Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Harry Lee Bangerter


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 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Harry Lee Bangerter and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. Harry Lee Bangerter,1 born 10 June 1912 in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri (parents not determined);1, 2, 3 died 12 January 1978 in Los Angeles, California.2, 3 Harry married, 30 July 1951 in Santa Barbara County, California, Phoebe Elizabeth Gazley1 (born 6 July 1915 in Clarksburg, Harris County, West Virginia, the daughter of Raymond John Gazley and Mary Caroline Sager;4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Phoebe died 13 October 1980 in Los Angeles, California5). Harry is buried in Kern River Valley Cemetery, Wofford Heights, Kern County, California.2 Phoebe is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California.9

  1. California Marriage Index, Bangerter, Harry L., age 39; Gazley, Phoebe F., age 36; married 30 July 1951 in Santa Barbara County, California.
  2. Find a Grave (website). Kern River Valley Cemetery, Wofford Heights, Kern County, California, Harry Lee Bangerter, born: 10 June 1912 in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri; died: 12 January 1978 in Los Angeles, California (from record, which provides a copy of his obituary giving vital and biographical details, and the names of his surviving brother and two sisters).
  3. California Death Index 1940-1997; Ancestry (website), and Familysearch (website). Harry Lee Bangerter, born: 10 June 1912 in Missouri; died: 12 January 1978 in Los Angeles, California.
  4. West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928, Phobe Elizabeth Gazley, born: 6 July 1915 in Waldo Hotel [which was located in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia; her father Raymond was the proprietor]; father: Raymond Gazley; mother: Mary Gazley.
  5. California Death Index 1940-1997; Ancestry (website), and Familysearch (website). Phoebe E. Walker, died: 13 October 1980 in Los Angeles, California; birth date: 6 July 1915; birthplace: Virginia [sic, West Virginia]; father: Gazley; mother: Seger.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, New York County, New York City, Enumeration District 701, Sheet No. 17B, family of Raymond J. Gazley (43, New York, manager, hotel); lodger Mary Gazley (19, Pennsylvania); lodger Phoebe Gazley (4 6/12, West Virginia).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, North Carolina, Buncombe County, Ashville Township, Biltmore Forest, Enumeration District 11-30, Sheet No. 1B, family of Raymond J. Gazley (53, New York, manager, hotel, first married age 26); wife Mary S. Gazley (38, Pennsylvania, first married age 21); Phoebe E. Gazley (14, West Virginia).
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, California, Los Angeles County, Santa Monica City, Enumeration District 19-777, Sheet No. 6B, family of Mary Gazley (48, Pennsylvania, widow); daughter Phoebe Ray (24, West Virginia, married, salesgirl, bakery); grandson Donald Ray (6, California).
  9. BillionGraves (website). Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, Phoebe E. Walker, born: 1915; died: 1980.