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Family HistoryFamily History - Hannah Biggs


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 Hannah Biggs and 29 of her descendants down to the seventh generation.


First Generation
1. Hannah Biggs,1 born 1800 in Preston County, Virginia (parents not determined);1 died 29 March 1868 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana.1 Hannah married, May 1821, Harris Fitch1 (born 13 March 1796 in Kingsbury, Washington County, New York, the son of Joseph Fitch and Elizabeth Harris;1 Harris died 17 March 1854 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana1).

Child of Hannah Biggs and Harris Fitch:

+2i. Jane Eliza Fitch, born 27 August 1826 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana; died 2 September 1896 in New York, New York. Married Theodore Gazlay.

  1. The Mayflower Descendant, Volume 40, No. 2, July 1990, Page 179, File# 1519, information from a family bible in a typed affidavit by Hannah F. Gazlay notarized at Hamilton Co., Ohio, on 27 November 1899.
Second Generation
2. Jane Eliza Fitch2 (Hannah1), born 27 August 1826 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 died 2 September 1896 in New York, New York.1, 7, 8 Jane married, 23 December 1845 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana, Theodore Gazlay6, 9, 12 (born 27 August 1815 in Cairo, Greene County, New York, the son of James Gazlay and Huldah Carter;2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 Theodore died 19 January 1899 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio8, 11). Jane and Theodore are buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.1, 7, 11

The following biographical sketch of Theodore Gazlay appears in the History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio, Their Past and Present, S. B. Nelson and Co., publishers; S. B. Nelson and J. M. Runk, 1894.9

Theodore Gazlay, attorney at law, was born in Cairo, a small village near the Hudson river, in Greene county, N. Y., in 1815, the youngest in a family of twelve children. His brothers were James W., for many years a prominent attorney of Cincinnati; Sayres, a Presbyterian minister, and Aribert, an Indiana merchant. The father, James Gazlay, and the mother, Huldah (Carter) Gazlay, were born in this country, and both were of English descent. The father came to this city with his family in 1822, and here in the public schools Theodore Gazlay laid the foundation of his education.

As a lad, he learned the printing business in the office of the Independent Press, a weekly newspaper published and edited for a few years by his brother James W. He then formed a partnership and conducted a job printing business with James A. James for a period of three years. His health failing him in this employment, he abandoned it, and repaired to his father’s farm near Lawrenceburg, where he began the study of law, which he subsequently pursued in Lawrenceburg, Rising Sun, and Patriot, Ind. He was admitted to practice in 1841, removed to Cincinnati shortly thereafter, and continued in the practice of his profession until 1885, when he abandoned it, now devoting his time to the management of his estate. Mr. Gazlay was for twelve years associated with the Ohio & Mississippi Railway Company, as its managing attorney. He acquired a competency from the practice of his profession, and is, with his children, by inheritance from his nephew, Allen W. Gazlay, eldest son of James W. Gazlay, the possessor of more than a half million dollars’ worth of real estate in the heart of Cincinnati.

In Lawrenceburg, Ind., in 1844, Mr. Gazlay was married to Jane E. Fitch, whose parents, Harris and Hannah Fitch, were of English and Irish descent, respectively. Of the children born of this marriage, one son and five daughters survive, viz.: William H. Gazlay, the Cincinnati agent of the Chrome Steel Works, of New York; Hannah F. Gazlay; Mrs. Huldah Miller, wife of Albert W. Miller, now, and for some years past, city clerk of Sandusky, Ohio; Mrs. Emma G. Donaldson, wife of Andrew Donaldson, one of the vice-presidents of the New York & Erie railroad; Julia D. Gazlay, a talented vocalist, and Mrs. Clara J. Kuhn, wife of Oscar W. Kuhn, an attorney of Cincinnati. Mr. and Mrs. Gazlay, son and unmarried daughters reside at No. 105 Park avenue, Walnut Hills; Mr. and Mrs. Kuhn at North Ingleside, Walnut Hills; Mr. and Mrs. Miller, at Sandusky, Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson, in New York City. Mr. Gazlay is a Republican, but has never had any aspirations for political preferment. His wife is a member of the Methodist Church.


Children of Jane Eliza Fitch and Theodore Gazlay:

 3i. William Henry Gazlay, born 11 November 1846 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana;2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 13, 14 died 17 November 1911 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.8, 15 William was a purchasing agent for several railroads, and an agent for the New York Steel Chrome Works. He was an Elk and a member of the Cuvier Club.8 William is buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.15
 4ii. Hannah Fitch Gazlay, born 12 February 1848 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana;2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19 died 1 January 1930 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.17, 18 Hanna traveled overseas several times, as indicted by both her passport, applied for and issued in March 1925 when she lived in Cincinnati, Ohio, and several entries in New York passenger lists, traveling to Hawaii, England, Italy, and possibly other places. She was accompanied on at least one trip in 1925 by her sisters Emma Donaldson and Huldah Miller, and her nieces Clara and Merle Miller.16 Hannah is buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.17
 5iii. Allen W. Gazlay, born 28 May 1851 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana;3, 4, 8 died 1 August 1879 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.8, 20 Allen drowned while swimming.8 Allen is buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.20
+6iv. Huldah Gazlay, born 11 September 1853 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana; died 12 May 1934 in Clifton Springs, New York. Married Albert William Miller.
+7v. Emma Jane Gazlay, born 11 November 1855 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana; died 15 November 1951 in New York, New York. Married Andrew Donaldson.
+8vi. Julia Dora Gazlay, born 27 August 1857 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana; died 1 July 1937 in New York, New York. Married Elwin Kane Stewart.
+9vii. Clara Virginia Gazlay, born 8 September 1863 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana; died 10 April 1940 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Married Oscar William Kuhn.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, Jane E. Fitch Gazlay, born: 1826 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana; died: 2 September 1896 in New York County (Manhattan), New York [from record, which includes a note Wife of Theodore; daughter of Harris and Hannah Fitch; provides the names and links for her spouse and child].
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Indiana, Dearborn County, Lawrenceburg, Page 266, family of Theodore Gazlay (35, New York, attorney); Jane E. Gazlay (24, Ind.); William C. Gazlay (3, Ind.); Hannah Gazlay (2, Ind.); Margaret Gazlay (24, Germany) [the identity of Margaret has not been ascertained; she could be a servant who assumed the Gazlay surname, or the surname could be an enumerator error].
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Indiana, Dearborn County, Lawrenceburg, family of Theodore Gazlay (46, N York, attorney); Jane E. Gazlay (33, Inda.); Wm. H. Gazlay (13, Inda.); Hannah Gazlay (12, Inda.); Allen W. Gazlay (9, Inda.); Huldah Gazlay (6, Inda.); Emma J. Gazlay (4, Inda.); Julia D. Gazlay (2, Inda.); Kate Murphy (22, Ireland, domestic).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Page 100, family of Theodore Gazlay (55, New York, lawyer); Jane Gazlay (40, Indiana); William H. Gazlay (23, Indiana, R.R. clerk); Hannah Gazlay (21, Indiana); Allen W. Gazlay (18, Indiana); Huldah Gazlay (16, Indiana); Emma Gazlay (13, Indiana); Julia D. Gazlay (12, Indiana); Clara Gazlay (8, Indiana); Sallie Sullivan (23, Indiana, domestic servant).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 175, Page No. 39, family of Theodore Gazlay (65, N.Y., lawyer); wife Jane Gazlay (45, Indiana); son H. William Gazlay (32, Indiana, bookkeeper); daughter Hannah Gazlay (29, Indiana); daughter Emma Gazlay (25, Indiana); daughter Julia Gazlay (20, Indiana); daughter Clara Gazlay (16, Indiana); servant Mary Jones (21, Ohio); plus several borders.
  6. The Mayflower Descendant, Volume 40, No. 2, July 1990, Page 179, File# 1519, information from a family bible in a typed affidavit by Hannah F. Gazlay notarized at Hamilton Co., Ohio, on 27 November 1899.
  7. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Gazley, Jane E., card no. 59669, age 68 yrs about, died 2 Sep. 1896, parents: Harris & Hannah Fitch, Sec. 88 Lot 103.
  8. Gazlay History, written by Spencer G. Kuhn, a grandchild of Theodore Gazlay; undated. This is a typewritten re-compilation of the earlier Genealogy of the Gazlay Family, compiled by Theodore Gazlay in 1890, including the 1852 statement of the family history by Reverend Sayers Gazlay, an elder brother of Theodore. This document re-formats the information in the 1890 work. For example, facts originally shown in list form, such as birth and death dates, are incorporated in the narrative of this later work. Two post-1890 sections are unique to this document: one with additional details about Theodore Gazlay’s family, with dates as late as 1951; and another on the Donaldson family, featuring Jean Gazlay Donaldson and her six marriages, with several dates in 1965.
  9. History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio, Their Past and Present, Cincinnati, Ohio: S. B. Nelson and Co., publishers; S. B. Nelson and J. M. Runk. 1894, pages 550-551.
  10. Genealogy of the Gazlay Family, collated by Theodore Gazlay, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1890; unpublished. Transcription available at Gazlay Family History (website).
  11. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Gazley, Theo., card no. 62880, age 88 yrs. 5 mos., died 19 Jan. 1899, parents James & Hulda Gazley, Sec. 88 Lot 103.
  12. The Gazlay Family in America, with sections titled “Ten Generations of American Gazlays” for several branches of the Gazlay family. Document is marked on one page, “From Gerard Gazlay, Jr. Jan. 1980.” Unpublished, nine unnumbered pages. Photocopy in possession of Lee Gazlay.
  13. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 23, Sheet No. 9A, family of William H. Gasley (50, Indiana, Nov 1849, clerk]; sister Hannah Gasley (48, Indiana, July 1852); niece Merle Miller (14, Ohio, Aug 1886). [Birth months/years William and Hannah are believed inaccurate compared with other records.]
  14. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 42, Sheet No. 14A, family of William H. Gazlay (63, Indiana); sister Fitch H. Gazlay (60, Indiana); niece Merle G. Miller (24, Ohio).
  15. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Gazlay, Wm. H., card no. 81379, age 65 yrs, died 17 Nov 1911, parents: Theo. & Jane Gazlay, Sec 88 Lot 103.
  16. U.S. Passport Applications 1795-1925, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org; Application No. 10003; Gazlay, Hanna F.; born 12 February 1848 in Lawrenceburg, Indiana; father: Theodore Gazlay, born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. [sic], deceased; currently living in Cincinnati, Ohio; desires passport to visit England, France, Switzerland, Spain, and Italy; passport issued 26 March 1925, Washington. She is identified in the application by Oscar W. Kuhn, attorney at law, and her brother-in-law. The application includes an Affidavit for a Relative, completed by her sister, Clara G. Kuhn, indicating “she is a sister of the said Hanna F. Gazlay.”
  17. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Gazlay, Hannah Fitch, card no. 107596, born 12 Feb 1848, died 1 Jan 1930, parents: Theodore & Eliza J. Fitch Gazlay, Sec 88 Lot 103.
  18. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, Hannah Fitch Gazlay, died 1 January 1930 in Cincinnati, Hamilton [County], Ohio; born 12 February 1848 in Lawrenceburg,Indiana; father: Theodore Gazlay, born in New York; mother: Eliza Fitch, born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.
  19. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 62, Sheet No. 2B, Hannah F. Gazlay (69, Indiana); niece Merl G. Miller (28, Ohio).
  20. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Gazlay, Allen W., card no. 60366, age 24, born Cinti. O. [sic, apparently born in Indiana, and age is probably low by several years], died 1 August 1879, parents: Theo. & Jane E. Gazlay, Sec. 88, Lot 103.
Third Generation
6. Huldah Gazlay3 (Jane,2 Hannah1), born 11 September 1853 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 died 12 May 1934 in Clifton Springs, New York.8 Huldah married, 15 October 1879 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, Albert William Miller1, 5, 7 (born ca. April 1849 in Monroeville, Huron County, Ohio, the son of William Miller and Elizabeth DeWitt;1, 4, 5 Albert died 20 October 1912 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio1). Their marriage ended in divorce in March 1903.8 Huldah is buried in Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York.8

