Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Bell Rogers


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 Bell Rogers and one of her descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Bell Rogers,1 born 9 April 1885 in Kansas (parents not determined);1, 2, 3 died 17 December 1946.1 Bell married, ca. 1903, Charles Frohne2 (born 16 April 1867 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, parents not determined;2, 4 Charles died 23 September 1936 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas4). Bell is buried in Oleander Cemetery, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas.1 Charles is buried in Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas.4

Child of Bell Rogers and Charles Frohne:

 2i. Josephine Myrtle Gazley (born Frohne), born 25 March 1923 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas;2, 3, 5, 6 died 11 February 2007.6 Jo’s obituary indicates she was “later adopted by her arithmetic teacher, Winnie Gazley,” but the circumstances for her adoption are not known. She is shown with her birth parents in the 1930 US Census, and with her mother in the 1940 US Census, her father having died in 1936. Her mother died in 1946. If Jo was adopted before she became an adult, it may have been because her mother wasn’t able to continue raising her. It would have been unusual for Jo to have been adopted as an adult.6 Josephine is buried in Galveston Memorial Park, Hitchcock, Galveston County, Texas.6

  1. Find a Grave (website). Oleander Cemetery, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, Bell Roger Frohne, born: 9 April 1885; died: 17 December 1946 [from record, which provides the names and links for her spouse and six children].
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Texas, Galveston County, Galveston City, ED 84-14, Sheet No. 11B Charlie Frohn, 63, Texas, first married age 35; wife Bell Frohn, 44, Kansas, first married age 18; daughter Thelma Frohn, 14, Texas; son Oscar Frohn, 12, Texas; daughter Josephine Frohn, 7, Texas; daughter Elenora Frohn, 6, Texas; daughter Pauline Frohn, 10, Texas; roomer Joe Silva, 63, Portugal, widowed, first married age 35, longshoreman, waterfront.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Texas, Galveston County, Galveston City, ED 84-14, Sheet No. 1B, Mrs. Belle Frohn, 55, Kansas, widowed, nurses aid, W.P.A. nursing project; daughter Josephine Frohn, 17, Texas; daughter Elinora Frohn, 16, Texas; lodger Jay Silva, 60, Texas, laborer, sulpher co.
  4. Find a Grave (website). Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, Charles Frohn, born: 16 April 1867; died: 23 September 1936 [from record, which includes an image of his obituary giving vital and biographical details; and the names and links for his spouse and six children].
  5. Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Josephine Myrtle Frohne, born: 25 March 1923 in Galveston, Texas.
  6. Find a Grave (website). Galveston Memorial Park, Hitchcock, Galveston County, Texas, Josephine “Jo” Gazley, born: 25 March 1925 [sic, she was born in 1923 based on the Texas birth index and agreement with US Census records]; died: 11 February 2007 [from record, which includes her obituary giving vital and biographical details and the name of her adoptive mother Winnie Gazley, a sister, and several other relatives].