1830 = Son A
= Palmer (b. 1827/8)

2 males 5-9 1820-1825 = Gardner (b. 1824/5)
= William (b. 1821/2)

1 male 30-39 1790-1800 = Ezekiel (b. 1799)

1 female 10-14 1815-1820 = Daughter B

1 female 20-29 1800-1810 = ?

1 female 30-39 1790-1800 = Mercy

Listed one line below Samuel TIFT and five lines above William TIFT. The elder Ezekiel TIFT is on p. 233.

4. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #87 of 318; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 OH Columbiana Co. St. Clair Twp. p. 156A Ln. 28 Ezekiel Tefft 002 000 100 - 000 010 100 0001000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 10-14 1825-1830 = Palmer (b. 1827/8)
= Gardner (b. 1824/5)

1 male 40-49 1790-1800 = Ezekiel (b. 1799)

1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Daughter B

1 female 40-49 1790-1800 = Mercy

1 person employed in manufactures and trades

Listed one line below son, William TEFFT.

5. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #32 of 44): Perrysburg Twp., Wood Co., OH, p. 119B, 212/218, enumerated 1 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

E Tifft 51 M Farmer Rhode Island

Mercy Tifft 47 F "

Gardner   " 25 M Farmer NY

Palmer    " 22 M Farmer "

Nathan    " 11 F Ohio

Lean/Lear " 17 F "

Stephen   " 1 M "

Mercy has begun to fib about her age (she should be at least 49). Nathan must be a grandson (or nephew) as he is not with our subjects in the 1840 census. Leah is Gardner's wife, and Stephen is their son.

6. 1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #10 of 40): Perrysburg P.O., Town Perrysburg, Wood Co., OH, p. 396, B, PN 133, 900/899, enumerated 29 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Ezekiel Lift 61 M Miller 400 200 Rhod Island

Mercy    " 58 F "

Nathan   " 21 M Ohio

Mercy    " 7 F "

Nathan and Mercy must be grandchildren.

7. 1870 Census Images (online at Genealogy.com; Image #27 of 29): Napoleon P.O., Washington Twp., Henry Co., OH, Roll 1221 (Book 1), p. 425A, PN 27, 205/195, enumerated 14 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Tefft G R 46 M W Lumber Dealer 2000 1800 York State

_____ Leah 39 F W Keeping house Ohio

[Gardner & Leah's six children]

_____ Mercy 67 F W Rhode Island

8. LDS. Family Search: Census Records: 1880 United States (online at FamilySearch.org):

Census Place:Freedom, Wood, Ohio

Source:FHL Film #1255078; NARA Film #T9-1078; Pg 156D

Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Occupation Fa Mo

William V. B. TEFFT Self M M W 58 RI Farmer RI RI

Hannah TEFFT Wife F M W 48 ENG Keeping House ENG ENG

Charles W. TEFFT Son M S W 22 OH Works On Farm RI OH

Mercy TEFFT Mother F W W 77 RI Keeping House RI RI

Hanna must be William's second wife because Charles's mother was born in Ohio, not England.

9. Messages in the TEFFT Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).

10. Broderbund. World Family Trees. Vol. 10, Pedigree #2223.

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