Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Ronald Bird ‘Ron’ O’Connell


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 Ronald Bird ‘Ron’ O’Connell and one of his descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Ronald Bird ‘Ron’ O’Connell,1 born 3 September 1947 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, the son of Ronald Frederick O’Connell and Arlene Pearl Gazlay;1, 2 died 31 May 1999 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado.1, 2, 3 Ron married Ruby Carol ‘Brake’ Hager7 (born 2 April 1948 in Ransom, Pike County, Kentucky, parents not determined;4, 5, 6 Brake died 28 August 2004 in Genesee County, Michigan4, 5). Brake is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Grand Blanc, Genesee County, Michigan.4

 2i. Ronald Bradley O’Connell, born 1 September 1969.6

  1. Find a Grave (website). (Cremated), Ronald Bird “Ron” O’Connell, 3 September 1947 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan; died: 31 May 1999 in Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, one sibling, and wife).
  2. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). O’Connell, Ronald B., no. 383-48-3039; died: 31 May 1999; born: 3 September 1947.
  3. Boards at Ancestry.com; Post by Brenda Hibner, 26 July 2001, provides the death dates of several Michigan Gazlay family members and their relatives.
  4. Find a Grave (website). Evergreen Cemetery, Grand Blanc, Genesee County, Michigan Ruby Carol “Brake” Hager O’Connell, born: 2 April 1948 in Ransom, Pike County, Kentucky; died: 28 August 2004 in Genesee County, Michigan (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband).
  5. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). O’Connell, Ruby C., no. 367-54-3950; died: 28 August 2004; born: 2 April 1948; last place of residence: Maricopa [County], Arizona.
  6. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  7. Gazlay Family Tree, by David Paul Gazlay. First edition published June 1984. Second edition published August 2001. This extensive Gazlay family tree provides birth and death years (but not exact dates) for Gazlay descendants, and names (only) of spouses. No sources are cited, but the compiler is known to have collected information from numerous documents and Gazlay descendants. Names, dates, and relationships should be compared to other source citations.