More TEFFT, Chautauqua CO NY, Royal, Rufus etc
Here are some more TEFFT known to have been here, Chautauqua CO NY;
I am curious about Rufus and Royal
Rufus is listed as BOTH TIFFT and TEFFT here;
Tefft, Tifft, Rufus Revolutionary War Service
A one time resident of Chautauqua County whose date and place of death and burial is unknown:
Was living in Chautauqua CO NY when granted a pension, in 1831 at age 79 years served Private, NY Militia
New York Pensioners, 1835
County: Chautauque Co.
Name: Rufus Tifft
Rank: Private
Annual Allowance: 22 42
Sums Received: -
Description of service: New York militia
When placed on the pension roll: September 23, 1833
Commencement of pension: March 4, 1831
Age: 79
Lyman O TefftTEFFT
Lyman died 1905-5-29 lot 1-119
Mrs. Lyman d 1893-3-12 lot 1-119
Nelson d 1880-7-8 lot-1-118
Service Record:
Enlisted as a Corporal on 28 September 1861 in Harmony, Chautauqua CoNY at the age of 36
Enlisted in Company E, 9th Cavalry Regiment New York on 02 October 1861
Received a disability discharge on 07 April 1862 in Washington, DC
Sources:
New York: Report of the Adjutant-General. (NYRoster) Published in 1894-1906
Elias A Tefft
Service Record:
Enlisted as a Private on 29 July 1862 in Jamestown,Chautauqua County NY at the age of 18
Enlisted in Company A, 112th Infantry Regiment New York on 04 August 1862
Mustered out on 13 June 1865 in Raleigh, NC
He is buried in Levant Cemetery town of Poland, Chautauqua CO NY
TEFFT
lot 14 A
Child no data
Elias A Tefft, 1846-1888 Civil War Veteran
Wife Myra J 1854-1920
Son Bartlett D Tefft 1881 d 5/3/1958
Amanda Tefft no data
TEFFT CEMETERY
FRENCH CREEK, Chautauqua CO NY
Tefft is the name for many years from the Tefft property.
buried here is
Daniel Tefft d 4-19-1888 ae 75yrs 10mos 5ds.
Lydia, his wife d 10-25-1896 ae 87
Sarah J. dau of David and Lydia Tefft d Jun 4, 1853 ae 8yrs 28ds
Martha A. dau of David and Lydia Tefft d 5/18/1853 ae 10yrs 3mos 16ds.
In early census records for Chautauqua CO is one ROYAL TEFFT;
in 1825 he is in Pomfret no more known but he had a family .
Lakeview Cemetery, Jamestown NY no ages given dates are death and burial ages not known
I do not know the other numbers here, this is our largest cemetery here;
Tefft Edward 7268 26 March 1903 70 29 March 1903 21 Cedarwood
Tefft Erastus 18918 19 May 1927 69 22 May 1927 26 14
Tefft Florence J 37782 18 December 1978 88 20 December 1978 26 14
Tefft Mary E 23808 31 January 1939 80 3 February 1939 26 14
Tefft Theodore A 10322 5 March 1913 30 12 September 1913 Mound
Tefft William E 29945 1 September 1955 71 3 September 1955 26 14