Gazlay Family History
Maymie Smith
Parents
| Father | Charles Smith ( - ) |
| Mother | Sarah M. _____ (July 1836 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 7 March 2011; Last Edited: 20 November 2021 |
| Person ID | 2150 |
| Name | Maymie Smith |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 13 May 1871 in Lamar, Barton County, Missouri1, 2 |
| Married | 1898 to Herbert DeCamp Laycox1, 3 |
| Died | 20 June 1901 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri2, 3 |
| Buried | in Lake Cemetery, Lamar, Barton County, Missouri2 |
Biography
Mamie grew up in Lamar, Missouri, and graduated high school at the top of her class in 1890. She was a teacher in the Logan or Franklin schools. After marriage, Mamie and Herbert Laycox moved to Joplin, Missouri. Mamie was known as a good Christian woman, intelligent teacher and faithful friend.2
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Herbert DeCamp Laycox (son of Joseph Laycox and Deborah M. DeCamp) |
| Born | 26 November 1860 in Chesterfield, Fulton County, Ohio |
| Married | 1898 to Maymie Smith |
| Married | 28 December 1903 in Bellevue, Sandusky County, Ohio to Charlotte Morgan ‘Lottie’ Gazlay |
| Died | 11 October 1951 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri |
| Children | of Maymie Smith and Herbert DeCamp Laycox: |
| 1. | Ruth Laycox |
| Born | 9 June 1901 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri |
| Died | 13 August 1901 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Missouri, Jasper County, Joplin, Enumeration District 38, Sheet No. 15B, family of Herbert Laycox (39, Ohio, Nov 1860, conductor), wife of 2 years Mame Laycox (29, May 1871, no children), border Sarah M. Smith [this is undoubtedly Mame’s mother] (64, Illinois, July 1836, widow), border Charles H. Smith [this is undoubtedly Mame’s brother] (44, Iowa, April 1856, widow, real estate).
- Obituary, Lamar Obits 1901, available at Barton County, Missouri, website barton.mogenweb.org. Lamar Democrat, 27 June 1901; Laycox, Herbert, Mrs. Provides a brief and touching biography, and mentions their newborn daughter Ruth Laycox.
- Jasper County, Missouri Deaths 1878-2005, available at ancestry.com. Laycox, Maymie [also listed as Mrs. Herbert D. Laycox]; died 20 June 1901.