Gazlay Family History
Harry Henry Quardokus
Parents
| Father | Herman Quardokus (ca. 1850 - ) |
| Mother | Bertha Rutz ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 15 April 2012; Last Edited: 11 March 2024 |
| Person ID | 3778 |
| Name | Harry Henry Quardokus |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 1 August 1893 in Lincoln, Berrien County, Michigan1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | 25 October 1919 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan to Hattie Belle Herman3 |
| Died | 14 April 19692, 4 |
| Buried | in Lincoln Charter Township Cemetery, Stevensville, Berrien County, Michigan2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Hattie Belle Herman (daughter of Frank David Herman and Leona Almira Gazley) |
| Born | 21 July 1898 in Michigan |
| Married | 25 October 1919 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan to Harry Henry Quardokus |
| Died | 2 July 1994 in South Haven, Van Buren County, Michigan |
| Children | of Harry Henry Quardokus and Hattie Belle Herman: |
| +1. | Jane Ann Quardokus |
| Born | 10 September 1920 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Married | 29 June 1946 to Roy Bernard Elson |
| Died | 10 June 2015 |
| +2. | Claire Madelyn Quardokus |
| Born | 28 December 1921 in Stevensville, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Married | 5 December 1942 in Berrien County, Michigan to Arnold Vernon ‘Bud’ Bishop |
| Married | 21 June 1985 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona to Robert E. ‘Bob’ Black |
| Died | 9 November 2010 in Apache Junction, Pinal County, Arizona |
| +3. | Fay Gordon Quardokus |
| Born | 23 November 1923 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Married | 15 November 1944 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan to Helen Fish |
| Died | 4 April 2008 in Stevensville, Berrien County, Michigan |
| +4. | Jacqueline Leona ‘Jackie’ Quardokus |
| Born | 17 August 1926 in Stevensville, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Married | 4 November 1950 in Stevensville, Berrien County, Michigan to George Robert Bookwalter |
| Married | ca. 1970 in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan to John Anthony Reitz |
| Died | 5 June 1981 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana |
| +5. | Harlan Gene Quardokus |
| Born | 30 August 1934 in Stevensville, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Married | 4 August 1962 to Constance Kathryne ‘Connie’ Zalenski |
| Died | 28 April 2012 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan |
Sources
- Michigan Births, 1867-1902; Harry Henry Quardokus, born 18 August 1893 in Lincoln, Michigan; parents: Herman and Bertha Quardokus, both born in Germany.
- Find a Grave (website). Lincoln Charter Township Cemetery, Stevensville, Berrien County, Michigan; Harry H. Quardokus, born: 1 August 1893; died: April 1969 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, seven siblings, wife, and five children).
- Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1935, License No. 1223, 1919; Harry H. Quardokus, age 26, born in Michigan; Father’s Name: Herman; Mother’s Maiden Name: Rutz; Hattie B. Herman, age 21, born in Michigan; Father’s Name: Frank; Mother’s Maiden Name: Gayley [sic]; date of license: 25 October 1919, Berrien County, Michigan. Record includes images of the front and back of the marriage license.
- U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Harry Quardokus, SSN: 377189893, born 1 August 1893, died 14 April 1969.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Berrien County, St. Joseph City, Enumeration District 108, Sheet No. 12B, family of Jack P. Wright (40, Michigan, assembler, machine shop); wife Martha Wright (38, Michigan); father-in-law Herman Quardokus (70, Pompern. Germany, widow, immigrated 1891); sister-in-law Minnie Quardokus (31, Michigan, pad maker, rubber plant); Harry Quardokus (26, Michigan, machine hand, auto specialty); sister-in-law Hattie Quardokus (21, Michigan, teacher, public school).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Berrien County, Lincoln Township, Enumeration District 11-32, Sheet No. 10A, family of Harry Quardogus [sic] (36, Michigan, laborer, federal building, first married age 26; wife Hattie Quardogus (31, Michigan, first married age 21); daughter Jane Quardogus (9, Michigan); daughter Clare Quardogus (8, Michigan); son Fay Quardogus (6, Michigan); daughter Chatharina Quardogus (3 8/12).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Berrien County, Lincoln Township, Enumeration District 11-45, Sheet No. 8A, family of Harry Quardokus (46, Michigan, farmer, fruit farm); wife Hattie Quardokus (41, Michigan); daughter Jane Quardokus (19, Michigan); daughter Clair Quardokus (18, Michigan); son Fay Quardokus (16, Michigan); daughter Jacqueline Quardokus (14, Michigan); son Harlan Quardokus (5, Michigan).