Gazlay Family History
Florence Allen
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Florence Allen9 (Bessie Crippen,8 John Crippen,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Florence Allen9 (Bessie Crippen,8 John Crippen,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Merion George Allen (14 July 1893 - 26 June 1951) |
| Mother | Bessie Margaret Crippen (13 October 1894 - 5 February 1948) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 16 April 2023; Last Edited: 18 April 2023 |
| Person ID | 13792 |
| Name | Florence Allen |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 25 October 1915 in Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 3 April 1937 in St. Joseph County, Indiana to Gerald F. Hutchins7 |
| Died | 11 February 1995 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan1, 2, 6 |
| Buried | in Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Gerald F. Hutchins (son of J. Guy Hutchins and Lillian R. Struble) |
| Born | 15 June 1917 in Arlington Township, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | 3 April 1937 in St. Joseph County, Indiana to Florence Allen |
| Died | 13 October 2004 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Children | of Florence Allen and Gerald F. Hutchins: |
| +1. | Janice Lynn Hutchins |
| Born | 29 October 1937 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan |
| Married | 27 June 1970 to Robert Brigham Schlotzhauer |
| Died | 23 April 2017 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan |
| +2. | Jerry Ronald ‘Hutch’ Hutchins |
| Born | 22 February 1941 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan |
| Married | 17 June 1966 in East Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan to Kathleen Edith Sweeney |
| Died | 23 May 2004 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| 3. | Robert James Hutchins |
| Born | 10 June 1947 in Michigan |
| Died | 13 July 1961 |
| +4. | Barbara A. Hutchins |
| Born | 1 November 1949 in Michigan |
| Married | to Bruce J. Ladewski |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan, Florence Allen Hutchins, born: 25 October 1915; died: 11 February 1995 (from record, which provides the names and links for her husband and one child).
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Program Correspondence/Document, Florence Allen Hutchins, alias Florence Allen, died: 11 February 1995; born: 25 October 1915; father: Merion Allen; mother: Bessie Crippin.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawrence, E.D. 196, Sheet No. 7B, Marion Allen, 26, Michigan, laborer, general laborer; wife Bessie Allen, 24, Michigan; daughter Florence Allen, 4 2/12, Michigan; daughter Olive Allen, 2 2/12, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Ross Township, E.D. 39-53, Sheet No. 4A, Merion Allen, 36, Michigan, first married age 18, attendant, veterans hospital; wife Bessie Allen, 35, Michigan, first married age 17; daughter Florence Allen, 14, Michigan; daughter Olive Allen, 12, Michigan; son Merion Allen, Jr., 7, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Van Buren County, Arlington Township, E.D. 80-19, Sheet No. 17, Gerald F. Hutchins, 32, Michigan, farmer, farm; wife Florence M. Hutchins, 34, Michigan; daughter Janice L. Hutchins, 12, Michigan; son Jerry R. Hutchins, 8, Michigan; son Robert J. Hutchins, 2, Michigan; daughter Barbara A. Hutchins, Nov[ember], Michigan.
- Obituary, The Courier-Leeder, Paw Paw, Michigan (available at https://digmichnews.cmich.edu), 17 February 1995, Florence A. Hutchins, died: 11 February 1995 in Lawrence [Michigan]; born: 25 October 1917 in Decatur [Michigan]. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her husband and four children).
- Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Gerald F. Hutchins, born: 15 June 1915, father: Guy Hutchins; mother: Lillian Struble; one previous marriage; Florence Allen, born: 25 October 1915; father: Merion Allen; mother: Bessie Crippen, married on 3 April 1937 in St. Joseph, Indiana.