Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Louis Dorstewitz


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 Louis Dorstewitz and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. Louis Dorstewitz,1 born ca. 1879 in Michigan, the son of Gus Dorstewitz and _____ Aukli.1 Louis married, 6 July 1904 in Coloma, Berrien County, Michigan, Harriet L. ‘Hattie’ Furman1 (born January 1882 in Michigan, the daughter of John Gazlay Furman and Laura Marie Bee2).

  1. Michigan, Return of Marriages for the County of Berrien, Louis Dorstewitz, age 25, born in Michigan; father: Gus; mother maiden name: Aukli; and Harriet L. Furman, age 22, born in Michigan; father: John G.; mother maiden name: Bee; married on 6 July 1904 in Coloma.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Berrien County, Watervleit Township, Coloma Village, Enumeration District 82, Sheet No. 6B; family of John G. Furman (48, Michigan, May 1852, dairyman); wife of 23 years Laura A. Furman (41, Vermont, Nov. 1858, 7 children, 6 living); daughter Hattie S. Furman (18, Michigan, Jan. 1882, servant); daughter Cora A. Furman (16, Michigan, Mar. 1884); son Johnie A. Furman (11, Michigan, July 1888); daughter Margery S. Furman (9, Michigan, Sep. 1890); daughter L. Marie Furman (6, Michigan, May 1894).