Children of Huldah Gazlay and Albert William Miller:

 10i. Theodore Gazlay Miller, born 22 June 1880 in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio.5, 6, 9, 10 Theodore attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1898-00 in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.11 Theodore traveled extensively, as indicted by both his passport, applied for and issued in August 1923 (not his first passport), and at least 14 entries in New York and Boston passenger lists, returning from locations including Bermuda, Cuba, France, Canada, and England. His passport application indicates he lived in Mexico City 1902-1904, and he returned to his residence in New York City from his travels in the 1920s and 1930s.9
 11ii. Clara Gazlay Miller, born 9 November 1882 in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio.1, 5, 6 Clara was a 1911 graduate of Columbia University, earning a bachelor of science degree.12 Clara made several trips overseas, as indicted by both her passport, applied for and issued in November 1921 when she lived in Tyrone, New Mexico, and several entries in New York passenger lists, returning on at least one occasion in 1925 from France with her mother Hulda, and from France with her sister Merle in 1931.1
 12iii. Merle Gazlay Miller, born 25 August 1885 in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio.13, 14, 15 Merle traveled overseas several times, as indicted by both her passport, applied for and issued in March 1925 when she lived in Cincinnati, Ohio, and several entries in New York passenger lists, traveling to Italy, France, Hawaii, Croatia, and possibly other places. She was accompanied on several trips by her aunt Hannah or sister Clara.13
 13iv. Donald Gazlay Miller, born 28 January 1888 in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio.5, 6, 16, 17, 18 Donald was a 1909 graduate of Columbia University, earning an Engineer of Mines degree.19 Donald traveled overseas several times, as indicted by both his passport, applied for and issued in November 1921 when he lived in Tyrone, New Mexico, and several entries in New York passenger lists, traveling to Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Guyana, and possibly other places. He was accompanied on at least one occasion by his mother Huldah and sister Clara.16, 17

7. Emma Jane Gazlay3 (Jane,2 Hannah1), born 11 November 1855 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana;2, 3, 7, 8, 20, 21, 22, 23 died 15 November 1951 in New York, New York.20 Emma married, 19 February 1891 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, Andrew Donaldson7, 8, 22 (born September 1845 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, the son of Alexander Donaldson and Elizabeth Mattley;22, 24, 25 Andrew died 10 January 1904 in East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey25, 26). Emma and Andrew are buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.20, 26

Emma lived in France for many years after Andrew died, and she later moved back to New York City, initially at her cottage at Quogue, Long Island, next to her sister Julia’s cottage.8

Andrew was born in Cincinnati and lived in New York for many years. He lived in East Orange, New Jersey, for the last three years of his life. He was connected with the Erie Railroad for eighteen years, first as Auditor and for fifteen years the Third Vice President. He left the railroad around 1901 and became the Treasure of the Consolidated Crosstie Company of New York.25


Child of Emma Jane Gazlay and Andrew Donaldson:

+14i. Jean Gazlay Donaldson, born 12 March 1893 in Nutley, Essex County, New Jersey; died 9 February 1956 in Paris, France. Married (1) John Stanislaus Kirwan Married (2) Winfield Burrows Sifton Married (3) Captain John Victor Nash Married (4) Prince Mohammed Sabit Bey Married (5) Paul Dubonnet Married (6) Guy Douglas Bridge Puckle.

8. Julia Dora Gazlay3 (Jane,2 Hannah1), born 27 August 1857 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana;2, 3, 7, 8, 21, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 died 1 July 1937 in New York, New York.8, 27 Julia married, 10 October 1894 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, Elwin Kane Stewart8, 34 (born 26 February 1860 in Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky, parents not determined;8, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Elwin died 21 March 1941 in New York, New York8, 33). Julia and Elwin are buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.27, 33

Children of Julia Dora Gazlay and Elwin Kane Stewart:

 15i. Margaret G. Stewart, born 17 January 1897 in New York;8, 35 died 21 January 1897 in New York.8, 35 Margaret is buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.35
 16ii. Robert Gazlay Stewart, born 26 May 1898 in New York;8, 28, 29, 30, 31 died 9 June 1961 in New York.8

9. Clara Virginia Gazlay3 (Jane,2 Hannah1), born 8 September 1863 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana;3, 7, 8, 21, 36, 37, 38 died 10 April 1940 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.8, 36 Clara married, 12 June 1889 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, Oscar William Kuhn7, 8 (born 11 March 1861 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, the son of William Kuhn and Eliza _____;7, 8, 37, 38, 39 Oscar died 8 December 1927 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio8, 39). Clara and Oscar are buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.36, 39

An interesting biography of Oscar W. Kuhn appeared in Memoirs of the Miami Valley, by John Calvin Hover, written in 1920:40

