Gazlay Family History
Esther Leona Herman
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Esther Leona Herman7 (Leona Gazley,6 David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Esther Leona 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: 21 April 2012; Last Edited: 13 April 2014 |
| Person ID | 3582 |
| Name | Esther Leona Herman |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 10 August 1908 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | 27 April 1925 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan to William Howe1, 8 |
| Died | 24 November 1978 in Berrien, Berrien County, Michigan1, 2 |
| Buried | in Mission Hills Memorial Gardens, Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  William Howe (son of John Hauch and Otillie Schlact) |
| Born | 2 February 1904 in Michigan |
| Married | 27 April 1925 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan to Esther Leona Herman |
| Died | 4 April 1987 in Berrien, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Children | of Esther Leona Herman and William Howe: |
| 1. | Justine Howe |
| Born | 11 August 1925 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Died | 10 April 1939 in Niles, Berrien County, Michigan |
| 2. | Hilda A. Howe |
| Born | 7 August 1926 in Michigan |
| Married | to Richard Leidy |
| Died | 21 July 1981 in Berrien, Berrien County, Michigan |
| +3. | Robert Eugene Howe |
| Born | 26 April 1928 in Michigan |
| Married | 1953 to Virginia LaRue Christy |
| Died | 9 August 2015 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan |
| 4. | Jack David Howe |
| Born | 13 December 1929 in Berrien County, Michigan |
| Married | 10 June 1950 to LaVerne Swain |
| Died | 31 March 1951 in South Korea |
| +5. | Shirley Yvonne Howe |
| Born | 5 June 1931 in Michigan |
| Married | to Frank Lawer Dewey |
| Died | 31 July 1990 in Jackson County, Oregon |
| 6. | Raymond Howe |
| Born | ca. 1935 in Michigan |
| +7. | Gordon W. Howe |
| Born | 26 March 1939 |
| Married | to Bonnie _____ |
| Died | 26 December 2007 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan |
| 8. | Ronald Dean Howe |
| Born | 7 April 1940 in Michigan |
| Married | to Mary Ilene McAllister |
| 9. | Linda Margaret Howe |
| Born | 15 January 1944 |
| Married | to Edmund L. Hojara |
| Married | to _____ Sperry |
| 10. | Jennifer Lou Howe |
| Born | 30 September 1946 |
| Married | to _____ Mitchell |
| Married | to Robert Frederick Conway |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Mission Hills Memorial Gardens, Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan, Esther L. Herman Howe: Howe / William / 1904-1987 / Esther L. / 1908-1978 [from headstone]. The record includes an obituary from The Niles Star, 24 November 1978, that gives birth, marriage and death dates, names of her husband, eight children and seven siblings.
- Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Esther Howe, died 24 November 1978 in Berrien, Berrien [County], Michigan, born 10 August 1908.
- 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).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Enumeration District 11-22, Sheet No. 5A, family of William Howe (23, U.S., laborer, auto egg factory, first married age 18); wife Esther Howe (21, Michigan, first married age 17); son Justine Howe (4 8/12, Michigan); daughter Hilda Howe (3 8/12, Michigan); son Robert Howe (2, Michigan); son Jack Howe (9/12, Michigan). They are living next door to Esther’s parents and several siblings.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Berrien County, Niles Township, Enumeration District 11-63, Sheet No. 61A, family of William Howe (37, Russia, machinist, auto shop); wife Esther Howe (32, Michigan); daughter Hilda Howe (13, Michigan); Robert Howe (11, Michigan); Jack Howe (10, Michigan); Shirley Howe (8, Michigan); Raymond Howe (5, Michigan); Gordon Howe (1, Michigan); Ronald Howe (8/12, Michigan).
- Sweet/Fish/Gazlay/Post Family Tree, Ancestry (website), Owner: Eagan Anderson, Florida. Although few sources are shown in this extensive tree, the birth, marriage, death, names, and other details typically agree with other sources. This tree is generally cited as a reference in our Gazlay Family History website only where the information is not found in any other source, such as children who died in infancy, middle names, etc.
- Michigan, Berrien County, Return of Marriages for the year ending December 31st, A.D. 1925, Wm Howe, age 22, born in Michigan; name of father: John; maiden name of mother: Miller; Esther Herman, age 18, born in Michigan; name of father: Frank; maiden of mother: Gazley; married 27 April 1925 in St. Joseph, Mich.