Gazlay Family History
Leo Ray Gazley
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Leo Ray Gazley7 (Charles Gazlay,6 David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Leo Ray Gazley7 (Charles Gazlay,6 David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Charles Delos Gazlay (17 March 1870 - 8 January 1938) |
| Mother | Lydia Kellar (7 May 1875 - 16 July 1935) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 8 April 2012; Last Edited: 16 November 2014 |
| Person ID | 3757 |
| Name | Leo Ray Gazley |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 6 September 1893 in Mancelona, Antrim County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 11 October 1914 in Iron River, Iron County, Michigan to Myrtle Edith Duff3, 6 |
| Died | 19587 |
| Buried | in Fernwood Cemetery, Gladstone, Delta County, Michigan8 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Myrtle Edith Duff (daughter of Harry Duff and Carlotta Roberts) |
| Born | 7 November 1894 in Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan |
| Married | 11 October 1914 in Iron River, Iron County, Michigan to Leo Ray Gazley |
| Died | 5 September 2001 |
| Children | of Leo Ray Gazley and Myrtle Edith Duff: |
| 1. | Donald Duff Gazlay |
| Born | 8 May 1916 in Michigan |
| Died | 24 December 1986 in Cook County, Illinois |
| 2. | Robert Ray Gazlay |
| Born | 11 May 1922 in Michigan |
| Married | 1 August 1942 in Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan to Miriam Rita Weingartner |
| Married | to Isobel Joy Young |
| Died | 23 October 1998 |
Sources
- Michigan, Return of Births for Antrim County, for the year ending 31 December 1893, Leo Roy Gazley, born 6 September 1893 in Mancelona; parents: Chas. Gazley and Lyda Gazley.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Iron County, Stambaugh Township, Enumeration District 144, Sheet No. 9B, family of Chas. Gazley (39, Michigan, filer, lumber mill); wife of 18 years Lydia Gazley (35, Michigan, 1 child, 1 living); son Leo R. Gazley (16, Michigan).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Delta County, City of Gladstone, Enumeration District 69, Sheet No. 2B, family of Ray Gazlay (26, Michigan, machinist, Electrical Co.); wife Myrtle Gazlay (25, Michigan); son Donald Gazlay (3 7/12, Michigan); sister-in-law Martha Duff (21, Michigan, stenographer, express).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Delta County, Gladstone, Enumeration District 21-21, Sheet No. 9B, family of Ray L. Gazley (36, Michigan, foreman, Electric Co., first married age 21); wife Myrtle Gazley (35, Michigan, first married age 20); son Donald D. Gazley (13, Michigan); son Robert Gazley (7, Michigan).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Delta County, Gladstone, Enumeration District 21-26, Sheet No. 7B, family of Leo Ray Gazlay (46, Michigan, foreman, elect. co.); wife Myrtle Gazlay (42, Michigan); son Donald D. Gazlay (23, Michgan); son Robert R. Gazlay (17, Michigan).
- Michigan, Iron County, Return of Marriages, Ray Gazley, age 21, son of Chas. Gaz[ley] and [Lyd]ia Keller; Myrtle Duff, age 20, daughter of Harry Duff and [Car]lotta Snowden; married 11 October 1914 in Iron River.
- Gazlay Family Tree, by David Paul Gazlay. First edition published June 1984. Second edition published August 2001. This extensive Gazlay family tree provides birth and death years (but not exact dates) for Gazlay descendants, and names (only) of spouses. No sources are cited, but the compiler is known to have collected information from numerous documents and Gazlay descendants. Names, dates, and relationships should be compared to other source citations.
- Cemetery Record, Fernwood Cemetery, Gladstone, Escanaba Township, Delta County, Michigan, available at Delta County, Michigan, Genealogical Society (website: dc.migs.org); Gazley, Leo Roy [sic].