Gazlay Family History
William Soaper Gazlay, Jr.
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
William Soaper Gazlay, Jr.8 (William Gazlay,7 Addison Gazlay,6 Addison Gazlay,5 Aaron Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
William Soaper Gazlay, Jr.8 (William Gazlay,7 Addison Gazlay,6 Addison Gazlay,5 Aaron Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | William Soaper Gazlay (21 November 1881 - 17 February 1950) |
| Mother | Virginia Elizabeth Miller (9 February 1880 - 18 October 1976) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 10 November 2010; Last Edited: 12 June 2022 |
| Person ID | 1672 |
| Name | William Soaper Gazlay, Jr. |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 9 June 1907 in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 30 October 1948 in Owensboro, Kentucky to Marjorie Ann Duggan4, 5 |
| Died | 2 February 1981 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee1, 4 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Marjorie Ann Duggan (daughter of Dennis Duggan and Edith Yeager) |
| Born | 4 June 1917 in Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa |
| Married | 1937 in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa to Claude Lane |
| Married | 30 October 1948 in Owensboro, Kentucky to William Soaper Gazlay, Jr. |
| Died | 24 November 2005 in Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa |
| Children | of William Soaper Gazlay, Jr. and Marjorie Ann Duggan: |
| 1. | Lawrence John Gazlay |
| Born | 12 May 1938 |
| Adopted | (child of unidentified parents, adopted by William Soaper Gazlay, Jr. and Marjorie Ann Duggan) |
| +2. | William Duggan Gazlay |
| Born | 14 December 1949 |
| Married | 3 August 1974 in Summerville, South Carolina to Debra Ann ‘Debbie’ Roberts |
Sources
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). William Gazlay, no. 708-03-4561.
- 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, Iowa, Tama County, Tama, E.D. 86-28, Sheet No. 81A, William Gazley [indexed as Gagley], 32, Michigan, residence on 1 April 1935: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, civil engineer, railroad. He is enumerated in the Clifton Hotel, Tama, Iowa.
- 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, The Standard, Allamakee County, Iowa (website: www.waukonstandard.com); 11 November 2005, Marjorie Gazlay, died 24 November 2005 in Waukon, Iowa. The article provides vital and biographical details, the names of her parents, both husbands, children, other relatives, and place of burial.