Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Estelle Rose ‘Stella’ Kohley


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 Estelle Rose ‘Stella’ Kohley and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Estelle Rose ‘Stella’ Kohley,1 born 9 June 1922 in Illinois (parents not determined);1, 2 died 10 August 2009.2, 3 Stella married, 17 June 1989, George Charles Blake, Jr.1 (born 20 July 1920 in Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey, the son of George Charles Blake and Margaret Eleanor Voelker;1, 4, 5, 6 George died 16 October 19994, 7). Stella and George are buried in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey.3, 7

Stella was previously married to Mark Lies, with whom she had 11 children.1

George was a fireman in East Orange, NJ, for 31 years. He and Stella had no children together.1


  1. Record of visit between Lee Gazlay and Margaret (nee Voelker) Blake, George and Stella Blake, Spring 1996, in which Margaret, George, and Stella provided numerous details about the Voelker family and families that Voelker women married into.
  2. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Stella Lies-Blake, died: 10 August 2009; born: 9 June 1922; last place of residence: Union [County], New Jersey.
  3. Find a Grave (website). Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey, Stella Lies Blake, born: unknown; died: August 2009.
  4. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). George C. Blake, died: 16 October 1999; born: 20 July 1920; last place of residence: Lakewood, Ocean [County], New Jersey.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New Jersey, Essex County, East Orange City, Enumeration District 7-362, Sheet No. 2A, family of George Blake (30, New Jersey, first married age 20, chauffeur, tailoring); wife Margaret Blake (25, New Jersey, first married age 17); son George Blake (9, New Jersey); son Norman Blake (3, New Jersey).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New Jersey, Essex County, East Orange, Enumeration District 7-88, Sheet No. 5A, family of George Blake (40, New Jersey, chauffeur, municipal govt); wife Margaret Blake (36, New Jersey); son George Blake, Jr. (19, New Jersey, marker, shipping, dept. store); son Norman Blake (13, New Jersey).
  7. Find a Grave (website). Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey, George C. Blake, born: unknown; died: October 1999.