Gazlay Family History
Mildred Fern Herman
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Mildred Fern Herman7 (Leona Gazley,6 David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Mildred Fern 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: 16 March 2024 |
| Person ID | 3583 |
| Name | Mildred Fern Herman |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 10 March 1910 in Oronoko Township, Berrien County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | 6 September 1930 in Hesston, LaPorte County, Indiana to William Frederick Lear6, 7 |
| Died | 6 August 2005 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan1, 2, 6 |
| Buried | in Mission Hills Memorial Gardens, Niles, Cass County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  William Frederick Lear |
| Born | 8 September 1904 |
| Married | 6 September 1930 in Hesston, LaPorte County, Indiana to Mildred Fern Herman |
| Died | 8 October 1984 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Children | of Mildred Fern Herman and William Frederick Lear: |
| 1. | Norman Frederick Lear |
| Born | 2 December 1931 in Michigan |
| Married | to Dolores J. Arnold |
| Died | 17 July 2007 |
| 2. | James Franklin Lear |
| Born | 14 May 1944 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Mission Hills Memorial Gardens, Niles, Branch County, Michigan, Mildred Fern Herman Lear, born: 10 March 1910 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan; died: 6 August 2005 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents and ten siblings).
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Lear, Mildred, no. 376-64-4725, died 6 August 2005, born 10 March 1910.
- 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, 1940, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Enumeration District 11-31, Sheet No. 6B, family of William F. Lear (35, Wisconsin, molder, auto parts factory); wife Mildred J. Lear (30, Michigan); son Normal F. Lear (8, Michigan); brother Lyron Lear (12, Michigan).
- Obituary, The Herald Palladium, St. Joseph, Michigan, 8 August 2005, Mildred F. Lear, died: 6 August 2005 in Buchanan, Michigan. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her parents, husband, two sons, and one sister.
- 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.