Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyLeona Almira Gazley

DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Leona Almira Gazley6 (David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)

Parents

FatherDavid Ward Gazlay (29 October 1830 - 2 December 1899)
MotherMary Baker (19 January 1836 - 5 April 1921)

Personal Information

Record Created: 8 April 2012; Last Edited: 11 March 2024 
Person ID3570
NameLeona Almira Gazley
GenderFemale
Born 14 December 1873 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Married 23 September 1891 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan to Frank David Herman8
Died 25 January 1935 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan1, 6, 9
Buried in Long Lake Cemetery, Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan1, 6

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyFrank David Herman (son of Christopher Herman and Margaret A. ‘Maggie’ Snyder)
Born 12 May 1871 in Berrien County, Michigan
Married 23 September 1891 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan to Leona Almira Gazley
Died 2 January 1963 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana
  
Children of Leona Almira Gazley and Frank David Herman:
  
1.FamilyClarence Lee Herman
Born 28 October 1892
Died 11 March 1893
  
+2.FamilyMinnie Arlene Herman
Born 3 January 1894 in Michigan
Married 3 January 1912 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan to Harry E. Camp
Died 2 January 1983
  
+3.FamilyFreddie Lawrence Herman
Born 2 December 1895 in Michigan
Married 1 November 1919 in Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan to Oral R. Dick
Died July 1969
  
+4.FamilyHattie Belle Herman
Born 21 July 1898 in Michigan
Married 25 October 1919 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan to Harry Henry Quardokus
Died 2 July 1994 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan
  
+5.FamilyRuby Gladys Herman
Born 6 September 1901 in Michigan
Married 3 February 1923 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan to Donald Hayes Spangler
Died 11 June 1969 in Los Angeles, California
  
6.FamilyRalph David Herman
Born 6 January 1904 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan
Married ca. 1928 to Elizabeth Irene ‘Dolly’ Sherry
Died 30 August 1986 in Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan
  
+7.FamilyMargaret Herman
Born 22 January 1906 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan
Married 27 April 1925 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan to Marvin Miles Murphy
Died 17 November 1937 in Oshtemo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
  
+8.FamilyAlbert Kenneth Herman
Born 16 July 1907 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan
Married 27 February 1926 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana to Lorna E. Bromley
Died 14 February 2001 in Michigan
  
+9.FamilyEsther Leona Herman
Born 10 August 1908 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan
Married 27 April 1925 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan to William Howe
Died 24 November 1978 in Berrien, Berrien County, Michigan
  
+10.FamilyMildred Fern Herman
Born 10 March 1910 in Oronoko Township, Berrien County, Michigan
Married 6 September 1930 in Hesston, LaPorte County, Indiana to William Frederick Lear
Died 6 August 2005 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan
  
+11.FamilyWilson Howard Herman
Born 21 November 1912 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan
Married 11 June 1931 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana to Gertrude Grace Henspeter
Died 20 April 1986 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan
  
+12.FamilyIlah Naomi Herman
Born 23 October 1913 in Michigan
Married 29 June 1940 in Niles, Berrien County, Michigan to Richard Orville Sutton
Died 10 August 2015 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan
  
+13.FamilyEvelyn Elaine Herman
Born 18 January 1916 in Michigan
Married to Gerald Smith
Died 22 January 1999 in Berrien Center, Berrien County, Michigan
  

Sources

  1. Find a Grave (website). Long Lake Cemetery, Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan, Leona Almira Gazlay Herman, born: 14 December 1873 in Berrien County, Michigan; died: 25 January 1935 in Berien, Berrien County, Michigan (from record, which includes copies of her death certificate and obituary; and provides the names and links for her parents, three siblings, husband, and 11 children).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Enumeration District 61, Sheet No. 8B, family of Frank D. Herman (29, Michigan, May 1871, farmer); wife of 9 years Leona A. Herman (26, Michigan, Dec. 1873, 4 children, 3 living); daughter Minnie A. Herman (6, Michigan, Jan. 1894); son Freddie L. Herman (4, Michigan, Dec. 1895); daughter Hattie B. Herman (1, Michigan, July 1898). [They are listed 2 houses away from Christopher and Margaret Herman.]
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Enumeration District 70, Sheet No. 3B, family of Frank Herman (39, Michigan, farmer); wife of 19 years Leona Herman (37, Michigan, 10 children, 9 living); father Christopher Herman (84, Germany, married 49 years); daughter Minnie I. Herman (16, Michigan); son Fred Herman (14, Michigan); daughter Hattie Herman (11, Michigan); daughter Ruby Herman (8, Michigan); son Ralph Herman (6, Michigan); daughter Margaret Herman (4, Michigan); son Albert Herman (2, Michigan); daughter Esther Herman (1 6/12, Michigan); daughter Mildred Herman (4/12, Michigan).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Enumeration District 82, Sheet No. 1A, family of Frank Herman (49, Michigan, farmer); wife Leona Herman (47, Michigan); daughter Ruby Herman (18, Michigan); son Ralph Herman (16, Michigan, farm laborer); daughter Margaret Herman (13, Michigan); son Albert Herman (12, Michigan); daughter Esther Herman (11, Michigan); daughter Mildred Herman (9, Michigan); son Wilson Herman (7, Michigan); daughter Illah Herman (6, Michigan); daughter Evelyn Herman (3 4/12, Michigan).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Enumeration District 11-22, Sheet No. 5A, family of Frank Herman (59, Michigan, farmer, first married age 21); wife Leona Herman (56, Michigan, first married age 19); son Wilson Herman (17, Michigan, laborer, farm); daughter Ilah Herman (16, Michigan); daughter Evelyn Herman (14, Michigan).
  6. Obituary Index, Michigan Gen Web (website), Berrien County, Death Index Plus; Herman, Leona Elmira (Gazlay); born: 14 December 1873; died: 25 January 1935; cemetery: Long Lake.
  7. 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.
  8. Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Berrien County, Michigan; Certificate No. 596 1891, Frank Herman, age 21, son of Christopher Herman and Maggie Snyder; and Leona Gazley, age 18, daughter of David Gazley and Mary Baker; married 23 September 1891 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan.
  9. Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, available at familysearch.org. Leona Almira Herman, died 25 Jan 1935 in St. Joseph, Berrien [County], Michigan, age 61; Spouse: Frank Herman; Father: David Gazlay, born in New York; Mother: Mary Baker, born in Canada.