Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Joseph Walter Pycek


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 Joseph Walter Pycek and two of his descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Joseph Walter Pycek,1 born 15 February 1925 (parents not determined);1, 2, 3 died 7 December 1990 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan.1, 2, 3 Joseph married Barbara Ann Gazlay (born 8 October 1931 in Michigan, the daughter of Lowell Ralph Gazlay and Thelma Esther Post;4, 5 Barbara died 16 April 1997 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan4, 6). Joseph is buried in Woodland Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan.1

Children of Joseph Walter Pycek and Barbara Ann Gazlay:

+2i. Kathleen Ann Pycek, born 25 August 1952; died 4 November 2009. Married John Michael Shoemaker.
+3ii. Deborah Kay ‘Debi’ Pycek, born June 1956. Married (1) James Leslie Salisbury Married (2) Herbert Harold Cramer.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Woodland Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan; Joseph W. / Pycek / US Air Force / World War II / Korea / Feb 15 1925 / Dec 7 1990 [from headstone].
  2. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Pycek, Joseph, no. 365-20-5367, died 7 December 1990, born 15 February 1925.
  3. Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Joseph W. Pycek, died: 7 December 1990 in Jackson, Jackson [County], Michigan; born: 15 February 1925.
  4. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Barbara Pycek, no. 366-30-8711, died 16 April 1997, born 8 October 1931.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Jackson County, Jackson City, Ralph L. Gazley [indexed as Gayley], 47 Michigan, machinist, automotive parts; wife Thelma E. Gazley, 43, Michigan; son Francis E. Gazley, 21, Michigan, machinist, automotive parts; daughter June C. Gazley, 17, Michigan, housework, private home; son Wayne L. Gazley, 16, Michigan; daughter Imogene M. Gazley, 14, Michigan; son Merton L. Gazley 13, Michigan; son Dwight R. Gazley, 11, Michigan; daughter Barbara A. Gazley, 7, Michigan; son David P. Gazley, 1, Michigan.
  6. Sweet/Fish/Gazlay/Post Family Tree, Ancestry (website), Owner: Eagan Anderson, Florida. Although few sources are shown in this extensive tree, the birth, marriage, death, names, and other details typically agree with other sources. This tree is generally cited as a reference in our Gazlay Family History website only where the information is not found in any other source, such as children who died in infancy, middle names, etc.
Second Generation
2. Kathleen Ann Pycek2 (Joseph1), born 25 August 1952;1, 2 died 4 November 2009.1 Kathleen married John Michael Shoemaker3 (born 29 July 1950, parents not determined2).

3. Deborah Kay ‘Debi’ Pycek2 (Joseph1), born June 1956.2 Debi married, first, James Leslie Salisbury3 (born 6 February 1952, parents not determined2). Their marriage ended in divorce.3 Debi married, second, Herbert Harold Cramer3 (born 4 March 1957, parents not determined2).

  1. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Kathleen A. Shoemaker, no. 378-52-3927; died: 4 November 2009; born: 25 August 1952; last place of residence: Jackson, Jackson [County], Michigan.
  2. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  3. 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.