Gazlay Family History
Mary Jean Gilchriest
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Mary Jean Gilchriest7 (Mary Crowell,6 Phillip French,5 Mary Furman,4 Elizabeth Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Mary Jean Gilchriest7 (Mary Crowell,6 Phillip French,5 Mary Furman,4 Elizabeth Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | James Bunn Gilchriest (9 May 1889 - 19 January 1919) |
| Mother | Mary Pearl ‘Mae’ Crowell (born Mary Pearl French) (6 September 1887 - 31 October 1960) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 29 June 2013; Last Edited: 30 July 2023 |
| Person ID | 5632 |
| Name | Mary Jean Gilchriest |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 7 June 1916 in Los Angeles County, California1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | to Harry William Sloan, Jr. |
| Divorced | from Harry William Sloan, Jr.6 |
| Married | to Harold Frederick Broecker |
| Died | 10 July 2000 in California2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Harry William Sloan, Jr. (son of Harry W. Sloan and Gertrude E. McAfee) |
| Born | 28 April 1914 in Pennsylvania |
| Married | to Mary Jean Gilchriest |
| Died | January 1985 in Clark County, Nevada |
| Children | of Mary Jean Gilchriest and Harry William Sloan, Jr.: |
| 1. | Harry William Sloan III |
| Born | 20 October 1939 in San Diego, San Diego County, California |
| +2. | Phillip Anthony ‘Felipe’ Sloan |
| Born | 5 November 1940 in San Diego, San Diego County, California |
| Married | 16 October 1964 in San Diego, San Diego County, California to Elva J. Wakefield |
| Married | 3 July 1976 in Frederick County, Virginia to Zeta Louise Quatman (née Klemz) |
| Died | 16 March 2021 in San Jose, Costa Rica |
| 3. | Michael James Sloan |
| Born | 28 April 1944 in San Diego, San Diego County, California |
| Spouse 2 | Harold Frederick Broecker (son of Benjamin Broecker and Agnes Seymour) |
| Born | 14 January 1918 in Munising, Alger County, Michigan |
| Married | to Mary Jean Gilchriest |
| Died | 3 December 2010 |
Sources
- California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Mary J. Gilchriest, born: 7 June 1916, Los Angeles [County], California; mother: French.
- United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2014, Jean Gilchriest Broecker, died: 10 July 2000 in California; born: 7 June 1916; husband: Harold Broecker; sons: Harry W. Sloan, Phillip A. Sloan, Michael J. Sloan.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, California, San Diego County, San Diego City, Enumeration District 312, Sheet No. 1A and 1B; family of May Gilchriest (32, Illinois, widow); daughter Jean Gilchriest (3 6/12, California); son James Gilchriest (2 3/12, California). They are living with her brother Edward and sister Harriette and family: John C. Christenson (37, Nebraska, clerk, hardware); wife Harriette Christenson (34, Illinois); daughter Helen Christenson (4 1/12, California); daughter Harriette Christenson (9 3/12, California); brother-in-law Edward L. French (30, Illinois, bookkeeper, Standard Oil).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, California, San Diego County, San Diego City, Enumeration District 37-137, Sheet No. 6A; family of Mae C. Gilchriest (42, Illinois, widow); daughter Jean Gilchriest (13, California); son James C. Gilchriest (12, California); brother Edward L. French (40, Illinois, bookkeeper, oil products).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, California, Los Angeles County, Downey Township, Bellflower, E.D. 19-119, Sheet No. 10B, Harry W. Sloan, Jr., 25, Pennsylvania, aircraft mechanic, aircraft factory; wife Jean Sloan, 23, California; son Harry W. Sloan III, 5/12, California.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, California, San Diego County, San Diego, E.D. 72-112, Sheet No. 9, Jean G. Sloan, 33, California, divorced, secretary, city schools; son Harry W. Sloan, 10, California; son Philip A. Sloan, 9, California; son Michael J. Sloan, 5, California.