Gazlay Family History
Carl Adolph Hildebrand
Parents
| Father | William C. Hildebrand (April 1857 - 5 April 1921) |
| Mother | Christine Sophia Bodeman (17 September 1850 - 17 February 1925) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 20 March 2011; Last Edited: 20 November 2021 |
| Person ID | 2098 |
| Name | Carl Adolph Hildebrand |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 12 March 1886 in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Married | 22 September 1909 in Sandusky County, Ohio to Maria Elizabeth Gazlay2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Died | 8 January 1965 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio3, 9 |
| Buried | in Bellevue Cemetery, Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio1 |
Biography
Carl was engaged in the general insurance business, representing several well-known companies. In his youth he was employed by several companies, including the Northern Ohio Telephone Company as wire chief; the Bellevue Ice and Cold Storage Company that he established; the Zahner Packing Company; Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and the Bellevue public schools where he served as engineer. Carl enlisted as a drummer boy at the outbreak of the Civil War, and he served with the New York Volunteer Cavalry, attaining the rank of lieutenant. He was a member of St. John Lutheran Church and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He held several posts in Huron County, including deputy treasure, deputy auditor, registrar of vital statistics, and draft registrar during World War I.8
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Maria Elizabeth Gazlay (daughter of John Arvin Gazlay and Henrietta Elmira ‘Etta’ Morgan) |
| Born | 25 June 1883 in Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio |
| Married | 22 September 1909 in Sandusky County, Ohio to Carl Adolph Hildebrand |
| Died | 31 October 1973 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio |
| Children | of Carl Adolph Hildebrand and Maria Elizabeth Gazlay: |
| 1. | William Arvin Hildebrand |
| Born | 12 January 1911 in Bellevue, Sandusky County, Ohio |
| Died | 15 January 1911 in Bellevue, Sandusky County, Ohio |
| +2. | Helen Marie Hildebrand |
| Born | 7 June 1912 in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio |
| Married | 26 August 1936 to Rev. Charles John Bauer |
| Died | 1 April 1996 in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio |
| +3. | Elizabeth Sophia Hildebrand |
| Born | 23 April 1916 in Bellevue, Sandusky County, Ohio |
| Married | 6 November 1938 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio to Rev. Michael David Fetter |
| Died | 26 September 1954 in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin |
| 4. | Dean Gazlay Hildebrand |
| Born | 14 August 1919 in Bellevue, Sandusky County, Ohio |
| Died | 4 July 1928 in Bellevue, Sandusky County, Ohio |
| 5. | Arvin Carl Hildebrand |
| Born | 24 September 1924 in Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio |
| Married | 19 December 1943 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia to Gene Isabel Kingman |
| Died | 2 November 1944 in Italy |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Bellevue Cemetery, Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio; Carl Adolph Hildebrand, b. Mar. 12, 1886 Bellevue, Huron County Ohio; d. Jan. 8, 1965, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Notes give his wife’s name, marriage date, parents names, and names of two of his children, Helen Marie and Arvin Carl, and their birth/death years.
- Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958, available at familysearch.org. Carl A. Hildebrand and Maria E. Gazlay, married 22 September 1909 in Sandusky County, Ohio. The record includes their ages and birth places, and the names of their parents.
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Hildebrand, Carl, no. 291-30-0821
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Huron County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 25, Sheet No. 1B, family of Wm. Hildebrand (43, Germany, Apr 1857, janitor, schoolhouse), wife of 15 years Sophia Hildebrand (49, Ohio, Sep 1850, 2 children, 2 living), son Carl Hildebrand (14, Ohio, March 1886), son Ralph Hildebrand (8, Ohio, May 1892).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Sandusky County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 134, Sheet No. 18B, family of John A. Gazlay (63, NY, traveling salesman for cleaning co.), wife of 40 years Henrietta A. Gazlay (55, Ohio, 6 children, 5 living), son-in-law Carl A. Hildebrant (24, Ohio, proprietor, ice plant), daughter and wife of 0 years Maria E. Hildebrant (26, Ohio, no children).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Huron County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 46, Sheet No. 4B, family of A. Carl Hildebrand (33, Ohio, insurance agt.), wife Maria Hildebrand (36, Ohio), daughter Helen Hildebrand (7, Ohio), daughter Elizabeth Hildebrand (3 8/12, Ohio), son Dean Hildebrand (4/12, Ohio).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Ohio, Huron County, Bellevue, Enumeration District 39-10, Sheet No. 5A, family of Carl A. Hildebrand (44, Ohio, agent, insurance, age 24 at first marriage), wife Maria E. Hildebrand (46, Ohio, age 26 at first marriage), daughter Helen N. Hildebrand (17, Ohio), daughter Elizabeth S. (13, Ohio), son Arvin C. Hildebrand (5 9/12, Ohio).
- History of North Central Ohio, by William A. Duff, Historical Publishing Company, Topeka-Indianapolis, 1931. Biographical sketch of Carl A. Hildebrand, pages 918-920.
- Ohio Obituary Index, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; website. Hildebrand, Carl A., died 8 January 1965, Cleveland, Ohio, age 78; married 22 September 1909 to Maria A. Gazlay.