Gazlay Family History
Thomas Norman Payne
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Thomas Norman Payne8 (Julia Crippin,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Thomas Norman Payne8 (Julia Crippin,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Charles J. Payne (15 April 1866 - 6 November 1947) |
| Mother | Julia Anna Crippin (30 June 1868 - 31 January 1947) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 4 April 2023; Last Edited: 13 April 2023 |
| Person ID | 13642 |
| Name | Thomas Norman Payne |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 23 November 1887 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | 1 June 1910 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan to Ruth Inez Merrifield8 |
| Died | 28 October 1952 in Los Angeles County, California3 |
| Buried | in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California3 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Ruth Inez Merrifield (daughter of Austin J. Merrifield and Cora E. Johnson) |
| Born | 17 August 1888 in Watervliet, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Married | 1 June 1910 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan to Thomas Norman Payne |
| Died | 22 May 1973 in Los Angeles County, California |
Sources
- Michigan Births, 1867-1902; Thomas Payne, born: 23 November 1887 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan; father: Charles Payne, farmer, born in Michigan [sic, he was born in England]; mother: Annie Payne, born in Michigan.
- Draft Registration Card, World War I, Thomas Norman Payne, No. 9, born: 23 November 1889 in Lawrence, Michigan; nurse, state hospital, Topeka, Kansas; married, wife.
- Find a Grave (website). Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California; Thomas Norman Payne, born: 23 November 1887 in Arlington, Van Buren County, Michigan; died: 28 October 1952 in Los Angeles County, California (from record, which provides the names and link for his parents, one sibling, and wife).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Van Buren County, Arlington Township, E.D. 131, Sheet No. 5A, Charles Payne, 34, England, Apr. 1866; farmer; wife of 13 years Anna Payne, 30, Michigan, June 1869, 4 children, 3 living; son Thomas Payne, 11, Michigan, Nov. 1888; daughter Rachael Payne, 8, Michigan, Dec. 1892; daughter Ruth Payne, 4, Michigan, Apr. 1896.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, California, Los Angeles County, San Gabriel, E.D. 19-1440, Sheet No. 3A, Ruth I. Payne, 41, Michigan, first married age 21, superintendent, inst. [Jean G. McKracken Home Institution]; husband Thomas N. Payne, 42, Michigan, first married age 22, parole officer, inst.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, California, Los Angeles County, Downey Township, Downey, E.D. 19-137, Sheet No. 14B, Thomas Payne, 52, Michigan, manager, sanitarium; wife Ruth Payne, 51, Michigan; cousin Laverne Merrifield, 55, Michigan, graduate nurse, sanitarium; lodger Abraham Boseman, 79, Holland, carpenter, own business.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, California, Los Angeles County, Monrovia, E.D. 19-1270, Sheet No. 6, Thomas N. Payne, 63, Michigan; wife Ruth I. Payne, 62, Michigan; Abraham Boshman, 88, Holland.
- Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Thomas Norman Payne, age 22, born in Lawrence, Michigan; nurse; father: Charles J. Payne; mother: Anna Julia Crippen; not previously married; Ruth Merrifield, age 21, born in Waterveliet [sic], Michigan; nurse; father: Austin J. Merrifield; mother: Cora E. Johnson; not previously married; married on 1 June 1910 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.