Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Josephine Hamment


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 Josephine Hamment and three of her descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Josephine Hamment,1 born 16 April 1919 in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, the daughter of Roy Lawrence Hamment and Anna Betty Carver;1, 2, 3 died 29 April 1990.2 Josephine married, 3 July 1939 in LaGrange County, Indiana, George Thomas Hillard4 (born 1 April 1917 in Coopersville, Ottawa County, Michigan, the son of William Thomas Hillard and Hazel Haystead3, 4).

Children of Josephine Hamment and George Thomas Hillard:

 2i. Thomas Hillard.
 3ii. Michael Lee ‘Mike’ Hillard, born 29 March 1952 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan; twin;5 died 23 January 2020 in Pleasant Lake, Jackson County, Michigan.5
+4iii. Carol Hillard, born 29 March 1952 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan; twin; died 29 May 2019. Married Douglas Engle.

  1. Email Email between Heather Jach and Lee Gazlay, January 2017, with information about Heather’s family descended from Anna B. Carver.
  2. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), jewishgen.org, Josephine L. Hillard, died: 29 April 1990; born: 16 April 1919; issued: Michigan.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Jackson County, Leoni Township, ED 38-54, Sheet No. 7B, George T. Hilliard, 21, Michigan, salesman, wholesale bakery, lived in Jackson, Michigan, in 1935; wife Josephine L. Hillard, 20, Ohio, bookkeeper, Firestone sales and service, lived in Calhoun County, Michigan, in 1935.
  4. Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007, George Thomas Hillard, born 1 April 1917 in Cooperersville, Michigan, son of William Thomas Hillard, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, deceased, and Hazel Haystead, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Josephine Lola Hamment, born 16 April 1919 in Youngstown, Ohio, daughter of Roy L. Hamment, born in Ludington, Michigan, and Anna B. Carver, born in Ellenville, New York; married on 3 July 1939 in LaGrange County, Indiana.
  5. Obituary, Ann Arbor News, Ann Arbor, Michigan (available at legacy.com), 26 January 2020, Michael Lee Hillard, died 23 January 2020 in Pleasant Lake, Michigan. The article provide vital and biographical details and the names of his parents and other relatives including his twin sister Carol.
Second Generation
4. Carol Hillard2 (Josephine1), born 29 March 1952 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan; twin;1 died 29 May 2019.1 Carol married Douglas Engle1 (born ____, parents not determined).

  1. Obituary, Crestlawn Funeral Home, Cookesville, Tennessee (memorialcrestlawnmemorial.com), Carol Hillard Engle, died 29 May 2019. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her parents, husband, children, and other relatives.