Gazlay Family History
Margaret Herman
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Margaret Herman7 (Leona Gazley,6 David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Margaret Herman7 (Leona Gazley,6 David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Frank David Herman (12 May 1871 - 2 January 1963) |
| Mother | Leona Almira Gazley (14 December 1873 - 25 January 1935) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 15 April 2012; Last Edited: 13 April 2014 |
| Person ID | 3580 |
| Name | Margaret Herman |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 22 January 1906 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan1, 2, 3 |
| Married | 27 April 1925 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan to Marvin Miles Murphy4 |
| Died | 17 November 1937 in Oshtemo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan1, 5 |
| Buried | in Union Cemetery, Berrien Center, Berrien County, Michigan1, 5 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Marvin Miles Murphy (son of Miles Isaac Murphy and Cora Adell Murphy) |
| Born | 16 March 1905 in Michigan |
| Married | 27 April 1925 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan to Margaret Herman |
| Died | 26 November 1929 in Niles, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Children | of Margaret Herman and Marvin Miles Murphy: |
| +1. | Thelma Mae Murphy |
| Born | 26 July 1929 in Niles, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Married | to Gerald J. Porter |
| Died | 3 April 2008 in LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana |
Sources
- Michigan Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995; Margaret Murphy, died 17 November 1937 in Oshtemo, Kalamazoo [County], Michigan; born 22 January 1906 in Buchanan Twp, Michigan; father: Frank Herman, born in Buchanan Twp., Michigan; mother: Leona Gazlay, born in Buchanan Twp., Michigan; widowed; spouse: Marvin Murphy; buried in Berrien Springs.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Enumeration District 70, Sheet No. 3B, family of Frank Herman (39, Michigan, farmer); wife of 19 years Leona Herman (37, Michigan, 10 children, 9 living); father Christopher Herman (84, Germany, married 49 years); daughter Minnie I. Herman (16, Michigan); son Fred Herman (14, Michigan); daughter Hattie Herman (11, Michigan); daughter Ruby Herman (8, Michigan); son Ralph Herman (6, Michigan); daughter Margaret Herman (4, Michigan); son Albert Herman (2, Michigan); daughter Esther Herman (1 6/12, Michigan); daughter Mildred Herman (4/12, Michigan).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Enumeration District 82, Sheet No. 1A, family of Frank Herman (49, Michigan, farmer); wife Leona Herman (47, Michigan); daughter Ruby Herman (18, Michigan); son Ralph Herman (16, Michigan, farm laborer); daughter Margaret Herman (13, Michigan); son Albert Herman (12, Michigan); daughter Esther Herman (11, Michigan); daughter Mildred Herman (9, Michigan); son Wilson Herman (7, Michigan); daughter Illah Herman (6, Michigan); daughter Evelyn Herman (3 4/12, Michigan).
- Michigan, Berrien County, Return of Marriages for the year ending December 31st, A.D. 1925, Marvin Murphy, age 21, born in Michigan; name of father: Miles; maiden name of mother: Murphy; Margaret Herman, age 20, born in Michigan; name of father: Frank; maiden name of mother: Gazley; married 27 April 1925 in St. Joseph, Mich.
- Find a Grave (website). Union Cemetery, Berrien Center, Berrien County, Michigan; Mary Margaret Herman Murphy, born: 22 January 1906 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan; died: 17 November 1937 in Oshtemo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan (from record, which includes a copy of her death certificate; and provides the names and links for her parents, ten siblings, husband, and one child).