Gazlay Family History
Venus Juanita Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Venus Juanita Gazlay7 (Eugene Gazlay,6 David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Venus Juanita 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: 14 March 2012; Last Edited: 8 March 2024 |
| Person ID | 3565 |
| Name | Venus Juanita Gazlay |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 11 September 1908 in Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | ca. 1928 to Melvin Ernst Lietzke5 |
| Died | 18 September 1978 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan1, 2 |
| Buried | in Roselawn Memorial Park, La Salle, Monroe County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Melvin Ernst Lietzke (son of Ernest F. Lietzke and Cora May Cook) |
| Born | 11 October 1907 in Temperance, Monroe County, Michigan |
| Married | ca. 1928 to Venus Juanita Gazlay |
| Died | 23 June 1979 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio |
| Children | of Venus Juanita Gazlay and Melvin Ernst Lietzke: |
| +1. | Clayton Emory ‘Jeff’ Lietzke |
| Born | 3 May 1941 in Alpena, Alpena County, Michigan |
| Adopted | (child of unidentified parents, adopted by Melvin Ernst Lietzke and Venus Juanita Gazlay) |
| Married | to Wendy Sharon Lauder |
| Married | ca. 1974 to Joyce Ann Kelly |
| Died | 4 July 2021 in New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Roselawn Memorial Park, La Salle, Monroe County, Michigan; Venus J. Gazlay Lietzke, born: 1908; died: 1978 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, five siblings, husband and one child).
- Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Venus J. Lietzke, died 18 September 1978 in Monroe, Monroe [County], Michigan; born 11 September 1908.
- 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).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Monroe County, Erie Township, Enumeration District 58-10, Sheet No. 3B, family of Melvin Lietzke(22, Michigan, bailer, hay crew, first married age 20); wife Venus Lietzke (21, Michigan, first married age 19); mother-in-law Mary Gazlay (63, Ohio, widow).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Monroe County, La Salle Township, Enumeration District 58-21, Sheets 17B, 18A, family of Melvin Lietzke (31, Michigan, laborer, road work); wife Venus Lietzke (31, Michigan); mother in law Mary Gazley (72, Michigan, widow).