Joseph Leo Tefft

Male 1884 - 1918


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  • Born  Sep 1884  Jefferson, Montana Territory Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  27 Apr 1918  Great Falls, Cascade, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried  5 May 1918  Copeland, Boundary, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Aregua Pct. 26, Teller County, Colorado. "Joseph, Tefft, age 25; birthplace, Kansas; occupation, miner." [The actual birthplace was Montana. See Source 1.]

      A copy of the divorce record was obtained from the Uintah County Clerk, Vernal, Utah 84078. The case citation record is "Rosa Tefft v. Joseph L. Tefft, Civil No. 677", which became final on 2 June, 1914. This record indicated that Joseph Tefft's last known residence was at Avon, [Powell County], Montana. This was where Joseph's brother Hugo lived for several years while employed as a ranch hand.

      According to his obituary record, Joseph spent the last few years of his life living in Bonners Ferry, Idaho with his father, Perry Tefft. Joseph died in Great Falls, Montana while he was on his way to Minnesota to receive medical treatment.

      The 1900 census indicates a birth date of September 1883 for Joseph. However, other documents, including the 1895 Kansas Census and the 1910 Federal Census, in addition to the birth certificate of his two daughters, seem to indicate that he was actuallyborn in 1884. In addition, his parents were married in October 1883.
    Person ID  I13886  Moon Anderson Family History & Genealogy
    Last Modified  7 Apr 2017 

    Father  Perry Wilson Tefft,   b. 6 Mar 1859, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1922, Bonners Ferry, Boundary, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Josephine Freyler,   b. Abt 1866, Jefferson, Montana Territory Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1888, Corbin, Jefferson, Montana Territory Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  17 Oct 1883  Wickes, Jefferson, Montanta Territory Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F4443  Group Sheet

    Family  Rosa Viola Dean,   b. 29 Apr 1893, Sanger, Union, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1948, Vernal, Uintah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  24 Dec 1908  Cripple Creek, Teller, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced  Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Ellen Elizabeth Welch,   b. 12 May 1910, Elkton, Teller, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1999, Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mary Terisha Welch,   b. 15 May 1912, Vernal, Uintah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1970
    Family ID  F7112  Group Sheet


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