Gazlay Family History
Virginia Elizabeth Miller
Parents
| Father | Hiram Garrett Miller ( - ) |
| Mother | Virginia Elizabeth _____ ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 10 November 2010; Last Edited: 12 June 2022 |
| Person ID | 1671 |
| Name | Virginia Elizabeth Miller |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 9 February 1880 in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 12 June 1906 in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin to William Soaper Gazlay1, 5 |
| Died | 18 October 1976 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware6 |
| Buried | in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois6 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  William Soaper Gazlay (son of Addison Madison Gazlay and Maria Alves Soaper) |
| Born | 21 November 1881 in Henderson, Kentucky |
| Married | 12 June 1906 in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin to Virginia Elizabeth Miller |
| Died | 17 February 1950 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| Children | of Virginia Elizabeth Miller and William Soaper Gazlay: |
| +1. | William Soaper Gazlay, Jr. |
| Born | 9 June 1907 in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin |
| Married | 30 October 1948 in Owensboro, Kentucky to Marjorie Ann Duggan |
| Died | 2 February 1981 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee |
| +2. | Richard Clarke Gazlay |
| Born | 18 October 1909 in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin |
| Married | 3 April 1936 in Pensacola, Florida to Mary Louise Baker |
| Died | 17 August 1992 in Alameda County, California |
| +3. | Virginia Elizabeth Gazlay |
| Born | 19 October 1912 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| Married | 21 April 1939 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Seely McCann Chapman |
| Died | 25 April 2006 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware |
Sources
- Wisconsin Marriages 1836-1930, available at familysearch.org; Groom: William Soaper Gazlay, born in Henderson, Ky; Bride: Virginia Elizabeth Miller, born in Lacrosse, Wis.; Marriage Date/Place: 12 June 1906, Lacrosse, Wis.; Groom’s Father: Addison M. Gazlay; Groom’s Mother: Maria S. Gazlay; Bride’s Father: Hiram Garrett Miller; Bride’s Mother: Virginia Elizabeth Miller.
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Security Applications, Virginia Miller Gazlay, born: 9 February 1880 in Lacryssi, Lac [sic, undoubtedly La Cross], Wisconsin; other name: Virginia Elizabeth Miller; father: Hiram G. Miller; mother: Virginia E. McKenney.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Enumeration District 1434, Sheet No. 5B, family of Addison M. Gazlay (67, Kentucky, widow); son Wm. S. Gazlay (38, Ky., chief clerk, Northwestern); daughter-in-law Virginia M. Gazlay (39, Wisconsin); grand-son Wm. S. Gazlay Jr. (12, Wisconsin); grand-son Richard C. Gazlay (10, Wisconsin); grand-daughter Virginia E. Gazlay (7, Illinois); servant Alma Swanson (25, Sweden).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago City, E.D. 103-3198, Sheet No. 1A, William S. Gazlay [indexed as Gaglay], 57, Kentucky, clerk, steam railroad; wife Virginia M. Gazlay, 58, Wisconsin.
- The Gazlay Family in America, with sections titled “Ten Generations of American Gazlays” for several branches of the Gazlay family. Document is marked on one page, “From Gerard Gazlay, Jr. Jan. 1980.” Unpublished, nine unnumbered pages. Photocopy in possession of Lee Gazlay.
- Obituary, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois. Gazlay, Virginia M., 21 October 1976; died 18 October 1976.