Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Spencer Gazlay Kuhn


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 Spencer Gazlay Kuhn and seven of his descendants down to the fourth generation.


First Generation
1. Spencer Gazlay Kuhn,1 born 25 April 1891 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, the son of Oscar William Kuhn and Clara Virginia Gazlay;1, 2, 3, 4 died 7 May 1968 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.1 Spencer married Medora Farrin6 (born 30 June 1889 in Wyoming, Hamilton County, Ohio, parents not determined;3, 5 Medora died 28 July 1948 in Petoskey, Emmet County, Michigan5). Spencer and Medora are buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.1, 5

+2i. Spencer Farrin ‘Bill’ Kuhn, born 24 March 1913 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; died 16 September 1989. Married Ada Mae Dixon.
+3ii. Robert Henry Kuhn, born 23 May 1915 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; died 5 October 1993 in Ft. Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida. Married Patricia Smith.

  1. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Kuhn, Spencer G., card no. 158291, born 25 April 1891, Cincinnati, Ohio, died 7 May 1968 in Cincinnati, Ohio, parents: Oscar W. Kuhn and Clara Gazalay [sic], widowed husband of Medora Farrin, section 20, lot 5.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 271, Sheet No. 2A, family of Oscar W. Kuhn (38, Ohio, Mar 1862, attorney); wife of 10 years Clara G. Kuhn (36, Indiana, Sept 1863, 1 child, 1 living); son Spencer Kuhn (10, Ohio, April 1890).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 91-210, Sheet No. 3A, family of Spencer Kuhn (50, Ohio, president, retail lumber co.); wife Medora Kuhn (50, Ohio); son Spencer F. Kuhn (27, Ohio, lawyer, private practice law); son Robert H. Kuhn (35, Ohio).
  4. Gazlay History, written by Spencer G. Kuhn, a grandchild of Theodore Gazlay; undated. This is a typewritten re-compilation of the earlier Genealogy of the Gazlay Family, compiled by Theodore Gazlay in 1890, including the 1852 statement of the family history by Reverend Sayers Gazlay, an elder brother of Theodore. This document re-formats the information in the 1890 work. For example, facts originally shown in list form, such as birth and death dates, are incorporated in the narrative of this later work. Two post-1890 sections are unique to this document: one with additional details about Theodore Gazlay’s family, with dates as late as 1951; and another on the Donaldson family, featuring Jean Gazlay Donaldson and her six marriages, with several dates in 1965.
  5. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Kuhn, Medora F., card no. 132934, born 30 June 1889, Wyoming, Ohio, died 28 July 1948 in Petoskey, Michigan, parents: Matthew B. & Medora Lockman Farrin, wife of Spencer G. Kuhn, section 20, lot 5.
  6. Memoirs of the Miami Valley, by John Calvin Hover, Volume III, Chicago, Robert O. Law Company, 1920, page 41-42, biography of Oscar W. Kuhn. Available at Google Books.
Second Generation
2. Spencer Farrin ‘Bill’ Kuhn2 (Spencer1), born 24 March 1913 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio;1, 2, 3 died 16 September 1989.1 Bill married, 25 January 1947 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan, Ada Mae Dixon1, 6, 7 (born ca. October 1917 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan, the daughter of Thornton Dixon and Nellie Louise Sterling;4, 5, 6 Ada died 26 June 2012 in Chelsea, Washtenaw County, Michigan6). Bill and Ada are buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.1, 6

+4i. Dixon Spencer Kuhn, born 8 February 1948. Married Cecilia Browne.
+5ii. Margot Sterling Kuhn, born 17 May 1950. Married Thomas George Mehringer.

