Gazlay Family History
Cora H. Miner
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Cora H. Miner9 (Florence Crippen,8 John Crippen,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Cora H. Miner9 (Florence Crippen,8 John Crippen,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | William Edgar Miner (24 September 1893 - 23 May 1959) |
| Mother | Florence Belle Crippen (September 1897 - 10 June 1972) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 22 April 2023; Last Edited: 25 April 2023 |
| Person ID | 13838 |
| Name | Cora H. Miner |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 18 April 1922 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 12 August 1939 in Steuben County, Indiana to Paul F. Knapp2 |
| Divorced | 4 December 1946 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan from Paul F. Knapp3 |
| Married | 9 May 1947 in Steuben County, Indiana to Leon W. Baird3 |
| Married | 30 June 1973 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan to Max W. Halferty7 |
| Died | 16 August 1979 in Quincy, Branch County, Michigan1, 6 |
| Buried | in Lake View Cemetery, Quincy, Branch County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Paul F. Knapp (son of Vyrle Knapp and Luella Brouse) |
| Born | 12 May 1918 in Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana |
| Married | 12 August 1939 in Steuben County, Indiana to Cora H. Miner |
| Died | 5 October 1981 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan |
| Children | of Cora H. Miner and Paul F. Knapp: |
| 1. | Paula Jean Knapp |
| Born | 17 August 1942 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan |
| Married | 8 October 1958 in Angola, Steuben County, Indiana to Willis David Phair |
| Died | 6 September 2008 |
| +2. | Diana Lee Knapp |
| Born | 15 June 1943 in Michigan |
| Married | to _____ Risch |
| Married | 1990 in LaGrange County, Indiana to Homer Ray Draper |
| Married | 15 February 2004 in Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan to James John ‘Radar’ Bolitho |
| Spouse 2 | Leon W. Baird (son of Walter Baird and Dora Olive Burkheart) |
| Born | 6 May 1912 in LaGrange County, Indiana |
| Married | 9 May 1947 in Steuben County, Indiana to Cora H. Knapp (née Miner) |
| Died | 1 December 1970 |
| Children | of Cora H. Miner and Leon W. Baird: |
| 1. | Eric Leon Baird |
| Born | 24 May 1957 |
| Married | 20 July 1997 in Lake County, Florida to Sandra Marie Cass |
| Spouse 3 | Max W. Halferty (son of Bradie Otis Halferty and Flossie Bell Baird) |
| Born | 30 July 1918 in Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana |
| Married | 30 June 1973 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan to Cora H. Miner |
| Died | 19 May 1999 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Lake View Cemetery, Quincy, Branch County, Michigan, Cora H. Miner Halferty, born: 18 April 1922; died: 16 August 1979 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents and two husbands).
- Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Application for Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Paul Knapp, born: 12 May 1918 in Fremont, Indiana; laborer; father: Merle Knapp, laborer, born in Angola, Indiana; mother: Luella Brouse, born in Ray [?], Indiana, occupation: factory; first marriage; Cora Miner, born: 18 April 1920 in Coldwater, Michigan; father: Wm. Miner, born in Bethel, Michigan, city employee; mother: Florence Crippen, born in Lawrence, Michigan; first marriage; married on 12 August 1939 in Steuben County, Indiana.
- Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Application for Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Leon Baird, born: 6 May 1912 in La Grange County, Indiana; laborer; father: Walter Baird, born in Illinois, laborer, deceased; mother: Dora Olive Burkheart, born in DeKalb, Indiana; first marriage; Cora H. Knapp, born: 18 April 1922 in Branch County, Michigan; father: William Miner, born in Bethel, Michigan, farmer; mother: Florence Crippen, born in Bangor, Michigan; married once, divorced on 4 December 1946 in Coldwater, Michigan; married on 9 May 1947 in Steuben County, Indiana.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Branch County, Coldwater, E.D. 12-8, Sheet No. 8B, William E. Miner, 34, Michigan, first married age 21, laborer, feed and coal co.; wife Florence B. Miner, 32, Michigan, first married age 17; daughter Marjorie B. Miner, 14, Michigan; daughter Ruth E. Miner, 11, Michigan; daughter Cora H. Miner, 8, Michigan; daughter Liliun [sic, indexed as Libium] A. Miner, 6, Michigan; daughter Florence A. Miner, 5, Michigan; daughter Lemoyne E. Miner, 10/12, Michigan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Branch County, Quincy, E.D. 12-31, Sheet No. 74, Leon Baird, 37, Indiana, truck driver; wife Cora Baird, 27, Michigan.
- Obituary, Battle Creek Enquirer, Battle Creek, Michigan (available at newspapers.com), Friday, 17 August 1979, Mrs. Max Halferty, Mrs. Cora H. (Miner) Halferty, died: Thursday [16 August 1979] in Quincy [Michigan]; born in Branch County [Michigan]. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her two husbands, two daughters, one son, one step-daughter, and three sisters.
- Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995; Max Halferty, age 54; father: Brady Halferty; mother: Flossie Baird; Cora Baird, age 51; father: Wm. Miner; mother: Florence Chippern [sic]; married on 30 June 1973 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan.