Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Elsie Ryerson 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 Elsie Ryerson Gazlay and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Elsie Ryerson Gazlay,1 born 18 May 1877 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, the daughter of Richard Gazlay and Ellen Jane Hill.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Elsie married, 4 July 1921 in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada, Frederick A. Johnston11 (born ____, parents not determined).

  1. U.S. Passport Applications 1795-1925, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org; Application No. 33537 dated 11 July 1918; Elsie Ryerson Gazlay, born: 18 May 1877 in Buffalo, New York; father: Richard Gazlay, born in Buffalo, New York. Residence: Buffalo, New York; occupation: teacher; for travel to France and the British Isles to work as a Secretary of the War Work Council of the Y.M.C.A. of the United States.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Erie County, Buffalo, Enumeration District 168, Page No. 57A; Richard Gazley (26, New York, farmer); wife Ellen J. Gazley (26, New York); daughter Lydia Gazley (5, New York); daughter Elsie Gazley (3, New York); son Percy Gazley (1, New York).
  3. New York State Census, 1892, Erie County, Buffalo, 5th ED, 22nd Ward, Page 3; family of Richard [sic, Dickinson] Gazley (74, retired); wife Lydia Gazley (68); Ellen G. Ryson (41, school t.); lydia Gazley Jr. (16, housek); Elsie R. Gazley (14).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Erie County, Buffalo City, Enumeration District 187, Sheet No. 1A; family of Lydia D. Gazlay (76, Pennsylvania, Aug 1823, widow, 2 children, 1 living); daughter Ellen G. Ryerson (49, New York, July 1850, school teacher, widow, 1 child, 1 living); grand daughter Elsie R. Gazlay (23, New York, May 1877, school teacher); border, sister Sylvia D. Rogers (73, Ohio, Feb 1827, widow, 1 child, 1 living); servant Elizabeth E. Rexinger (24, Canada, July 1875, immigrated 1888).
  5. New York State Census, 1905, Erie County, Buffalo, Fifth Ed, Ward 22nd, Page 3; family of Lydia D. Gazlay (81); sister Sylvia D. Rogers (78); daughter Ellen G. Ryerson (54, teacher); grand daughter Elsie R. Gazlay (28, teacher).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Erie County, Buffalo City, Enumeration District 181, Sheet No. 8B; family of Lydia Gazlay (86, Pennsylvania, widow, 2 children, 1 living); daughter Ellen G. Ryerson (59, New York, teacher, high school, widow, no children); sister Silvia Rogers (83, Ohio, widow, 1 child, no children); grand daughter Elsie R. Gazlay (32, New York, teacher, city school); border Alice G. Conally (43, New York, stenographer, shop).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Erie County, Buffalo City, Enumeration District 203, Sheet No. 1B; family of Christian J. Bartz (49, New York, machinist, transportation); wife Anna May Bartz (38, New York); daughter Ellen May Bartz (11, New York); mother-in-law Ellen Mahaney (66, New York, widow); aunt-in-law Ellen Ryerson (69, New York, widow); sister-in-law Elsie R. Gazlay (42, New York, teacher grammar school).
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Washington, Grays Harbor County, Aberdeen City, Enumeration District 14-5, Sheet No. 1B; family of Charles Albertson (61, Pennsylvania, widow, first married age 48, president, bank); father Edward H. Albertson (90, New Jersey, widow, first married age 28); housekeeper Elsie R. G. Johnston (52, New York, widow, first married age 21, housekeeping, private family).
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Washington, King County, Seattle City, Enumeration District 40-196, Sheet No. 1B; Elsie R. G. Johnston (62, New York, widow, librarian, WPA library project).
  10. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Washington, King County, Seattle, E.D. 40-164, Sheet No. 71, Elsie R. G. Johnston, 72, New York, widow.
  11. Marriage Announcement, Buffalo Courier, Buffalo, New York. Available at fultonhistory.com. 9 July 1921: Johnston-Gazlay. Mrs. Ellen G. Ryerson announces the marriage of her niece, Elsie Ryerson Gazlay, to Frederick A. Johnston of Ketchikan, Alaska, at Prince Rupert, Alaska [sic, Prince Rupert is in British Columbia, Canada], July 4, 1921.