Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - George William ‘Bill’ Medley
(born Gottschling)


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 George William ‘Bill’ Medley (born Gottschling) and three of his descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. George William ‘Bill’ Medley (born Gottschling),1 born 3 May 1948 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, the son of George Gottschling and Harriet Jane Truland;1 died 30 October 2018 in Maryland.2 Bill married, 16 August 1969, Doris Jo ‘Jodee’ Gazlay (born 30 July 1948 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, the daughter of Robert Bush Gazlay and Doris Margaret McGregor; Jodee died 7 July 2015 in Manahawkin, Ocean County, New Jersey3). Their marriage ended in divorce. Bill was adopted by Francis Mertin ‘Frank’ Medley.

Child of George William ‘Bill’ Medley (born Gottschling) and Doris Jo ‘Jodee’ Gazlay:

+2i. Timothy Craig Medley, born 24 November 1972 in Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. Married Jori Dionne Pearson.

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, New Jersey, Essex County, Verona, E.D. 7-352, Sheet No. 5, George Gottschling, 29, New Jersey, salesman, auto parts, sales and service, retail automobile; wife Harriet J. Gottschling, 27, New Jersey; daughter Anne K. Gottschling, 2, New Jersey; son George W. Gottschling, 1, New Jersey; father Albert Gottschling, 76, Germany, Sep[erated], painter-paper hanger, interior decorator.
  2. Ancestry.com (website), Truland Family Tree, George William / Billy / Gotschling Medley, born: 3 May 1948 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey; died: 30 October 2018 in Maryland; spouse: Doris Jo / Jodee / Gazlay.
  3. Obituary, Atlantic City Press, Atlantic City, NJ, McWalters Doris ‘Jo’ (nee Gazlay), died 7 July 2015, age 66, of Manahawkin. The article provides brief biographical details and the names of her two sons, their wives, two brothers, and three grandchildren.
Second and Third Generations
2. Timothy Craig Medley2 (George ‘Bill’1), born 24 November 1972 in Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. Timothy married, 25 April 1996 in Shelby, North Carolina, Jori Dionne Pearson (born 20 December 1973 in Shelby, North Carolina, the daughter of Gary Curtis Pearson and Bonnie Faye Morrow).

Children of Timothy Craig Medley and Jori Dionne Pearson:

 3i. R. Fletcher Medley, born xxxx.
 4ii. I. Finlay Medley, born xxxx.