Gazlay Family History
Bethany Mae ‘Betty’ Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Bethany Mae ‘Betty’ Gazlay8 (Lowell Gazlay,7 Eugene Gazlay,6 David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Bethany Mae ‘Betty’ Gazlay8 (Lowell Gazlay,7 Eugene Gazlay,6 David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Lowell Ralph Gazlay (7 March 1893 - 25 March 1986) |
| Mother | Thelma Esther Post (21 July 1896 - 17 June 1950) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 18 March 2012; Last Edited: 21 October 2014 |
| Person ID | 3595 |
| Name | Bethany Mae ‘Betty’ Gazlay |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 9 August 1917 in Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 5 November 1937 to Harry Paul Fish6 |
| Died | 7 July 1978 in Summit, Jackson County, Michigan1, 2 |
| Buried | in Roseland Memorial Gardens, Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Harry Paul Fish |
| Born | 26 June 1916 in Michigan |
| Married | 5 November 1937 to Bethany Mae ‘Betty’ Gazlay |
| Died | 15 October 1997 in Michigan |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Roseland Memorial Gardens, Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, Harry Paul Fish and Bethany Mae ‘Betty’ Gazlay Fish: Fish / Harry P. / 1916 - 1997 / Bethany M. / 1917 - 1978 [from grave marker]. The record for Bethany also provides the names and links for her parents.
- Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Bethany M. Fish, died 7 July 1978 in Summit, Jackson [County], Michigan; born 9 August 1917.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Houghton County, Duncan Township, Enumeration District 140, Sheet No. 1A, family of Ralph L. Gazlay (26, Michigan, millwright); wife Thelma Gazlay (23, Michigan); daughter Bethany M. Gazlay (2, Michigan); son Francis E. Gazlay (1, Michigan). They are living next door to Thelma’s parents and siblings.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Jackson County, Summit Township, Enumeration District 38-51, Sheet No. 16B and 17A,family of Ralph L. Gazley (38, Michigan, machinist, first married age 21); wife Thelma E. Gazley (35, Michigan, first married age 18); daughter Bethany Gazley (12, Michigan); son Francis Gazley (11, Michigan); daughter June Gazley (7, Michigan); son Wayne Gazley [this is apparently son Calvin] (6, Michigan); daughter Emogine Gazley (4 8/12, Michigan); son Merton Gazley (3 7/12, Michigan); son Dwight Gazley (1 7/12, Michigan).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Jackson County, Summit Township, Enumeration District 38-68, Sheet No. 10A, family of Harry P. Fish (23, Michigan, finish grinder, crank shaft factory); wife Bethany M. Fish (22, Michigan, housekeeper, private family).
- 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.