The efforts of Oscar W. Kuhn, known for many years as one of the ablest and most distinguished lawyers of Hamilton County, Ohio, have proved of the greatest value of his fellow-citizens as well as to himself. He has shaped his career along worthy lines, and his talents have been discerningly directed along well-defined channels of endeavor. He is a man of distinct and forceful individuality, of marked sagacity, of undaunted enterprise and in manner he is genial, courteous and approachable. His career is such as to warrant the trust and confidence of the public and his activity in legal circles forms no unimportant chapter in the history of the county. The public is rarely mistaken in its estimation of a man, and were Mr. Kuhn not most worthy, he could not have gained the eminent position he has so long held in legal, professional and social life. By his own persistent and legitimate labors he has won for himself a name whose luster future years will most surely augment. Mr. Kuhn was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 11, 1861, a son of William and Eliza Kuhn, prominent residents of this city. He obtained education in its public schools and later attended the Cincinnati University from which he was graduated with the class of 1886, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. In his senior year at the university he entered the Cincinnati Law School and after two years of hard study, graduated from that institution with the class of 1887 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. For fourteen years then, he practiced law in partnership with Prescott Smith, and in 1900, opened an office for himself, where he continues eminently successful at the present time. For seventeen years Mr. Kuhn was on the Board of the Cincinnati University, during the last ten of which he held the office of president. In politics, Mr. Kuhn uses his prerogatives as a citizen to vote with the Republican party, and he has held office as a member of the Board of Education from 1889 to 1891. Fraternally he is a valued member of the Sigma Chi, Phi Delta Phi and Phi Beta Kappa (Golden Key) college fraternities, the University Club, and the Business Men’s Club. On the 12th day of June, 1889, at Cincinnati, Ohio, Mr. Kuhn was united in marriage with Miss Clara V. Gazlay, a daughter of Theodore and Jane Fitch Gazlay, well-known residents of Cincinnati. Mrs. Kuhn was born in Lawrenceburg, Ind., and received her education in the public schools and Hughes High School. She is a lady of refinement and culture, and her friends are without number throughout the city. She is a member of the Cincinnati Woman’s Club. To Mr. and Mrs. Kuhn has been born one son. Spencer Gazlay Kuhn, who married Medora Farrin and resides in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are the parents of two boys, viz., Spencer Farrin Kuhn and Robert Henry Kuhn.40


Child of Clara Virginia Gazlay and Oscar William Kuhn:

+17i. Spencer Gazlay Kuhn, born 25 April 1891 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; died 7 May 1968 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Married Medora Farrin.

