Gazlay Family History
Ruth Anna Payne
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Ruth Anna Payne8 (Julia Crippin,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Ruth Anna Payne8 (Julia Crippin,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Charles J. Payne (15 April 1866 - 6 November 1947) |
| Mother | Julia Anna Crippin (30 June 1868 - 31 January 1947) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 4 April 2023; Last Edited: 5 April 2023 |
| Person ID | 13644 |
| Name | Ruth Anna Payne |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 24 April 1896 in Arlington Township, Van Buren County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | November 1912 in St. Joseph County, Indiana to Ray Welker3 |
| Died | 7 January 1924 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan2, 4 |
| Buried | in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Ray Welker (son of Jeremiah Welker and Martha Miller) |
| Born | 29 July 1893 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | November 1912 in St. Joseph County, Indiana to Ruth Anna Payne |
| Married | 27 October 1928 to Helen Mae Love |
| Died | January 1970 |
| Children | of Ruth Anna Payne and Ray Welker: |
| 1. | Bernard Welker |
| Born | 3 June 1913 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Died | 3 June 1913 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| 2. | Martha Ann Welker |
| Born | 30 June 1914 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | to Jerome Louis Burton |
| Died | 28 February 1990 in Los Angeles, California |
| 3. | James Edward Welker |
| Born | 19 April 1921 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Died | 14 July 1935 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan |
Sources
- Michigan Births, 1867-1902; Ruth Payne, born: 24 April 1896 in Arlington, Van Buren County, Michigan; father: Charles Payne, born in England; mother: Anna Payne, born in Michigan.
- Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Ruth Arvea [sic] Payne Welker, born: 2 February 1897; died: 1924 (from record, which provides the names and links for her husband and one child).
- Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Application for Marriage License [Male and Female separately, but combined here], Ray Welker, born: 2 February 1891 in Bangor, Michigan [sic, his birth record shows 1893]; farmer; father: J. Welker, farmer, born in Ohio; mother: Martha J. Miller, born in Bangor, Michigan; first marriage; Ruth Payne, born: 25 April 1893 [sic, her birth record shows 1896] in Lawrence, Michigan; father; Chas. Payne, farmer, born in England; mother: Anna Crippen, born in Decatur, Michigan; first marriage; both affidavits signed: 9 November 1912 in St. Joseph County, Indiana. [Their actual marriage date is not shown in these records but is presumed to be shortly after the date of the marriage license].
- Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952. Ruth Ann Welker, died: 7 January 1924 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan; born: 24 April 1896 in Lawrence, Michigan; father: Charles Payne; mother: Anna Crippen.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Van Buren County, Arlington Township, E.D. 131, Sheet No. 5A, Charles Payne, 34, England, Apr. 1866; farmer; wife of 13 years Anna Payne, 30, Michigan, June 1869, 4 children, 3 living; son Thomas Payne, 11, Michigan, Nov. 1888; daughter Rachael Payne, 8, Michigan, Dec. 1892; daughter Ruth Payne, 4, Michigan, Apr. 1896.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Van Buren County, Arlington Township, E.D. 148, Sheet No. 11B, Charles J. Payne, 44, England, farmer, general farm; wife of 23 years Anna J. Payne, 41, Michigan, 6 children, 4 living; daughter Rachael M. Payne, 18, Michigan; daughter Ruth N. Payne, 14, Michigan; daughter Esther M. Payne, 9, Michigan; ward Anna J. Payne, 3, Michigan; border Syrene Danner, 84, Vermont; border Arris Deaner, 57, Ohio, married for 3 years, carpenter, house.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 180, Sheet No. 10B, Ray Walker [sic, Welker], 26, Michigan, farmer, general farm; wife Ruth Walker, 23, Michigan; daughter Martha A. Walker, 5, Michigan; border Claud P. Johnson, 47, New York, widow, laborer, farm; border Theron Johnson, 11, Michigan.