Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Pearl Alice Gazlay


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 Pearl Alice Gazlay and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Pearl Alice Gazlay,1 born 13 October 1884 in Bloomington, Illinois, the daughter of Henry Willis Gazlay and Alice Carrie Johnston;1, 2, 3 died 6 August 1950 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York.4, 5 Pearl is buried in Fantinekill Cemetery, Ellenville, Ulster County, New York.5

Pearl was a nurse at the Veteran’s Memorial Hospital, Ellenville, and also served as a private nurse. A resident of 10 Warren Street, Ellenvllle, she was a member of the Ellenville Reformed Church, Daughters of America, Rondout Valley Council, 110, of Ellenville.5

  1. New York State Census, 1892, Cortland County, Cortlandville, 6th ED, Page 10, family of H. Willis Gazlay (38, tin smith); Alice C. Gazlay (35); Pearl A. Gazlay (9); Percy Gazlay (6); Harry J. Gazlay (4); Herman Gazlay (2).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Cortland County, Cortland, Enumeration District 90, Sheet 5, H. Willis Gazlay, 45, New York, Nov 1854, mfg. milk cooler; wife of 17 years Alice C. Gazlay, 42, Illinois, June 1857, 6 children, 6 living; daughter Pearl A. Gazlay, 16, Illinois, Oct 1884; son Percy W. Gazlay, 13, Kansas, July 1886; son Henry J. Gazlay, 11, New York, June 1888; Herman C. Gazlay, 9, New York, July 1890; son Leo C. Gazlay, 7, New York, Oct 1892; son Carl M. Gazlay, 5, [birthplace unreadable], Feb 1895; border Elnor G. Johnston, 76, [birthplace unreadable], July 1823, 10 children, 9 living [? hard to read].
  3. Genealogy, The Champion Genealogy: A History of the Descendants of Henry Champion, by Francis Bacon Trowbridge, New Haven, 1891. Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room.
  4. Journal/date book of Maude (Bush) Gazlay (1893 - 1983). Transcription in possession of Lee Gazlay.
  5. Obituary, Kingston Daily Freeman, Kingston, New York; Access Newspaper Archive (website), Pearl Alice Gazlay, 8 August 1950.