  1. U.S. Passport Applications 1795-1925, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org; Application No. 97721; Miller, Clara Gazlay; born 9 November 1882 in Sandusky, Ohio; father: Albert William Miller, born in Monroeville, Ohio, dead; never lived outside the United States; currently living in Tyrone, Grant Co., New Mexico; desires passport to visit Columbia and British West Indies; passport issued 14 November 1921, Washington. The application includes an affidavit of birth that gives the names of her parents, their dates and places of birth and marriage, and the names of their parents.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Indiana, Dearborn County, Lawrenceburg, family of Theodore Gazlay (46, N York, attorney); Jane E. Gazlay (33, Inda.); Wm. H. Gazlay (13, Inda.); Hannah Gazlay (12, Inda.); Allen W. Gazlay (9, Inda.); Huldah Gazlay (6, Inda.); Emma J. Gazlay (4, Inda.); Julia D. Gazlay (2, Inda.); Kate Murphy (22, Ireland, domestic).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Page 100, family of Theodore Gazlay (55, New York, lawyer); Jane Gazlay (40, Indiana); William H. Gazlay (23, Indiana, R.R. clerk); Hannah Gazlay (21, Indiana); Allen W. Gazlay (18, Indiana); Huldah Gazlay (16, Indiana); Emma Gazlay (13, Indiana); Julia D. Gazlay (12, Indiana); Clara Gazlay (8, Indiana); Sallie Sullivan (23, Indiana, domestic servant).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Erie County, Sandusky, Enumeration District 121, Page No. 30, family of Albert Miller (31, Ohio, clerk, G. House); wife Holda [sic] Miller (26, Indiana); border Elizabeth Miller (72, New J.); servant Kate Bittner (21, Ohio).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Erie County, Sandusky City, Enumeration District 48, Sheet No. 6B, family of Albert W. Miller (51, Ohio, April 1849, City Clerk); wife of 20 years Huldah G. Miller (46 Indiana, Sept. 1853, 4 children, 4 living); son Theodore G. Miller (19, Ohio, June 1880); daughter Clara Miller (17, Ohio, Nov 1882); son Donald Miller (12, Ohio, Jan 1888); servant Effie Oberle (36, Illinois, Dec 1863).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, New York County, New York City, Enumeration District 727, Sheet No. 7B, family of Huldah G. Miller (56, Indiana, widow, 4 children, 4 living); son Theodore G. Miler (29, Ohio, clerk, telephone co.); daughter Clara G. Miller (26, Ohio, student); son Donald G. Miller (22, Ohio, mining engineer).
  7. History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio, Their Past and Present, Cincinnati, Ohio: S. B. Nelson and Co., publishers; S. B. Nelson and J. M. Runk. 1894, pages 550-551.
  8. Gazlay History, written by Spencer G. Kuhn, a grandchild of Theodore Gazlay; undated. This is a typewritten re-compilation of the earlier Genealogy of the Gazlay Family, compiled by Theodore Gazlay in 1890, including the 1852 statement of the family history by Reverend Sayers Gazlay, an elder brother of Theodore. This document re-formats the information in the 1890 work. For example, facts originally shown in list form, such as birth and death dates, are incorporated in the narrative of this later work. Two post-1890 sections are unique to this document: one with additional details about Theodore Gazlay’s family, with dates as late as 1951; and another on the Donaldson family, featuring Jean Gazlay Donaldson and her six marriages, with several dates in 1965.
  9. U.S. Passport Applications 1795-1925, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org; Application No. 336672; Miller, Theodore Gazlay; born 22 June 1880 in Sandusky, Ohio; father: Albert w. Miller, born in Ohio, deceased; resided in Mexico City 1902-1904; currently living in Bronxville, New York; desires passport to visit France, Belgium, and England; passport issued 31 August 1923, Washington.
  10. Draft Registration Card, World War I, Theodore Gazlay Miller, Serial No. 136, born 22 June 1880, living in Chicago, Illinois; nearest relative: Hulda G. Miller.
  11. Bulletin of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, March 1912, available at Google Books; Page 287, Miller, Theodore Gazlay, II [i.e., Department of Mechanical Engineering], 1898-00, Supervisor, Plant Department, American Telephone & Telegraph, 15 Dey St., New York, N.Y.
  12. Catalog of the Officers and Graduates of Columbia University, New York, Published for the University, 1916, available at Google Books; Page 827, Clara Gazlay Miller, B.S., 11; mem. Coll., Club Chicago, Ill. 4274 Ellis Ave., Chicago, Ill.
  13. U.S. Passport Applications 1795-1925, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org; Application No. 10038; Miller, Merle G.; born 29 August 1885 in Sandusky, Ohio; father: Albert W. Miller, born in Monroeville, Ohio, deceased; currently living in Cincinnati, Ohio; desires passport to visit England, France, Switzerland, Spain, and Italy; passport issued 26 March 1925, Washington. She is identified in the application by Oscar W. Kuhn, attorney at law, and her uncle. The application includes an Affidavit for a Relative, completed by her aunt, Hanna F. Gazlay, indicating “she is the sister of Merle Gazlay Miller’s mother, and she was at the home of her sister within a week after the birth of said Merle Gazlay Miller.”
  14. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 23, Sheet No. 9A, family of William H. Gasley (50, Indiana, Nov 1849, clerk]; sister Hannah Gasley (48, Indiana, July 1852); niece Merle Miller (14, Ohio, Aug 1886). [Birth months/years William and Hannah are believed inaccurate compared with other records.]
  15. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 42, Sheet No. 14A, family of William H. Gazlay (63, Indiana); sister Fitch H. Gazlay (60, Indiana); niece Merle G. Miller (24, Ohio).
  16. U.S. Passport Applications 1795-1925, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org; Application No. 98563; Miller, Donald Gazlay; born 28 January 1888 in Sandusky, Ohio; father: Albert William Miller, born in Monroeville, Ohio, dead; lived in Sonora, Mexico, November 1909 to August 1912; currently living in Tyrone, Grant Co., New Mexico; desires passport to visit Columbia and British West Indies; passport issued 17 November 1921, Washington. The application includes an affidavit of birth that gives the names of his parents, their dates and places of birth and marriage, and the names of their parents.
  17. Draft Registration Card, World War I, Donald Gazlay Miller, card no. 3797 [note: copy is cut off on right edge so some information is not visible, but is listed in the record]; born 28 Jan [year not visible but listed as 1888] in Sandusky, Ohio; mining engineer living in Tyrone, New Mexico.
  18. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New Mexico, Grant County, Tyrone Precinct, Enumeration District 196, Sheet No. 37A, Miller, Donald G. (33, Ohio, foreman in mine).
  19. Catalog of the Officers and Graduates of Columbia University, New York, Published for the University, 1916, available at Google Books; Page 748, Donald Gazlay Miller, E. M., 09, (Cumpas, Senora, Mexico).
  20. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Donaldson, Emma, card no. 137184, born 11 Nov 1855, died 15 Nov 1951 in New York City, wife of Andrew Donaldson, parents: Theodore & Jane Fitch Gazlay, Sec 86 Lot 25.
  21. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 175, Page No. 39, family of Theodore Gazlay (65, N.Y., lawyer); wife Jane Gazlay (45, Indiana); son H. William Gazlay (32, Indiana, bookkeeper); daughter Hannah Gazlay (29, Indiana); daughter Emma Gazlay (25, Indiana); daughter Julia Gazlay (20, Indiana); daughter Clara Gazlay (16, Indiana); servant Mary Jones (21, Ohio); plus several borders.
  22. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, New York County, New York City, Enumeration District 458, Sheet No. 17B, family of Andrew Donaldson (54, Ohio, Sep 1845, accountant); wife of 9 years Emma G. Donaldson (43, Indiana, Nov 1856, 1 child, 1 living); daughter Jean G. Donaldson (7, New Jersey, Mar 1893); servant Annie Waehole (21, Germany, Aug 1878).
  23. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, New York County, New York City, Enumeration District 823, Sheet. No. Supp 11A, family of Emma G. Donaldson (50, Indiana, widow, 1 child, 1 living); Jean G. Donaldson (17, New Jersey). They are lodgers in a hotel.
  24. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, family of Alexander Donaldson (37, Scotland, finisher); Elizabeth Donaldson (35, England); William Donaldson (8, Ohio); Andrew Donaldson (4, Ohio); Arthur Donaldson (2, Ohio).
  25. Obituary, The New York Times, 12 January 1904, Andrew Donaldson, died 11 January 1904 in East Orange, New Jersey, age 58, born in Cincinnati. The obituary provides a brief biographical sketch.
  26. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Donaldson, Andrew, card no. 69961, age 60 yrs. about, died 10 Jan. 1904 in East Orange, NJ, parents: Eliz. Donaldson, Sec 86 Lot 25.
  27. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Stewart, Julia G., card no. 118391, born 1857 in Lawrenceburg, Ind., died 1 July 1937 in New York City, NY, parents Theo. Gazley & Jane Fitch, wife of Elwin Kane Stewart, Sec. 88 Lot 103.
  28. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, New York County, Manhattan, Enumeration District 458, Sheet No. 15B, family of Elwin Stewart (40, Kentucky, Feb 1860, Insp[?]); wife of 6 years Julia Stewart (38, Indiana, Aug 1861, 1 child, 1 living [her age and birth year are off by several years]); son Robert G. Stewart (2, New York, May 1898); plus 3 servants.
  29. New York State Census, 1905, New York County, Borough of Manhattan, page 38, family of Elwin K. Stewart (45, manf machinery); wife Julia Stewart (43); son Robert G. Stewart (7).
  30. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, New York County, New York City, Enumeration District 727, Sheet No. 7B, family of Elwin K. Stewart (50, Kentucky, retail merchant, feathers); wife of 16 years Julia G. Stewart (52, Indiana, 2 children, 1 living); Robert G. Stewart (12, New York); servant Nora Roche (28, Ire English). They are living next to Julia’s sister Huldah (Gazlay) Miller.
  31. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, New York County, Manhattan, Enumeration District 810, Sheet No. 8A, family of Elwin K. Stewart (59, Kentucky, merchant, wholesale florist); wife Julia G. Stewart (58, Indiana); son Robert G. Stewart (21, New York).
  32. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, New York County, New York City, Enumeration District 31-488, Sheet No. 36A, family of Elwin K. Stewart (70, Kentucky, proprietor, importer, flowers, first married age 35); wife Julia G. Stewart (70, Indiana, first married age 35); servant Julia O’Boyle (23, Ireland).
  33. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Stewart, Elwin Kane, card no. 123372, born 26 Feb. 1860 in Newport, Ky., died 21 March 1941 in New York City, NY, parents Geo. & Sophia Newton Stewart, widowed husband of Julia Gazley, Sec. 88 Lot 103.
  34. Marriage Records, Hamilton County, Ohio; No. 461, marriage of Elwin Kane Stewart and Julia D. Gazlay, 10 October 1894.
  35. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Stewart, Margt., card no. 60125, age 4 days [so born 17 Jan. 1897] in New York, died 21 March 1897 in New York, parents Elwin K. & Julia Stewart, Sec. 88 Lot 103.
  36. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Kuhn, Clara G., card no. 122078, born 8 Sep. 1863, Lawrenceburg, Ind., died 10 Apr. 1940, Cinti., O., widowed wife of Oscar W. Kuhn, parents: Theodore & Jane E. Fitch Gazley, Sec. 88 Lot 103.
  37. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 271, Sheet No. 2A, family of Oscar W. Kuhn (38, Ohio, Mar 1862, attorney); wife of 10 years Clara G. Kuhn (36, Indiana, Sept 1863, 1 child, 1 living); son Spencer Kuhn (10, Ohio, April 1890).
  38. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 222, Sheet No. 9B, family of Oscar W. Kuhn (58, Ohio, lawyer); wife Clara G. Kuhn (55, Indiana); servant Katherine Flump [?] (40, Ohio); servant Ida Lambert (28, Indiana).
  39. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Kuhn, Oscar W., card no. 104205, born 11 Mar. 1861 in Cinti., O., died 8 Dec. 1927, Cinti., O., husband of Clara G. Kuhn, Sec. 88 Lot 103.
  40. Memoirs of the Miami Valley, by John Calvin Hover, Volume III, Chicago, Robert O. Law Company, 1920, page 41-42, biography of Oscar W. Kuhn. Available at Google Books.
Fourth Generation
14. Jean Gazlay Donaldson4 (Emma,3 Jane,2 Hannah1), born 12 March 1893 in Nutley, Essex County, New Jersey;1, 2, 3, 4 died 9 February 1956 in Paris, France.2, 5 Jean married, first, 11 February 1910 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, John Stanislaus Kirwan10 (born 23 July 1891 in New York, New York, the son of John P. Kirwan and Julia M. _____;6, 7, 8 John died 5 July 1921 in New York, New York9). Their marriage was annulled in April 1913.10 Jean married, second, 30 July 1913 in Milburn, Essex County, New Jersey, Winfield Burrows Sifton10, 13 (born 21 January 1890, the son of Sir Clifford Sifton and Lady Elizabeth Armanella Burrows;11 Winfield died 13 June 1928 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada12). Their marriage ended in divorce on 7 July 1919 in Canada.14 Jean married, third, 12 July 1919 in London, England, Captain John Victor Nash10 (born 14 June 1891 in Carcarana, Province of Santa Fé, Argentina, the son of _____ Nash and Elene _____15, 16, 17). Their marriage ended in divorce on 24 March 1923 in London, England.18 Jean married, fourth, 1 February 1925 in Cairo, Egypt, Prince Mohammed Sabit Bey20 (born 1893, the son of Salel Sabit Pasha and Princess Gulsen Hanem;19 Mohammed died 196519). Their marriage ended in divorce on 2 March 1925. Jean married, fifth, 15 October 1926 in Paris, France, Paul Dubonnet23 (born 6 September 1900 in Paris, France, the son of Marie Aimé ‘Joseph’ Dubonnet and Florence LeBlanc;21 Paul died 8 July 1961 in Nuillé, Pays de la Loire, France21, 22). Their marriage ended in divorce on 8 July 1948 in Paris, France.10 Jean married, sixth, 27 May 1950, Guy Douglas Bridge Puckle10 (born 13 November 1890 in Hove, Brighton, Sussex, England, the son of Walter Bridge Puckle and Helen Elizabeth White;21 baptized 6 July 1891 in Laleham, Middlesex County, England). Jean is buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.2 Winfield is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.12

