Gazlay Family History
Albert Kenneth Herman
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Albert Kenneth Herman7 (Leona Gazley,6 David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Albert Kenneth Herman7 (Leona Gazley,6 David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Frank David Herman (12 May 1871 - 2 January 1963) |
| Mother | Leona Almira Gazley (14 December 1873 - 25 January 1935) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 15 April 2012; Last Edited: 13 March 2024 |
| Person ID | 3581 |
| Name | Albert Kenneth Herman |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 16 July 1907 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 27 February 1926 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana to Lorna E. Bromley5, 7, 8 |
| Died | 14 February 2001 in Michigan1, 2 |
| Buried | in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Lorna E. Bromley (daughter of Frederick Egbert ‘Fred’ Bromley and Mabelle Caroline Gold) |
| Born | 20 January 1908 in Boyne, Charlevoix County, Michigan |
| Married | 27 February 1926 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana to Albert Kenneth Herman |
| Died | 6 May 1986 in Berrien Center, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Children | of Albert Kenneth Herman and Lorna E. Bromley: |
| +1. | Alberta Kathryn Herman |
| Born | 26 October 1926 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Married | 30 November 1946 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan to Richard Clarence Luke |
| Died | 16 July 2017 in Bridgman, Berrien County, Michigan |
| +2. | Daniel Stuart Herman |
| Born | 17 March 1929 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Married | 1953 to Patricia Ann ‘Trish’ Walls |
| Died | 17 March 2000 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan |
| +3. | Dolores Jean Herman |
| Born | 21 February 1931 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Married | to Gerril Weaver |
| Died | 17 December 2020 in Niles, Berrien County, Michigan |
| 4. | Lonnie Lee Herman |
| Born | 9 March 1940 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Oak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, Albert Kenneth Herman, born: 16 July 1907; died: 14 February 2001 [from record, which provides the name and link for his parents, ten siblings, wife, and three children].
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Herman, Albert K., no. 365-01-7099, died 14 February 2001, born 16 July 1907.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Enumeration District 70, Sheet No. 3B, family of Frank Herman (39, Michigan, farmer); wife of 19 years Leona Herman (37, Michigan, 10 children, 9 living); father Christopher Herman (84, Germany, married 49 years); daughter Minnie I. Herman (16, Michigan); son Fred Herman (14, Michigan); daughter Hattie Herman (11, Michigan); daughter Ruby Herman (8, Michigan); son Ralph Herman (6, Michigan); daughter Margaret Herman (4, Michigan); son Albert Herman (2, Michigan); daughter Esther Herman (1 6/12, Michigan); daughter Mildred Herman (4/12, Michigan).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Enumeration District 82, Sheet No. 1A, family of Frank Herman (49, Michigan, farmer); wife Leona Herman (47, Michigan); daughter Ruby Herman (18, Michigan); son Ralph Herman (16, Michigan, farm laborer); daughter Margaret Herman (13, Michigan); son Albert Herman (12, Michigan); daughter Esther Herman (11, Michigan); daughter Mildred Herman (9, Michigan); son Wilson Herman (7, Michigan); daughter Illah Herman (6, Michigan); daughter Evelyn Herman (3 4/12, Michigan).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Enumeration District 11-22, Sheet No. 5A, family of Albert Herman (22, Michigan, laborer, auto egg factory, first married age 18); wife Lorna Herman (22, Michigan, first married age 18); daughter Alberta Herman (3 5/12, Michigan); son Daniel Herman (1, Michigan). They live next door to Albert’s parents and several siblings.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Enumeration District 11-32, Sheet No. 8A, family of Fred Bromley (60, Michigan, janitor, foundry, auto parts factory); wife Mabelle Bromley (59, Michigan); son Fred Bromley, Jr. (19, Buchanan, Mich., asst. carpenter, contractor, building); daughter Norma Bromley (17, Buchanan, Mich.); son Richard Bromley (15, Buchanan, Mich.); son in law Albert Herman (32, Berrien Co., Mich, auto parts factory); daughter Lorna Herman (32, Boyne, Mich., shipping department, pattern factory); granddaughter Alberta Herman (13, Buchanan, Mich.); grandson Daniel Herman (11, Buchanan, Mich.); grand-daughter Dolores Herman (9, Buchanan, Mich.); grand-son Lonnie Lee Herman (0, Buchanan, Mich.); son Elwinn Bromley (27, Buchanan, inspector, auto parts factory); daughter-in-law Helen Bromley (25, Dowagiac, Mich.).
- Find a Grave (website). Oak Ridge Cemetery, Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, Lorna Bromley Herman, born: 20 January 1908in Boyne City, Charlevoix County, Michigan; died: 6 May 1986 in Berrien Center, Berrien County, Michigan [from record, which includes a copy of her obituary, and provides the names and links for her parents, husband, eight siblings, and three children].
- Sweet/Fish/Gazlay/Post Family Tree, Ancestry (website), Owner: Eagan Anderson, Florida. Although few sources are shown in this extensive tree, the birth, marriage, death, names, and other details typically agree with other sources. This tree is generally cited as a reference in our Gazlay Family History website only where the information is not found in any other source, such as children who died in infancy, middle names, etc.