Family History - Herbert DeCamp Laycox

1. Herbert DeCamp Laycox,¹ born 26 November 1860 in Chesterfield, Fulton County, Ohio, the son of Joseph Laycox and Deborah M. DeCamp;^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} died 11 October 1951 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.⁷ Herbert married, first, 1898, Maymie Smith^{3, 9} (born 13 May 1871 in Lamar, Barton County, Missouri, the daughter of Charles Smith and Sarah M. _____;^{3, 8} Maymie died 20 June 1901 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri^{8, 9}). Herbert married, second, 28 December 1903 in Bellevue, Sandusky County, Ohio, Charlotte Morgan ‘Lottie’ Gazlay^{2, 4, 5, 6} (born 6 January 1877 in Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio, the daughter of John Arvin Gazlay and Henrietta Elmira ‘Etta’ Morgan;^{1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11} Lottie died 8 February 1963 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri^{12, 13}). Maymie is buried in Lake Cemetery, Lamar, Barton County, Missouri.⁸

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Ruth Laycox, born 9 June 1901 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri;8, 14 died 13 August 1901 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri.14 Ruth is buried in Lake Cemetery, Lamar, Barton County, Missouri.14

	3	i.	Mayme Gazlay Laycox, born 28 September 1904 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri;4, 5, 6, 15, 16 died 23 February 2002 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.15, 16 Mayme was a teacher and a member of the Missouri State Teachers Association. She was a charter member of Trinity United Methodist Church and its choir. She also belonged to the Trinity Wesleyan Service Guild.16 Mayme is buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.16
+	4	ii.	Charlotte Debetta Laycox, born 13 July 1906 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri; died 25 July 2001. Married Lloyd Orville Schauer.

1. 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.
2. Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958, available at familysearch.org. Herbert D. Laycox and Lottie M. Gazlay, married 28 December 1903 at Bellevue, Sandusky County, Ohio. The record includes their ages and birth places, and the names of their parents.
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Missouri, Jasper County, Joplin, Enumeration District 38, Sheet No. 15B, family of Herbert Laycox (39, Ohio, Nov 1860, conductor), wife of 2 years Mame Laycox (29, May 1871, no children), border Sarah M. Smith [this is undoubtedly Mame’s mother] (64, Illinois, July 1836, widow), border Charles H. Smith [this is undoubtedly Mame’s brother] (44, Iowa, April 1856, widow, real estate).
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Enumeration District 156, Sheet No. 5A, family of Herbert D. Laycox (49, Ohio, 2nd marriage, conductor, RR), wife of 7 years Charlotte M. Laycox (33, Ohio, 2 children, 2 living), daughter Mayme G. Laycox (5, Missouri), daughter Charlotte D. Laycox (3, Missouri).
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Enumeration District 180, Sheet No. 10A, family of Herbert D. Laycox (59, Ohio, conductor, R.R.), wife Charlotte M. Laycox (42, Ohio), daughter Mayme G. Laycox (15, Missouri), daughter Charlotte D. Laycox (13, Missouri), lodger Annie L. Reeves (32, Illinois, draftsman)
6. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Enumeration District 48-63, Sheet No. 10B, family of Herbert D. Laycox (69, Ohio, 38 at first marriage, conductor, railroad station), wife Charlotte M. Laycox (53, Ohio, 26 at first marriage), daughter Mayme G. Laycox (25, Missouri, teacher, public-school), daughter Charlotte D. Laycox (23, Missouri, stenographer), lodger Frances Dwyer (37, Illinois, postal clerk), lodger Murla J. McClure (43, Kansas, dressmaker).
7. Ohio Obituary Index, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; website. Laycox, Herbert; died 11 October 1951 at Kansas City, Missouri, age 80 [this age conflicts with Census and other records]; spouse: Charlotte Gazlay.
8. Obituary, Lamar Obits 1901, available at Barton County, Missouri, website barton.mogenweb.org. Lamar Democrat, 27 June 1901; Laycox, Herbert, Mrs. Provides a brief and touching biography, and mentions their newborn daughter Ruth Laycox.
9. Jasper County, Missouri Deaths 1878-2005, available at ancestry.com. Laycox, Maymie [also listed as Mrs. Herbert D. Laycox]; died 20 June 1901.
10. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Sandusky County, Clyde, Enumeration District 73, Page No. 27, family of John A. Gazlay (34, NY, harnessmaker), wife Henrietta A. Gazlay (26, Ohio), daughter Lottie M. Gazlay (3, Ohio), daughter Phoebe M. Gazlay (2, Ohio), daughter Emily M. Gazlay (9/12, Aug, Ohio), Charlotte Gazlay (67, NY, widow).
11. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Sandusky County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 93, Sheet No. 13B, family (indexed as Gooley) of John A. Gazley (54, NY, May 1846, grocer), wife of 28 years Henrietta Gazley (46, Ohio, Nov 1853, 6 children, 5 living), son John Gazley Jr. (20, Ohio, June 1881, clerk in grocery), daughter Lotta Gazley (23, Ohio, Jan 1877, teacher in public school), daughter Phebe Gazley (21, Ohio, Nov 1878, teacher in public school), daughter Maria Gazley (17, Ohio, Jan 1883), daughter Jennie (15, Ohio, Nov 1884).
12. Ohio Obituary Index, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; website. Laycox, Lotta [also listed: Lotta, Gazley]; Newspaper Date: 14 Feb 1963; Died At Kansas City, Missouri, age 86; Spouse: Herbert.
13. Gazlay Family Notes, undated and unpublished. This photocopy of five pages of hand-written notes start with what is believed to be the same 1852 interview of Sayrs Gazlay by his brother Theodore that is transcribed elsewhere. The remaining pages focus on the branch of the family that includes John Arvin Gazlay (1846-1911). Some dates in this photocopy differ from other sources. Transcription available at Gazlay Family History (website).
14. Obituary, Lamar Obits 1901, available at Barton County, Missouri, website barton.mogenweb.org. Lamar Democrat, 22 August 1901; Laycox, Ruth. Provides a brief and touching account of her brief life (2 months 4 days).
15. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Laycox, Mayme; no. 492-26-8130.
16. Obituary, Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri, Mayme Laycox, 25 February 2002; died 23 February 2002.

