Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Gus 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 Gus Dorstewitz and one of his descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Gus Dorstewitz,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Gus married _____ Aukli (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Gus Dorstewitz and _____ Aukli:

+2i. Louis Dorstewitz, born ca. 1879 in Michigan. Married Harriet L. ‘Hattie’ Furman.

Second Generation
2. Louis Dorstewitz2 (Gus1), born ca. 1879 in Michigan.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).