Gazlay Family History
John Calvin Otis
Parents
| Father | James Otis ( - ) |
| Mother | Abigail Colt ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 9 March 2012; Last Edited: 7 December 2014 |
| Person ID | 3606 |
| Name | John Calvin Otis |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 22 April 1898 in Green Springs, Sandusky County, Ohio1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 27 November 1925 in Orvosco, Isabella County, Michigan to Lena Marie Gazlay3 |
| Died | 5 June 1933 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan2, 4 |
| Buried | in Circle Hill Cemetery, Williamsburg, Grand Traverse County, Michigan2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Lena Marie Gazlay (daughter of Lawrence Milton Gazlay and Minnie Jane Harris) |
| Born | 15 July 1903 in Alba, Antrim County, Michigan |
| Married | 27 November 1925 in Orvosco, Isabella County, Michigan to John Calvin Otis |
| Married | 1938 to Kenneth B. Cobb |
| Died | 10 September 1976 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan |
| Children | of John Calvin Otis and Lena Marie Gazlay: |
| 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 |
Sources
- Draft Registration Card, World War I, John Calvin Otis, serial no. 2376; born: 22 April 1898; nearest relative: Mrs. James Otis, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
- Find a Grave (website). Circle Hill Cemetery, Williamsburg, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, John Calvin Otis: John Calvin / Otis / 1898 - 1933 [from grave marker; the record lists a note: Civil War, but he was born over 30 years after the war; he was known to have served during WWI].
- 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.
- Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952. Otis, John Calvin, died: 5 June 1933 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse [County], Michigan; born: 22 April 1898 in Green Springs, Ohio; father: James Otis; mother: Abigal Colt.