Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyPhoebe May ‘Mae’ Gazlay

DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Phoebe May ‘Mae’ Gazlay7 (John Gazlay,6 Arvin Gazlay,5 John Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)

Parents

FatherJohn Arvin Gazlay (21 May 1846 - 26 August 1911)
MotherHenrietta Elmira ‘Etta’ Morgan (13 November 1853 - 10 January 1913)

Personal Information

Record Created: 7 March 2011; Last Edited: 13 April 2014 
Person ID2093
NamePhoebe May ‘Mae’ Gazlay
GenderFemale
Born 23 May 1878 in Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio: The 1900 census indicates her birth as November 1878.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Married 22 July 1903 in Huron County, Ohio to Frank A. Peirce1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Died 4 December 1942 in South Miami, Dade County, Florida8
Buried in Miami Memorial Park, Maimi, Dade County, Florida8

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyFrank A. Peirce (son of Edward Peirce and Olive Irene Chase)
Born 26 April 1882 in Dennison, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Married 22 July 1903 in Huron County, Ohio to Phoebe May ‘Mae’ Gazlay
  
Children of Phoebe May ‘Mae’ Gazlay and Frank A. Peirce:
  
+1.FamilyEdward Franklin Peirce
Born 24 July 1908 in Bellevue, Sandusky County, Ohio
Married 23 March 1933 in Broward County, Florida to Eleanor A. Stoddard
Died 9 February 1978 in Lady Lake, Lake County, Florida
  

Sources

  1. Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958, available at familysearch.org. Frank H. Peirce and Phoebe May Gazlay, married 22 Jul 1903 at Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio. The record includes their ages and birth places, and the names of their parents. Phoebe’s mother’s name is listed as Henrietta Carter; her maiden surname was Morgan so the basis for the name Carter is not known.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Sandusky County, Clyde, Enumeration District 73, Page No. 27, family of John A. Gazlay (34, NY, harnessmaker), wife Henrietta A. Gazlay (26, Ohio), daughter Lottie M. Gazlay (3, Ohio), daughter Phoebe M. Gazlay (2, Ohio), daughter Emily M. Gazlay (9/12, Aug, Ohio), Charlotte Gazlay (67, NY, widow).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Sandusky County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 93, Sheet No. 13B, family (indexed as Gooley) of John A. Gazley (54, NY, May 1846, grocer), wife of 28 years Henrietta Gazley (46, Ohio, Nov 1853, 6 children, 5 living), son John Gazley Jr. (20, Ohio, June 1881, clerk in grocery), daughter Lotta Gazley (23, Ohio, Jan 1877, teacher in public school), daughter Phebe Gazley (21, Ohio, Nov 1878, teacher in public school), daughter Maria Gazley (17, Ohio, Jan 1883), daughter Jennie (15, Ohio, Nov 1884).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Huron County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 28, Sheet No. 10B, family of Frank A. Peirce (27, Ohio, engineer, railroad), wife of 6 years May Peirce (31, Ohio), son Edward F. Peirce (1 9/12, Ohio).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Huron County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 46, Sheet No. 8A, family of Frank Pierce (37, Ohio, engineer, railroad), wife Mae Pierce (41, Ohio), son Edward Pierce (11, Ohio), lodger Ora Andrews (30, Ohio, engineer, railroad), lodger Olive Pierce (69, VT, widow) [Olive is Frank’s mother].
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Florida, Dade County, South Miami, Enumeration District 13-107, Sheet No. 7B, family (indexed as Reives) of Frank H. Peirce (48, Ohio, 20 at first marriage, carpenter, house builder), wife Phoebe Peirce (52, Ohio, 24 at first marriage), son Edward F. Peirce (19, Ohio).
  7. Gazlay Family Notes, undated and unpublished. This photocopy of five pages of hand-written notes start with what is believed to be the same 1852 interview of Sayrs Gazlay by his brother Theodore that is transcribed elsewhere. The remaining pages focus on the branch of the family that includes John Arvin Gazlay (1846-1911). Some dates in this photocopy differ from other sources. Transcription available at Gazlay Family History (website).
  8. Obituary, The Miami News, Miami, Florida, 5 December 1942, Mrs. Mae Gazlay Peirce, died 4 December 1942. The obituary names her three sisters, one brother and one son, and indicates two grandchildren.