Gazlay Family History
Charles John ‘Chuck’ Donovan
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Charles John ‘Chuck’ Donovan9 (Rachael Payne,8 Julia Crippin,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Charles John ‘Chuck’ Donovan9 (Rachael Payne,8 Julia Crippin,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | William Patrick Donovan (15 August 1888 - 10 January 1960) |
| Mother | Rachael Margaret Payne (31 December 1891 - 21 November 1924) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 7 April 2023; Last Edited: 13 April 2023 |
| Person ID | 13679 |
| Name | Charles John ‘Chuck’ Donovan |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 1911 in Van Buren County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 1 June 1940 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan to Catherine J. ‘Peg’ O’Neill2 |
| Died | 19871 |
| Buried | in Saint Marys Cemetery, Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Catherine J. ‘Peg’ O’Neill (daughter of Frank J. O’Neill and Amalia Trautner) |
| Born | 5 February 1914 in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin |
| Married | 1 June 1940 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan to Charles John ‘Chuck’ Donovan |
| Died | 26 April 2002 in Waterford, Oakland County, Michigan |
| Children | of Charles John ‘Chuck’ Donovan and Catherine J. ‘Peg’ O’Neill: |
| 1. | Patrick Joseph Donovan |
| Born | 28 July 1941 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan |
| Married | 18 November 2000 in Bexar County, Texas to Sandra Jean Ulceski |
| Died | 12 June 2022 in Converse, Bexar County, Texas |
| +2. | Michael James Donovan |
| Born | 29 July 1942 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan |
| Married | 1967 in Wisconsin to Sue Ann Fouts |
| Died | 2 October 2019 |
| 3. | Kathleen M. Donovan |
| Born | 3 August 1944 in Michigan |
| Married | to David Robert Calver |
| 4. | David John Donovan |
| Born | November 1949 in Michigan |
| Married | to Constance ‘Connie’ Landis |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Saint Marys Cemetery, Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan, Charles J. Donovan, born: 1911; died: 1987 (from record, which provides the name and link for his wife).
- Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, Charles J. Donovan, age 28, born in Van Buren County, Michigan, undertaker, father: William P. Donovan; mother: Rachael Payne; not previously married; Catherine J. O’Neill, age 29, born in Madison, Wisconsin, Stenographer, father: Frank J. O’Neill; mother: Amalia Trautner; not previously married; married on 1 June 1940 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
- 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.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 80-6, Sheet No. 1A, Frank J. Lynch, 43, Michigan, first married age 34, farmer, general farm; wife Teresa B. Lynch, 43, Michigan, first married age 34; nephew Charles J. Donovan, 18, Michigan; niece Christine E. Donovan, 15, Michigan; nephew Thomas W. Donovan, 11, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo, E.D. 39-40, Sheet No. 34, Charles J. Donovan, 37, Michigan, salesman, undertaking supplies; wife Catherine J. Donovan, 36, Wisconsin; son Patrick J. Donovan, 8, Michigan; son Michael J. Donovan, 7, Michigan; daughter Kathleen M. Donovan, 5, Michigan; son David J. Donovan, Nov[ember], Michigan.