Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Robert Bethel Dean, Jr.


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 Robert Bethel Dean, Jr. and three of his descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Robert Bethel Dean, Jr.,1 born 13 April 1967 in Dallas, Texas, the son of Robert Bethel Dean and Mary Francis ‘Fran’ McGee.1 Robert married, 6 November 1993 in McLennan County, Texas, Sheri Louise Gazlay4 (born 12 July 1968 in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Stephen Baker Gazlay and Virginia Lee Harper; (twin)2, 3).

Children of Robert Bethel Dean, Jr. and Sheri Louise Gazlay:

 2i. Caleb Robert Dean, born 5 December 1997 in Bexar County, Texas.5
 3ii. Joshua Stephen Dean, born 2000.6, 7
 4iii. Jacob Dean, born ca. 2002.6

  1. Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Robert Bethel Dean, Jr., born: 13 April 1967 in Dallas, Texas; father: Robert Bethel Dean; mother: Mary Frances McGee.
  2. Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Gazlay, Sheri Louise, born 12 Jul 1968, Dallas County, Texas.
  3. 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 Unpublished, nine unnumbered pages.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.
  4. Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2002, available at Ancestry.com, marriage of Robert B. Dean, Jr. and Sheri L. Gazlay, 6 Nov 1993, McLennan County, Texas.
  5. Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Dean, Caleb Robert, born 5 Dec 1997, Bexar County, Texas.
  6. Obituary, Cooper-Sorrels Funeral Home, Bonham, Texas (website: www.coopersorrels.com); Robert Bethel Dean, died: 24 August 2009 in Denison, Texas; born: 17 April 1931 in El Monte, California. The article provides vital and biographical details, the names of his parents, wife, children, grandchildren, other relatives, and place of burial.
  7. 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.