Gazlay Family History
Franklin E. ‘Frank’ Merrow
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Franklin E. ‘Frank’ Merrow6 (Lucy Gazlay,5 William Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Franklin E. ‘Frank’ Merrow6 (Lucy Gazlay,5 William Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Henry Merrow (3 October 1789 - 22 January 1867) |
| Mother | Lucy Ann Gazlay (1810 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 29 October 2013; Last Edited: 1 April 2020 |
| Person ID | 5968 |
| Name | Franklin E. ‘Frank’ Merrow |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 16 October 1844 in Thetford, Genesee County, Michigan1, 2 |
| Married | 12 February 1871 in Fenton, Genesee County, Michigan to Sarah E. Tackebury1, 3 |
| Died | July 1933 in Brighton, Livingston County, Michigan1 |
| Buried | in Saint Pauls Episcopal Mission Cemetery, Taymouth, Saginaw County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Sarah E. Tackebury (daughter of Nathaniel Tackebury and Margaret J. Peterson) |
| Born | 16 August 1852 in Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada |
| Married | 12 February 1871 in Fenton, Genesee County, Michigan to Franklin E. ‘Frank’ Merrow |
| Died | 2 August 1935 in Taymouth, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Children | of Franklin E. ‘Frank’ Merrow and Sarah E. Tackebury: |
| 1. | Johnie H. Merrow |
| Born | February 1872 in Genesee County, Michigan |
| Died | 16 April 1878 in Genesee County, Michigan |
| +2. | Gilbert Merrow |
| Born | 12 May 1877 in Fenton, Genesee County, Michigan |
| Married | May 1905 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan to Louise Helen Kroker |
| Died | 9 June 1938 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| +3. | Emma Merrow |
| Born | 3 April 1873 in Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Married | 1889 to Joseph Oren Pittenger |
| Married | ca. 1900 to Charles Soules |
| Died | 18 December 1909 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| 4. | William Ervin Merrow |
| Born | 17 February 1880 in Genesee County, Michigan |
| Died | 15 November 1920 in Birch Run, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| 5. | Herbert Merrow |
| Born | 1882 in Michigan |
| 6. | Earl M. Merrow |
| Born | 1885 in Michigan |
| +7. | Frank E. Merrow, Jr. |
| Born | 14 February 1894 in Hartland, Livingston County, Michigan |
| Married | 23 May 1917 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan to Grace Blanch Nichols |
| Died | 7 March 1963 in Fowlerville, Livingston County, Michigan |
| 8. | Lester O. Merrow |
| Born | 1895 in Michigan |
| 9. | Marguerite Merrow |
| Born | 1896 in Michigan |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Saint Pauls Episcopal Mission Cemetery, Taymouth, Saginaw County, Michigan, Franklin E. “Frank” Merrow, born: 16 October 1844; died: July 1933 in Brighton, Livingston County, Michigan [from record, which includes notes about his parents, spouse, Civil War duty, the partial text of his obituary giving vital and biographical details; and the names and links for his father, spouse, siblings [actually half-siblings], and children].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Genesee County, Thetford, Page No. 3, family of Lucy A. Merrow (60, New York); Frank Merrow (23, Michigan, farmer); John Merrow (20, Michigan, farm laborer); Mary Tinkum (24, Michigan, housekeeper); Anna Tinkum (9/12, Michigan, Sept.).
- Email between Barb Pittenger and Lee Gazlay, April 2013, with information about the descendants of William C. Gazlay [Gazley] and his daughter Lucy Ann.