Much has been written about Jean Gazlay Donaldson, known mostly by her third married name, Jean Nash, and her six marriages, her celebrity as the “world’s best dressed woman,” and her other social adventures that captivated the imagination of the media and the public, such as gambling among the rich and famous. Jean fostered her own renown by authoring a series of 15 weekly chapters of autobiographical articles from 1 February through 10 May 1925 that were carried in newspapers nation-wide, among them the Milwaukee Sentinel and the Pittsburgh Press. In the articles, Jean recounts numerous anecdotes that provide fascinating insight into her life and the high style to which she was accustomed.25

Jean was born in Nutley, New Jersey, and was raised by her mother after her father died in 1904. While attending school in Dobbs Ferry, New York, Jean met and formed a relationship with John Stanley Kirwan. Her mother objected to the relationship, and so proceeded to make plans to move Jean to a school in Europe. Jean discovered the plan, and quickly eloped with Kirwan in New Jersey, which naturally shocked her mother. Their marriage was annulled in April 1913, aided by Jean’s eventual second husband, Winfield Sifton, when he engaged the services of a lawyer in New York. Jean’s marriage to Kirwan produced a son, Andrew, born in the fall of the 1910.10, 25

Jean met her second husband, Winfield Burroughs Sifton, at an embassy ball in London. Winfield was the son of Sir Clifford Sifton, who was Attorney General, Provincial Lands Commissioner and Member of Parliament of Canada. Despite Jean’s initial rejections, Winfield persisted in his desire to marry Jean, and in July 1913 he and Jean slipped away from Jean’s mother, sailing across the ocean from Europe to New York. They were married in “the oddest wedding last night that Milburn [New Jersey] had ever seen,” being married in a motor car, under the light of a street lamp, in the presence only of the reverend and two of Winfield’s friends. The wedding supper consisted of chocolate ice cream sodas served in Newark before setting out for Milburn, where they able to obtain the marriage license. Jean and Winfield’s daughter Elizabeth was born in London when the couple lived there, and Elizabeth lived with the Siftons until she died in 1950. Jean never got along with her mother-in-law, Lady Sifton, mostly over Jean’s taste in fashion.10, 13, 25, 26

Her mother Emma could never control Jean. In March 1914, Jean locked her mother in a closet and refused to let her out until Emma signed a deed of trust to the Knickerbocker Trust Co., conveying Emma’s interest in several pieces of property in Cincinnati to Jean. Emma, aided by a relative, Oscar W. Kuhn, filed suit against Jean, then Mrs. Jean Sifton, her husband Winfield, and the trust company to recover the deeded property. The suit was eventually dismissed in October 1914 on motion of counsel when the property was re-conveyed back to Emma.10, 27

Jean met her third husband John Victor Nash toward the end of her marriage with Winfield Sifton. Needing a divorce from Sifton, Jean filed for divorce in Canada since the marriage was recorded there. The divorce was finalized on 12 July 1919, and five days later Jean and John Nash were married in London. Jean’s extravagant lifestyle eventually overwhelmed John’s modest salary as a captain in the British army. Eventually he sued for divorce, which was made final in March 1923.25

Following her divorce from Nash, Jean was courted by several suitors, including Mohammad Sabit Bey, an Egyptian prince, whom she met in a casino in Cannes. Sabit pursued Jean’s affections, and they were engaged to be married. Jean broke the engagement, but eventually she agreed to marry him. She was required to adopt the Moslem faith, and she took the Moslem name of Dowlett. Jean and Sabit were married on 1 February 1925 in a Moslem church in Cairo, with only three witnesses present. Very soon, Jean learned that Sabit had incurred many debts all over Europe, and so may not be able to support her high lifestyle. Also, she and Sabit could not agree on the degree of freedom that she should be allowed. Jean was accustomed to the independence customarily allowed to American married women, whereas Sabit could not disregard the Egyptian habits of the harem and the centuries-old traditions where women are shut out from the world. They were divorced a month after they married.25, 28

Shortly after their divorce, Sabit was arrested in Paris on three charges of swindling cash, jewels, and motor cars, valued at $75,000. He pawned his first wife’s jewels that, it was claimed, were not paid for. Jean was also implicated in the alleged crime but was not arrested. Sabit was acquitted after spending a month in jail.29

In a secret Paris wedding in 1926 with only two witnesses present, Jean married Paul Dubonnet, of the Dubonnet apéritif wine family. Jean maintained her image as the “world’s best dressed woman,” living in Paris and on the Riviera. Her choices in the latest clothing styles still captured the attention of the media wherever she went. Jean frequented the great gambling resorts of the Continent, including Monte Carlo, Deauville, and Cannes, and her winnings were especially newsworthy. Eventually, she settled into a more quiet life than she had previously known, raising her and Paul’s daughter.23

Jean, Paul, and Jean’s mother Emma, stood by Jean’s son Andrew (from her first marriage) during his 1934 trial and eventual acquittal for murder. Paul, in fact, was the only witness who testified for the defense.

Although Jean’s marriage to Paul Dubonnet was her longest, nearly 22 years, it too ended in divorce, in 1948.10

In 1950, Jean married Guy Douglas Bridge Puckle, a British stock broker who traded in London and New York. Jean died on 9 February 1956 in Paris, and is buried as Jean G. D. Puckle in the Donaldson plot in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati.2, 5, 10

John Kirwan’s obituary provides a brief biographical sketch:9

Lieutenant John Stanislaus Kirwan, formerly a member of Squadron A of the New York Cavalry and son of John P. Kirwan, a well known real estate operator at Forty-fifth street and Broadway, died at his residence, No. 118 West Eighty-eighth street. His death was due to injuries received in an accident while in training at Camp Halabird [sic, Holabird], Baltimore, in 1918. He was a member of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, where a requiem mass will be celebrated for him at nine o’clock this morning. Lieutenant Kirwan was born in this city twenty-nine years ago and was a graduate of Fordham University. He was later in business with his father until 1915, when he went overseas in a volunteer Red Cross ambulance corps, before the United States entered the war. In addition to his father he is survived by three brothers.

Winfield Burrows Sifton was the second son of Sir Clifford Sifton. Winfield went to England during the First World War, initially to deal in war material. After the Armistice, he became involved with several companies bearing such unlikely names as the Anglo-Canadian Association of Roumanian Trade and the Venezuelan Estates & Oil Company, all of which failed. Often the failures were followed by lawsuits and the despatch of substantial cheques from the elder Sifton. Winfield also managed to interest Sir Clifford, who had great hopes for his son, in the projected Montreal, Ottawa and Georgian Bay Canal Company. The project, which would have involved the construction of a huge hydro-electric power and transportation complex, ultimately embroiled the Siftons in a decade of futile litigation and cost its investors their entire stake. Eventually, the chastened Winfield returned to Toronto, where he died in 1928 at the age of 38.30

John Nash was a captain in the British army, and not at all wealthy when he married Jean Donaldson. Soon after their marriage, gown, shoe, and fur coat makers were suing Captain Nash for thousands of dollars in bills run up by his wife. It was during their divorce proceedings that the Justice McCardie, as a means of admonishment, stated that Jean was the “best dressed” and “most extravagant” woman in the world, labels by which she was identified for the rest of her life.31

Mohammed Sabit Bey was a member of a prominent Egyptian family. His father, Salah Sabit Pasha, was President of the Cairo Court of Appeal, and his uncle, Mahmoud Sabit Bey, was First Secretary of the Egyptian Ligation in London.28, 32

Sabit Bey was connected to the Egyptian ruling family through his first wife Ismat Hasan Mohsen (1897-?). She was a grand niece of King Fuad I (1868-1936) by way of the King’s half-brother, Prince Hasan Isma’il Pasha (1854-1888), whose daughter Princess Aziza Hasan (1875-1936) was Ismat Hasan Mohsen’s mother.19, 33

Paul Dubonnet was the youngest of four children of Joseph and Florence (LeBlanc) Dubonnet, and grandson of Joseph Dubonnet, founder of the famed Dubonnet apéritif wines in 1846.

