Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Ada Norton


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 Ada Norton and 22 of her descendants down to the fifth generation.


First Generation
1. Ada Norton,1 born 16 September 1899 (parents not determined);1, 2, 3 died 29 September 1978.1 Ada married, ca. 1921, Frederick Gazlay Apt2 (born 2 July 1889 in Pratt, Pratt County, Kansas, the son of Charles Henry Apt and Elizabeth Blanch ‘Lizzie’ Gazlay;2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Frederick died 20 March 19584). Ada and Frederick are buried in Highland Cemetery, Iola, Allen County, Kansas.1, 4

Frederick G. Apt was born at Pratt, Kansas, July 2, 1889, was educated in the public schools at Iola, where he attended high school, and in 1910 finished the law course in the University of Kansas, attaining the degree of LL. B. While in university he became affiliated with the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Greek letter fraternity. Admitted to the bar in 1910, he returned to Iola and has carried on a general practice as junior member of the firm of Apt & Apt. He also owns a good farm of eighty acres in Neosho County. Frederick G. Apt is a republican, a member of the Presbyterian Church, of Iola Lodge No. 38, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, and is a director in the State Savings Bank of Iola. He is unmarried.10


Children of Ada Norton and Frederick Gazlay Apt:

 2i. Blanche Apt, born 29 November 1922;11 died 9 December 1922.11 Blanche is buried in Highland Cemetery, Iola, Allen County, Kansas.11
 3ii. Elizabeth Lee Apt, born 19 June 1926 in Kansas;2, 3, 12 died 19 February 2001.12 Elizabeth is buried in Highland Cemetery, Iola, Allen County, Kansas.12
+4iii. Charles Henry Apt II, born 9 February 1928 in Kansas; died 5 June 2000. Married Shirley Ann _____.
+5iv. Frederick Gazlay Apt, Jr., born 4 September 1929 in Iola, Allen County, Kansas; died 11 December 2008 in Iola, Allen County, Kansas. Married Denise Coleman.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Highland Cemetery, Iola, Allen County, Kansas; Ada Norton Apt / wife of / Frederick G. Apt / Sept. 16 1899 - Sept. 29, 1978 [from headstone]
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Kansas, Allen County, Iola, Enumeration District 15, Sheet No. 13A, family of Frederick G. Apt (40, Kansas, first married age 32, lawyer, general practice); wife Ada N. Apt (30, Kansas, first married age 22); daughter Elizabeth L. Apt (3, Kansas); son Charles H. Apt (2, Kansas); Frederick G. Apt, Jr. (0, Kansas).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Kansas, Allen County, Iola, Enumeration District 1-16B, Sheet No. 4A, family of Frederick G. Apt (51, Kansas); wife Ada N. Apt (40, Kansas); daughter Elizabeth L. Apt (12, Kansas); son Charles H. Apt (11, Kansas); son Frederick G. Apt, Jr. (9, Kansas); houseman Ray Dunston (50, Tennessee).
  4. Find a Grave (website). Highland Cemetery, Iola, Allen County, Kansas; Frederick G. Apt / Kansas / Colonel US Air Force / World War I & II PH / July 2 1889 March 20 1958 [from headstone]
  5. Kansas State Census, 1895, Pratt County, Pratt, Page No. 35, family of C. H. Apt (34, O[hio]); Blanche Apt (33, Ind.); Fred G. Apt (5, Kansas); Elis. Apt (3, Kansas); Carter Gazlay (66, Ind.); Elis. Gazlay (92, NY).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Kansas, Pratt County, Pratt, Enumeration District 184, Sheet No. 4B, family of Charlie H. Apt (39, Ohio, July 1860, lawyer); wife of 13 years Blanche G. Apt (39, Indiana, Jan. 1861, 2 children, 2 living); son Frederick G. Apt (10, Kansas, July 1889); daughter Elizabeth Apt (8, Kansas, Dec. 1891); father-in-law Carter Gazley (72, Indiana, Jan. 1828, widow, lawyer). [Several of the birth dates vary from other sources.]
  7. Kansas State Census, 1905, Pratt County, Pratt, Page No. 33, family of C. H. Apt (45); B. G. Apt (44); Fredrick Apt (15); Elizabeth Apt (13); Carter Gasley (74); Mary Ball (23).
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Kansas, Allen County, Iola, Enumeration District 9, Sheet No. 9A, family of Charles H. Apt (49, Ohio, atty at law, first married age 25); wife Blanche G. Apt (47, Indiana, first married age 23, 2 children, 2 living); son Frederick G. Apt (20, Kansas); daughter Elizabeth Apt (18, Kansas).
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Kansas, Allen County, Iola, Enumeration District 12, Sheet Nos. 10B, 11A; family of Charles H. Apt (56, Ohio, lawyer, general practice); wife Blanche G. Apt (55, Indiana); son Frederick G. Apt (30, Kansas, lawyer, general practice); daughter Elizabeth Apt (27, Kansas); servant Roy Dunson (29, Illinois, servant, private family).
  10. A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, by William Elsey Connelley, Volume IV, Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, New York, 1918, pages 2131-32, biography of Charles H. Apt, that includes the names and biographical details of his parents, children, and other family members. Available at Google Books.
  11. Find a Grave (website). Highland Cemetery, Iola, Allen County, Kansas; Blanche / Daughter of / Frederick G. & Ada N. Apt / Nov. 29, - Dec. 9, 1922 [from headstone]
  12. Find a Grave (website). Highland Cemetery, Iola, Allen County, Kansas; Elizabeth Lee Apt / Daughter of / Frederick and Ada / June 19 1926 - Feb 19 2001 [from headstone]
Second Generation
4. Charles Henry Apt II2 (Ada1), born 9 February 1928 in Kansas;1, 2, 3, 4 died 5 June 2000.1, 2 Charles married Shirley Ann _____ (born ____, parents not determined). Charles is buried in Highland Cemetery, Iola, Allen County, Kansas.1