4. Charlotte Debetta Laycox² (Herbert¹), born 13 July 1906 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri;^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} died 25 July 2001.^{2, 7} Charlotte married, 28 February 1937 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, Lloyd Orville Schauer^{1, 10} (born 5 March 1896 in Pipestone, Pipestone County, Minnesota, parents not determined;^{8, 9} Lloyd died May 1970⁹).

1. 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.
2. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Schauer, Charlotte D.; no. 486-10-2047.
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Enumeration District 156, Sheet No. 5A, family of Herbert D. Laycox (49, Ohio, 2nd marriage, conductor, RR), wife of 7 years Charlotte M. Laycox (33, Ohio, 2 children, 2 living), daughter Mayme G. Laycox (5, Missouri), daughter Charlotte D. Laycox (3, Missouri).
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Enumeration District 180, Sheet No. 10A, family of Herbert D. Laycox (59, Ohio, conductor, R.R.), wife Charlotte M. Laycox (42, Ohio), daughter Mayme G. Laycox (15, Missouri), daughter Charlotte D. Laycox (13, Missouri), lodger Annie L. Reeves (32, Illinois, draftsman)
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Missouri, Jackson County, Kansas City, Enumeration District 48-63, Sheet No. 10B, family of Herbert D. Laycox (69, Ohio, 38 at first marriage, conductor, railroad station), wife Charlotte M. Laycox (53, Ohio, 26 at first marriage), daughter Mayme G. Laycox (25, Missouri, teacher, public-school), daughter Charlotte D. Laycox (23, Missouri, stenographer), lodger Frances Dwyer (37, Illinois, postal clerk), lodger Murla J. McClure (43, Kansas, dressmaker).
6. Obituary, Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri, Mayme Laycox, 25 February 2002; died 23 February 2002.
7. Obituary, Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri, Charlotte Debetta Laycox Schauer, 27 July 2001, died 25 July 2001.
8. Draft Registration Card, World War I, Lloyd Orville Schauer, Card No. 88. This document shows his birth as 5 March 1896 in Pipestone, Minnesota. The date here is believed to be correct; other records list the date as 4 March.
9. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Schauer, Lloyd; no. 495-03-2430.
10. 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.