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Mertilla Clementine Tefft 1865 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1865

Birth Location: Kent, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 19 Oct 1940

Death Location: Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA

Father: Amos Tefft

Mother: Jane Underhill

Spouse(s): Paul Zimmerman

Children(s): Ada Zimmerman, Clare Zimmerman, Howard Zimmerman, Effie Zimmerman, Hollis Zimmerman

The story of Mertilla Clementine Tefft began in 1865 in Kent, Michigan, USA. Mertilla Clementine Tefft married Paul R Zimmerman, and had children including Ada Zimmerman, Clare Zimmerman, Howard Zimmerman, Effie Irene Zimmerman, Hollis Paul Zimmerman. Mertilla Clementine Tefft passed away in 1940 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mertilla Clementine Tefft began in 1865 in Kent, Michigan, USA.
  • Mertilla Clementine Tefft married Paul R Zimmerman, and had children including Ada Zimmerman, Clare Zimmerman, Howard Zimmerman, Effie Irene Zimmerman, Hollis Paul Zimmerman.
  • Mertilla Clementine Tefft passed away in 1940 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA.

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Mertilla Tefft's Ancestors

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Mertilla Tefft
1865 – 1940
Birth Place: Kent, Michigan, USA
Parents
Amos B Tefft
1821 – 1889
Springport, Cayuga, New York, USA
Jane (Ann) Underhill
1838 – 1909
Allen, Allegany, New York, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Rensselaer Livingston) Underhill
1810 – 1854
Clinton, Dutchess, New York, USA
Hester (Ann) McCord
1814 – 1852
New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Underhill
1778 – 1849
Mary Leake
1781 – 1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Underhill
1753 – 1794
Jerusha Barnes
1754 – 1793

Mertilla Tefft's Descendants

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Mertilla (Clementine) Tefft (18 Mar 1865 – 19 Oct 1940) m. Paul (R) Zimmerman (16 Feb 1858 – 19 Apr 1906)
  1. 1. Ada Zimmerman (3 Dec 1887 – 7 Sep 1949) m. Adam Hammer (12 Sep 1878 – 20 Dec 1947)
    1. 1. Maxwell (George) Hammer (15 Mar 1911 – 27 Jul 2004) m. Harriet Bosma (6 Aug 1917 – 30 Nov 1950) m. Beryle (Lucy) Brownwell (17 Mar 1913 – 17 Nov 1997)
    2. 2. Harold (Emery) Hammer (5 Jun 1912 – 8 Dec 1991) m. Olive (Mae) Ober (1 Jul 1913 – 10 Aug 1992)
    3. 3. Preston (Clarence) Hammer (12 Dec 1913 – 14 Apr 1986) m. Hilda Knight (11 Nov 1913 – 23 May 1997)
    4. 4. Dayton (Howard) Hammer (16 Aug 1915 – 23 Apr 1999)
  2. 2. Clare Zimmerman (12 Mar 1892 – 9 Jul 1953) m. Cornelia VandePeerle (12 Oct 1894 – 20 Oct 1921)
    1. 1. Clarence Zimmerman (31 Jan 1917 – 26 Jan 1931)
    2. 2. Versal (P) Zimmerman (23 Oct 1919 – 1 Aug 1997)
  3. 3. Howard Zimmerman (23 Jan 1894 – 29 Feb 1948) m. Bessie (Christine) Carlson (4 May 1906 – 27 Aug 1993)
  4. 4. Effie (Irene) Zimmerman (15 Feb 1899 – 12 Jul 1982) m. Eugene (Wilhelm) Rogler (26 May 1893 – 7 Mar 1979)
    1. 1. Calvin (Warren) Rogler (17 Jan 1925 – 27 Nov 1984)
    2. 2. Gordon (Lynn) Rogler (13 Jun 1928 – 19 Jun 2003)
  5. 5. Hollis (Paul) Zimmerman (15 Feb 1902 – 13 Mar 1966) m. Audrey (Saphrona) Gaither (2 Jul 1896 – 23 Nov 1986)
    1. 1. Hollis (Paul) Zimmerman (4 Dec 1928 – 20 Aug 1996) m. Myrtle (Daisey) Thompson (25 Mar 1924 – 23 Jul 2005)
    2. 2. Elwyn (Ernest) Zimmerman (20 Jan 1933 – 25 Mar 2002)

Mertilla Tefft's Timeline

2 Records

1865
18 Mar 1865
Birth of Mertilla Clementine Tefft in Kent, Michigan, USA
Kent, Michigan, USA
1940
19 Oct 1940
Age 75
Death of Mertilla Clementine Tefft in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1865
    Event Place: Kent, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1940
    Event Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA

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