Gazlay Family History
Eleanor M. Loveland
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Eleanor M. Loveland10 (Marion Nutting,9 Margaret Crippin,8 Albert Crippen,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Eleanor M. Loveland10 (Marion Nutting,9 Margaret Crippin,8 Albert Crippen,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Lew W. Loveland (13 November 1892 - 16 July 1976) |
| Mother | Marion M. Nutting (9 February 1903 - 8 September 1973) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 14 February 2023; Last Edited: 15 February 2023 |
| Person ID | 13211 |
| Name | Eleanor M. Loveland |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 3 February 1927 in Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 10 February 1948 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan to George Merton Bray6 |
| Died | 6 October 1983 in Arlington Township, Van Buren County, Michigan1, 2 |
| Buried | in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  George Merton Bray (son of George Bray and Bertha Bourgeois) |
| Born | 8 February 1927 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| Married | 10 February 1948 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan to Eleanor M. Loveland |
| Died | 18 October 2020 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Children | of Eleanor M. Loveland and George Merton Bray: |
| 1. | John Raymond ‘Jack’ Bray |
| Born | 20 November 1949 in Michigan |
| 2. | Richard William ‘Rick’ Bray |
| Born | 30 May 1953 |
| 3. | Susan Kathleen Bray |
| Born | 8 April 1956 in Michigan |
| Died | 9 April 1956 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| 4. | Robert J. ‘Bob’ Bray |
| Born | 2 May 1959 |
| 5. | Kathleen ‘Kathy’ Bray |
| Born | 20 October 1960 |
| 6. | William Michael ‘Bill’ Bray |
| Born | 20 May 1965 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan, Eleanor Bray, born: 1927; died: 1983 (from record). She shares her gravestone with her husband George Bray.
- Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Eleanor M. Bray, died: 6 October 1983 in Arlington Township, Van Buren County, Michigan; born: 3 February 1927.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 80-6, Sheet No. 4A-B, Lew W. Loveland, 37, Michigan, first married age 30, truck driver, oil company; wife Marion M. Loveland, 27, Michigan, first married age 20; son Lew W. Loveland, 5, Michigan; daughter Elnior Loveland, 3 2/12, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 80-6, Sheet No. 6B-7A, Lew Loveland, 47, Michigan, salesman, tank wagon; wife Merian Loveland, 37, Michigan; son Lew W. Loveland, 15, Michigan; daughter Eleanor Loveland, 13, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Van Buren County, Arlington Township, E.D. 80-19, Sheet No. 5, George M. Bray, Jr., 23, Illinois, driving oil truck, bulk oil & gas plant; wife Eleanor M. Bray, 23, Michigan; son John R. Bray, Nov., Michigan.
- Marriage Announcement, South Haven Daily Tribune, South Haven, Michigan (available at newspaperarchive.com), 13 February 1948, George M. Bray and Eleanor M. Loveland, married on Tuesday [10 February 1948] in South Haven, Michigan.