Gazlay Family History
Lawrence Milton Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Lawrence Milton Gazlay6 (David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Lawrence Milton 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: 14 March 2012; Last Edited: 22 September 2022 |
| Person ID | 3546 |
| Name | Lawrence Milton Gazlay |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 28 September 1868 in Berrien County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 18 May 1892 in Mancelona, Antrim County, Michigan to Minnie Jane Harris3, 6 |
| Died | 28 November 1936 in Petoskey, Emmet County, Michigan7, 8 |
| Buried | in Circle Hill Cemetery, Williamsburg, Grand Traverse County, Michigan7, 9 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Minnie Jane Harris (daughter of Willard T. Harris and Lydia Ann Burlingame) |
| Born | 1 July 1870 in Shiawassee County, Michigan |
| Married | 18 May 1892 in Mancelona, Antrim County, Michigan to Lawrence Milton Gazlay |
| Died | 16 July 1946 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan |
| Children | of Lawrence Milton Gazlay and Minnie Jane Harris: |
| +1. | Lena Marie Gazlay |
| Born | 15 July 1903 in Alba, Antrim County, Michigan |
| Married | 27 November 1925 in Orvosco, Isabella County, Michigan to John Calvin Otis |
| Married | 1938 to Kenneth B. Cobb |
| Died | 10 September 1976 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan |
Sources
- 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, 1910, Michigan, Antrim County, Chestonia Township, Enumeration District 3, Sheet No. 1B, Lawrence M. Gazley (42, Michigan, filer, saw mill); wife of 17 years Minnie J. Gazley (39, Michigan, 1 child, 1 living); daughter Lena M. Gazley (6, Michigan); border Myrtle M. Gates (6, Michigan); border Adda M. Anderson (19, Michigan). Lawrence is living next to his brother Eugene and his family.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Emmet County, Petoskey City, Enumeration District 168, Sheet No. 7A, family of Lawrence Gazley (52, Michigan, millwright, block factory); wife Minnie Gazley (49, Michigan); Lena Gazley (16, Michigan); mother Mary Gazley (83, Canada, widow, naturalized 1883).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Emmet County, Petoskey, Enumeration District 24-16, Sheet No. 13B, family of Milton L. Gazlay (63, Michigan, millwright, planing mill, first married age 24); wife Minnie J. Gazlay (59, Michigan, first married age 21).
- Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995; Laurence Gazlay, age 24, born in Michigan; Minnie Harris, age 21, born in Michigan; married on 18 May 1892 in Mancelona, Antrim [County], Michigan.
- Find a Grave (website). Circle Hill Cemetery, Williamsburg, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, Lawrence M. and Minnie J. Gazlay: Lawrence: born 1868; died: 1 December 1936; Miniie: born 1870; died: 16 July 1946 [from records; the gravestone provides no additional information].
- Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, available at familysearch.org. Lawrence M. Gazley, died 28 Nov 1936 in Petoskey, Emmet [County], Michigan, age 70; Spouse: Minnie; Father: David Gazley, born in New York; Mother: Mary Baker, born in Canada.
- Michigan Roots (website: mi-roots.org), Cemetery Records, Grand Traverse County, Whitewater Township Cemetery [properly titled Circle Hill Cemetery, Williamsburg, which is in Whitewater Township], Gazlay, Lawrence M.; Gazlay, Minnie J.