Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Charles Elam Jewett


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 Charles Elam Jewett and four of his descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Charles Elam Jewett,1 born 27 April 1843 in Weybridge, Addison County, Vermont, the son of Solomon W. Jewett and Mary K. _____;1, 2 died 30 May 1892 in Kern River Canyon, California.2 Charles married, 19 January 1869 in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, Mary Huldah Knight2, 6 (born 7 September 1843 in Wisconsin, the daughter of Albert Gallatin Knight and Adelia ‘Della’ Gazlay1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7).

Born in Weybridge, Vermont, Charles moved with his parents to Racine, Wisconsin, when he was thirteen years old. The Civil War broke out shortly before he was to graduate public school. He enlisted and served with distinction in the First and Second Battles of Bull Run as well as other notable battles. Wounded severely in battle, Charles was commissioned after the war and continued his gallant and meritorious army service until he resigned in 1877. Moving to Kern County, California, Charles worked as assistant cashier of the Kern Valley Bank. He was a devout Episcopalian, friend and benefactor to the weak and helpless. Charles was drowned in the Kern River on 30 May 1892 in the heroic, yet futile, attempt to save the lives of two small children who had fallen into the rapids.2


Children of Charles Elam Jewett and Mary Huldah Knight:

 2i. Josephine Antonia Jewett, born 25 November 1869 in Fort Antonia, Texas.1, 2, 5 Although her birth place is given as Fort Antonia, Texas, in the Jewett family genealogy, a fort by that name has not been identified, and is more likely meant to be Fort San Antonio, Texas.2
 3ii. Russell Mcintosh Jewett, born 14 June 1872 in Fort McIntosh, Texas.1, 2, 5
 4iii. Agnes Roxbury Jewett, born 13 September 1875 in Boston, Massachusetts.1, 2, 5
 5iv. Dorothy Kern Jewett, born 14 February 1884 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California.2, 5

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, California, Kern County, Mount Breckinridge, Enumeration District 17, Page No. 20, family of Charles E. Jewett (37, Vermont, farmer); wife Mary K. Jewett (36, Wisconsin); daughter Josephine Jewett (10, California); son Rafael [sic] Jewett (8, Texas); daughter Agnes R. Jewett (4, Massachusetts).
  2. History and Genealogy of the Jewetts in America, by Frederic Clarke Jewett, M.D., Volume II. The Grafton Press, New York: 1908. Pages 734-736. Includes a biographical sketch and likeness of Captain Charles Elam Jewett, and details about his wife and children. Digitized copy available at Google Books.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Wisconsin, Racine County, Town of Racine, Page No. 88, family of Albert G. Knight (42, VT, farmer); Delia G. Knight (36, NY); Sayrs G. Knight (16, VT); Jane Knight (14, NY); Mary H. Knight (6, Wis.); Timothy Knight (69, VT); Dolly Knight (60, VT).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Wisconsin, Racine County, City of Racine, Page No. 198, family of Albert G. Knight (52, Vermont, conveyaurio [?]); Sayrs. G. Knight (26, Vermont, lawyer); Mary H. Knight (16, Wis.); John Knight (9, Wis.); James Knight (6, Wis.); Delia Knight (2, Wis.); Simon Whiteley (29, England, printer); Jane K. Whiteley (24, NY).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, California, Alameda County, City of Oakland, Enumeration District 373, Sheet No. 5B, family of Mary F. Jewett (56, Wisconsin, Sept. 1843, widow, 4 children, 4 living); daughter Josephine A. Jewett (30, Texas, Nov. 1869, stenographer); son Russell M. Jewett (28, Texas, Jan. 1872, clerk, hdw.); daughter Agnes R. Jewett (24, Massachusetts, Sept. 1875, school teacher); daughter Dorothea Jewett (16, California, Feb. 1884).
  6. The History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin, Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879, page 596, biographical sketch of Albert G. Knight. Digitized by Google and available at Google Books.
  7. Gazlay History, written by Spencer G. Kuhn, a grandchild of Theodore Gazlay; undated. This is a typewritten re-compilation of the earlier Genealogy of the Gazlay Family, compiled by Theodore Gazlay in 1890, including the 1852 statement of the family history by Reverend Sayers Gazlay, an elder brother of Theodore. This document re-formats the information in the 1890 work. For example, facts originally shown in list form, such as birth and death dates, are incorporated in the narrative of this later work. Two post-1890 sections are unique to this document: one with additional details about Theodore Gazlay’s family, with dates as late as 1951; and another on the Donaldson family, featuring Jean Gazlay Donaldson and her six marriages, with several dates in 1965.