Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Niel Frederick Paul


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 Niel Frederick Paul and four of his descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Niel Frederick Paul,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Niel married Mabel L. McEwan (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Niel Frederick Paul and Mabel L. McEwan:

+2i. R. Donald Paul, born 15 May 1916 in New York; died 1 July 1973 in Ohio. Married Ruth Jeanette Zehner.

Second and Third Generations
2. R. Donald Paul2 (Niel1), born 15 May 1916 in New York;1, 2 died 1 July 1973 in Ohio.1 R. married, 4 September 1940, Ruth Jeanette Zehner2 (born 18 March 1918 in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio, the daughter of Carl Christian Zehner and Jane Estelle ‘Jenne’ Gazlay;2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Ruth died 19 February 2019 in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio3). R. and Ruth are buried in Bellevue Cemetery, Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio.1, 3

Children of R. Donald Paul and Ruth Jeanette Zehner:

 3i. Roger Paul, born 13 September 1944 in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio.2
 4ii. Marilyn Ruth Paul, born 20 February 1947 in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio.2
 5iii. Patricia Doris Paul, born 17 October 1951 in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio.2

  1. Find a Grave (website). Bellevue Cemetery, Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio; R. Donald Paul, born: 1916 in New York; died: 1 July 1973 in Ohio (from record, which includes details from the Ohio Death Index and Ohio Obituary Index; and provides the names and links for his parents and wife).
  2. Email from Mary Fetter to Lee Gazlay, various dates in April and June 2013. The emails include as attachments 18 pages of hand-written family history notes containing the names, birth, marriage and death dates and places, primarily centered around the ancestors and descendants of Carl Adolph Hildebrand (1886-1965) and his wife Maria Elizabeth Gazlay (1883-1973). The pages include surnames Gazlay, Hildebrand, Rhoades, Morgan, Zehner, and Fetter, among many other surnames. The information in these pages matches the same information found in other (primarily public) records, so is considered highly reliable.
  3. Find a Grave (website). Bellevue Cemetery, Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio; Ruth J. Zehner Paul, born: 18 March 1918 in Bellevue, Sandusky County, Ohio; died: 19 February 2019 in Bellevue, Sandusky County, Ohio (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Huron County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 46, Sheet No. 1B, family of C. Carl Zehner (36, Ohio, foreman, packing co.), wife Jennie Zehner (35, Ohio), son Robert Zehner (10, Ohio), son Clifford Zehner (6, Ohio), son Carl Zehner (3, Ohio), daughter Ruth Zehner (1 9/12, Ohio).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Ohio, Huron County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 39-9, Sheet No. 11B, family of Carl C. Zehner (46, Ohio, married at age 23, vice-president, packing co.), wife Jennie H. Zehner (45, Ohio, married at age 22), son Robert Zehner (21, Ohio, married at age 21, aviator, L. C. Pilot), daughter-in-law Eileen Zehner (21, Ohio, married at age 21), son Clifford Zehner (17, Ohio), son Carl Zehner (14, Ohio), daughter Ruth Zehner (12, Ohio).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Ohio, Huron County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 39-1, Sheet No. 9A, family of Carl Zehner (56, Ohio, owner, packing plant); wife Jennie Zehner (55, Ohio); son Robert Zehner (30, Ohio, superintendent, packing plant); daughter-law Eileen Zehner (30, Ohio); son Carl Zehner (23, Ohio); daughter Ruth Zehner (22, Ohio, bookkeeper, N. O. Tube Co.); grand-daughter Joane Zehner (9, Ohio).