Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Shirley E. Peters


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 Shirley E. Peters and four of her descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Shirley E. Peters,1 born 9 December 1932 (parents not determined).1 Shirley married, 6 April 1951 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan, Delbert Fay Bowman2, 4 (born 11 July 1932 in La Salle, Monroe County, Michigan, the son of Howard Clifford Bowman and Flossie Mildred Gazlay;1, 2, 3 Delbert died 6 June 2017 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan2). Delbert is buried in Roselawn Memorial Park, La Salle, Monroe County, Michigan.2

 2i. Connie Bowman.
 3ii. Archer Bowman.
 4iii. Debra E. Bowman.
 5iv. Diane Bowman.

  1. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  2. Find a Grave (website). Roselawn Memorial Park, La Salle, Monroe County, Michigan; Delbert Fay Bowman, born: 11 July 1932 in La Salle, Monroe County, Michigan; died: 6 June 2017 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan (from record, which includes the text from his obituary; and provides the names and links for his parents and seven siblings).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Monroe County, La Salle Township, Enumeration District 58-21, Sheet No. 18A, family of Howard Bowman (43, Ohio, truck driver, road work); wife Flossie Bowman (43, Michigan); son Eugene Bowman (20, Michigan, auto mechanic, retail auto); daughter Mildred Bowman (17, Michigan); son Leon Bowman (16, Michigan); son Lowell Bowman (15, Michigan); son Warren Bowman (13, Michigan); daughter Audrey Bowman (12, Michigan); son Lysle Bowman (10, Michigan); son Delbert Bowman (8, Michigan); daughter Marlene Bowman (2, Michigan).
  4. 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.