Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Henry Coman


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Henry Coman and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. Henry Coman,1 born September 1844 in New York (parents not determined).1 Henry married, ca. 1868, Mercy Lucina Gustin1, 3 (born 16 March 1845 in Columbus, Chenango County, New York, the daughter of John Levi Gustin and Mary Ann Fenton1, 2, 3, 4). Mercy is buried in Palmyra, Lenawee County, Michigan.3

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Lenawee County, Palmyra Township, Enumeration District 54, Sheet No. 7B, family of Henry Coman (55, New York, Sept 1844, farmer); wife of 32 years Mercy L. Coman (55, New York, Mar 1845, no children); m-in-law Mary A. Gustin (83, Vermont, Dec 1816, widow, 9 children, 7 living).
  2. New York State Census, 1855, Chenango County, Columbus, Page 14, family of Levi Gustin (34, Madison, farmer); wife Mary A. Gustin (38, Mass); daughter Lucy A. Gustin (11, Madison); daughter Lucina Gustin (10, Chenango); daughter Hellen M. Gustin (8, Chenango); daughter Betsey M. Gustin (7, Chenango); daughter Mary L. Gustin (5, Chenango); son William W. Gustin (4, Chenango).
  3. Gazlay History, compiled by Margaret Howe in 1955-1956 (copy available at Gazlay Family History - Sources). Margaret Howe indicated that the document is “based on material my mother Inez L. Gazlay collected, but never lived to edit. Her material has just been copied and explains the more extensive material on generation V and VI. Other information has been added which I found from numerous sources.” Unpublished, 29 pages. Several differences in dates have been found between this document and others, especially A Genealogy of the Leavenworth Family; the latter is considered the more accurate source.
  4. Illustrated History and Biographical Record of Lenawee County, Michigan, by John I. Knapp and R. I. Bonner. Times Printing Company, Adrian, Michigan, 1903. Available at Google Books. Biographical sketch of Charles F. Gustin.