Gazlay Family History
Harold James Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Harold James Gazlay8 (John Gazlay,7 John Gazlay,6 Arvin Gazlay,5 John Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Harold James Gazlay8 (John Gazlay,7 John Gazlay,6 Arvin Gazlay,5 John Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | John Arvin Gazlay, Jr. (27 June 1881 - 14 December 1958) |
| Mother | Maude Irene Peirce (13 December 1880 - 3 May 1946) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 6 March 2011; Last Edited: 29 March 2014 |
| Person ID | 2101 |
| Name | Harold James Gazlay |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 8 August 1910 in Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | 31 December 1936 in Coral Gables, Dade County, Florida to Ruby Virginia Pickel8 |
| Died | 18 March 1985 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee1, 2, 7 |
| Buried | in Asbury Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Ruby Virginia Pickel (daughter of Charles M. Pickel and Minnie Ann Davis) |
| Born | 11 February 1912 in Asbury, Knox County, Tennessee |
| Married | 31 December 1936 in Coral Gables, Dade County, Florida to Harold James Gazlay |
| Died | 31 July 1985 in Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee |
| Children | of Harold James Gazlay and Ruby Virginia Pickel: |
| +1. | Charles Lee ‘Chuck’ Gazlay |
| Born | 17 May 1938 in Coral Gables, Dade County, Florida |
| Married | 12 April 1961 in Platte City, Platte County, Missouri to Joan Kay Cannon |
| Married | 21 July 1985 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri to Carol Gene Tobias |
| +2. | Harold Thomas ‘Tommy’ Gazlay |
| Born | 5 March 1942 in Tennessee |
| Married | to Patricia J. Hinsdale |
| Married | 15 November 2003 in Sevier County, Tennessee to Caroline Danette Palmer |
| Died | 10 February 2014 in Wears Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee |
| 3. | Franklin Pierce ‘Jake’ Gazlay |
| Born | 5 October 1943 in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee |
| Married | to Susan Moore |
| Married | to Pamela Rae Lowe |
| Died | 24 June 2012 in Cumberland Cove, Monterey, Putnam County, Tennessee |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Asbury Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, Harold James Gazlay, b. Aug. 8, 1910; d. Mar. 18, 1985.
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Gazlay, Harold; no. 267-07-4875.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Florida, Dade County, Miami, Enumeration District 33, Sheet No. 11A, family of John A. Gazlay (38, Ohio, salesman, automobiles), wife Maude I Gazlay (39, Ohio), son John Gazlay Jr. (15, Ohio), son Harold J. Gazlay (9, Ohio).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Florida, Dade County, South Miami, Enumeration District 13-105, Sheet No. 2A, family of John Gazley (48, Ohio, salesman, real estate, 21 at first marriage), wife Maude Gazley (49, Ohio, 22 at first marriage), son John Gazley Jr. (25, Ohio, farmer, 23 at first marriage), daughter-in-law Cora F. Gazley (23, Ohio, 21 at first marriage), grandson John Gazley 3 (11/12, FL), son Harold Gazley (19, Ohio, guard, prison).
- Florida State Census, 1935, Dade County, Precinct No. 63, Page 4, family of John Gazley (54, Ohio, salesman), wife Maude P. Gazley (54, Ohio), son John P. Gazley (30, Ohio, salesman), son Harold Gazley (24, Ohio, salesman), wife’s mother Olive G. Pierce (85, VT), wife Cody C. Gazley (26, Minn., cashier), son John C. Gazley Jr. (5, Fla).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Florida, Dade County, Coral Gables, Enumeration District 13-67, Sheet No. 8A, family of Harold Gazlay (27, Ohio, riding instructor, riding academy); wife Ruby Gazlay (27, Tennessee); son Charles Gazlay (1, Florida).
- Gazlay Family Tree, available at ancestry.com; owner: Charles Lee Gazlay. Although this online family tree is unsourced, public records and other sources provide confirmation of many of the event dates and places presented in this family tree, with few conflicts. Therefore, the information in this family tree is considered highly reliable.
- Wedding Announcement, Miami Daily News, 4 January 1937. Miss Ruby Pickel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pickel, and Harold J. Pickel, married last Thursday evening [i.e., 31 December 1936] at Coral Gables Presbyterian Church.