Paul’s marriage to Christiane Coty in 1920 united the Dubonnet family with another powerful and wealthy family, the Coty family, world renown for perfumes and cosmetics. Paul and Christiane’s respective parents had known each other for years. Early in their marriage, Paul worked in administration for the Coty SA company in the United States.34

Paul enjoyed owning luxury sports cars. Paul, with his brother André, ordered two custom-made 1922 Hispano-Suiza Boulogne cars in order to compete in a 1922 race from Paris to Nice. Paul crashed one of the two cars prior to a race, and André crashed the other during the race. Experienced racing driver Paul Bablot won the race in a third car of the same make and model.35

Owing to his marriage to Jean Nash in 1926, and lack of a legal document to protect his pre-marital wealth, Paul was estranged by his siblings; his brother André, furious over Paul’s marriage, ran Paul and Jean’s car off the road, whereupon Paul proceeded to give his brother a beating.

Paul and Jean were in New York early in World War II. Since wine imports from France were not possible during the war, in 1942 Paul began bottling his Dubonnet wines in Philadelphia using wines from California.36

Guy Puckle was a broker with the London and New York Stock Exchanges.

Guy is listed as the assignee of three patents issued by the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office. Two, issued on 7 February 1944 and 13 September 1945, for improvements in or relating to revolvers, pistols, and like weapons, were for the addition of a dagger or knife blade onto a pistol or revolver. The third patent, issued 31 July 1957, for improvements in or relating to framing and lighting pictures and the like, incorporated concealed lighting into a picture frame for illuminating the picture.37


Child of Jean Gazlay Donaldson and John Stanislaus Kirwan:

 18i. Andrew Donaldson Kirwan, born 29 October 1910 in New York, New York;10, 38, 39 died 14 April 1973 in New York, New York.39, 40, 41 Andrew lived in England with his mother from September 1914 to at least July 1919.38 He was afflicted with a form of infantile paralysis. He could not control his muscles, and he could not write. Andrew was taught by tutors.10 Numerous newspapers carried the story of Andrew’s trial for the stabbing death of Gilliam Sessoms with a hunting knife following a drunken argument over religion. The alleged event occurred on 10 February 1934 while they were sailing on the SS President Garfield from Europe. Sessoms died a few days after the ship docked in New York. The defense maintained that Sessoms fell on the knife after a sudden pitch of the ship. The story was newsworthy in part because of the presence during the trial of his mother, Jean Nash (née Donaldson) Dubonnet, who captivated the attention of the media and public in the 1920s as a leader of high fashion in Europe. Also at his side were Jean’s husband Paul Dubonnet, and Andrew’s grandmother, Emma (née Gazlay) Donaldson. On 2 April 1934, the jury took only twenty-seven minutes to return a not guilty verdict. Andrew was committed to the Hartford Retreat in 1941, and the State National Bank of Connecticut in Stamford were his conservators.10 Sadly, Andrew died in a fire in the Beverly Hotel, 125 East 50th Street, New York City. His badly burned body was found wedged against a door in his room on the 21st floor. The cause of the fire was unknown. Andrew was apparently living off a trust fund set up by his family.41 Andrew is buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.39

Child of Jean Gazlay Kirwan (née Donaldson) and Winfield Burrows Sifton:

 19i. Elizabeth Arma Burrows Sifton, born 2 May 1915 in London, England;10, 42 died 24 February 1950 in New York.42, 43 Elizabeth was born in London but moved to Canada as a child. She attended Elmwood School for Girls in Ottawa, and the University of Toronto where she specialized in modern languages. Elizabeth was a writer for the New York Post and left the newspaper to write a book.43 Elizabeth is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.43

Child of Jean Gazlay Nash (née Donaldson) and Paul Dubonnet:

+20i. Anne Patricia Dubonnet, born 20 February 1931 in Cannes, France; died 27 February 2016 in New York, New York. Married (1) Claude Foussier Married (2) Philip Uzielli Married (3) Victor Shaio.

17. Spencer Gazlay Kuhn4 (Clara,3 Jane,2 Hannah1), born 25 April 1891 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio;10, 44, 45, 46 died 7 May 1968 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.44 Spencer married Medora Farrin48 (born 30 June 1889 in Wyoming, Hamilton County, Ohio, parents not determined;46, 47 Medora died 28 July 1948 in Petoskey, Emmet County, Michigan47). Spencer and Medora are buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.44, 47

Children of Spencer Gazlay Kuhn and Medora Farrin:

+21i. Spencer Farrin ‘Bill’ Kuhn, born 24 March 1913 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; died 16 September 1989. Married Ada Mae Dixon.
+22ii. Robert Henry Kuhn, born 23 May 1915 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; died 5 October 1993 in Ft. Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida. Married Patricia Smith.

