Gazlay Family History
Maurice Ring Cleary
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Maurice Ring Cleary8 (Agnes Crippin,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Maurice Ring Cleary8 (Agnes Crippin,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | David Cleary (1858 - 1895) |
| Mother | Agnes Crippin (17 April 1861 - 29 April 1940) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 22 March 2023; Last Edited: 1 April 2023 |
| Person ID | 13558 |
| Name | Maurice Ring Cleary |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 15 June 1891 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | 18 April 1909 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan to Laura Louise Overton8 |
| Married | 21 November 1921 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan to Marian Pinyard9 |
| Married | 14 November 1941 in La Porte, La Porte County, Indiana to Ruth Marjorie Brandon (née Gibson) 10 |
| Died | 16 October 19521, 2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Laura Louise Overton (daughter of Fred J. Overton and Cynthia Brown) |
| Born | 27 August 1892 in Michigan |
| Married | 18 April 1909 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan to Maurice Ring Cleary |
| Married | to Emil H. Emmert |
| Died | 3 March 1984 |
| Spouse 2 | Marian Pinyard (daughter of Edgar Pinyard and Louise Stewart) |
| Born | ca. 1904 in Michigan |
| Married | 21 November 1921 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan to Maurice Ring Cleary |
| Married | 16 October 1937 in Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan to Percy Leonard Heaven |
| Children | of Maurice Ring Cleary and Marian Pinyard: |
| 1. | David Cleary |
| Born | ca. 1925 in Michigan |
| +2. | Edgar Maurice Cleary |
| Born | 29 December 1926 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Married | to Estella Jane Haven |
| Died | 15 September 1997 |
| 3. | Donald Keith Cleary |
| Born | 28 March 1932 in Michigan |
| Died | 20 August 2008 |
| Spouse 3 | Ruth Marjorie Brandon (née Gibson) (daughter of William Gibson and America Mobley) |
| Born | 13 July 1898 in Poughkeepsie, Sharp County, Arkansas |
| Married | 14 November 1941 in La Porte, La Porte County, Indiana to Maurice Ring Cleary |
Sources
- United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, Maurice Cleary, born: 16 June 1890; died: 16 October 1952.
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Program Correspondence/Document, Maurice Cleary, died: 16 October 1952; born: 15 June 1891 in Lawrence, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 133, Sheet No. 14A, Nelson Goodroad, 34, Michigan, Feb. 1866, farmer; Agnes Goodroad, 37, Michigan, April 1863, 5 children, 5 living; step-son Maurice Clary, 9, Michigan, June 1891; step-son Edward Clary, 6, Michigan, October 1893; daughter Mildred Goodroad, 2, Michigan, July 1897; border Chester Dingman, 40, Michigan, May 1860, farm laborer; border, Mathau Adams, 73, New York, June 1826, farm laborer.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 150, Sheet No. 6A, Maurice Cleary, 19, Michigan, farmer, general farm; wife of 1 year Laura Cleary, 17, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 80-7, Sheet No. 9B, Morris [sic] Cleary, 39, Michigan, first married age 31, carpenter, house builder; wife Marian Cleary, 27, Michigan, first married age 18; son David Cleary, 5, Michigan; son Edgar Cleary, 3 1/3, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Van Buren County, Bangor Township, E.D. 80-7, Sheet No. 2B, Morris [sic] Cleary, 48, Michigan, div [overwritten, but probably meaning divorced], farmer, farm; son David Cleary, 15, Michigan; son Edgar Cleary, 13, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Berrien County, Benton Harbor, E.D. 11-35, Sheet No. 7, Morris Cleary, 54, Michigan, bartender, tavern; wife Ruth Cleary, 51, Arkansas; mother in law America Gibson, 81, Arkansas, widow; lodger Florine Atha, 33, Tennessee, separated, waitress, tavern.
- Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Maurice Cleary, age 19, born in Michigan; farmer; father: David Cleary; mother: Agnes Crippen; not previously married; Laurah Overton, age 17, born in Michigan; father: Fred J. Overton; mother: Cynthia Brown; not previously married; married on 18 April 1909 in Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan.
- Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, Marriage License No. 1427, 1921, and Certificate, Maurice Cleary, age 28, born in Michigan, farmer, father: Dave [Cleary]; mother’s maiden name: Crippin; not previously married [sic, he was married at least once before]; Marian Pinyard, age 19, born in Michigan; father: Edgar [Pinyard]; mother’s maiden name: Stuart; not previously married; married on 21 November 1921 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan.
- Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Maurice Ring Cleary, born: 16 June 1890 in Lawrence, Michigan; third marriage; father: David Cleary; mother: Agnes Griffin [sic, Crippin]; Ruth Marjorie Brandon, born: 13 July 1898 in Pouglakupsie, Arkansas [sic, Poughkeepsie, Arkansas]; second marriage; father: William Gibson; mother: Merica Mobley; married on 14 November 1941 in LaPorte, Indiana.