Gazlay Family History
William Thomas ‘Tom’ Donovan
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
William Thomas ‘Tom’ Donovan9 (Rachael Payne,8 Julia Crippin,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
William Thomas ‘Tom’ 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: 10 April 2023 |
| Person ID | 13683 |
| Name | William Thomas ‘Tom’ Donovan |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 26 September 1918 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | to Francis Hildegard Hartwig |
| Died | 24 May 2009 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan1, 6 |
| Buried | in Saint Marys Cemetery, Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Francis Hildegard Hartwig (daughter of Frank H. Hartwig and Ida R. Amon) |
| Born | 13 August 1919 in Massachusetts |
| Married | to William Thomas ‘Tom’ Donovan |
| Died | 17 May 1992 |
| Children | of William Thomas ‘Tom’ Donovan and Francis Hildegard Hartwig: |
| 1. | Gerald Frank Donovan |
| Born | 24 August 1945 in Massachusetts |
| Married | to Nancy Karen _____ |
| 2. | Timothy Thomas Donovan |
| Born | 3 March 1952 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan |
| Died | 15 November 1975 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan |
| 3. | Patricia J. ‘Patty’ Donovan |
| Born | 20 January 1956 |
| Married | to Lawrence Wende ‘Larry’ Haley |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Saint Marys Cemetery, Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan, William Thomas Donovan, born: 26 September 1918; died: 24 May 2009 (from record, which provides the name and link for his wife).
- 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, Bangor Township, E.D. 80-6, Sheet No. 1A, Frank Lynch, 53, Michigan, farmer, farm; wife Teresa Lynch, 53, Michigan; nephew Thos. Donovan, 21, Michigan, farmer, farm; hired man Duane Holdridge, 41, Michigan, laborer, on farm.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo, E.D. 89-4, Sheet No. 3, William T. Donovan, 31, Michigan, mail man, U.S. government; wife Francis H. Donovan, 30, Massachusetts; son Gerald, F. Donovan, 4, Massachusetts; niece Ethel L. Donovan, 5, Michigan.
- Obituary, The Courier-Leeder, Paw Paw, Michigan (available at https://digmichnews.cmich.edu), 29 May 2009, William T. “Tom” Donovan, died: 25 May 2009 in Kalamazoo; born: 26 September 1918 in Lawrence, Michigan. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his parents, children and their spouses, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.