  1. New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931, Jean Donaldson, born 12 March 1892 in Essex [County], New Jersey; father: Andrew Donaldson, age 47; mother: Emma J. Geglay [sic], age 35. [The birth year is 1893 in other records and is probably a transcription error here, as is the surname of her mother, known to be Gazlay.]
  2. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Puckle, Jean Donaldson, card no. 142683, born 12 March 1893 in Nutley, NJ, died 9 Feb 1956 in Paris, France, wife of Guy B. Puckle, parents: Andrew & Emma J. Gayley [sic], Sec 86 Lot 25.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, New York County, New York City, Enumeration District 458, Sheet No. 17B, family of Andrew Donaldson (54, Ohio, Sep 1845, accountant); wife of 9 years Emma G. Donaldson (43, Indiana, Nov 1856, 1 child, 1 living); daughter Jean G. Donaldson (7, New Jersey, Mar 1893); servant Annie Waehole (21, Germany, Aug 1878).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, New York County, New York City, Enumeration District 823, Sheet. No. Supp 11A, family of Emma G. Donaldson (50, Indiana, widow, 1 child, 1 living); Jean G. Donaldson (17, New Jersey). They are lodgers in a hotel.
  5. Obituary, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois. 10 February 1956; Jean Nash Dies at 60; Heiress Wed Six Times. In Paris on 9 February 1956.
  6. U.S. Passport Applications 1795-1925, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org; Application No. 2849; Kirwan, John S.; born 23 July 1891 in New York City; real estate broker; desires passport to visit England and France for hospital work; passport issued 10 July 1915. Includes a letter of reference from the Headquarters of the American Committee of the American Ambulance Hospital In Paris, Wall Street, New York, indicating his application for a position as a volunteer ambulance driver in Paris.
  7. Draft Registration Card, World War I, John Stanislaus Kirwan, card no. 71; born 23 July 1891 in New York City; real estate broker; single.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, New York County, Manhattan, Enumeration District 516, Sheet No. 10B, family of John P. Kirwan (39, New York, Aug. 1860, real estate agent); wife of 10 years Julia M. Kirwan (39, Ireland, Feb. 1861, 4 children, 4 living); son John S. Kirwan (8, New York, July 1891); son Raymond Kirwan (7, New York, Aug. 1892); son Arthur J. Kirwan (4, New York, Apr. 1896); son Robert L. Kirwan (1, New York, Oct. 1898); sister-in-law Lucy A. Commins (36, Ireland, Apr. 1864); brother-in-law John J. Commins (34, Ireland, Apr. 1866); servant Mary Fitzpatrick (22, Ireland, July 1877); servant Katie Hughes (29, Ireland, Apr. 1871).
  9. Obituary, The Evening Telegram, New York. Available at www.fultonhistory.com. 7 July 1921, John Stanislaus Kirwan; died 5 July 1921.
  10. Gazlay History, written by Spencer G. Kuhn, a grandchild of Theodore Gazlay; undated. This is a typewritten re-compilation of the earlier Genealogy of the Gazlay Family, compiled by Theodore Gazlay in 1890, including the 1852 statement of the family history by Reverend Sayers Gazlay, an elder brother of Theodore. This document re-formats the information in the 1890 work. For example, facts originally shown in list form, such as birth and death dates, are incorporated in the narrative of this later work. Two post-1890 sections are unique to this document: one with additional details about Theodore Gazlay’s family, with dates as late as 1951; and another on the Donaldson family, featuring Jean Gazlay Donaldson and her six marriages, with several dates in 1965.
  11. Clifford Sifton, Volume I, The Young Naploeon, 1861-1900, by D. J. Hall. The University of British Colombia, 1981. Available at Google Books.
  12. Find a Grave (website). Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Winfield B. Sifton, born January 1890; died 13 June 1928 in Toronto [from article].
  13. Marriage Announcement, New York Times, New York, New York, 1 August 1913, Jean Donaldson Kirwan and Winfield Burrows Sifton, married 30 July 1913 in Milburn, New Jersey. The article provides an interesting account of their secret wedding, and other biographical details.
  14. Journal of the Senate of Canada, Volume 55, page 411-413, 7 July 1919, Royal Assent to the petition of Jean Donaldson Sifton to dissolve her marriage to Winfield Burrows Sifton [among other Bills].
  15. Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators’ Certificates, 1910-1950, available at Ancestry.com; Nash, John Victor, born 14 June 1891 at Carcarana, Province of Santa Fé, Argentina; Nationality: British; Certificate taken on Cauldron Biplane, at Beatty School, Hendon, 7 November 1915.
  16. UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, available at Ancestry.com; Mrs. Elene Nash, 39; Miss Eliz Elene Nash, 4; Miss Marie Josephine Nash, 3; Mr. John Victor Nash, 2; Miss Kathleen Maud Nash, 1 1/2; Miss Elizabeth Oldaker, 36, nurse; Miss Grace Firth, 24, nurse; all embarked at Monte Video and landed in Liverpool; Sailed on the S.S. Iberia, July 1893.
  17. United States Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956, available at Ancestry.com; Line 26: Sifton, Joan McDonald [sic, Jean Donaldson], age 26 years, Canadian [sic], nearest relative in country whence came: Mrs. McDonald [sic, Donaldson], Brighton, England; going to join: Aunt, Mrs. Julia Stewart, NYC; place of birth: Nutley NJ, USA. Line 27: Nash, John Victor, age 28 years 9 months, Army Officer, English, nearest relative in country whence came: Mother, Mrs. E. Nash; going to: Vanderbilt Hotel, New York; place of birth: Argentina, South America. Passengers sailing on the S.S. Olympic from Southampton, England, to Halifax, Canada, March 17th, 1919.
  18. The Glasgow Herald, 24 March 1923, divorce of Captain John Victor Nash and Mrs. Jean Nash, in London.
  19. Egypt in Bygone Days, Ruling Family, by Max Karkégi, Chapter III, Page 34. Google Translated from the original French. This charming compilation of pictures and personal recollections shows a photograph of Ismet Hanem Mohsin with the caption “Ismet Hanem Mohsin, born 01.18.1897, daughter of Mohsin Hassan Pasha (died in 1949[)], and Princess Aziza Hassan (1875-1936) wife of Mohamed Sabit Bey (1893-1965).”
  20. Marriage Announcement, Rochester Journal and The Post Express, Rochester, New York, 2 February 1925; marriage of Mrs. Jean Nash and Mohammed Sabet Bey in Cairo, Egypt.
  21. Dubonnet Family Tree, owner: apsdub; available at Ancestry.com.
  22. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966; Paul Dubonnet, died 8 July 1961, France.
  23. Marriage Announcement, The Milwaukee Sentinel, 16 October 1926, marriage of Paul Dubonnet and Mrs. Jean Nash in Paris on 15 October. The article mentions that Paul’s divorce was final the previous day.
  24. London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, Puckle, Guy Douglas Bridge, baptized 6 July 1891 in Laleham, Middlesex County; parents: Walter Bridge Puckle and Helen Elizabeth Puckle.
  25. Milwaukee Sentinel, and Pittsburg Press, both available at Google News. These newspapers, among others, carry the series of 15 weekly chapters of autobiographical articles from 1 February through 10 May 1925 by “Mrs. Jean Nash” (search term in the Google News Archives).
  26. Clifford Sifton in Relation to his Times, by John Wesley Dafoe, 1931, reprinted 1971 by Ayer Publishing. Available at Google Books.
  27. The New York Times, 21 March 1914, Cincinnati, Ohio: ‘Accuses Daughter and Bank of Fraud,’ and 1 October 1914, Cincinnati, Ohio: ‘Mrs. Donaldson Ends Suit.’ Both articles available at query.nytimes.com (website).
  28. The Sioux City Journal, Sioux City, Iowa, 2 February 1925. Available at Google News.
  29. The Southeast Missourian, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 3 June 1925. Available at Google News.
  30. The Siftons, by Neil Forsythe, The Archivist, No. 13, appearing at Library and Archives Canada (website). This is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada. The reproduction has not been produced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada.
  31. San Jose News, 22 March 1934. Available at Google News.
  32. Bey and Pasha are titles carried by Muslims dating back to the Ottoman Empire and still in use in modern times. Pasha is equivalent to Lord and is conferred on senior civil officials and military officers. Bey is a title junior to Pasha, similar to Sir, and can be either conferred on a civil or military official, or as a curtsey title for the son of a Pasha.
  33. World of Royalty - Egypt. This website provides an extensive list of predecessors of the ruler of Egypt, HM King Faud II.
  34. François Coty: Fragrance, Power, Money, by Roulhac B. Toledano and Elizabeth Z. Coty. Pelican Publishing Company, Inc., Gretna, Louisiana, 2009. Available at Google Books.
  35. RM Auctions (website), Lot 272, 1922 Hispano-Suiza Boulogne, 31 October 2007. The auction description includes detailed historical information about this custom build racing car, the maker, and several owners of this and the four other similar cars.
  36. The Wall Street Journal, Leisure & Arts, How’s Your Drink, by Eric Felten, 15 July 2006. Available at djreprints.com (website).
  37. PatentMaps, listing Guy Douglas Bridge Puckle as the assignee to three patents.
  38. U.S. Passport Applications 1795-1925, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org; Emergency Application No. 2263; Kirwan, Andrew Donaldson; born 29 October 1910 in New York City; father: John Stanley Kirwan, deceased [sic, John was still living in 1919]; legal domicile and permanent residence: Cincinnati, Ohio; resided in England September 1914 to date; accompanying mother; desires passport to visit France, and Great Britain, embarkation and return accompanying grandmother; application dated 30 July, 1919, American Embassy at London.
  39. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Kirwan, Andrew Donaldson, card no. 165439, born 29 October 1910, died 14 April 1973 in New York City, 125 East 50th Street; parents: John Kirwan and Jean Donaldson; Sec 86 Lot 25.
  40. Obituary, The New York Times, 18 April 1973, Kirwan Andrew Donaldson, son of the late Jean Donaldson Puckle and John S. Kirwan.
  41. The New York Times, 15 April 1973, death of Andrew Donaldson Kirwan in a fire in an East Side hotel in New York City.
  42. Find a Grave (website). Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Elizabeth A. B. Sifton, born 2 May 1915; died 24 February 1950; incorrectly identified in the record as daughter of Sir Clifford Sifton, she is actually his granddaughter; she is correctly identified on her gravestone as the daughter of Winfield B. Sifton.
  43. Obituary, The New York Times, 27 February 1950, story from the Canadian Press on 26 February; Elizabeth AB Sifton, died in New York.
  44. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Kuhn, Spencer G., card no. 158291, born 25 April 1891, Cincinnati, Ohio, died 7 May 1968 in Cincinnati, Ohio, parents: Oscar W. Kuhn and Clara Gazalay [sic], widowed husband of Medora Farrin, section 20, lot 5.
  45. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 271, Sheet No. 2A, family of Oscar W. Kuhn (38, Ohio, Mar 1862, attorney); wife of 10 years Clara G. Kuhn (36, Indiana, Sept 1863, 1 child, 1 living); son Spencer Kuhn (10, Ohio, April 1890).
  46. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 91-210, Sheet No. 3A, family of Spencer Kuhn (50, Ohio, president, retail lumber co.); wife Medora Kuhn (50, Ohio); son Spencer F. Kuhn (27, Ohio, lawyer, private practice law); son Robert H. Kuhn (35, Ohio).
  47. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Kuhn, Medora F., card no. 132934, born 30 June 1889, Wyoming, Ohio, died 28 July 1948 in Petoskey, Michigan, parents: Matthew B. & Medora Lockman Farrin, wife of Spencer G. Kuhn, section 20, lot 5.
  48. Memoirs of the Miami Valley, by John Calvin Hover, Volume III, Chicago, Robert O. Law Company, 1920, page 41-42, biography of Oscar W. Kuhn. Available at Google Books.
Fifth Generation
20. Anne Patricia Dubonnet5 (Jean,4 Emma,3 Jane,2 Hannah1), born 20 February 1931 in Cannes, France;1, 2 died 27 February 2016 in New York, New York.3 Anne married, first, 10 June 1954, Claude Foussier1 (born ____, parents not determined). Their marriage ended in divorce.1 Anne married, second, January 1962 in Paris, France, Philip Uzielli1 (born ____, parents not determined). Anne married, third, Victor Shaio (born ca. 1917, parents not determined;4 Victor died 13 December 1997 in New York, New York4). Victor is buried in Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York.4

Child of Anne Patricia Dubonnet and Claude Foussier:

+23i. Alain Edward Foussier, born 4 July 1955. Married Janka _____.

