Gazlay Family History
Family History - Solomon Alfred Gronda
| 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 Solomon Alfred Gronda and eight of his descendants down to the fourth generation.
First Generation
1. Solomon Alfred Gronda,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Solomon married Emma Mary Doyle (born ____, parents not determined).Child of Solomon Alfred Gronda and Emma Mary Doyle:
| + | 2 | i. | Vleitta M. Gronda, born 24 September 1922 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan; died 12 January 2004 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan. Married Jack Edward Merrow. |
Second Generation
2. Vleitta M. Gronda2 (Solomon1), born 24 September 1922 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan;1 died 12 January 2004 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan.1 Vleitta married, 4 October 1941, Jack Edward Merrow1 (born 8 February 1923, the son of John D. Merrow (born John Delbert Coon) and Alberta V. Matteson;2 Jack died 20 November 1988 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan2). Vleitta and Jack are buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan.1, 2Children of Vleitta M. Gronda and Jack Edward Merrow:
| 3 | i. | Rick Delbert Merrow, born 1847 in Michigan. | |
| + | 4 | ii. | Jacqueline Mae Merrow, born 28 March 1942 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan; died 3 September 2004 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan. Married Perry Junior Reeves. |
| + | 5 | iii. | Robert Michael Merrow, born 8 May 1945 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan; died 16 January 2017 in Bridgeport, Saginaw County, Michigan. Married Elaine Marie Reeves. |
| 6 | iv. | Greg F. Merrow, born 24 February 1952 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan;3 died 9 June 1953 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan.3 Greg is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan.3 | |
| 7 | v. | Cherylyn Merrow, born 1957 in Michigan. | |
| 8 | vi. | Thomas Merrow, born 1964 in Michigan. |
- Find a Grave (website). Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, Vleitta M. Gronda Merrow, born: 24 September 1922 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan; died: 12 January 2004 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan [from record, which includes notes giving vital details, and providing the names and links for her parents, spouse, siblings, and children].
- Find a Grave (website). Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, Jack Edward Merrow, born: 8 February 1923; died: 20 November 1988 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan [from record, which includes the text from his obituary giving vital and biographical details, and provides the names and links for his parents, spouse, and children].
- Find a Grave (website). Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, Greg F. Merrow, born: 24 February 1952 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan; died: 9 June 1953 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan [from record, which provides the names and links for his parents and 2 siblings].
Third and Fourth Generations
4. Jacqueline Mae Merrow3 (Vleitta,2 Solomon1), born 28 March 1942 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan;1 died 3 September 2004 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan.1 Jacqueline married Perry Junior Reeves2 (born 13 May 1940 in Michigan, the son of Perry Emil Reeves and Viola Mary Daniels;2 Perry died 11 May 2009 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan2). Jacqueline is buried in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan.1 Perry is buried in Spaulding Township Cemetery, Saginaw County, Michigan.2Child of Jacqueline Mae Merrow and Perry Junior Reeves:
| 9 | i. | Mark Richard Reeves, born 23 June 1960 in Saginaw County, Michigan;3 died 16 February 2011 in Saginaw County, Michigan.3 |
5. Robert Michael Merrow3 (Vleitta,2 Solomon1), born 8 May 1945 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan;4 died 16 January 2017 in Bridgeport, Saginaw County, Michigan.4 Robert married, 7 December 1963, Elaine Marie Reeves4 (born ____, parents not determined).
- Find a Grave (website). Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, Jacqueline Mae Merrow Reeves, born: 28 March 1942 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan; died: 3 September 2004 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan [from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, spouse, two siblings, and one child].
- Find a Grave (website). Spaulding Township Cemetery, Saginaw County, Michigan, Perry Junior Reeves, born: 13 May 1940 in Michigan; died: 11 May 2009 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan [from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, spouse, siblings, and child].
- Find a Grave (website). (Cremated), Mark Richard Reeves, born: 23 June 1960 in Saginaw County, Michigan; died: 16 February 2011 in Saginaw County, Michigan [from record, which provides the text for his obituary giving vital and biographical details, and providing the names and links for his parents].
- Find a Grave (website). (Cremated), Robert Michael Merrow, Sr., born: 8 May 1945 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan; died: 16 January 2017 in Bridgeport, Saginaw County, Michigan [from record, which includes the text of his obituary giving vital and biographical details, and provides the names and links for his parents and two siblings].