Gazlay Family History
Donald Francis Freeman
Parents
| Father | Lester E. Freeman ( - ) |
| Mother | Belle Olmstead ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 22 April 2012; Last Edited: 13 July 2023 |
| Person ID | 3849 |
| Name | Donald Francis Freeman |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 30 October 1917 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York1, 2, 3 |
| Married | 3 January 1938 in LaGrange County, Indiana to Mary Catherine Gazlay2 |
| Died | 6 June 1997 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan1, 3, 4 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mary Catherine Gazlay (daughter of Bird Pearl Gazlay and Lillian Anna Ruff) |
| Born | 8 January 1918 in Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan |
| Married | 3 January 1938 in LaGrange County, Indiana to Donald Francis Freeman |
| Died | 18 May 2011 in Okmulgee, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma |
| Children | of Donald Francis Freeman and Mary Catherine Gazlay: |
| +1. | Sandra Anne Freeman |
| Born | 15 September 1938 in Michigan |
| Married | to Henry Martin Sante |
| Married | to Terry D. Castor |
| 2. | Rita Lee Freeman |
| Born | 26 November 1947 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan |
| Married | 1 February 1964 in Atlanta, Montmorency County, Michigan to Gerald Lee ‘Jerry’ Bailey |
| 3. | Donald Dale Freeman |
| Born | 28 February 1950 in Holly, Oakland County, Michigan |
| Married | 3 January 1969 in Atlanta, Montmorency County, Michigan to Melanie Denise Meeuwenberg |
| Married | 23 October 2004 in Lewiston, Montmorency County, Michigan to Dawn Renee Berney |
| Died | 7 August 2021 in Gaylord, Otsego County, Michigan |
| 4. | Alan Francis Freeman |
| Born | 9 January 1955 |
| Married | to Mary Stouffer |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). (Cremated), Donald Francis Freeman, born: 30 October 1917 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York; died: 6 June 1997 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, wife, and one child).
- Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Application for Marriage License, and Certificate of Marriage, Donald Francis Freeman, born: 30 October 1916 in Niagara Falls, N.Y.; truck driver; father: Lester E. Freeman, born in Fredonia, Pa., printer; mother: Belle Olmstead, born in Toronto, Canada; first marriage; Mary Catherine Gazlay, born: 8 January 1918 in Highland Park, Wayne [County], Mich.; father: Bird Gazlay, born in Westwood, Mich., laborer; mother: Lillian Ruff, born in Mich.; first marriage; married on 3 January 1938 in Lagrange County, Indiana.
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Donald Freeman, no. 377-16-5423, died 6 June 1997, born 30 October 1917.
- Boards at Ancestry.com; Post by Brenda Hibner, 26 July 2001, provides the death dates of several Michigan Gazlay family members and their relatives.