Child of Anne Patricia Dubonnet and Philip Uzielli:

+24i. Elizabeth Anne Uzielli, born 14 June 1963. Married Dennis Charles O’Donnell.

21. Spencer Farrin ‘Bill’ Kuhn5 (Spencer,4 Clara,3 Jane,2 Hannah1), born 24 March 1913 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio;5, 6, 7 died 16 September 1989.5 Bill married, 25 January 1947 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan, Ada Mae Dixon5, 10, 11 (born ca. October 1917 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan, the daughter of Thornton Dixon and Nellie Louise Sterling;8, 9, 10 Ada died 26 June 2012 in Chelsea, Washtenaw County, Michigan10). Bill and Ada are buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.10, 5

Children of Spencer Farrin ‘Bill’ Kuhn and Ada Mae Dixon:

+25i. Dixon Spencer Kuhn, born 8 February 1948. Married Cecilia Browne.
+26ii. Margot Sterling Kuhn, born 17 May 1950. Married Thomas George Mehringer.

22. Robert Henry Kuhn5 (Spencer,4 Clara,3 Jane,2 Hannah1), born 23 May 1915 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio;6, 7, 12 died 5 October 1993 in Ft. Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida.12 Robert married Patricia Smith (born 22 December 1920 in Howell, Livingston County, Michigan, the daughter of William McPherson Smith and Esther Kennedy;13 Patricia died 2 May 1990 in Ft. Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida13). Robert and Patricia are buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.12, 13

Child of Robert Henry Kuhn and Patricia Smith:

 27i. Meredith F. Kuhn, born 28 October 1959 in Red Bank, Monmouth County, New Jersey;14 died 15 July 2009 in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida.14 Meredith is buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.14

  1. Gazlay History, written by Spencer G. Kuhn, a grandchild of Theodore Gazlay; undated. This is a typewritten re-compilation of the earlier Genealogy of the Gazlay Family, compiled by Theodore Gazlay in 1890, including the 1852 statement of the family history by Reverend Sayers Gazlay, an elder brother of Theodore. This document re-formats the information in the 1890 work. For example, facts originally shown in list form, such as birth and death dates, are incorporated in the narrative of this later work. Two post-1890 sections are unique to this document: one with additional details about Theodore Gazlay’s family, with dates as late as 1951; and another on the Donaldson family, featuring Jean Gazlay Donaldson and her six marriages, with several dates in 1965.
  2. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  3. Obituary, The New York Times, 29 February 2016, Shaio, Anne Dubonnet, died 27 February 2016 in New York City. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of two children and their spouses, and one grandchild.
  4. Obituary, The New York Times, 16 December 1997, Victor Shaio, died 13 December 1997 in New York [City]. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his wife Anne, children, step-daughter, brother and sister, and place of interment.
  5. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Kuhn, Spencer F., card no. 190375, born 24 March 1913 in Cincinnati, Ohio, died 16 September 1989, parents: Spencer G. Kuhn and Medora Farrin, name of spouse: Ada Dixon, section 20, lot 5.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 91-210, Sheet No. 3A, family of Spencer Kuhn (50, Ohio, president, retail lumber co.); wife Medora Kuhn (50, Ohio); son Spencer F. Kuhn (27, Ohio, lawyer, private practice law); son Robert H. Kuhn (35, Ohio).
  7. Memoirs of the Miami Valley, by John Calvin Hover, Volume III, Chicago, Robert O. Law Company, 1920, page 41-42, biography of Oscar W. Kuhn. Available at Google Books.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Monroe County, Monroe City, Enumeration District 117, Sheet No. 11B; family of Thornton Dixon (44, Michigan, lawyer, general practice); wife Nellie S. Dixon (44, Michigan); daughter Jeanette S. Dixon (11, Michigan); daughter Ada May Dixon (2 2/12, Michigan); father-in-law William C. Sterling (70, Michigan, widow, merchant); cook Elizabeth Wagner (59, Michigan, widow, cook, private family); nurse Eleanora McLaughlin (18, Michigan, nurse, private family).
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Monroe County, Monroe City, Enumeration District 58-24, Sheet No. 4A; family of Thornton Dixon (55, Michigan, lawyer, general practice, first married age 21); wife Nellie L. Dixon (53, Michigan, first married age 39); daughter Ada M. Dixon (12, Michigan); servant Lizzie M. Wagner (69, Michigan, widow, servant, private family); servant Dorothy Ritterbach (17, Missouri, servant, private family).
  10. Obituary, Huron Daily Tribune, Huron, Michigan (website: www.michiganthumbs.com); 7 July 2012, Ada Dixon Kuhn, died 26 June 2012 in Chelsea, Michigan. The article provides vital and biographical details, and the names of her husband, children, and grandchildren.
  11. Marriage Announcement, Grosse Pointe News, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 30 January 1947, marriage of Spencer Farrin Kuhn and Ada Mae Dixon, 25 January 1947 in Monroe, Michigan.
  12. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Kuhn, Robert H., card no. 195385, born 23 May 1915 in Cincinnati, Ohio, died 5 October 1993 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, parents: Spencer Kuhn and Medora Farrin, spouse of Patricia S. Farrin [sic, Farrin is likely incorrectly copied from Medora Farrin; Patricia’s parents are shown on her death record in the same cemetery], section 20, lot 5.
  13. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Kuhn, Patricia S., card no. 191592, born 22 December 1920 in Howell, Michigan, died 2 May 1990 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, parents: Wm. McPherson Smith and Esther Kennedy, spouse of Robert H. Kuhn, section 20, lot 5.
  14. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Kuhn, Meredith F., card no. 222663, born 28 October 1959 in Red Bank, New Jersey, died 15 July 2009 in Daytona Beach, Florda, parents: Robert H. Kuhn and Patricia (Smith) Kuhn, single, section 20, lot 5.
Sixth and Seventh Generations
23. Alain Edward Foussier6 (Anne,5 Jean,4 Emma,3 Jane,2 Hannah1), born 4 July 1955.1 Alain married Janka _____ (born ____, parents not determined).

24. Elizabeth Anne Uzielli6 (Anne,5 Jean,4 Emma,3 Jane,2 Hannah1), born 14 June 1963.1, 2 Elizabeth married, 15 February 2003 in New York, New York, Dennis Charles O’Donnell3 (born ca. 1958, the son of Charles P. O’Donnell and Margaret _____3).

Child of Elizabeth Anne Uzielli and Dennis Charles O’Donnell:

 28i. Alexander O’Donnell, born ca. 2005.

25. Dixon Spencer Kuhn6 (Spencer ‘Bill’,5 Spencer,4 Clara,3 Jane,2 Hannah1), born 8 February 1948.2, 4 Dixon married Cecilia Browne (born 2 January 1955, parents not determined2).

Children of Dixon Spencer Kuhn and Cecilia Browne:

 29i. Natalie Spencer Kuhn, born 22 April 1987 in Alameda County, California.5
 30ii. Abigail Overstreet Kuhn, born 30 September 1990 in Alameda County, California.6

26. Margot Sterling Kuhn6 (Spencer ‘Bill’,5 Spencer,4 Clara,3 Jane,2 Hannah1), born 17 May 1950.2, 4 Margot married Thomas George Mehringer (born 30 July 1954, parents not determined2).

  1. Gazlay History, written by Spencer G. Kuhn, a grandchild of Theodore Gazlay; undated. This is a typewritten re-compilation of the earlier Genealogy of the Gazlay Family, compiled by Theodore Gazlay in 1890, including the 1852 statement of the family history by Reverend Sayers Gazlay, an elder brother of Theodore. This document re-formats the information in the 1890 work. For example, facts originally shown in list form, such as birth and death dates, are incorporated in the narrative of this later work. Two post-1890 sections are unique to this document: one with additional details about Theodore Gazlay’s family, with dates as late as 1951; and another on the Donaldson family, featuring Jean Gazlay Donaldson and her six marriages, with several dates in 1965.
  2. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  3. Wedding Announcement, The New York Times, 16 February 2003, Elizabeth Uzielli and Dennis O’Donnell, 15 February 2003 in New York The article provides the names of their parents and brief biographical details.
  4. Email from Dixon Spencer Kuhn to Lee Gazlay, August 2013, providing the names and relationships of several family members.
  5. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Natalie Sterling Kuhn, born 22 April 1987 in Alameda, California. Mother’s name: Browne.
  6. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Abigail Overstreet Kuhn, born 30 September 1990 in Alameda, California. Mother’s name: Browne.