Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Beatrice Pettit


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Beatrice Pettit and one of her descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Beatrice Pettit,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Beatrice married Louis J. Weingartner (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Beatrice Pettit and Louis J. Weingartner:

+2i. Miriam Rita Weingartner, born 29 April 1922 in Gladstone, Delta County, Michigan. Married Robert Ray Gazlay.

Second Generation
2. Miriam Rita Weingartner2 (Beatrice1), born 29 April 1922 in Gladstone, Delta County, Michigan.1 Miriam married, 1 August 1942 in Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan, Robert Ray Gazlay5, 6 (born 11 May 1922 in Michigan, the son of Leo Ray Gazley and Myrtle Edith Duff;2, 3, 4 Robert died 23 October 19982).

  1. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Security Applications, Miriam Rita Gazlay, born: 29 April 1922 in Gladstone, Michigan; father: Louis J. Weingartner; mother: Beatrice Pettit.
  2. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Robert R. Gazlay, no. 380-18-2851, died 23 October 1998, born 11 May 1922.
  3. 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).
  4. 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).
  5. 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.
  6. 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.