Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyMaymie Smith

Parents

FatherCharles Smith ( - )
MotherSarah M. _____ (July 1836 - )

Personal Information

Record Created: 7 March 2011; Last Edited: 20 November 2021 
Person ID2150
NameMaymie Smith
GenderFemale
Born 13 May 1871 in Lamar, Barton County, Missouri1, 2
Married 1898 to Herbert DeCamp Laycox1, 3
Died 20 June 1901 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri2, 3
Buried in Lake Cemetery, Lamar, Barton County, Missouri2

Biography

Mamie grew up in Lamar, Missouri, and graduated high school at the top of her class in 1890. She was a teacher in the Logan or Franklin schools. After marriage, Mamie and Herbert Laycox moved to Joplin, Missouri. Mamie was known as a good Christian woman, intelligent teacher and faithful friend.2

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyHerbert DeCamp Laycox (son of Joseph Laycox and Deborah M. DeCamp)
Born 26 November 1860 in Chesterfield, Fulton County, Ohio
Married 1898 to Maymie Smith
Married 28 December 1903 in Bellevue, Sandusky County, Ohio to Charlotte Morgan ‘Lottie’ Gazlay
Died 11 October 1951 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
  
Children of Maymie Smith and Herbert DeCamp Laycox:
  
1.FamilyRuth Laycox
Born 9 June 1901 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri
Died 13 August 1901 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri
  

Sources

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Missouri, Jasper County, Joplin, Enumeration District 38, Sheet No. 15B, family of Herbert Laycox (39, Ohio, Nov 1860, conductor), wife of 2 years Mame Laycox (29, May 1871, no children), border Sarah M. Smith [this is undoubtedly Mame’s mother] (64, Illinois, July 1836, widow), border Charles H. Smith [this is undoubtedly Mame’s brother] (44, Iowa, April 1856, widow, real estate).
  2. Obituary, Lamar Obits 1901, available at Barton County, Missouri, website barton.mogenweb.org. Lamar Democrat, 27 June 1901; Laycox, Herbert, Mrs. Provides a brief and touching biography, and mentions their newborn daughter Ruth Laycox.
  3. Jasper County, Missouri Deaths 1878-2005, available at ancestry.com. Laycox, Maymie [also listed as Mrs. Herbert D. Laycox]; died 20 June 1901.