Gazlay Family History
Donald Gazlay Miller
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Donald Gazlay Miller6 (Huldah Gazlay,5 Theodore Gazlay,4 James Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Donald Gazlay Miller6 (Huldah Gazlay,5 Theodore Gazlay,4 James Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Albert William Miller (ca. April 1849 - 20 October 1912) |
| Mother | Huldah Gazlay (11 September 1853 - 12 May 1934) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 6 May 2012; Last Edited: 19 November 2021 |
| Person ID | 3863 |
| Name | Donald Gazlay Miller |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 28 January 1888 in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Biography
Donald was a 1909 graduate of Columbia University, earning an Engineer of Mines degree.6
Donald traveled overseas several times, as indicted by both his passport, applied for and issued in November 1921 when he lived in Tyrone, New Mexico, and several entries in New York passenger lists, traveling to Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Guyana, and possibly other places. He was accompanied on at least one occasion by his mother Huldah and sister Clara.1, 2
Sources
- U.S. Passport Applications 1795-1925, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org; Application No. 98563; Miller, Donald Gazlay; born 28 January 1888 in Sandusky, Ohio; father: Albert William Miller, born in Monroeville, Ohio, dead; lived in Sonora, Mexico, November 1909 to August 1912; currently living in Tyrone, Grant Co., New Mexico; desires passport to visit Columbia and British West Indies; passport issued 17 November 1921, Washington. The application includes an affidavit of birth that gives the names of his parents, their dates and places of birth and marriage, and the names of their parents.
- Draft Registration Card, World War I, Donald Gazlay Miller, card no. 3797 [note: copy is cut off on right edge so some information is not visible, but is listed in the record]; born 28 Jan [year not visible but listed as 1888] in Sandusky, Ohio; mining engineer living in Tyrone, New Mexico.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Erie County, Sandusky City, Enumeration District 48, Sheet No. 6B, family of Albert W. Miller (51, Ohio, April 1849, City Clerk); wife of 20 years Huldah G. Miller (46 Indiana, Sept. 1853, 4 children, 4 living); son Theodore G. Miller (19, Ohio, June 1880); daughter Clara Miller (17, Ohio, Nov 1882); son Donald Miller (12, Ohio, Jan 1888); servant Effie Oberle (36, Illinois, Dec 1863).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, New York County, New York City, Enumeration District 727, Sheet No. 7B, family of Huldah G. Miller (56, Indiana, widow, 4 children, 4 living); son Theodore G. Miler (29, Ohio, clerk, telephone co.); daughter Clara G. Miller (26, Ohio, student); son Donald G. Miller (22, Ohio, mining engineer).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New Mexico, Grant County, Tyrone Precinct, Enumeration District 196, Sheet No. 37A, Miller, Donald G. (33, Ohio, foreman in mine).
- Catalog of the Officers and Graduates of Columbia University, New York, Published for the University, 1916, available at Google Books; Page 748, Donald Gazlay Miller, E. M., 09, (Cumpas, Senora, Mexico).