Gazlay Family History
Rachael Margaret Payne
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Rachael Margaret Payne8 (Julia Crippin,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Rachael Margaret Payne8 (Julia Crippin,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Charles J. Payne (15 April 1866 - 6 November 1947) |
| Mother | Julia Anna Crippin (30 June 1868 - 31 January 1947) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 4 April 2023; Last Edited: 7 April 2023 |
| Person ID | 13643 |
| Name | Rachael Margaret Payne |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 31 December 1891 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 14 November 1910 in Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan to William Patrick Donovan6 |
| Died | 21 November 1924 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  William Patrick Donovan (son of John Donovan and Kate Fitzgerald) |
| Born | 15 August 1888 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 14 November 1910 in Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan to Rachael Margaret Payne |
| Married | 29 September 1929 in Watervliet, Berrien County, Michigan to Agatha T. Spencer (née Healy) |
| Died | 10 January 1960 in Watervliet, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Children | of Rachael Margaret Payne and William Patrick Donovan: |
| +1. | Charles John ‘Chuck’ Donovan |
| Born | 1911 in Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 1 June 1940 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan to Catherine J. ‘Peg’ O’Neill |
| Died | 1987 |
| +2. | Bernard Joseph ‘Red’ Donovan |
| Born | 26 December 1912 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | to Ethel Luella Olson |
| Married | to Kathryn Jean ‘Katie’ Koeningshof |
| Died | 2 April 1992 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan |
| +3. | Christine Elizabeth Donovan |
| Born | 14 August 1914 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 1 August 1939 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan to Wesley Eldon Henry |
| Died | 16 May 2001 |
| +4. | Helen Louise Donovan |
| Born | 12 September 1916 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 26 November 1940 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan to George William Thorne |
| Died | 17 April 1984 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan |
| +5. | William Thomas ‘Tom’ Donovan |
| Born | 26 September 1918 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | to Francis Hildegard Hartwig |
| Died | 24 May 2009 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan |
| +6. | Teresa Kathryn ‘Billie’ Donovan |
| Born | 26 August 1921 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan |
| Married | to John E. Fenwick |
| Died | 12 December 1973 in Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio |
Sources
- Michigan Births and Christenings, 1775-1995; Rachael Payne, born: 31 December 1891 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan; father: Chas. Payne; mother: Anna Payne.
- Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, available at familysearch.org. Rachael [indexed as Rachiel] Margaret Donovan, died: 21 November 1924 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan; age: 32 years 10 months 21 days [so constructed birth date is 31 December 1891]; father: Charles Payne, born in England; mother: Anna Crippen, born in Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Van Buren County, Arlington Township, E.D. 131, Sheet No. 5A, Charles Payne, 34, England, Apr. 1866; farmer; wife of 13 years Anna Payne, 30, Michigan, June 1869, 4 children, 3 living; son Thomas Payne, 11, Michigan, Nov. 1888; daughter Rachael Payne, 8, Michigan, Dec. 1892; daughter Ruth Payne, 4, Michigan, Apr. 1896.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Van Buren County, Arlington Township, E.D. 148, Sheet No. 11B, Charles J. Payne, 44, England, farmer, general farm; wife of 23 years Anna J. Payne, 41, Michigan, 6 children, 4 living; daughter Rachael M. Payne, 18, Michigan; daughter Ruth N. Payne, 14, Michigan; daughter Esther M. Payne, 9, Michigan; ward Anna J. Payne, 3, Michigan; border Syrene Danner, 84, Vermont; border Arris Deaner, 57, Ohio, married for 3 years, carpenter, house.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawrence, E.D. 196, Sheet No. 7B, William Donovan, 31, Michigan, laborer, machine shop; wife Rachael Donovan, 28, Michigan; son Charles Donovan, 8, Michigan; son Bernard Donovan, 7, Michigan; daughter Christine Donovan, 5, Michigan; daughter Helen Louise Donovan 3 3/12, Michigan; son William T. Donovan 1 4/12, Michigan.
- Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Wm. P. Donovan, age 22, born in Michigan, farmer; father: John Donovan; mother: Kate Fitzgerald; no previous marriages; Rachael M. Payne, age 18, born in Michigan, housekeeper; father: Charles Payne; mother: Anna Crippin; no previous marriages; married on 14 November 1910 in Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan.