Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - John Kizer


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 John Kizer and one of his descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. John Kizer,1 born ____ (parents not determined). John married Elizabeth Allen (born ____, parents not determined).

+2i. Susan Kizer, born 3 November 1827 in Ohio; died 9 April 1913 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Married Allen W. Gazlay.

Second Generation
2. Susan Kizer2 (John1), born 3 November 1827 in Ohio;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 died 9 April 1913 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.1 Susan married, September 1848, Allen W. Gazlay9 (born 14 October 1829 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, the son of James William Gazlay and Rebecca M. Williams;2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 Allen died 2 June 1889 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio8, 9). Susan and Allen are buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.1, 8

  1. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Gazlay, Susan, card no. 83331; place of birth: Cincinnati, Ohio; died April 9, 1913 in Cincinnati, Ohio; age: 85 yrs 5 mos 6 dys [derived birth date: 3 November 1827], born in Ohio; parents: John Kizer & Elizth Allen; Sec 54 Lot 92.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Ohio, Hamilton County, Green Township, family of James W. Gazley (65, N.Y., farmer); Allen W. Gazley (20, Ohio, farmer); Susan Gazley (20, Ohio); Ann Gazley (50, N.Y.); Emma Kizar (9, Ohio); Sarah Simmons (13, England); Henry Kuntz (30, Germany, laborer); John Hanyon (35, Germany, laborer).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Page No. 67, family of Allen W. Gazley (30, Ohio); Susan Gazley (28, Ohio).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Page No. 115, family of Allen W. Gazley (41, Ohio, real estate speculator); Susan Gazley (35, Ohio); Jas. W. Gazley (86, New York, w[idow]); Emma Kezir [sic, Kizer] (32, Ohio); Nellie Chamberlain (14, Ohio); Elijah Ruffin (22, Virginia, domestic servant); Mary Walch (31, Ireland, domestic servant); Jane Ray (20, Ohio, domestic servant); Susan Bush (23, Indiana, domestic servant).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 158, Page No. 40, family of Albert [sic, Allen] Gazley (53, NYork, oil dealer); wife Susan Gazley (45, NYork); servant Emma Born (30, Ohio); servant Irene Ruffin (25, Ky); servant Elijah Ruffin (30, Virginia); servant George Ruffin (11, Ohio). [Ages and places of birth for Allen and Susan are erroneous here, compared with other records.]
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 114, Sheet No. 14B, family of Susan Gazlay (72, Ohio, Nov. 1927, widow, no children); sister Emma D. Bowen (54, Ohio, July 1845, widow, no children); servant Alice O’Connel (50, Ireland, widow, 6 children, 4 living).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 103, Sheet No. 2A, family of William E. Kuhn (73, Pennsylvania, first married age 40); wife Mary Kuhn (70, Pennsylvania, first married age 37, ?? children, 0 living); sister-in-law Susan Gazlay (82, Ohio, widow, no children); sister-in-law Laura Kizer (60, Ohio, single); servant Emma Kunz (42?, Ireland, single); coachman John Ingels (49, Ohio, married).
  8. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Garyley, Alfen W. [sic, Gazlay, Allen W.], card no. 47428; died 2 June 1889 in Cincinnati, Ohio; born 14 October 1829 in Cincinnati, Ohio; parents: James W. & Rebecca Garyley [sic]; Sec. 54 Lot 92.
  9. 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.