Children of Charles Henry Apt II and Shirley Ann _____:

+6i. Charles Henry ‘Chuck’ Apt III, born 13 December 1954 in Iola, Allen County, Kansas. Married Mary _____.
+7ii. Douglas Kent Apt, born 9 May 1962 in Iola, Allen County, Kansas. Married Janessa Hammit.

5. Frederick Gazlay Apt, Jr.2 (Ada1), born 4 September 1929 in Iola, Allen County, Kansas;3, 4, 5 died 11 December 2008 in Iola, Allen County, Kansas.5 Frederick married, 8 June 1951 in Iola, Allen County, Kansas, Denise Coleman5, 7 (born ca. 1929, the daughter of Lester Richard Coleman and (unidentified)6). Frederick is buried in Highland Cemetery, Iola, Allen County, Kansas.5

Children of Frederick Gazlay Apt, Jr. and Denise Coleman:

+8i. Frederick Gazlay Apt III, born 27 January 1953. Married Janet Sue Skidmore.
+9ii. Barbara Apt, born 2 July 1956. Married Daniel Bukaty.
 10iii. Richard C. Apt, born 18 February 1960;5, 8 died 16 September 2011.9

  1. Find a Grave (website). Highland Cemetery, Iola, Allen County, Kansas; Charles Henry Apt II / US Navy WW II / Maj. U.S. Air Force Korea / Feb. 9 1928 - June 5 2000 [from headstone].
  2. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Apt, Charles, no. 722-14-8616; died 5 Jun 2000; born 9 Feb 1928.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Kansas, Allen County, Iola, Enumeration District 15, Sheet No. 13A, family of Frederick G. Apt (40, Kansas, first married age 32, lawyer, general practice); wife Ada N. Apt (30, Kansas, first married age 22); daughter Elizabeth L. Apt (3, Kansas); son Charles H. Apt (2, Kansas); Frederick G. Apt, Jr. (0, Kansas).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Kansas, Allen County, Iola, Enumeration District 1-16B, Sheet No. 4A, family of Frederick G. Apt (51, Kansas); wife Ada N. Apt (40, Kansas); daughter Elizabeth L. Apt (12, Kansas); son Charles H. Apt (11, Kansas); son Frederick G. Apt, Jr. (9, Kansas); houseman Ray Dunston (50, Tennessee).
  5. Find a Grave (website). Highland Cemetery, Iola, Allen County, Kansas; Frederick G. Apt Jr. / Sept. 4, 1929 / Dec. 11, 2008 [from headstone]. The record includes the text of his obituary published 12 December 2008 in Iola, Kansas, that provides a biography and the names of his parents, wife, descendants, and siblings.
  6. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  7. Marriage Announcement, The Iola Register, Iola, Kansas, 15 June 1951, Denise Coleman and Frederick Gazlay Apt., Jr., on 8 June 1951. The article mentions the names of their fathers and other relatives. [Available at newspaperarchive.com website.]
  8. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Richard Apt; died 16 September 2011; born 18 February 1960.
  9. Obituary, Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri, 30 September 2011, Richard Coleman Apt, died 16 September 2011 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Third Generation
6. Charles Henry ‘Chuck’ Apt III3 (Charles,2 Ada1), born 13 December 1954 in Iola, Allen County, Kansas.1 Chuck married Mary _____ (born ca. 1956, parents not determined2).

