Family History - Col. John Collins Gazlay

1. Col. John Collins Gazlay,¹ born 2 March 1930 in Miami, Dade County, Florida, the son of John Peirce Gazlay and Cora Roberts ‘Cody’ Collins;^{1, 2, 3, 4} died 22 June 2011 in Salinas, Monterey County, California.¹ John married, 26 June 1954, Carolyn Hoge ‘Petey’ Meyer^{6, 8} (born 15 March 1932 in Crafton, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Eugene Montgomery Meyer and Martha Matilda Hoge;^{4, 5, 6, 7} Petey died 26 January 2019 in Salinas, Monterey County, California⁵). John and Petey are buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.^{1, 5}

+	2	i.	Gretchen Knox Gazlay, born 9 September 1956 in Frankfurt, Germany. Married Randall Edward Biery.
	3	ii.	Kristin Collins Gazlay, born 23 September 1958 in Frankfurt, Germany.4, 6

1. Find a Grave (website). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, John Collins Gazlay, born 2 March 1930, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida; died 22 June 2011, Salinas, Monterey County, California. (from record, which includes a biographical sketch of John, and names his wife, children and grandchildren).
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Florida, Dade County, South Miami, Enumeration District 13-105, Sheet No. 2A, family of John Gazley (48, Ohio, salesman, real estate, 21 at first marriage), wife Maude Gazley (49, Ohio, 22 at first marriage), son John Gazley Jr. (25, Ohio, farmer, 23 at first marriage), daughter-in-law Cora F. Gazley (23, Ohio, 21 at first marriage), grandson John Gazley 3 (11/12, FL), son Harold Gazley (19, Ohio, guard, prison).
3. Florida State Census, 1935, Dade County, Precinct No. 63, Page 4, family of John Gazley (54, Ohio, salesman), wife Maude P. Gazley (54, Ohio), son John P. Gazley (30, Ohio, salesman), son Harold Gazley (24, Ohio, salesman), wife’s mother Olive G. Pierce (85, VT), wife Cody C. Gazley (26, Minn., cashier), son John C. Gazley Jr. (5, Fla).
4. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
5. Find a Grave (website). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Carolyn “Petey” Knox Gazlay, born: 15 March 1932 in Crafton, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; died: 26 January 2019 in Salinas, Monterey County, California [from record, which include her obituary giving vital and biographical details, and the names of her surviving relatives; and the name and link for her spouse].
6. 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.
7. Obituary, everhere.com, Carolyn Gazlay, died 26 January 2019. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her children, son-in-law, grandchildren, and great-grandchild.
8. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 27 August 1953. Engagement announcement: Carolyn Hoge Meyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Carns Knox, to John Collins Gazlay, son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Baker.

2. Gretchen Knox Gazlay² (John¹), born 9 September 1956 in Frankfurt, Germany.^{1, 2} Gretchen married, 4 June 1983 in Dallas, Texas, Randall Edward Biery³ (born 4 October 1956, parents not determined²).

+	4	i.	Kristin Kessig Biery, born 2 December 1986 in Dallas, Texas. Married Joshua Eugene Snively.
	5	ii.	David John Biery, born 21 December 1988 in Lubbock County, Texas;4 died 22 December 1988 in Lubbock County, Texas.5
	6	iii.	Carolyn Baker Biery, born 7 November 1990 in Dallas, Texas.6

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. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
3. Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2002, available at Ancestry.com, marriage of Randall E. Biery and Gretchen K. Gazlay, 4 June 1983, Dallas, Texas.
4. Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Biery, David John, born 21 Dec 1988 in Lubbock County, Texas.
5. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, available at ancestry.com.
6. Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Biery, Carolyn Baker, born 7 Nov 1990 in Dallas County, Texas.

4. Kristin Kessig Biery³ (Gretchen,² John¹), born 2 December 1986 in Dallas, Texas.¹ Kristin married, 19 October 2013 in Dallas, Texas, Joshua Eugene Snively² (born ____, parents not determined).

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Camden Collins Snively, born xxxx.

1. Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Biery, Kristin Kesig, born 2 Dec 1986.
2. Email between Carolyn “Petey” Gazlay and Lee Gazlay, 21-22 January 2014.