Gazlay Family History
Minnie Jane Harris
Parents
| Father | Willard T. Harris ( - ) |
| Mother | Lydia Ann Burlingame ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 14 March 2012; Last Edited: 22 September 2022 |
| Person ID | 3566 |
| Name | Minnie Jane Harris |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 1 July 1870 in Shiawassee County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 18 May 1892 in Mancelona, Antrim County, Michigan to Lawrence Milton Gazlay2, 5 |
| Died | 16 July 1946 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan1, 6 |
| Buried | in Circle Hill Cemetery, Williamsburg, Grand Traverse County, Michigan6, 7 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Lawrence Milton Gazlay (son of David Ward Gazlay and Mary Baker) |
| Born | 28 September 1868 in Berrien County, Michigan |
| Married | 18 May 1892 in Mancelona, Antrim County, Michigan to Minnie Jane Harris |
| Died | 28 November 1936 in Petoskey, Emmet County, Michigan |
| Children | of Minnie Jane Harris and Lawrence Milton Gazlay: |
| +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
- Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, available at familysearch.org. Minnie J. Gazlay, died 16 Jul 1946 in Traverse City, Mich.; born 1 Jul 1870 in Shiawassee County, Mich; Spouse: Lawrence M. Gazlay; Father; Willard Harris, born in New York; Mother: Lydia Burlingame, MI.
- 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 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.