Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Lorell Allen Cole


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 Lorell Allen Cole and one of his descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Lorell Allen Cole,1 born 3 January 1918 in Lucas County, Ohio, the son of George Cole and Martha Matheny;1, 2, 3 died 16 September 1978 in Webster, Meade County, Kentucky.3 Lorell married, 9 August 1952 in Wood County, Ohio, Colleen Millicent Gazlay2 (born 15 August 1930 in Michigan, the daughter of Arnol Lee Gazlay and Julie M. ‘Lulu’ Johnson1, 4, 5). Lorell is buried in Parr-Frans Cemetery, Wolf Creek, Meade County, Kentucky.1

Child of Lorell Allen Cole and Colleen Millicent Gazlay:

 2i. Martha Lu Cole, born 22 June 1961.1, 6

  1. Find a Grave (website). Par-Frans Cemetery, Wolf Creek, Meade County, Kentucky; Cole, Lorell Allen: Cole / Lorell A. / Jan. 3, 1918 / Sept. 16, 1978 / Colleen M. / Aug. 15, 1930 [from gravestone]. The record provides a copy of an obituary that gives additional vital and biographical details, including the names of his parents, wife, daughter Martha Lu Cole, sister and brother.
  2. Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997, Wood County, Lorell A. Cole, age 34; father: George Cole; mother: Martha Matheny; and Colleen M. Gazlay, age 21; father: Arnol Gazlay; mother: Lulu Johnston; married on 9 August 1952 in Wood County, Ohio.
  3. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Cole, Lorell, no. 287-05-7843; died: September 1978; born: 3 January 1918.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Ontonagon County, Rockland, Enumeration District 66-14, Sheet No. 6B and 7A; family of Arnol Lee Gazlay (38, Michigan, hydro plant operator, power co.); wife Lulu Gazlay (39, Michigan); son Arnold Gene Gazlay (15, Michigan); son Leland Geo. Gazlay (13, Michigan); Colleen Millicent Gazlay (9, Michigan).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Ohio, Wood County, Perrysburg, E.D. 87-58, Sheet No. 7-8, Arnol [indexed as Cunol] Gazlay, 48, Michigan, machinist, ordinance depot; wife Lulu Gazlay, 49, Michigan; daughter Coleen Gazlay, 19, Michigan, secretary, office work, interior decorator; son Alan Gazlay, 3, Ohio.
  6. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.