Gazlay Family History
Emma Merrow
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Emma Merrow7 (Franklin Merrow,6 Lucy Gazlay,5 William Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Emma Merrow7 (Franklin Merrow,6 Lucy Gazlay,5 William Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Franklin E. ‘Frank’ Merrow (16 October 1844 - July 1933) |
| Mother | Sarah E. Tackebury (16 August 1852 - 2 August 1935) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 31 March 2020; Last Edited: 1 April 2020 |
| Person ID | 9228 |
| Name | Emma Merrow |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 3 April 1873 in Saginaw County, Michigan1, 2 |
| Married | 1889 to Joseph Oren Pittenger1 |
| Divorced | 1900 from Joseph Oren Pittenger3 |
| Married | ca. 1900 to Charles Soules1 |
| Died | 18 December 1909 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan1 |
| Buried | in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Joseph Oren Pittenger |
| Born | 10 August 1858 in Hartland, Livingston County, Michigan |
| Married | 1889 to Emma Merrow |
| Died | 27 May 1943 in Hartland, Livingston County, Michigan |
| Children | of Emma Merrow and Joseph Oren Pittenger: |
| 1. | Mary Frances Pittenger |
| Born | 17 March 1891 in Hartland, Livingston County, Michigan |
| Died | 20 October 1891 in Hartland, Livingston County, Michigan |
| +2. | Walter Pittenger |
| Born | 2 April 1893 |
| Married | to Leta May ‘Granny’ Churches |
| Died | 5 February 1966 |
| Spouse 2 | Charles Soules |
| Born | 14 October 1871 in Fort Gratiot, St. Clair County, Michigan |
| Married | ca. 1900 to Emma Merrow |
| Married | 1910 to Anna Fraser |
| Died | 12 November 1918 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan |
| Children | of Emma Merrow and Charles Soules: |
| 1. | Pearl Soules |
| Born | 10 December 1901 |
| Married | to John E. Long |
| Died | 23 February 1920 |
| 2. | Bertha F. Soules |
| Born | 5 March 1906 in Burt, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Married | to Roy Sylvester ‘Red’ Bloomfield |
| Married | 1942 to William Carl ‘Bill’ Huber |
| Died | 14 March 1974 in Saginaw County, Michigan |
| +3. | George Soules |
| Born | 20 May 1908 |
| Married | to Helen Geste |
| Died | 13 February 1978 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan, Emma Merrow Soules, born: 3 April 1873 in Saginaw County, Michigan; died: 18 December 1909 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan [from record, which includes a note naming her parents, two spouses, and five children, and provides the names and links for her parents, spouses, siblings, and children].
- Email between Barb Pittenger and Lee Gazlay, April 2013, with information about the descendants of William C. Gazlay [Gazley] and his daughter Lucy Ann.
- Find a Grave (website). Hartland Village Cemetery, Hartland, Livingston County, Michigan, Joseph Oren Pittenger, born: 10 August 1858 in Hartland, Livingston County, Michigan; died: 27 May 1943 in Hartland, Livingston County, Michigan [from record, which includes a note naming his parents, children, grandchildren, and his spouse with marriage and divorce date, and provides the names and links for his parents, spouse, and children].