Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Maymie Smith


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Maymie Smith and one of her descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Maymie Smith,1 born 13 May 1871 in Lamar, Barton County, Missouri, the daughter of Charles Smith and Sarah M. _____;1, 2 died 20 June 1901 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri.2, 3 Maymie married, 1898, Herbert DeCamp Laycox1, 3 (born 26 November 1860 in Chesterfield, Fulton County, Ohio, the son of Joseph Laycox and Deborah M. DeCamp;1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Herbert died 11 October 1951 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri9). Maymie is buried in Lake Cemetery, Lamar, Barton County, Missouri.2

Mamie grew up in Lamar, Missouri, and graduated high school at the top of her class in 1890. She was a teacher in the Logan or Franklin schools. After marriage, Mamie and Herbert Laycox moved to Joplin, Missouri. Mamie was known as a good Christian woman, intelligent teacher and faithful friend.2


Child of Maymie Smith and Herbert DeCamp Laycox:

 2i. Ruth Laycox, born 9 June 1901 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri;2, 10 died 13 August 1901 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri.10 Ruth is buried in Lake Cemetery, Lamar, Barton County, Missouri.10

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Missouri, Jasper County, Joplin, Enumeration District 38, Sheet No. 15B, family of Herbert Laycox (39, Ohio, Nov 1860, conductor), wife of 2 years Mame Laycox (29, May 1871, no children), border Sarah M. Smith [this is undoubtedly Mame’s mother] (64, Illinois, July 1836, widow), border Charles H. Smith [this is undoubtedly Mame’s brother] (44, Iowa, April 1856, widow, real estate).
  2. Obituary, Lamar Obits 1901, available at Barton County, Missouri, website barton.mogenweb.org. Lamar Democrat, 27 June 1901; Laycox, Herbert, Mrs. Provides a brief and touching biography, and mentions their newborn daughter Ruth Laycox.
  3. Jasper County, Missouri Deaths 1878-2005, available at ancestry.com. Laycox, Maymie [also listed as Mrs. Herbert D. Laycox]; died 20 June 1901.
  4. Email from Mary Fetter to Lee Gazlay, various dates in April and June 2013. The emails include as attachments 18 pages of hand-written family history notes containing the names, birth, marriage and death dates and places, primarily centered around the ancestors and descendants of Carl Adolph Hildebrand (1886-1965) and his wife Maria Elizabeth Gazlay (1883-1973). The pages include surnames Gazlay, Hildebrand, Rhoades, Morgan, Zehner, and Fetter, among many other surnames. The information in these pages matches the same information found in other (primarily public) records, so is considered highly reliable.
  5. Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958, available at familysearch.org. Herbert D. Laycox and Lottie M. Gazlay, married 28 December 1903 at Bellevue, Sandusky County, Ohio. The record includes their ages and birth places, and the names of their parents.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Enumeration District 156, Sheet No. 5A, family of Herbert D. Laycox (49, Ohio, 2nd marriage, conductor, RR), wife of 7 years Charlotte M. Laycox (33, Ohio, 2 children, 2 living), daughter Mayme G. Laycox (5, Missouri), daughter Charlotte D. Laycox (3, Missouri).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Enumeration District 180, Sheet No. 10A, family of Herbert D. Laycox (59, Ohio, conductor, R.R.), wife Charlotte M. Laycox (42, Ohio), daughter Mayme G. Laycox (15, Missouri), daughter Charlotte D. Laycox (13, Missouri), lodger Annie L. Reeves (32, Illinois, draftsman)
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Enumeration District 48-63, Sheet No. 10B, family of Herbert D. Laycox (69, Ohio, 38 at first marriage, conductor, railroad station), wife Charlotte M. Laycox (53, Ohio, 26 at first marriage), daughter Mayme G. Laycox (25, Missouri, teacher, public-school), daughter Charlotte D. Laycox (23, Missouri, stenographer), lodger Frances Dwyer (37, Illinois, postal clerk), lodger Murla J. McClure (43, Kansas, dressmaker).
  9. Ohio Obituary Index, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; website. Laycox, Herbert; died 11 October 1951 at Kansas City, Missouri, age 80 [this age conflicts with Census and other records]; spouse: Charlotte Gazlay.
  10. Obituary, Lamar Obits 1901, available at Barton County, Missouri, website barton.mogenweb.org. Lamar Democrat, 22 August 1901; Laycox, Ruth. Provides a brief and touching account of her brief life (2 months 4 days).