Gazlay Family History
Lena Marie Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Lena Marie Gazlay7 (Lawrence Gazlay,6 David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Lena Marie Gazlay7 (Lawrence Gazlay,6 David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Lawrence Milton Gazlay (28 September 1868 - 28 November 1936) |
| Mother | Minnie Jane Harris (1 July 1870 - 16 July 1946) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 9 March 2012; Last Edited: 22 September 2022 |
| Person ID | 3567 |
| Name | Lena Marie Gazlay |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 15 July 1903 in Alba, Antrim County, Michigan1, 2, 3 |
| Married | 27 November 1925 in Orvosco, Isabella County, Michigan to John Calvin Otis4 |
| Married | 1938 to Kenneth B. Cobb1 |
| Died | 10 September 1976 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan1 |
| Buried | in Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  John Calvin Otis (son of James Otis and Abigail Colt) |
| Born | 22 April 1898 in Green Springs, Sandusky County, Ohio |
| Married | 27 November 1925 in Orvosco, Isabella County, Michigan to Lena Marie Gazlay |
| Died | 5 June 1933 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan |
| Children | of Lena Marie Gazlay and John Calvin Otis: |
| 1. | John Calvin Otis, Jr. |
| Born | 13 January 1929 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan |
| Died | 25 October 1940 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan |
| +2. | Lawrence James Otis |
| Born | 21 March 1933 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan |
| Married | to Audrey Joy Cook |
| Died | 24 May 2012 |
| Spouse 2 | Kenneth B. Cobb (son of Albert E. Cobb and Amy S. Bentley) |
| Born | 22 December 1900 in Michigan |
| Married | 1938 to Lena Marie Gazlay |
| Died | 24 July 1946 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, Lena Marie Gazlay Cobb, born: 15 July 1903 in Alba, Antrim County, Michigan; died: 10 September 1976 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan (from record, which includes a copy of her obituary; and provides the names and links for her parents, two spouses, and one child).
- 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).
- Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995; John C. Otis, age 27, born in Ohio; and Lena Marie Gazlay, age 22, born in Michigan; married 27 November 1925 in Orvosco, Isabella [County], Michigan; groom’s parents: James Otis and Abigail Colt; bride’s parents: L. M. Gazlay and Minnie Harris.