Gazlay Family History
Wilson Howard Herman
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Wilson Howard Herman7 (Leona Gazley,6 David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Wilson Howard Herman7 (Leona Gazley,6 David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Frank David Herman (12 May 1871 - 2 January 1963) |
| Mother | Leona Almira Gazley (14 December 1873 - 25 January 1935) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 22 April 2012; Last Edited: 16 March 2024 |
| Person ID | 3584 |
| Name | Wilson Howard Herman |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 21 November 1912 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 11 June 1931 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana to Gertrude Grace Henspeter1, 6 |
| Died | 20 April 1986 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan1, 2 |
| Buried | in Galien Township Cemetery, Galien, Berrien County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Gertrude Grace Henspeter (daughter of Frederick Henspeter and Clara Angolin) |
| Born | 8 July 1913 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Married | 11 June 1931 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana to Wilson Howard Herman |
| Died | 17 December 2002 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan |
| Children | of Wilson Howard Herman and Gertrude Grace Henspeter: |
| 1. | Lawrence Herman |
| Born | 2 August 1931 in Niles, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Died | 21 July 1934 in Niles, Berrien County, Michigan |
| 2. | Clara Herman |
| Born | 8 August 1932 in Galien, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Married | to Coy Edward Bonham, Sr. |
| Died | 30 September 2019 in Niles, Berrien County, Michigan |
| +3. | Mariam June Herman |
| Born | 31 July 1933 in Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Married | 8 December 1952 in Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana to Lynn Edward Lear |
| Died | 1 August 2008 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan |
| 4. | Maxine Diane Herman |
| Born | 7 December 1946 |
| Married | to James Wheetley |
| 5. | Gary Gene Herman |
| Born | 12 November 1948 |
| Married | to Barbara Gail Wahlstrom |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Galien Township Cemetery, Galien, Berrien County, Michigan, Herman / June 11, 1931 / Wilson H. / Nov. 21, 1912 / Apr. 20, 1986 / Gertrude G. / July 8, 1913 / Dec. 17, 2002 [from headstone]; The record includes his obituary from the Niles Daily Star on 21 April 1986 which gives his birth, marriage, death dates, names of his spouse, children, and surviving siblings.
- Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Herman, Wilson H., died 20 April 1986 in Buchanan, Berrien [County], Michigan, born 21 November 1912.
- 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).
- 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).
- 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.
- Find a Grave (website). Galien Township Cemetery, Galien, Berrien County, Michigan, Gertrude Grace Henspeter Herman; headstone shared by her husband Wilson Herman (see); The record includes her obituary from the Berrien County Record, which includes her birth, marriage, death dates, and names of her husband, and children. Her parents are also named in the record.