Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Eunice Walker


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 Eunice Walker and five of her descendants down to the fourth generation.


First Generation
1. Eunice Walker,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Eunice married Bethel B. Dean (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Eunice Walker and Bethel B. Dean:

+2i. Robert Bethel Dean, born 17 April 1931 in El Monte, Los Angeles County, California; died 24 August 2009 in Denison, Grayson County, Texas. Married Mary Francis ‘Fran’ McGee.

Second Generation
2. Robert Bethel Dean2 (Eunice1), born 17 April 1931 in El Monte, Los Angeles County, California;1 died 24 August 2009 in Denison, Grayson County, Texas.1 Robert married, 24 March 1951, Mary Francis ‘Fran’ McGee1 (born ____, parents not determined). Robert is buried in Willow Wild Cemetery, Bohnam, Fannin County, Texas.1

Child of Robert Bethel Dean and Mary Francis ‘Fran’ McGee:

+3i. Robert Bethel Dean, Jr., born 13 April 1967 in Dallas, Texas. Married Sheri Louise Gazlay.

  1. Obituary, Cooper-Sorrels Funeral Home, Bonham, Texas (website: www.coopersorrels.com); Robert Bethel Dean, died: 24 August 2009 in Denison, Texas; born: 17 April 1931 in El Monte, California. The article provides vital and biographical details, the names of his parents, wife, children, grandchildren, other relatives, and place of burial.
Third and Fourth Generations
3. Robert Bethel Dean, Jr.3 (Robert,2 Eunice1), born 13 April 1967 in Dallas, Texas.1 Robert married, 6 November 1993 in McLennan County, Texas, Sheri Louise Gazlay4 (born 12 July 1968 in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Stephen Baker Gazlay and Virginia Lee Harper; (twin)2, 3).

Children of Robert Bethel Dean, Jr. and Sheri Louise Gazlay:

 4i. Caleb Robert Dean, born 5 December 1997 in Bexar County, Texas.5
 5ii. Joshua Stephen Dean, born 2000.6, 7
 6iii. Jacob Dean, born ca. 2002.6

  1. Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Robert Bethel Dean, Jr., born: 13 April 1967 in Dallas, Texas; father: Robert Bethel Dean; mother: Mary Frances McGee.
  2. Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Gazlay, Sheri Louise, born 12 Jul 1968, Dallas County, Texas.
  3. The Gazlay Family in America, with sections titled “Ten Generations of American Gazlays” for several branches of the Gazlay family. Document is marked on one page, “From Gerard Gazlay, Jr. Jan. 1980.” Unpublished, nine unnumbered pages. Photocopy in possession of Lee Gazlay.
  4. Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2002, available at Ancestry.com, marriage of Robert B. Dean, Jr. and Sheri L. Gazlay, 6 Nov 1993, McLennan County, Texas.
  5. Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Dean, Caleb Robert, born 5 Dec 1997, Bexar County, Texas.
  6. Obituary, Cooper-Sorrels Funeral Home, Bonham, Texas (website: www.coopersorrels.com); Robert Bethel Dean, died: 24 August 2009 in Denison, Texas; born: 17 April 1931 in El Monte, California. The article provides vital and biographical details, the names of his parents, wife, children, grandchildren, other relatives, and place of burial.
  7. Gazlay Family Tree, by David Paul Gazlay. First edition published June 1984. Second edition published August 2001. This extensive Gazlay family tree provides birth and death years (but not exact dates) for Gazlay descendants, and names (only) of spouses. No sources are cited, but the compiler is known to have collected information from numerous documents and Gazlay descendants. Names, dates, and relationships should be compared to other source citations.