John Hart Gazlay was born Dec. 17, 1917, at the family home on Payne Street. He was named John for Grandfather Lincoln and Hart for Grandfather Gazlay, keeping the same initials as Grandfather Gazlay. He has blue eyes, light curly hair, has a dimple in the right cheek, and resembles his father in many ways. As he grows older he resembles Howard. He graduated from Oswego State Teachers College, Oswego, N. Y. He served three years in the Armed Forces during World War II. Most of this time he was with the Air Corps Band. He plays cornet, has sung with the Swedish Glee Club in Chicago, and sings in the choir. He has resided in Chicago since 1945. Sept. 20th, 1947, he married Evelyn Brown in a beautiful church wedding in North Shore Baptist Church, Chicago, Ill. They have one son, Ronald Gazlay - Ronnie has the long, narrow face, and one would quickly say, “yes, he is a Gazlay.”³