Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Almer Merle Hildebrand


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 Almer Merle Hildebrand and three of his descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Almer Merle Hildebrand,1 born 31 December 1891 in Bellevue, Sandusky County, Ohio, the son of Conrad Henry Hildebrand and Anna Eliza Brand;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 died 23 July 1962 in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio.1, 3 Almer married, 15 August 1914 in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio, Amy Florence Kern1, 2 (born 12 August 1894 in Ohio, parents not determined;1, 2, 5, 6, 7 Amy died 28 February 1984 in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio1). Almer and Amy are buried in Bellevue Cemetery, Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio.1

Child of Almer Merle Hildebrand and Amy Florence Kern:

+2i. Enid L. Hildebrand, born 12 March 1917 in Bellevue, Sandusky County, Ohio; died October 1979. Married James Aird Dorrance.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Bellevue Cemetery, Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio; Hildebrand, Almer M., and Amy Kern: Hildebrand / Almer M. / Dec. 31, 1891 / July 23, 1962 / Amy Kern / Aug. 12, 1894 / Feb. 28, 1984 [from headstone]. Their records provide obituaries for each of them that includes biographical and vital details, and names of several survivors.
  2. Email from Mary Fetter to Lee Gazlay, various dates in April and June 2013. The emails include as attachments 18 pages of hand-written family history notes containing the names, birth, marriage and death dates and places, primarily centered around the ancestors and descendants of Carl Adolph Hildebrand (1886-1965) and his wife Maria Elizabeth Gazlay (1883-1973). The pages include surnames Gazlay, Hildebrand, Rhoades, Morgan, Zehner, and Fetter, among many other surnames. The information in these pages matches the same information found in other (primarily public) records, so is considered highly reliable.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Sandusky County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 93, Sheet No. 1B; family of Conrad Hildebrand (34, Germany, Aug. 1865 [sic, 1855], tailor); wife of 13 years Anna Hildebrand (40, Ohio, June 1859, 2 children, 1 living); son Almer Hildebrand (8, Ohio, Dec. 1891).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Sandusky County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 134, Sheet No. 19A; family of Conrad H. Hildebrand (54, Germany, coat maker, tailor shop, immigrated 1880); wife of 24 years Anne A. Hildebrand (50, Ohio, 3 children, 2 living); son Almer M. Hildebrand (18, Ohio); daughter Freda Hildebrand (8, Ohio).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Sandusky County, Bellevue City, Enumeration District 100, Sheet No. 14B; family of Almer M. Hildebrand (27, Ohio, elec. engineer, elec. pw. co.); wife Amy F. Hildebrand (25, Ohio); daughter Enid L. Hildebrand (2 10/12, Ohio).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Ohio, Erie County, Sandusky City, Enumeration District 22-16, Sheet No. 5B; family of Almer M. Hildebrand (38, Ohio, electrical engineer, electric power co., first married age 24); wife Amy F. Hildebrand (35, Ohio, first married age 21); daughter Enid L. Hildebrand (13, Ohio).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Ohio, Erie County, Sandusky City, Enumeration District 22-25B, Sheet No. 61A; family of Almor M. Hildebrand (47, Ohio, electrical engineer, utility); wife Amy Hildebrand (45, Ohio); daughter Enid Hildebrand (23, Ohio).
Second and Third Generations
2. Enid L. Hildebrand2 (Almer1), born 12 March 1917 in Bellevue, Sandusky County, Ohio;1, 2, 3, 4, 5 died October 1979.2 Enid married, 28 December 1940 in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, James Aird Dorrance1 (born 9 July 1915 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, parents not determined;1, 6 James died 25 May 2002 in Albany, Albany County, New York6).

Children of Enid L. Hildebrand and James Aird Dorrance:

 3i. James Aird Dorrance, Jr., born 6 September 1943 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina.1
 4ii. Mary Enid Dorrance, born 25 November 1948 in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York.1

  1. Email from Mary Fetter to Lee Gazlay, various dates in April and June 2013. The emails include as attachments 18 pages of hand-written family history notes containing the names, birth, marriage and death dates and places, primarily centered around the ancestors and descendants of Carl Adolph Hildebrand (1886-1965) and his wife Maria Elizabeth Gazlay (1883-1973). The pages include surnames Gazlay, Hildebrand, Rhoades, Morgan, Zehner, and Fetter, among many other surnames. The information in these pages matches the same information found in other (primarily public) records, so is considered highly reliable.
  2. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Dorrance, Enid, no. 063-34-0378; died October 1979; born: 12 March 1917; last residence: Rensselaer [County], New York.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Sandusky County, Bellevue City, Enumeration District 100, Sheet No. 14B; family of Almer M. Hildebrand (27, Ohio, elec. engineer, elec. pw. co.); wife Amy F. Hildebrand (25, Ohio); daughter Enid L. Hildebrand (2 10/12, Ohio).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Ohio, Erie County, Sandusky City, Enumeration District 22-16, Sheet No. 5B; family of Almer M. Hildebrand (38, Ohio, electrical engineer, electric power co., first married age 24); wife Amy F. Hildebrand (35, Ohio, first married age 21); daughter Enid L. Hildebrand (13, Ohio).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Ohio, Erie County, Sandusky City, Enumeration District 22-25B, Sheet No. 61A; family of Almor M. Hildebrand (47, Ohio, electrical engineer, utility); wife Amy Hildebrand (45, Ohio); daughter Enid Hildebrand (23, Ohio).
  6. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Dorrance, James A., no. 054-16-9385; died: 25 May 2002; born: 9 July 1915; last residence: Slingerlands, Albany [County], New York.