Gazlay Family History
Christine Elizabeth Donovan
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Christine Elizabeth Donovan9 (Rachael Payne,8 Julia Crippin,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Christine Elizabeth 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 | 13681 |
| Name | Christine Elizabeth Donovan |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 14 August 1914 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 1 August 1939 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan to Wesley Eldon Henry2 |
| Died | 16 May 20011 |
| Buried | in Grand Junction Cemetery, Grand Junction, Van Buren County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Wesley Eldon Henry (son of Charles E. Henry and Mary A. Parish) |
| Born | 10 March 1918 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 1 August 1939 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan to Christine Elizabeth Donovan |
| Died | 13 May 1991 |
| Children | of Christine Elizabeth Donovan and Wesley Eldon Henry: |
| +1. | Wesley Eldon ‘Wes’ Henry, Jr. |
| Born | 31 August 1942 |
| Married | to Jenny _____ |
| 2. | Ann Louise Henry |
| Born | 9 April 1944 in Michigan |
| Married | to Nikolai Joseph Thallas |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Grand Junction Cemetery, Grand Junction, Van Buren County, Michigan, Christine Donovan Henry, born: 14 August 1914; died: 16 May 2001 (from record, which includes the text from her obituary; and provides the names and links for her parents, husband, and one sibling).
- Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, Wesley Eldon Henry, age 21, born in South Haven, Michigan, special policeman, not previously married; father: Charles E. Henry; mother: Mary A. Parish; Christine Elizabeth Donovan, age 24, born in Lawrence, Michigan, nurse, not previously married; father: William Donovan; mother: Rachael Payne; married on 1 August 1939 in South Haven, 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, 1940, Michigan, Van Buren County, South Haven, E.D. 80-28, Sheet No. 2A, Wesly Henry, 22, Michigan, night police, for city; wife Christine Henry, 25, Michigan, nurse, city hospital.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Van Buren County, South Haven, E.D. 80-73, Sheet No. 7, Wesley E. Henry, 31, Michigan, owner and operator, retail delivery service; wife Christine E. Henry, 35, Michigan, registered nurse, city hospital private nurse; son Wesley Henry, Jr., 7, Michigan; daughter Ann Louise Henry, 5, Michigan.