Children of Charles Henry ‘Chuck’ Apt III and Mary _____:

+11i. Margaret Katherine ‘Maggie’ Apt, Married Kerry Duane Dickerson.
+12ii. Tyner Apt, born 3 April 1988. Married Myles Morales.
 13iii. Charles Henry Apt IV, born ca. 1993.

7. Douglas Kent Apt3 (Charles,2 Ada1), born 9 May 1962 in Iola, Allen County, Kansas.3 Douglas married Janessa Hammit (born ca. February 1964, parents not determined2).

Children of Douglas Kent Apt and Janessa Hammit:

 14i. Danyell Apt, born ca. 1991.
 15ii. Kelsey Dora Apt, born 9 June 1991.

8. Frederick Gazlay Apt III3 (Frederick,2 Ada1), born 27 January 1953.2 Frederick married, 9 July 1977 in Iola, Allen County, Kansas, Janet Sue Skidmore4 (born 25 February 1954, the daughter of Jerry Skidmore and Betty _____2).

Children of Frederick Gazlay Apt III and Janet Sue Skidmore:

+16i. Aleaka Nicole Apt, born 29 May 1980. Married Carlton L. Morgan.
+17ii. Frederick Gazlay ‘Derick’ Apt IV, born ca. 1983. Married Callie Marie Taggart.
 18iii. Jeremy Apt, born ca. 1985.2

9. Barbara Apt3 (Frederick,2 Ada1), born 2 July 1956.2 Barbara married Daniel Bukaty5 (born November 1956, parents not determined2).

Children of Barbara Apt and Daniel Bukaty:

 19i. Preston Coleman Bukaty.
 20ii. Harrison Bukaty.

  1. Birth Announcement, The Iola Register, Iola, Kansas, 13 December 1954, Charles Henry Apt, born the same day.
  2. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  3. Birth Announcement, The Iola Register, Iola, Kansas, 12 May 1962, Kent Apt, born 9 May 1962.
  4. Wedding Announcement, The Fort Scott (Kansas) Tribune, 1 August 1977, marriage of Frederick Gazlay Apt III and Janet Sue Skidmore on 9 July 1977 in Iola, Kansas. The article provides the names of their parents and others in the wedding party.
  5. Find a Grave (website). Highland Cemetery, Iola, Allen County, Kansas; Frederick G. Apt Jr. / Sept. 4, 1929 / Dec. 11, 2008 [from headstone]. The record includes the text of his obituary published 12 December 2008 in Iola, Kansas, that provides a biography and the names of his parents, wife, descendants, and siblings.
Fourth and Fifth Generations
11. Margaret Katherine ‘Maggie’ Apt4 (Charles ‘Chuck’,3 Charles,2 Ada1). Maggie married, 17 October 2009 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, Kerry Duane Dickerson2 (born 5 August 1970 in Blue Springs, Jackson County, Missouri, the son of Randy Dickerson and Sandra _____1).

Child of Margaret Katherine ‘Maggie’ Apt and Kerry Duane Dickerson:

 21i. Mark Dickerson, born xxxx.

12. Tyner Apt4 (Charles ‘Chuck’,3 Charles,2 Ada1), born 3 April 1988.3 Tyner married, 24 March 2012, Myles Morales (born 3 August 1986, parents not determined1).

16. Aleaka Nicole Apt4 (Frederick,3 Frederick,2 Ada1), born 29 May 1980.1 Aleaka married Carlton L. Morgan (born 21 July 1980, parents not determined1).

Children of Aleaka Nicole Apt and Carlton L. Morgan:

 22i. Bennett Morgan.
 23ii. Coleman Morgan.

17. Frederick Gazlay ‘Derick’ Apt IV4 (Frederick,3 Frederick,2 Ada1), born ca. 1983.1 Derick married, 4 September 2010 in Park City, Summit County, Utah, Callie Marie Taggart4 (born 28 February 1983, the daughter of Dewey Shane Taggart and Janet Wiggill1).

  1. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  2. Engagement Announcement, The Iola Register, Iola, Kansas; 28 August 2009, Kerry Duane Dickerson and Margaret Katherine Apt, wedding planned for 17 October 2009 in Topeka, Kansas.
  3. Air Force Falcons, The Official Site of U.S. Air Force Academy Athletics; Player Bio: Tyner Apt. The bio provides biographical details, sports accomplishments, and names of her parents and siblings.
  4. Engagement Announcement, The Iola Register, Iola, Kansas; 30 July 2010, engagement of Callie Marie Taggart and Frederick Gazlay Apt IV. The announcement names their parents and indicates the wedding will be on 4 September 2010 in Park City, Utah.