Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - _____ Minhart


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 _____ Minhart and two of her descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. _____ Minhart,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Ms. Minhart married Edward Doyle (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of _____ Minhart and Edward Doyle:

+2i. Harry L. Doyle, born ca. 1905 in Minnesota. Married Elizabeth Irene ‘Dolly’ Sherry.

Second and Third Generations
2. Harry L. Doyle2 (_____1), born ca. 1905 in Minnesota.1 Harry married, 27 September 1924 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan, Elizabeth Irene ‘Dolly’ Sherry1 (born 23 May 1903 in Indiana, the daughter of Harry Adolph Sherry and Anne Elizabeth Witwer;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Dolly died 19 December 1984 in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana2, 3, 4, 7). Dolly is buried in Adamsville Cemetery, Adamsville, Cass County, Michigan.2

Child of Harry L. Doyle and Elizabeth Irene ‘Dolly’ Sherry:

 3i. Virginia M. Doyle, born ca. June 1925 in Michigan.5, 6

  1. Michigan, Berrien County, Return of Marriages for the year ending December 31st, A.D. 1924, Harry L. Doyle, age 19, born in Minnesota; father: Edward; mother: Minhart; and Elizabeth Sherry, age 21, born in Indiana; father: Harry; mother; Witwer; married on 27 September 1924 in St. Joseph, Michigan.
  2. Find a Grave (website). Adamsville Cemetery, Adamsville, Cass County, Michigan, Elizabeth Irene Sherry Quardokus, born: 1903; died: 1984 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents and husband).
  3. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Family Search (website), Elizabeth Herman, died: December 1984; born: 23 May 1903; last place of residence: Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan.
  4. Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Elizabeth I. Herman, State No. 84-043121, died: 19 December 1984 in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana; born: 23 May 1903 in Indiana; married, husband: Ralph D. Herman; father: Harry Sherry; mother: Anna Elizabeth Witwer; cemetery: Adamsville Cemetery, Edwardsburg, Michigan.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Enumeration District 11-21, Sheet No. 8A, family of Ralph D. Herman (26, Michigan, machinist, differentials, first married age 24); wife Elizabeth I Herman (26, Indiana, first married age 21); step-daughter Virginia M. Dayle (4 10/12, Indiana).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Cass County, Ontwa Township, E.D. 14-15, Sheet No. 5A, Ralph David Herman, 36, Michigan, machinist; wife Elizabeth Herman, 36, Indiana; step daughter Virginia May Doyle, 13, Indiana.
  7. Find a Grave (website). Adamsville Cemetery, Adamsville, Cass County, Michigan, Ralph David Herman, born: 4 January 1904 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan; died: August 1986 in Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, wife, and ten siblings). From headstone: Herman / Ralph D. / 1904-1986 / Elizabeth I. / 1903-1984.