Gazlay Family History
Eugene Miles Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Eugene Miles Gazlay6 (David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Eugene Miles Gazlay6 (David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | David Ward Gazlay (29 October 1830 - 2 December 1899) |
| Mother | Mary Baker (19 January 1836 - 5 April 1921) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 7 April 2012; Last Edited: 9 October 2014 |
| Person ID | 3545 |
| Name | Eugene Miles Gazlay |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 8 July 1863 in Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | 11 September 1887 in Mancelona, Antrim County, Michigan to Mary Elizabeth Watters5, 6, 8 |
| Died | 11 June 1924 in Duncan Township, Houghton County, Michigan1, 2 |
| Buried | in Sidnaw Cemetery, Sidnaw, Houghton County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mary Elizabeth Watters (daughter of Joseph Watters and Derinda Gardner) |
| Born | 9 August 1868 in Dunkirk, Hardin County, Ohio |
| Married | 11 September 1887 in Mancelona, Antrim County, Michigan to Eugene Miles Gazlay |
| Died | 2 May 1949 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan |
| Children | of Eugene Miles Gazlay and Mary Elizabeth Watters: |
| +1. | Bird Pearl Gazlay |
| Born | 21 July 1889 in Westwood, Kalamazoo County, Michigan |
| Married | 16 December 1916 in Calhoun County, Michigan to Lillian Anna Ruff |
| Died | 8 February 1960 in Fenton, Genesee County, Michigan |
| +2. | Lowell Ralph Gazlay |
| Born | 7 March 1893 in Mancelona, Antrim County, Michigan |
| Married | 12 June 1914 in Alba, Antrim County, Michigan to Thelma Esther Post |
| Married | 1951 to Ruth Ann Creech (née Smith) |
| Died | 25 March 1986 in Sandstone, Jackson County, Michigan |
| +3. | Vollie Irvin Gazlay |
| Born | 4 May 1895 in Mancelona, Antrim County, Michigan |
| Married | 15 July 1927 in Iron County, Michigan to Ivah F. Post |
| Died | 8 February 1972 in Napoleon, Jackson County, Michigan |
| 4. | Ruby Gazlay |
| Born | 11 April 1896 in Wetzell, Mancelona Township, Antrim County, Michigan |
| Died | before 1900 |
| +5. | Flossie Mildred Gazlay |
| Born | 11 April 1897 in Mancelona, Antrim County, Michigan |
| Married | ca. 1919 to Howard Clifford Bowman |
| Died | 8 June 1977 in Frenchtown, Monroe County, Michigan |
| +6. | Arnol Lee Gazlay |
| Born | 9 November 1901 in Alba, Antrim County, Michigan |
| Married | 29 July 1921 in Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan to Julie M. ‘Lulu’ Johnson |
| Died | 25 June 1959 in Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio |
| +7. | Venus Juanita Gazlay |
| Born | 11 September 1908 in Michigan |
| Married | ca. 1928 to Melvin Ernst Lietzke |
| Died | 18 September 1978 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Sidnaw Cemetery, Sidnaw, Houghton County, Michigan, Eugene Gazlay, born: 8 July 1863; died: 14 June 1924 [from record].
- Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952. Gazlay, Eugene Miles, died: 11 June 1924 in Duncan, Houghton [County], Michigan; born: 8 July 1863 in Michigan; father: David Gazlay; mother: Mary Baker.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Page No. 4, family of David Gazley (36, N. York, miller) [his age is low by 3-4 years compared to other records]; Mary Gazley (31, N. York [sic, actually from Canada]; Cora Gazley (13, N. York); Herbert Gazley (10, N. York); Eugine [sic] Gazley (8, Mich.); Lawrence Gazley (3, Mich.); Charles Gazley (6/12, Mich., Mar [birth month apparently March]).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan, Enumeration District 5, Page No. 57A, family of David Gazley (50, NY, millwright); wife Mary Gazley (42, Canada); son Herbert Gazley (20, Mich., works in mill); Eugene M. Gazley (19, Mich., works in mill); Lawrence M. Gazley (14, Mich.); son Charles D. Gazley (10, Mich.); son Earnest Gazley (3, Mich.).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Antrim County, Star Township, Enumeration District 3, Sheet No. 11A, family of Eugene M. Gazlay (37, Michigan, July 1862, filer, saw mill); wife of 12 years Mary E. Gazlay (33, Ohio, Aug. 1866, 5 children, 4 living); daughter [sic, actually a son] Bird T. Gazlay (10, Michigan, July 1889); son Ralph L. Gazlay (7, Michigan, Mar. 1893); son Vollie I. Gazlay (5, Michigan, May 1895); daughter Flossie M. Gazlay (3, Michigan, Apr. 1897); border Samuel Johnson (45, Pennsylvania, July 1856, day laborer); wife of 11 years Anna Johnson (38, Ohio, Nov. 1861).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Antrim County, Chestonia Township, Enumeration District 3, Sheet No. 1B, family of Eugene M. Gazley (44, Michigan, farmer); wife of 22 years Mary E. Gazley (40, Ohio, 7 children, 6 living); son Bird P. Gazley (20, Michigan, laborer, odd jobs); son Ralph L. Gazley (17, Michigan); son Vollie I. Gazley (15, Michigan); daughter Flossie M. Gazley (13, Michigan); Arnold L. Gazley (9, Michgan); daughter Venice J. Gazley (1 7/12, Michigan). Eugene is living next to his brother Lawrence and his family.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Houghton County, Duncan Township, Enumeration District 14 [sic, actually ED 140], Sheet No. 2A, family of Eugene M. Glazlay [sic, misspelled in the Census record for all family members but correctly spelled Gazlay in this citation] (55, Michigan, foreman, handle factory); Mary E. Gazlay (50, Ohio); son Vollie I. Gazlay (25, Michigan, laborer, handle factory); daughter Venice J. Gazlay (11, Michigan).
- Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995; Eugene Gazley and Mary Waters, married 11 September 1887 in Mancelona, Antrim [County], Michigan.