Family History - James Franklin ‘Jimmie’ Gazley

1. James Franklin ‘Jimmie’ Gazley,¹ born 15 January 1926 in Butte County, California, the son of James Clyde Gazley and Madge Madra ‘Mabel’ Mayo;^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} died 30 December 1984 in Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, Oregon.^{2, 3} Jimmie married, 31 July 1949 in Josephine County, Oregon, Bobbie Jean Harris^{2, 3, 7, 10, 11} (born 12 February 1933 in Oregon, the daughter of Oral F. Harris and Mabel _____;^{6, 7, 8, 9} Bobbie died 30 April 2013 in Coos Bay, Coos County, Oregon⁷). Jimmie and Bobbie are buried in Roseburg Memorial Gardens, Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon.^{2, 7}

	2	i.	Kathlyn D. Gazley, born January 1950 in Oregon.6
	3	ii.	Mary Ann Gazley, born 2 December 1956 in Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon.12
	4	iii.	James Alan Gazley, born 25 November 1958 in Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon;13 died November 2015.9
	5	iv.	Joseph Gregg Gazley, born 27 June 1962 in Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon;14 died 14 November 2012 in Coos Bay, Coos County, Oregon.15

1. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, James Franklin Gazley, born: 15 January 1926 in Butte [County], California; mother: Mayo.
2. Find a Grave (website). Roseburg Memorial Gardens, Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon, James F. Gazley, born: 15 January 1926 in Butte County, California; died: 30 December 1984 in Douglas County, Oregon [from record, which also provides names and links for his mother and wife].
3. Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998; Gazley, James Fra, born: 15 January 1926; died: 30 December 1984 in Douglas [County], Oregon; spouse: Bobbie Gazley.
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Oregon, Douglas County, Myrtle Creek Town, Enumeration District 10-55, Sheet No. 1A, family of Madge M. Gazley (38, Oregon, cafe owner, first married age 23); daughter Marjorie M. Gazley (12, Oregon); daughter Blossom Gazley (5, Oregon); son James Gazley (4, California); mother Clara B. White (55, Oregon, divorced, cook, cafe); grandmother Mary A. Stevenson (78, Oregon, widow); servant Allodera Neal (23, Oregon, divorced, waitress, cafe); daughter Charlene C. Neal (3, 11/12, Oregon); son Charles W. Neal (2, Oregon).
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Oregon, Douglas County, Myrtle Creek Town, Enumeration District 10-44, Sheet No. 1A, family of Madge M. Gazley (47, Oregon); daughter Marjorie M. Gazley (22, Oregon); daughter Blossom M. Gazley (15, Oregon); son James F. Gazley (14, California); mother Clara B. White (68, Oregon, widow).
6. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Oregon, Douglas County, Town of Myrtle Creek, E.D. 10-44, Sheet No. 4, Madge M. Gazley, 60, Oregon, widow; son James F. Gazley, 24, California, laborer, saw mill; daughter-law Bobby Jean Gazley, 17, Oregon; grand daughter Kathlyn D. Gazley, Jan., Oregon; mother Clara B. White, 77, Oregon, widow.
7. Find a Grave (website). Roseburg Memorial Gardens, Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon, Bobbie Jean Gazley, born: 12 February 1933; died: 30 April 2013 in Coos Bay, Coos County, Oregon [from record, which provides an obituary that indicates she had seven children, 16 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren; the record also provides notes on her husband and his ancestors and related information, and the name and link for her husband].
8. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, California, Modoc County, Tule Lake, ED 25-16, Sheet No. 1B, Oral F. Harris, 29, Oregon, carrier driver, logging co.; wife Mabel Harris, 25, Arkansas; daughter Bobbie Jean Harris, 7, Oregon; son Dennis R. Harris, 5, Oregon; daughter Patricia Ann Harris, 3, Oregon; son Jimmie Dee Harris, 7/12, Oregon; Oral, Mabel, Bobbie, and Dennis lived in Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, on 1 April 1935.
9. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
10. Marriage License, Statesmen Journal, Salem, Oregon, 24 July 1949, Marriage License Applications, James F. Gazley, 23, Mill Worker, Myrtle Creek, and Bobbie Jean Harris, 16, domestic, Winston.
11. Oregon Marriage Indexes, 1906-2008/2009, James Gazley and Bobbi Marris [sic, Harris], 31 July 1949 in Josephine County, Oregon.
12. Birth Announcement, The News-Review, Roseburg, Oregon, 8 December 1956, daughter Mary Ann, born 2 December in Roseburg, to Mr. and Mrs. James Gazley.
13. Birth Announcement, The News-Review, Roseburg, Oregon, 2 December 1958, a son, James Alan, born on 25 November in Roseburg, to Mr. and Mrs. James F. Gazley.
14. Birth Announcement, The News-Review, Roseburg, Oregon, 5 July 1962, Joseph Gregg, son born 27 June in Roseburg, to Mr. and Mrs. James F. Gazley.
15. United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 (available at familysearch.org), 15 November 2012, Joseph G. Gazley, died: 14 November 2012 in Coos Bay, Oregon; age 50.