Gazlay Family History
Rosemary Sturgeon
Parents
| Father | Hershel Beverly Sturgeon (ca. 1899 - ) |
| Mother | Lola E. Thurman (26 September 1900 - 4 March 1959) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 4 July 2014; Last Edited: 21 February 2020 |
| Person ID | 6772 |
| Name | Rosemary Sturgeon |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 15 April 1925 in Montana1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 12 December 1947 in New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York to Richard Carter Gazlay5 |
| Divorced | May 1956 in Volusia County, Florida from Richard Carter Gazlay6 |
| Married | ca. 1963 to Nelson Appleton Miles7 |
| Died | 15 August 1997 in Contra Costa County, California1, 2 |
| Buried | in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia1 |
Biography
Rosemary was apparently adopted by her mother’s second husband, Hobart Swanson, since Rosemary is found in several records as Rosemary Swanson.
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Richard Carter Gazlay (son of John Chester Gazlay and Maude Estelle Manchester) |
| Born | 19 January 1915 in New York |
| Married | 6 September 1942 in Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles County, California to Louise Geer (née Wood) |
| Married | 12 December 1947 in New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York to Rosemary Sturgeon |
| Married | 16 March 1962 in New York, New York to Susan Cochrane (née Estey) |
| Died | 15 August 1983 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California |
| Children | of Rosemary Sturgeon and Richard Carter Gazlay: |
| +1. | Richard Carter Gazlay, Jr. |
| Born | 11 December 1948 |
| Married | 22 November 1973 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California to Sandra F. Cheatham (née Cox) |
| Married | to Kimberly Ann Schafer |
| Died | 25 May 2022 in Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona |
| 2. | Christopher Lee Gazlay |
| Born | 3 October 1950 in New York |
| Died | 30 January 1976 in Lodi, San Joaquin County, California |
| +3. | Alison Gazlay |
| Born | 8 October 1953 |
| Married | 10 August 1974 in San Francisco County, California to Thomas Arthur Bridges III |
| Married | 30 December 1991 in Maine to Joseph Edward Kimball |
| Married | to James B. Burton |
| Spouse 2 | Nelson Appleton Miles |
| Born | 19 October 1917 in Washington, D.C. |
| Married | ca. 1963 to Rosemary Sturgeon |
| Died | February 1977 in U.S. Virgin Islands |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Rosemary S. Miles, born: 15 April 1925; died: 15 August 1997 [from record].
- California Death Index 1940-1997; Ancestry (website), and Familysearch (website). Miles, Rosemary, born: 15 April 1925 in Montana; died: 15 August 1997 in Contra Costa, California; father’s name: Sturgeon; mother’s name: Thurman.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Montana, Hill County, Mountain View, ED 3, Sheet No. 1A, William H. Hitchethien, 49, Wisconsin, farmer, married 25 years; wife Edith J. Hitchethien, 44, Wisconsin; son Kenneth W. Hitchethien, 24, Wisconsin, farmer; border Rosemary Sturgeon, 4, Montana.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Montana, Hill County, Havre, ED 21-16, Sheet No. 5B, Lola E. Swanson, 39, Iowa, WD (widowed); daughter Rosemary Swanson, 14, Montana.
- Marriage Announcement, Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Vol. 39, Issue 4, 1948, page 250, Rosemary Swanson to Richard Carter Gazlay, 12 December 1947 in New Rochelle, NY.
- Florida Divorce Index 1927-2001. Available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Richard C. Gazlay and Rosemary S. Gazlay, May 1956 in Volusia [County], Florida.
- New York City Marriage Index 1950-2017, Reclaim the Records. Rosemary Gazlay and Nelson Miles, license issued in 1963 in Manhattan.