Gazlay Family History
Josephine Myrtle Gazley (born Frohne)
Parents
| Father | Charles Frohne (16 April 1867 - 23 September 1936) |
| Mother | Bell Rogers (9 April 1885 - 17 December 1946) |
| Adoptive Father | Urban Wilson Gazley (5 January 1894 - 7 October 1960) |
| Adoptive Mother | Sally Winifred ‘Winnie’ Smith (17 January 1896 - 5 January 1987) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 18 April 2020; Last Edited: 18 February 2022 |
| Person ID | 9424 |
| Name | Josephine Myrtle Gazley |
| Birthname | Frohne |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 25 March 1923 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Adopted | |
| Died | 11 February 20072 |
| Buried | in Galveston Memorial Park, Hitchcock, Galveston County, Texas2 |
Biography
Jo’s obituary indicates she was “later adopted by her arithmetic teacher, Winnie Gazley,” but the circumstances for her adoption are not known. She is shown with her birth parents in the 1930 US Census, and with her mother in the 1940 US Census, her father having died in 1936. Her mother died in 1946. If Jo was adopted before she became an adult, it may have been because her mother wasn’t able to continue raising her. It would have been unusual for Jo to have been adopted as an adult.2
Sources
- Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Josephine Myrtle Frohne, born: 25 March 1923 in Galveston, Texas.
- Find a Grave (website). Galveston Memorial Park, Hitchcock, Galveston County, Texas, Josephine “Jo” Gazley, born: 25 March 1925 [sic, she was born in 1923 based on the Texas birth index and agreement with US Census records]; died: 11 February 2007 [from record, which includes her obituary giving vital and biographical details and the name of her adoptive mother Winnie Gazley, a sister, and several other relatives].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Texas, Galveston County, Galveston City, ED 84-14, Sheet No. 11B Charlie Frohn, 63, Texas, first married age 35; wife Bell Frohn, 44, Kansas, first married age 18; daughter Thelma Frohn, 14, Texas; son Oscar Frohn, 12, Texas; daughter Josephine Frohn, 7, Texas; daughter Elenora Frohn, 6, Texas; daughter Pauline Frohn, 10, Texas; roomer Joe Silva, 63, Portugal, widowed, first married age 35, longshoreman, waterfront.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Texas, Galveston County, Galveston City, ED 84-14, Sheet No. 1B, Mrs. Belle Frohn, 55, Kansas, widowed, nurses aid, W.P.A. nursing project; daughter Josephine Frohn, 17, Texas; daughter Elinora Frohn, 16, Texas; lodger Jay Silva, 60, Texas, laborer, sulpher co.