3. Robert Henry Kuhn2 (Spencer1), born 23 May 1915 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio;2, 3, 8 died 5 October 1993 in Ft. Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida.8 Robert married Patricia Smith (born 22 December 1920 in Howell, Livingston County, Michigan, the daughter of William McPherson Smith and Esther Kennedy;9 Patricia died 2 May 1990 in Ft. Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida9). Robert and Patricia are buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.8, 9

 6i. Meredith F. Kuhn, born 28 October 1959 in Red Bank, Monmouth County, New Jersey;10 died 15 July 2009 in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida.10 Meredith is buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.10

  1. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Kuhn, Spencer F., card no. 190375, born 24 March 1913 in Cincinnati, Ohio, died 16 September 1989, parents: Spencer G. Kuhn and Medora Farrin, name of spouse: Ada Dixon, section 20, lot 5.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 91-210, Sheet No. 3A, family of Spencer Kuhn (50, Ohio, president, retail lumber co.); wife Medora Kuhn (50, Ohio); son Spencer F. Kuhn (27, Ohio, lawyer, private practice law); son Robert H. Kuhn (35, Ohio).
  3. Memoirs of the Miami Valley, by John Calvin Hover, Volume III, Chicago, Robert O. Law Company, 1920, page 41-42, biography of Oscar W. Kuhn. Available at Google Books.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Monroe County, Monroe City, Enumeration District 117, Sheet No. 11B; family of Thornton Dixon (44, Michigan, lawyer, general practice); wife Nellie S. Dixon (44, Michigan); daughter Jeanette S. Dixon (11, Michigan); daughter Ada May Dixon (2 2/12, Michigan); father-in-law William C. Sterling (70, Michigan, widow, merchant); cook Elizabeth Wagner (59, Michigan, widow, cook, private family); nurse Eleanora McLaughlin (18, Michigan, nurse, private family).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Monroe County, Monroe City, Enumeration District 58-24, Sheet No. 4A; family of Thornton Dixon (55, Michigan, lawyer, general practice, first married age 21); wife Nellie L. Dixon (53, Michigan, first married age 39); daughter Ada M. Dixon (12, Michigan); servant Lizzie M. Wagner (69, Michigan, widow, servant, private family); servant Dorothy Ritterbach (17, Missouri, servant, private family).
  6. Obituary, Huron Daily Tribune, Huron, Michigan (website: www.michiganthumbs.com); 7 July 2012, Ada Dixon Kuhn, died 26 June 2012 in Chelsea, Michigan. The article provides vital and biographical details, and the names of her husband, children, and grandchildren.
  7. Marriage Announcement, Grosse Pointe News, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 30 January 1947, marriage of Spencer Farrin Kuhn and Ada Mae Dixon, 25 January 1947 in Monroe, Michigan.
  8. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Kuhn, Robert H., card no. 195385, born 23 May 1915 in Cincinnati, Ohio, died 5 October 1993 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, parents: Spencer Kuhn and Medora Farrin, spouse of Patricia S. Farrin [sic, Farrin is likely incorrectly copied from Medora Farrin; Patricia’s parents are shown on her death record in the same cemetery], section 20, lot 5.
  9. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Kuhn, Patricia S., card no. 191592, born 22 December 1920 in Howell, Michigan, died 2 May 1990 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, parents: Wm. McPherson Smith and Esther Kennedy, spouse of Robert H. Kuhn, section 20, lot 5.
  10. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Kuhn, Meredith F., card no. 222663, born 28 October 1959 in Red Bank, New Jersey, died 15 July 2009 in Daytona Beach, Florda, parents: Robert H. Kuhn and Patricia (Smith) Kuhn, single, section 20, lot 5.
Third and Fourth Generations
4. Dixon Spencer Kuhn3 (Spencer ‘Bill’,2 Spencer1), born 8 February 1948.1, 2 Dixon married Cecilia Browne (born 2 January 1955, parents not determined2).

 7i. Natalie Spencer Kuhn, born 22 April 1987 in Alameda County, California.3
 8ii. Abigail Overstreet Kuhn, born 30 September 1990 in Alameda County, California.4

5. Margot Sterling Kuhn3 (Spencer ‘Bill’,2 Spencer1), born 17 May 1950.1, 2 Margot married Thomas George Mehringer (born 30 July 1954, parents not determined2).

  1. Email from Dixon Spencer Kuhn to Lee Gazlay, August 2013, providing the names and relationships of several family members.
  2. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  3. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Natalie Sterling Kuhn, born 22 April 1987 in Alameda, California. Mother’s name: Browne.
  4. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Abigail Overstreet Kuhn, born 30 September 1990 in Alameda, California. Mother’s name: Browne.