Gazlay Family History
Thelma Esther Post
Parents
| Father | Frank Post (September 1861 - ) |
| Mother | Emma Mower (June 1865 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 17 March 2012; Last Edited: 24 August 2020 |
| Person ID | 3594 |
| Name | Thelma Esther Post |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 21 July 1896 in Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 12 June 1914 in Alba, Antrim County, Michigan to Lowell Ralph Gazlay3, 6, 7 |
| Died | 17 June 19501 |
| Buried | in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Lowell Ralph Gazlay (son of Eugene Miles Gazlay and Mary Elizabeth Watters) |
| Born | 7 March 1893 in Mancelona, Antrim County, Michigan |
| Married | 12 June 1914 in Alba, Antrim County, Michigan to Thelma Esther Post |
| Married | 1951 to Ruth Ann Creech (née Smith) |
| Died | 25 March 1986 in Sandstone, Jackson County, Michigan |
| Children | of Thelma Esther Post and Lowell Ralph Gazlay: |
| 1. | Bethany Mae ‘Betty’ Gazlay |
| Born | 9 August 1917 in Michigan |
| Married | 5 November 1937 to Harry Paul Fish |
| Died | 7 July 1978 in Summit, Jackson County, Michigan |
| +2. | Francis Eugene ‘Frank’ Gazlay |
| Born | 22 December 1918 in Sidnaw, Houghton County, Michigan |
| Married | 31 December 1940 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan to Barbara Jane Ellison |
| Married | 24 May 1975 in Nappanee, Elkhart County, Indiana to Dorothy Lucille MacDonald (née Young) |
| Died | 25 April 1999 in Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan |
| 3. | June Carol Gazlay |
| Born | 26 June 1922 in Michigan |
| Married | to Bernard Joseph Barton |
| Died | 4 December 1993 |
| +4. | Calvin Lowell Gazlay |
| Born | 31 August 1923 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan |
| Married | 25 April 1947 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan to Betty Joyce Braun |
| Died | 12 September 2002 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan |
| +5. | Marion Imogene ‘Jean’ Gazlay |
| Born | 13 August 1925 in Michigan |
| Married | to Howard H. Huntoon |
| Died | 28 July 1995 |
| +6. | Lee Merton Gazlay |
| Born | 9 September 1926 in Michigan |
| Married | to Virginia Idabelle Videto |
| Died | 26 September 2018 |
| +7. | Dwight Roger Gazlay |
| Born | 22 September 1928 in Michigan |
| Married | 2 December 1950 to Mary Nancy ‘Nan’ Hahs |
| Died | 20 April 1985 |
| +8. | Barbara Ann Gazlay |
| Born | 8 October 1931 in Michigan |
| Married | to Joseph Walter Pycek |
| Died | 16 April 1997 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan |
| +9. | David Paul Gazlay |
| Born | 15 July 1938 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan |
| Married | 4 November 1960 to Delores Anne Wangerow |
| Died | 16 February 2015 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Hillcrest Memorial Park, Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan; Thelma E. Post Gazley, born 21 July 1896, died 17 June 1950. Spouse: Ralph Lowell Gazley [from record].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Clinton County, Victor Township, Enumeration District 18, Sheet No. 3A, family of Frank D. Post (38, Michigan, Sept 1861, farmer); wife of 14 years Emma A. Post (34, Michigan, June 1865, 2 children, 2 living); daughter Iva F. Post (11, Michigan, Apr 1889); daughter Thelma E. Post (2, Michigan, July 1897).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Houghton County, Duncan Township, Enumeration District 140, Sheet No. 1A, family of Ralph L. Gazlay (26, Michigan, millwright); wife Thelma Gazlay (23, Michigan); daughter Bethany M. Gazlay (2, Michigan); son Francis E. Gazlay (1, Michigan). They are living next door to Thelma’s parents and siblings.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Jackson County, Summit Township, Enumeration District 38-51, Sheet No. 16B and 17A,family of Ralph L. Gazley (38, Michigan, machinist, first married age 21); wife Thelma E. Gazley (35, Michigan, first married age 18); daughter Bethany Gazley (12, Michigan); son Francis Gazley (11, Michigan); daughter June Gazley (7, Michigan); son Wayne Gazley [this is apparently son Calvin] (6, Michigan); daughter Emogine Gazley (4 8/12, Michigan); son Merton Gazley (3 7/12, Michigan); son Dwight Gazley (1 7/12, Michigan).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Jackson County, Jackson City, Ralph L. Gazley [indexed as Gayley], 47 Michigan, machinist, automotive parts; wife Thelma E. Gazley, 43, Michigan; son Francis E. Gazley, 21, Michigan, machinist, automotive parts; daughter June C. Gazley, 17, Michigan, housework, private home; son Wayne L. Gazley, 16, Michigan; daughter Imogene M. Gazley, 14, Michigan; son Merton L. Gazley 13, Michigan; son Dwight R. Gazley, 11, Michigan; daughter Barbara A. Gazley, 7, Michigan; son David P. Gazley, 1, Michigan.
- Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995; Ralph Gazlay, age 21, born in Wetzell, [Antrim County], Michigan; Thelma Post, age 17, born in Michigan; married 12 June 1914 in Alba, Antrim [County], Michigan; groom’s parents: Eugene Gazlay and Mary Watersen [sic, Waters]; bride’s parents: Frank Post and Emma Mower.
- 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.