Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Leonard Frank Cottle


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 Leonard Frank Cottle and two of his descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Leonard Frank Cottle,1 born 10 February 1904 in Canada (parents not determined);1, 2 died November 1973.1 Leonard married Lillian Nuttall (born ca. 1905 in England, parents not determined2).

Children of Leonard Frank Cottle and Lillian Nuttall:

 2i. Thalia Cottle, born ca. 1936 in Michigan.2
+3ii. Cynthia Awyn Cottle, born 11 December 1938 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Married Donald Kenneth Ray.

  1. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Cottle, Frank, no. 381-07-8745; born 10 February 1904; died November 1973; last residence: Warren, Macomb [County], Michigan.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit City, Enumeration District 84-996, Sheet No. 1B, family of Frank Cottle (36, Canada); wife Lillian Cottle (35, England); daughter Thalia Cottle (4, Michigan); daughter Cynthia Cottle (1, Michigan).
Second Generation
3. Cynthia Awyn Cottle2 (Leonard1), born 11 December 1938 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.1, 2 Cynthia married, 25 June 1977 in Los Angeles County, California, Donald Kenneth Ray6 (born 30 July 1933 in Los Angeles County, California, the son of Edward Kenneth Ray and Phoebe Elizabeth Gazley;3, 4, 5 Donald died 6 March 20064).

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit City, Enumeration District 84-996, Sheet No. 1B, family of Frank Cottle (36, Canada); wife Lillian Cottle (35, England); daughter Thalia Cottle (4, Michigan); daughter Cynthia Cottle (1, Michigan).
  2. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  3. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Donald Kenneth Ray, born 30 July 1933 in Los Angeles County, California. Mother: Gayley [sic].
  4. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Ray, Don K., no. 545-40-3471; born 30 July 1933; died 6 March 2006.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, California, Los Angeles County, Santa Monica City, Enumeration District 19-777, Sheet No. 6B, family of Mary Gazley (48, Pennsylvania, widow); daughter Phoebe Ray (24, West Virginia, married, salesgirl, bakery); grandson Donald Ray (6, California).
  6. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, Ray, Donald K., age 43; Cynthia A. Cottle, age 38; married 25 June 1977 in Los Angeles County, California.