Hannah Webster Tefft, the daughter of John and Mary Potter Webster, was born July 16, 1822, in Hopkinton, R. I. She was the oldest of a family of three sons and three daughters, of whom only two now survive: John O. Webster of Albion, Wis., and Mrs. Harriet Davis of Grand Rapids, Mich.
In early life she became a Christian, uniting with the Six Principle Baptist Church, changing her membership later to the Rockville Seventh-day Church. When about twenty years of age she was married to Clark R. Tefft, and in 1854 came with her husband and her father's family to Wisconsin to live. While living in Albion she became a member of the Albion Seventh-day Baptist Church, but in later years she was a member of the Milton Church, which was her church home when she died. She was a loyal and faithful member, loving the Sabbath and maintaining her Christian walk through the changing scenes of a long and varied life. She died at the home of her son Edwin, in Janesville, Wis., retaining her full consciousness until the last.
Three children were born to her: a daughter who died in childhood and two sons - Edwin A. and Charles M., who live to mourn the loss of a faithful mother. One granddaughter also survives.
She was brought to Albion to be buried by the side of her husband, the funeral being conducted by the pastor of the Albion Church on Sabbath afternoon, April 22.
