Gazlay Family History
David Starring ‘Swing’ Meyer
Parents
| Father | John Edward Meyer, Jr. (20 January 1911 - 25 April 1975) |
| Mother | Carolyn May Starring (born Miller) (5 December 1911 - 26 August 2003) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 1 November 2020; Last Edited: 5 November 2020 |
| Person ID | 9951 |
| Name | David Starring ‘Swing’ Meyer |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 12 April 1938 in Manhattan, New York City, New York1, 2 |
| Married | 9 May 1965 to Caroline Knowlton Finlay2, 3 |
| Died | 26 September 2016 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Caroline Knowlton Finlay (daughter of Eddie Finlay and Claudia Knowlton) |
| Born | 4 November 1941 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina |
| Married | 9 May 1965 to David Starring ‘Swing’ Meyer |
| Died | 28 August 2018 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina |
| Children | of David Starring ‘Swing’ Meyer and Caroline Knowlton Finlay: |
| +1. | Austin Edward Meyer |
| Born | 20 August 1969 |
| Married | to Melanie Sigmon Gentry |
| 2. | Kirkman Finlay Starring Meyer |
| Born | 8 October 1970 in South Carolina |
| Died | 9 August 1995 in Kingston, Jamaica |
| 3. | Edward Finlay Meyer |
| Born | 27 December 1977 |
Sources
- Birth Announcement, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, David Swing Starring Meyer, born: 12 April 1938 at Leroy Sanitorium [a hospital located in Manhattan, New York, New York].
- Find a Grave (website). (No cemetery indicated); David Starring “Swing” Meyer, born: 12 April 1938; died: 26 September 2016 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina (from record, which includes the text of his obituary that includes vital and biographical details and the names of his wife, brother, three sons, one daughter-in-law, and one granddaughter.
- Wedding Announcement, The New York Times, 9 May 1965, Caroline K. Finlay and David Swing Starring Meyer, married on 9 May 1965.