Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Maurice Ralph Shopbell


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 Maurice Ralph Shopbell and one of his descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Maurice Ralph Shopbell,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Maurice married, in Michigan, Margaret Lorraine White3 (born 12 March 1920 in Michigan, the daughter of Jacob Bausal White and Leota Lena Elder;1, 2 Margaret died 26 December 20091).

Child adopted by Maurice Ralph Shopbell and Margaret Lorraine White:

 2i. Ralph Maurice Shopbell, born 18 April 1951 in Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan;4 died 12 September 2012 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.4 Ralph is buried in Grand Rapids Veterans Home Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan.4

  1. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Margaret W. Shopbell, no. 383-10-7875; died: 26 December 2009; born: 12 March 1920; last place of residence: Oakland [County], Michigan.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Wayne County, Highland Park City, Enumeration District 82-142, Sheet No. 3A, family of Jack White (50, Michigan, policeman, city); daughter Margaret White (20, Michigan); son Dahlmer White (18, Michigan, waiter, lunch room); daughter Beryl White (15, Michigan).
  3. Email between Adrienne White Kaufman and Lee Gazlay, November 2014, providing details of the descendants of Martha ‘Mattie’ Watters.
  4. Find a Grave (website). Grand Rapids Veterans Home Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, Ralph Maurice Shopbell, born: 18 April 1951 in Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan; died: 12 September 2012 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan (from record, which includes the text from his obituary that describes his adoption, and that he was married and divorced twice, and having no children).