Family History - Margaret Mary ‘Peggy’ Gazlay

1. Margaret Mary ‘Peggy’ Gazlay,¹ born 23 November 1913 in Canada, the daughter of Arthur Emerson Gazlay and Margaret Maude Murdock;^{1, 2, 3} died 7 September 2008 in Sante Fe, Sante Fe County, New Mexico.⁴ Peggy married, first, in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, Edward George Geist⁴ (born 25 August 1906 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, the son of Edward H. Geist and Edith Maithre;^{3, 5, 6} Edward died 22 June 1982 in Bronxville, Westchester County, New York⁶). Peggy married, second, John Woodbury ‘Jack’ Lane⁴ (born 30 May 1909, parents not determined;⁷ Jack died 26 November 1996⁷). Peggy is buried in St. John’s Episcopal Church Cemetery, Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York.⁴

+	2	i.	Margaret Ann ‘Megan’ Geist, born 25 May 1937 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Married (1) Philip Stewart Painter Married (2) Frank Lea Fates.
+	3	ii.	Sarah Ellen Geist, born ca. September 1939 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Married Richard H. Rochester.
+	4	iii.	Edward Gazlay ‘Ted’ Geist, born 1 August 1945. Married Barbara E. Bell.

1. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Lane, Margaret Geist, no. 075-36-1775, died 7 September 2008, born 23 November 1913, last residence: Santa Fe, New Mexico.
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 222, Sheet No. 9B, family of Albert [sic, Aribert] Gazlay (66, Ohio, manufacturer, wall board); wife Lydia Gazlay (64, Indiana); son Arthur Gazlay (41, Ohio, manufacturer, stucco); daughter-in-law Margaret Gazlay (39, Canada); grandson John Gazlay (8, Canada); granddaughter Margaret M. Gazlay (6, Canada); grandson Albert [sic, Aribert] W. Gazlay (11, Canada); servant Hannah Witzman (52, Ohio, widow, cook, private family).
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New York, Queens County, Flushing, Enumeration District 41-910, Sheet No. 6B, family of Margaret Geist (26, Canada); husband Edward Geist (33, Cincinnati, Ohio, emg. salesman, converatus [?]); mother-in-law Edith Geist (67, Indiana, widow, mgr, tearoom, first married age 28, 3 children); daughter Margaret Ann Geist (3, Cincinnati); daughter Sarah E. Geist (1, Cincinnati).
4. Obituary, The Journal News, available at New York’s Lower Hudson Valley (website: www.nyjnews.com/obits); Margaret Geist Lane, died 7 September 2008 in Santa Fe, New Mexico; born in Toronto, Canada, daughter of Margaret Maud Murdock and A. Arthur Gazlay. The article provides brief biographical details and the names of her husbands, siblings, children and their spouses.
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati City, Enumeration District 31-566, Sheet No. 17B, family of Edward H. Geist (62, Ohio, department manager, gas and electric co., first married age 32); wife Edith M. Geist (57, Indiana, first married age 27); son Edward G. Geist (23, Ohio, estimator, conveyor machinery mfg.); border Aribert W. Gazlay (21, Canada, (?) dist. mgr., telephone co.).
6. Obituary, Gannett Westchester Newspapers [New York], available at fultonhistory.com; 24 June 1982, Edward G. Geist, died 22 June 1982 in Bronxville; Born 25 August 1906 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The article provides a brief biography and the names of his wife and children.
7. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Lane, John W., no. 088-01-6380; died: 26 November 1996; born: 30 May 1909; last place of residence: Westchester, New York.

2. Margaret Ann ‘Megan’ Geist² (Margaret ‘Peggy’¹), born 25 May 1937 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.^{1, 2} Megan married, first, 25 June 1960, Philip Stewart Painter³ (born ____, parents not determined). Megan married, second, Frank Lea Fates (born 2 July 1927 in Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, parents not determined;^{4, 5} Frank died 25 January 2007^{4, 5}). Frank is buried in Orleans Cemetery, East Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.⁴

+	5	i.	Ann Gazlay Painter, born 8 October 1967. Married Peter A. Lajoie.
	6	ii.	Phillip E. Painter, born 8 October 1963.2

3. Sarah Ellen Geist² (Margaret ‘Peggy’¹), born ca. September 1939 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.^{1, 2} Sarah married, 1961, Richard H. Rochester (born ca. 1930, parents not determined²).

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4. Edward Gazlay ‘Ted’ Geist² (Margaret ‘Peggy’¹), born 1 August 1945.² Ted married Barbara E. Bell (born 17 October 1946, parents not determined²).

1. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New York, Queens County, Flushing, Enumeration District 41-910, Sheet No. 6B, family of Margaret Geist (26, Canada); husband Edward Geist (33, Cincinnati, Ohio, emg. salesman, converatus [?]); mother-in-law Edith Geist (67, Indiana, widow, mgr, tearoom, first married age 28, 3 children); daughter Margaret Ann Geist (3, Cincinnati); daughter Sarah E. Geist (1, Cincinnati).
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3. Wedding Announcement, Herald Statesman, Yonkers, New York, 27 June 1960, Megan Geist and Philip Stewart Painter, married on 25 June 1960 in Colonial Heights, Yonkers, New York. The article provides the names of their parents and other family members.
4. Find a Grave (website). Orleans Cemetery, East Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Frank Lea Fates: Frank Lea Fates / HA1 US Navy / Jul 2 1927 Jan 25 2007 [from grave marker].
5. Obituary, Cape Cod Times (website: www.capecodonline.com), Frank “Lea” Fates, died: 25 January 2007. The article provides biographical and vital details, and the names of his siblings, two wives, children, and step-children.

5. Ann Gazlay Painter³ (Margaret ‘Megan’,² Margaret ‘Peggy’¹), born 8 October 1967.¹ Ann married Peter A. Lajoie (born 7 June 1964, parents not determined¹).

1. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.