Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Mabel _____


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 Mabel _____ and eight of her descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Mabel _____,1 born ca. 1915 in Arkansas (parents not determined).1 Mabel married Oral F. Harris1 (born ca. 1911 in Oregon, parents not determined1).

Children of Mabel _____ and Oral F. Harris:

+2i. Bobbie Jean Harris, born 12 February 1933 in Oregon; died 30 April 2013 in Coos Bay, Coos County, Oregon. Married James Franklin ‘Jimmie’ Gazley.
 3ii. Dennis R. Harris, born ca. 1935 in Oregon.1
+4iii. Patricia Ann Harris, born ca. 1937 in Oregon. Married Stanley Eugene Harryman.
 5iv. Jimmie Dee Harris, born ca. 1939 in Oregon.1

  1. 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.
Second and Third Generations
2. Bobbie Jean Harris2 (Mabel1), born 12 February 1933 in Oregon;1, 2, 3, 4 died 30 April 2013 in Coos Bay, Coos County, Oregon.1 Bobbie married, 31 July 1949 in Josephine County, Oregon, James Franklin ‘Jimmie’ Gazley1, 6, 7, 10, 11 (born 15 January 1926 in Butte County, California, the son of James Clyde Gazley and Madge Madra ‘Mabel’ Mayo;3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Jimmie died 30 December 1984 in Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, Oregon6, 7). Bobbie and Jimmie are buried in Roseburg Memorial Gardens, Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon.1, 6

Children of Bobbie Jean Harris and James Franklin ‘Jimmie’ Gazley:

 6i. Kathlyn D. Gazley, born January 1950 in Oregon.3
 7ii. Mary Ann Gazley, born 2 December 1956 in Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon.12
 8iii. James Alan Gazley, born 25 November 1958 in Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon;13 died November 2015.4
 9iv. Joseph Gregg Gazley, born 27 June 1962 in Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon;14 died 14 November 2012 in Coos Bay, Coos County, Oregon.15

4. Patricia Ann Harris2 (Mabel1), born ca. 1937 in Oregon.2 Patricia married, 17 April 1954 in Dillard, Douglas County, Oregon, Stanley Eugene Harryman16 (born ____, parents not determined).

  1. 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].
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  5. 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.
  6. 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].
  7. Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998; Gazley, James Fra, born: 15 January 1926; died: 30 December 1984 in Douglas [County], Oregon; spouse: Bobbie Gazley.
  8. 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).
  9. 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).
  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.
  16. Marriage Announcement, The News-Review, Roseburg, Oregon, 17 April 1954, Patricia Ann Harris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oral F. Harris of Winston, and Stanley Eugene Harryman, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Harryman of Dillard, married on 16 April 1954 in Dillard Methodist Church. The article provides details of the wedding and mentions the bride’s sister, Mrs. James (Bobbie Jean) Gazley.