Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyJohn Arvin Gazlay, Jr.

DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
John Arvin Gazlay, Jr.7 (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: 5 March 2011; Last Edited: 20 November 2021 
Person ID2095
NameJohn Arvin Gazlay, Jr.
GenderMale
Born 27 June 1881 in Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Married 15 June 1902 in Bellevue, Sandusky County, Ohio to Maude Irene Peirce3, 5, 6, 8, 9
Married March 1949 in Miami, Dade County, Florida to Marilee Hill7, 10
Died 14 December 1958 in Miami, Dade County, Florida1, 7, 11

Biography

John moved his family from Ohio to Miami in 1919 where he established a livery and boarding stable, called Coral Gables Riding Academy.12

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyMaude Irene Peirce (daughter of Edward Peirce and Olive Irene Chase)
Born 13 December 1880 in Dennison, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Married 15 June 1902 in Bellevue, Sandusky County, Ohio to John Arvin Gazlay, Jr.
Died 3 May 1946 in Miami, Dade County, Florida
  
Children of John Arvin Gazlay, Jr. and Maude Irene Peirce:
  
+1.FamilyJohn Peirce Gazlay
Born 23 May 1904 in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio
Married 18 April 1929 in Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Florida to Cora Roberts ‘Cody’ Collins
Married 15 August 1945 in Coral Gables, Dade County, Florida to Catherine Hartley Chase
Died 12 February 1996 in Dade County, Florida
  
+2.FamilyHarold James Gazlay
Born 8 August 1910 in Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio
Married 31 December 1936 in Coral Gables, Dade County, Florida to Ruby Virginia Pickel
Died 18 March 1985 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  
Spouse 2FamilyMarilee Hill
Born 7 November 1923 in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida
Married March 1949 in Miami, Dade County, Florida to John Arvin Gazlay, Jr.
Died 5 July 2007
  

Sources

  1. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Gazlay, John; no. 267-07-4876.
  2. 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).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Sandusky County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 134, Sheet No. 1A, family of John Gazlay Jr. (28, Ohio, traveling salesman, packing house), wife of 7 years Maud (29, Ohio, 1 child, 1 living), son John Gazlay (5, Ohio).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Florida, Dade County, Miami, Enumeration District 33, Sheet No. 11A, family of John A. Gazlay (38, Ohio, salesman, automobiles), wife Maude I Gazlay (39, Ohio), son John Gazlay Jr. (15, Ohio), son Harold J. Gazlay (9, Ohio).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Florida, Dade County, South Miami, Enumeration District 13-105, Sheet No. 2A, family of John Gazley (48, Ohio, salesman, real estate, 21 at first marriage), wife Maude Gazley (49, Ohio, 22 at first marriage), son John Gazley Jr. (25, Ohio, farmer, 23 at first marriage), daughter-in-law Cora F. Gazley (23, Ohio, 21 at first marriage), grandson John Gazley 3 (11/12, FL), son Harold Gazley (19, Ohio, guard, prison).
  6. Florida State Census, 1935, Dade County, Precinct No. 63, Page 4, family of John Gazley (54, Ohio, salesman), wife Maude P. Gazley (54, Ohio), son John P. Gazley (30, Ohio, salesman), son Harold Gazley (24, Ohio, salesman), wife’s mother Olive G. Pierce (85, VT), wife Cody C. Gazley (26, Minn., cashier), son John C. Gazley Jr. (5, Fla).
  7. Gazlay Family Tree, available at ancestry.com; owner: Charles Lee Gazlay. Although this online family tree is unsourced, public records and other sources provide confirmation of many of the event dates and places presented in this family tree, with few conflicts. Therefore, the information in this family tree is considered highly reliable.
  8. Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958, available at familysearch.org. John Gazley and Maud I. Peirce, married 15 Jun 1902 at Bellevue, Sandusky County, Ohio. The record includes their ages and birth places, and the names of their parents. Maud’s birthplace is listed as Demuson, Ohio, but it is probably a mistranslation of Dennison, Ohio. Also, John’s birth date is given as 14 June 1881 whereas other sources list his birth date as 27 Jun 1881.
  9. 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).
  10. Email from Mary Fetter to Lee Gazlay, various dates in April and June 2013. The emails include as attachments 18 pages of hand-written family history notes containing the names, birth, marriage and death dates and places, primarily centered around the ancestors and descendants of Carl Adolph Hildebrand (1886-1965) and his wife Maria Elizabeth Gazlay (1883-1973). The pages include surnames Gazlay, Hildebrand, Rhoades, Morgan, Zehner, and Fetter, among many other surnames. The information in these pages matches the same information found in other (primarily public) records, so is considered highly reliable.
  11. Florida Death Index 1877-1998; available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Gazlay, John Arvin, died Dec 1958, Dade County, FL.
  12. Obituary, Miami Herald, Miami, Florida, John P. Gazlay, 18 February 1996, died 12 February 1996.