Gazlay Family History
Lowell Ralph Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Lowell Ralph Gazlay7 (Eugene Gazlay,6 David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Lowell Ralph Gazlay7 (Eugene Gazlay,6 David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Eugene Miles Gazlay (8 July 1863 - 11 June 1924) |
| Mother | Mary Elizabeth Watters (9 August 1868 - 2 May 1949) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 8 April 2012; Last Edited: 8 March 2024 |
| Person ID | 3554 |
| Name | Lowell Ralph Gazlay |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 7 March 1893 in Mancelona, Antrim County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Married | 12 June 1914 in Alba, Antrim County, Michigan to Thelma Esther Post7, 10, 11 |
| Married | 1951 to Ruth Ann Creech (née Smith) 2, 11, 12 |
| Died | 25 March 1986 in Sandstone, Jackson County, Michigan3, 4 |
| Buried | in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan3 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Thelma Esther Post (daughter of Frank Post and Emma Mower) |
| Born | 21 July 1896 in Michigan |
| Married | 12 June 1914 in Alba, Antrim County, Michigan to Lowell Ralph Gazlay |
| Died | 17 June 1950 |
| Children | of Lowell Ralph Gazlay and Thelma Esther Post: |
| 1. | Bethany Mae ‘Betty’ Gazlay |
| Born | 9 August 1917 in Michigan |
| Married | 5 November 1937 to Harry Paul Fish |
| Died | 7 July 1978 in Summit, Jackson County, Michigan |
| +2. | Francis Eugene ‘Frank’ Gazlay |
| Born | 22 December 1918 in Sidnaw, Houghton County, Michigan |
| Married | 31 December 1940 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan to Barbara Jane Ellison |
| Married | 24 May 1975 in Nappanee, Elkhart County, Indiana to Dorothy Lucille MacDonald (née Young) |
| Died | 25 April 1999 in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan |
| 3. | June Carol Gazlay |
| Born | 26 June 1922 in Michigan |
| Married | to Bernard Joseph Barton |
| Died | 4 December 1993 |
| +4. | Calvin Lowell Gazlay |
| Born | 31 August 1923 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan |
| Married | 25 April 1947 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan to Betty Joyce Braun |
| Died | 12 September 2002 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan |
| +5. | Marion Imogene ‘Jean’ Gazlay |
| Born | 13 August 1925 in Michigan |
| Married | to Howard H. Huntoon |
| Died | 28 July 1995 |
| +6. | Lee Merton Gazlay |
| Born | 9 September 1926 in Michigan |
| Married | to Virginia Idabelle Videto |
| Died | 26 September 2018 |
| +7. | Dwight Roger Gazlay |
| Born | 22 September 1928 in Michigan |
| Married | 2 December 1950 to Mary Nancy ‘Nan’ Hahs |
| Died | 20 April 1985 |
| +8. | Barbara Ann Gazlay |
| Born | 8 October 1931 in Michigan |
| Married | to Joseph Walter Pycek |
| Died | 16 April 1997 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan |
| +9. | David Paul Gazlay |
| Born | 15 July 1938 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan |
| Married | 4 November 1960 to Delores Anne Wangerow |
| Died | 16 February 2015 |
| Spouse 2 | Ruth Ann Creech (née Smith) (daughter of Leslie Smith and Eldon Mccormick) |
| Born | 7 February 1903 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana |
| Married | 18 June 1921 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan to Lloyd W. Creech |
| Married | 1951 to Lowell Ralph Gazlay |
| Died | 2 March 1980 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan |
Sources
- Michigan, Return of Births for Antrim County, for the year ending 31 December 1893, Ralph Gazley, born 7 March 1893 in Mancelona; parents: Eugene Gazley and Mary Gazley.
- Draft Registration Card, World War II, Lowell Ralph Gazlay, Serial Number U1431, born 7 March 1893 in Marcelona, Michigan.
- Find a Grave (website). Hillcrest Memorial Park, Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan; Ralph Lowell Gazley, born 7 March 1895, died 25 March 1986. Spouse: Thelma E. Post Gazlay [from record, which includes birth and marriage records for Ralph].
- Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Lowell R. Gazlay, died 25 March 1896 in Sandstone, Jackson [County], Michigan; born 7 March 1993 [sic, 1893].
- 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 140, Sheet No. 1A, family of Ralph L. Gazlay (26, Michigan, millwright); wife Thelma Gazlay (23, Michigan); daughter Bethany M. Gazlay (2, Michigan); son Francis E. Gazlay (1, Michigan). They are living next door to Thelma’s parents and siblings.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Jackson County, Summit Township, Enumeration District 38-51, Sheet No. 16B and 17A,family of Ralph L. Gazley (38, Michigan, machinist, first married age 21); wife Thelma E. Gazley (35, Michigan, first married age 18); daughter Bethany Gazley (12, Michigan); son Francis Gazley (11, Michigan); daughter June Gazley (7, Michigan); son Wayne Gazley [this is apparently son Calvin] (6, Michigan); daughter Emogine Gazley (4 8/12, Michigan); son Merton Gazley (3 7/12, Michigan); son Dwight Gazley (1 7/12, Michigan).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Jackson County, Jackson City, Ralph L. Gazley [indexed as Gayley], 47 Michigan, machinist, automotive parts; wife Thelma E. Gazley, 43, Michigan; son Francis E. Gazley, 21, Michigan, machinist, automotive parts; daughter June C. Gazley, 17, Michigan, housework, private home; son Wayne L. Gazley, 16, Michigan; daughter Imogene M. Gazley, 14, Michigan; son Merton L. Gazley 13, Michigan; son Dwight R. Gazley, 11, Michigan; daughter Barbara A. Gazley, 7, Michigan; son David P. Gazley, 1, Michigan.
- Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995; Ralph Gazlay, age 21, born in Wetzell, [Antrim County], Michigan; Thelma Post, age 17, born in Michigan; married 12 June 1914 in Alba, Antrim [County], Michigan; groom’s parents: Eugene Gazlay and Mary Watersen [sic, Waters]; bride’s parents: Frank Post and Emma Mower.
- Sweet/Fish/Gazlay/Post Family Tree, Ancestry (website), Owner: Eagan Anderson, Florida. Although few sources are shown in this extensive tree, the birth, marriage, death, names, and other details typically agree with other sources. This tree is generally cited as a reference in our Gazlay Family History website only where the information is not found in any other source, such as children who died in infancy, middle names, etc.
- Find a Grave (website). Hillcrest Memorial Park, Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan; Ruth Creech Smith Gazley: Ruth Creech Gazlay / Feb. 7, 1903 Mar. 2, 1980 [from grave marker]. The record provides details of her first marriage to Lloyd W. Creech.