Gazlay Family History
Helen Louise Donovan
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Helen Louise Donovan9 (Rachael Payne,8 Julia Crippin,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Helen Louise Donovan9 (Rachael Payne,8 Julia Crippin,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | William Patrick Donovan (15 August 1888 - 10 January 1960) |
| Mother | Rachael Margaret Payne (31 December 1891 - 21 November 1924) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 7 April 2023; Last Edited: 13 April 2023 |
| Person ID | 13682 |
| Name | Helen Louise Donovan |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 12 September 1916 in Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 26 November 1940 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan to George William Thorne2 |
| Died | 17 April 1984 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan1, 3 |
| Buried | in Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  George William Thorne (son of Harry A. Thorne and Nellie E. Barnes) |
| Born | 4 March 1914 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan |
| Married | 26 November 1940 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan to Helen Louise Donovan |
| Died | 9 October 1978 in Oshtemo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan |
| Children | of Helen Louise Donovan and George William Thorne: |
| 1. | Terrance William Thorne |
| Born | 12 August 1944 in Michigan |
| Married | 17 May 2014 to Martha Fabiola Gonzalez |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Van Buren County, Michigan, Helen L. Thorne, born: 1916; died: 20 April 1984 (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband).
- Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, George W. Thorne, 26, Lansing, Michigan, attendant nurse, father: Harry A. Thorne; mother: Nellie E. Barnes; not previously married; Helen L. Donovan, age 24, born in Lawrence, Michigan, reg. nurse, father: William Donovan; mother: Rachael Payne; not previously married; married on 26 November 1940 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
- Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Helen L. Thorne, died: 17 April 1984 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo [County], Michigan; born: 12 September 1916.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawrence, E.D. 196, Sheet No. 7B, William Donovan, 31, Michigan, laborer, machine shop; wife Rachael Donovan, 28, Michigan; son Charles Donovan, 8, Michigan; son Bernard Donovan, 7, Michigan; daughter Christine Donovan, 5, Michigan; daughter Helen Louise Donovan 3 3/12, Michigan; son William T. Donovan 1 4/12, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Van Buren County, Arlington Township, E.D. 80-5, Sheet No. 3B, Charles J. Payne, 62, England, first married age 20, farmer, general farm; wife Anna J. Payne, 61, Michigan, first married age 19; grand daughter Helen L. Donovan, 13, Michigan; grand daughter Theresa K. Donovan, 8, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Oshtemo, E.D. 39-61, Sheet No. 75, George W. Thorne, 36, Michigan, attendant, state mental inst.; wife Helen Thorne, 34, Michigan, nurse (reg), state mental inst.; son Terrance Thorne, 5, Michigan.