Gazlay Family History
Marjorie May Johnson
Parents
| Father | Fredrik S. ‘Fred’ Johnson (ca. 1889 - ) |
| Mother | Madge Madra ‘Mabel’ Mayo (30 August 1890 - 9 November 1972) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 7 March 2015; Last Edited: 6 August 2023 |
| Person ID | 7859 |
| Name | Marjorie May Johnson |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 20 May 1917 in Oregon1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | ca. 1941 to Jay Livingston Chaney, Jr.7 |
| Died | 10 December 1986 in Lane County, Oregon1, 2 |
| Buried | in Myrtle Creek IOOF Cemetery, Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, Oregon1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Jay Livingston Chaney, Jr. (son of Jay Livingston Chaney and Sarah J. Trask) |
| Born | 21 September 1913 in Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, Oregon |
| Married | ca. 1941 to Marjorie May Johnson |
| Died | 4 June 1975 in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon |
| Children | of Marjorie May Johnson and Jay Livingston Chaney, Jr.: |
| 1. | Sara Carolyn Chaney |
| Born | 6 October 1945 in Oregon |
| Married | 4 August 1968 in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon to Rex Winther Sorenson |
| 2. | John Jay Chaney |
| Born | 10 March 1950 in Oregon |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Myrtle Creek IOOF Cemetery, Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, Oregon, Marjorie J. Cheney: Marjorie J. Chaney / May 20 1917 - Dec. 10 1986 / Daughter of / Madge M. May / Fredrik M. Johnson [from headstone]. The record shows a different birth date: 10 May 1917.
- Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998; Marjorie May Chaney, died: 10 December 1986 in Lane, Oregon; born: 20 May 1917; spouse: Jay Chaney.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Oregon, Douglas County, Myrtle Creek Town, Enumeration District 139, Sheet 1B, family of Fred S. Johnson (31, Oregon, commercial trader); wife Madge M. Johnson (29, Oregon); daughter Marjorie M. Johnson (2, 7/12, Oregon); mother in law Clara B. White (46, Oregon).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Oregon, Douglas County, Myrtle Creek Town, Enumeration District 10-55, Sheet No. 1A, family of Madge M. Gazley (38, Oregon, cafe owner, first married age 23); daughter Marjorie M. Gazley (12, Oregon); daughter Blossom Gazley (5, Oregon); son James Gazley (4, California); mother Clara B. White (55, Oregon, divorced, cook, cafe); grandmother Mary A. Stevenson (78, Oregon, widow); servant Allodera Neal (23, Oregon, divorced, waitress, cafe); daughter Charlene C. Neal (3, 11/12, Oregon); son Charles W. Neal (2, Oregon).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Oregon, Douglas County, Myrtle Creek Town, Enumeration District 10-44, Sheet No. 1A, family of Madge M. Gazley (47, Oregon); daughter Marjorie M. Gazley (22, Oregon); daughter Blossom M. Gazley (15, Oregon); son James F. Gazley (14, California); mother Clara B. White (68, Oregon, widow).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Oregon, Clatsop County, Astoria, E.D. 4-9, Sheet No. 2, Jay L. Chaney, Jr., 36, Oregon, manager of equipment, retail heavy equipment; wife Marjorie J. Chaney, 32, Oregon; daughter Sara C. Chaney, 4, Oregon; son John J. Chaney, Mar[ch], Oregon.
- The News-Review, Roseburg, Oregon, 7 August 1958, Queen, Colorful Weekend Events to Mark Canyonville’s 100th Birthday, in an article Court Represent Pioneer Background, Madge Mayo Gazley is one of the Court members and provides biographic details of her family, including son James Franklin Gazley V, and daughters Marjorie (Mrs. Jay, Jr.) Chaney and Glossom [sic] (Mrs. Charles) Behee.