Gazlay Family History
Dorothy Mae Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Dorothy Mae Gazlay8 (Bird Gazlay,7 Eugene Gazlay,6 David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Dorothy Mae Gazlay8 (Bird Gazlay,7 Eugene Gazlay,6 David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Bird Pearl Gazlay (21 July 1889 - 8 February 1960) |
| Mother | Lillian Anna Ruff (22 December 1887 - 10 May 1970) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 22 April 2012; Last Edited: 8 March 2024 |
| Person ID | 3604 |
| Name | Dorothy Mae Gazlay |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 28 December 1924 in Sidnaw, Houghton County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 28 November 1942 in Genesee County, Michigan to Hal W. Pettis7 |
| Married | 15 November 1948 in Steuben County, Indiana to Donald William Black2 |
| Died | 23 October 19991, 3, 8 |
| Buried | in Crestwood Memorial Cemetery, Grand Blanc, Genesee County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Hal W. Pettis |
| Born | 24 July 1921 in Fenton, Genesee County, Michigan |
| Married | 28 November 1942 in Genesee County, Michigan to Dorothy Mae Gazlay |
| Died | 21 June 1947 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan |
| Children | of Dorothy Mae Gazlay and Hal W. Pettis: |
| 1. | Lynne Anna Black (born Pettis) |
| Born | 20 October 1943 |
| Married | 28 September 1961 in Genesee County, Michigan to William Joseph Chouinard, Jr. |
| Spouse 2 | Donald William Black (son of David Black and Hazel Belle Van Sickle) |
| Born | 25 November 1924 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan |
| Married | 15 November 1948 in Steuben County, Indiana to Dorothy Mae Pettis (née Gazlay) |
| Died | 27 August 1998 |
| Children | of Dorothy Mae Gazlay and Donald William Black: |
| 1. | Nancy Donna Black |
| Born | 31 March 1949 |
| Married | to David Lee Kurtz |
| 2. | Randall Scott Black |
| Born | 17 November 1956 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Crestwood Memorial Cemetery, Grand Blanc, Genesee County, Michigan Dorothy Mae Gazlay Black, born: 28 December 1924 in Michigan; died: 23 October 1999 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, five siblings, and husband).
- Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007, Application for Marriage and Marriage Certificate, Number a121068, a121069, Donald W. Black, born: 25 November 1924 in Lansing, Michigan; father: David Black, born in England; mother: Hazel Belle Van Sickle, born in Michigan; first marriage; and Dorothy M. Pettis, born: 28 December 1924 in Sidnaw, Michigan; father: Bird Gazlay, born in Michigan; mother: Lillian Ruff, born in Michigan; married once, dissolved by death [of spouse] 21 June 1947. Married on 15 November 1948 in Steuben County, Michigan.
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Dorothy M. Black, no. 364-28-9853; died: 23 October 1999; born: 28 December 1924.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Oakland County, Ferndale City, Enumeration District 63-20, Sheet No. 12B, family of Bird Gazlay (40, Michigan, filer, body factory, first married age 27); wife Lillian Gazlay (42, Michigan, first married age 28); daughter Mary C. Gazlay (12, Michigan); daughter Marjorie J. Gazlay (10, Michigan); daughter Marilyn Gazlay (9, Michigan); daughter Arlene P. Gazlay (7, Michigan); daughter Dorothy Gazlay (5, Michigan); daughter Edythe L. Gazlay (5/12, Michigan).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Oakland County, Holly Village, Enumeration District 63-49, Sheet No. 4A, family of Bird P. Gazley (50, Michigan, press operator, Foster Body manufacturing); wife Lillian A. Gazley (52, Michigan); daughter Marjorie Gazley (20, Michigan, waitress, tavern); daughter Marilyn Gazley (19, Michigan, waitress, tavern); daughter Arlene Gazley (17, Michigan); daughter Dorothy Gazley (15, Michigan); daughter Edythe Gazley (10, Michigan); daughter Mary Freeman (22, Michigan, cook, tavern); grand daughter Sandra Freeman (1, Michigan).
- This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
- Michigan, Genesee County Clerk/Register Records (www.co.genesee.mi.us); Instrument: 200903040002551. Hal Pettis and Dorothy May Gazlay, married on 28 November 1942.
- Boards at Ancestry.com; Post by Brenda Hibner, 26 July 2001, provides the death dates of several Michigan Gazlay family members and their relatives.