Gazlay Family History
Robert Ray Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Robert Ray Gazlay8 (Leo Gazley,7 Charles Gazlay,6 David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Robert Ray Gazlay8 (Leo Gazley,7 Charles Gazlay,6 David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Leo Ray Gazley (6 September 1893 - 1958) |
| Mother | Myrtle Edith Duff (7 November 1894 - 5 September 2001) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 8 April 2012; Last Edited: 13 April 2020 |
| Person ID | 3768 |
| Name | Robert Ray Gazlay |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 11 May 1922 in Michigan1, 2, 3 |
| Married | 1 August 1942 in Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan to Miriam Rita Weingartner4, 5 |
| Married | to Isobel Joy Young5, 6 |
| Died | 23 October 19981 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Miriam Rita Weingartner (daughter of Louis J. Weingartner and Beatrice Pettit) |
| Born | 29 April 1922 in Gladstone, Delta County, Michigan |
| Married | 1 August 1942 in Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan to Robert Ray Gazlay |
| Spouse 2 | Isobel Joy Young (daughter of Charles Young and Elizabeth Martin) |
| Born | 15 September 1925 in Perkins, Delta County, Michigan |
| Married | 1950 to Harold DuRoy |
| Married | to Robert Ray Gazlay |
| Died | 21 June 2017 in City of Gladstone, Delta County, Michigan |
Sources
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Robert R. Gazlay, no. 380-18-2851, died 23 October 1998, born 11 May 1922.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Delta County, Gladstone, Enumeration District 21-21, Sheet No. 9B, family of Ray L. Gazley (36, Michigan, foreman, Electric Co., first married age 21); wife Myrtle Gazley (35, Michigan, first married age 20); son Donald D. Gazley (13, Michigan); son Robert Gazley (7, Michigan).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Delta County, Gladstone, Enumeration District 21-26, Sheet No. 7B, family of Leo Ray Gazlay (46, Michigan, foreman, elect. co.); wife Myrtle Gazlay (42, Michigan); son Donald D. Gazlay (23, Michgan); son Robert R. Gazlay (17, Michigan).
- Marriage Announcement, The Escanaba Daily Press, Escanaba, Michigan, 5 August 1942, marriage of Miriam Rita Weingartner and Robert Gazlay, 1 August 1942 in Escanaba, Michigan. The article provides the names of their parents and other attendees.
- Gazlay Family Tree, by David Paul Gazlay. First edition published June 1984. Second edition published August 2001. This extensive Gazlay family tree provides birth and death years (but not exact dates) for Gazlay descendants, and names (only) of spouses. No sources are cited, but the compiler is known to have collected information from numerous documents and Gazlay descendants. Names, dates, and relationships should be compared to other source citations.
- Obituary, Daily Press, Escanaba, Michigan (dailypress.net), 23 June 2017, Isobel Joy Gazlay, died 21 June 2017 in Gladstone, Michigan. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her parents, spouses, son, and grandchildren.