Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Eleanor Ruth Hay


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 Eleanor Ruth Hay and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Eleanor Ruth Hay,1 born 13 December 1922 in New Jersey, the daughter of George Hay and Ruth Larrabee;1, 2, 3, 4 died 9 April 1994.1, 2 Eleanor married, 1964, Darold Keith Gazlay7 (born 2 October 1922 in Hamilton, Madison County, New York, the son of Silas Howard Gazlay and Edith Blair;5, 6, 7 Darold died 4 October 20035, 6). Eleanor and Darold are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Hamilton, Madison County, New York.1, 5

Darold K. was born 18 Bluff St., Hamilton, N. Y., Oct. 2, 1922, weighed 9 lbs., has very dark blue eyes, and brown hair, named for his mother’s Uncle Buster. At six months he was a very happy disposition, and weighed 16 1/2 lbs. He looks more like the Gazlays and has worked most of the time in a grocery store. At present [1950s] he is living in Ossining, N. Y.7


  1. Find a Grave (website). Woodlawn Cemetery, Hamilton, Madison County, New York, Eleanor H. Gazlay, born: 1922; died: 1994 [from record, which indicates: Wf of Darold].
  2. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Gazlay, Eleanor H., no. 067-18-8935; died: 9 April 1994; born: 13 December 1922; last place of residence: Cochise [County], Arizona.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Madison County, Cazenovia, Enumeration District 27-5, Sheet No. 4A, family of Geo. W. Hay (30, New York, mechanic, auto, first married age 21); wife Ruth Hay (28, New York, first married age 19); daughter Eleanor Hay (7, New Jersey); daughter Jeanette Hay (1 2/12, New York).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New York, Madison County, Cazenovia, Enumeration District 27-6, Sheet No. 2B, family of George Hay (40, New York, oil burner salesman); wife Ruth Hay (38, New York, baker, own home); daughter Eleanor Hay (17, New Jersey); daughter Janette Hay (11, New York).
  5. Find a Grave (website). Woodlawn Cemetery, Hamilton, Madison County, New York, Darold K. Gazlay, born: 1922; died: 2003 [from record, which indicates: son of S. Howard & Edith, husb of Eleanor].
  6. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Gazlay, Darold K., no. 067-18-5384; died: 4 October 2003; born: 2 October 1922; last place of residence: Cochise [County], Arizona.
  7. 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.