Gazlay Family History
Amanda Catheryn Watters
Parents
| Father | Joseph Watters (ca. 1832 - ) |
| Mother | Derinda Gardner (13 August 1831 - 17 March 1891) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 7 April 2012; Last Edited: 14 December 2014 |
| Person ID | 3561 |
| Name | Amanda Catheryn Watters |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 14 October 1856 in Dunkirk, Hardin County, Ohio1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | to James Peaver |
| Married | ca. 1887 to Frank Crafford4 |
| Married | 18 April 1908 in Manistique, Schoolcraft County, Michigan to Herbert Delno Gazlay1, 5, 7 |
| Died | 7 July 1928 in Glendo, Platte County, Wyoming1 |
| Buried | in Prairie View Cemetery, Manville, Niobrara County, Wyoming1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  James Peaver |
| Born | ca. 1849 |
| Married | to Amanda Catheryn Watters |
| Children | of Amanda Catheryn Watters and James Peaver: |
| 1. | Royal Montrue Peaver |
| Born | 11 January 1878 in Hale, Hardin County, Ohio |
| Died | 12 January 1948 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington |
| Spouse 2 | Frank Crafford |
| Born | July 1856 in Ohio |
| Married | ca. 1887 to Amanda Catheryn Watters |
| Children | of Amanda Catheryn Watters and Frank Crafford: |
| 1. | Ruth Crafford |
| Born | February 1892 in Michigan |
| Married | to _____ Parsons |
| +2. | Lena Crafford |
| Born | April 1894 in Michigan |
| Married | ca. 1912 to Floyd Taylor Crabb |
| Died | 6 September 1994 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington |
| Spouse 3 | Herbert Delno Gazlay (son of David Ward Gazlay and Mary Baker) |
| Born | 28 April 1860 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Married | 7 November 1883 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan to Bernice Stanard |
| Married | 18 April 1908 in Manistique, Schoolcraft County, Michigan to Amanda Catheryn Watters |
| Died | 8 October 1943 in Esterbrook, Converse County, Wyoming |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Prairie View Cemetery, Niobrara County, Wyoming, Amanda Catheryn Waters [sic, Watters] Gazlay, born 14 October 1856 in Dunkirk, Hardin County, Ohio, daughter of Joseph and Catheryn Watters; died 7 July 1928 in Glendo, Platt County, Wyoming; married to Herbert D. Gazlay on 18 April 1908; also named are a son, R. M. Peaver of Douglas [Wyoming] and two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Parsons of Sturgis, S.D., and Mrs. Lena Crabb of Esterbrook [Wyoming]. [From record, which includes an obituary from the Douglas Budget, 19 July 1928, and from mortuary records.]
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Ohio, Hardin County, Blanchard Township, Page No. 4, family of Joseph Watters (38, Ohio, farm laborer); Derinda Watters (38, Ohio); Martha E. Watters (15, Ohio); Amanda C. Watters (12, Ohio); Eliza J. Watters (10, Ohio); Sherman Watters (5, Ohio); Mary E. Watters (1, Ohio).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Cass County, Porter Township, Enumeration District 74, Page No. 8, family of James Peaver (31, Ohio, farmer); wife Catherine Peaver (23, Ohio); son Royal A. [sic] Peaver (1, Ohio).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Otsego County, Elmira, Enumeration District 143, Sheet No. 4A, family of Frank Crafford (43, Ohio, July 1856, land estimator); wife of 13 years Amanda Crafford (41, Ohio, October 1858, 7 children, 3 living); son Roy P. Crafford [sic] (21, Ohio, Jan. 1879, painter); daughter Ruth Crafford (8, Michigan, Febr. 1892); daughter Lena Crafford (6, Michigan, Apr. 1894).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Wyoming, Converse County, La Bonte Precinct, Enumeration District 45, Sheet No. [?, numbers are crossed out], family of Herbert D. Gazlay (50, Michigan, sawyer, mill); wife of 2 years Amanda Gazlay (51, Ohio, 3 children, 3 living); step daughter Lena (16, Michigan).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Wyoming, Albany County, Laramie Peak, Enumeration District 11, Sheet No. 10A, family of Herbert D. Gazley (60, Michigan, farmer); wife Amandy Gazley (62, Ohio); border Ralph E. Miller (16, Wyoming, laborer, saw mill).
- Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Herbert D. Gazley, age 47, born in Michigan; millwright; father: David W. Gazley; mother: Mary Baker; married once; and Amanda C. Crawford (also listed as Amanda C. Waters), age 50, born in Ohio; housekeeper; father: Joseph Waters; mother: Gardner; married twice; married on 18 April 1908 in Manistique, Schoolcraft County, Michigan.