Gazlay Family History
George Henry Gazley
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
George Henry Gazley5 (George Gazley,4 Joseph Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
George Henry Gazley5 (George Gazley,4 Joseph Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | George W. Gazley (1804 - 26 September 1861) |
| Mother | Harriet E. _____ (ca. 1812 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 27 May 2022; Last Edited: 10 June 2022 |
| Person ID | 12379 |
| Name | George Henry Gazley |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 1828 in New York1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 10 November 1856 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan to Henrietta Lucretia Papineau5 |
| Died | 12 October 1865 in Rio Vista, Solano County, California1 |
| Buried | in Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California1 |
Biography
George followed his father to Auburn, Placer County, California. He took over proprietorship of the American Hotel in 1860 after the retirement of his father.6
George was one of the many people killed in the explosion of the steamer Yosemite on 12 October 1865. His death notice reads:1, 7
In Rio Vista, Oct. 12th, from injuries received by the explosion of the steamer Yosemite, George H. Gazley, of San Francisco, formerly of Pultneyville, Wayne County (N.Y.), aged 37 years.
Another death notice from The Commercial Press, Pultneyville, New York, reads as follows:8
George H. Gazlay, son of the late George W. Gazlay formerly of this place was killed Oct. 19th by the explosion of the steamer Yo Semite [sic] on the Sacramento river, Cal. His age was 37 years.
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Henrietta Lucretia Papineau (daughter of Daniel Papineau and Sarah Lucretia Green) |
| Born | 17 December 1832 in Williamson, Wayne County, New York |
| Married | 10 November 1856 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan to George Henry Gazley |
| Married | 5 September 1876 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan to William Selden George |
| Died | 14 December 1920 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, George H. Gazley, born: 1828; died: 12 October 1865 in Rio Vista, Solano County, California (from record, which includes a copy of an article detailing the explosion of the steamer Yosemite, killing several people, including George; also, the text from an article confirming his death on the Yosemite, and indicating he was formerly of Pultneyville, Wayne County, New York, age 37 years).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Wayne County, Williamson, Page 274, George W. Gazelly, 45, New York, shoemaker; Hariet Gazelly, 38, New York; George Gazelly, 22, New York, shoemaker; Charles Pepper, 19, New York, shoemaker; Frederick Thurstin, 54, New York, shoemaker; Margaret Combern, 20, Michigan.
- California State Census, 1852, Placer County, Image 130 of 886, G. W. Gasley, 47, NY; G. H. [or N.] Gazley, 25, NY.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, California, Placer County, City of Auburn, Page No. 6, George H. Gasley, 32, N.Y., hotell keeper; Henrietta Gasley, 24, N.Y.; George W. Gasley, 55, N.Y., hotell keeper; Hariet E. Gasley, 47, N.Y.; plus several dozen hotel employees, shop keepers, etc.
- Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, Geo. H. Gosley [sic], age 29 years, of Adrian, Mich., and Henrietta S. Papineau, age 24 years, of Detroit, married on 10 November 1856 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.
- The Placer Herald, Auburn, Placer County, California, available at Chronicling America (chroniclingamerica.loc.com), 26 May 1860, article indicating the American Hotel has been taken by Mr. G. H. Gazley from Mr. Geo. W. Gazley, the latter having retired.
- Deaths, Sacramento Daily Union, Sacramento, California. Available at California Digital Newspaper Collection. 23 October 1865: death of George H. Gazley on 12 October.
- Deaths, Pultneyville NY Old Newspaper Notices, Part 11, Wayne County, NY, (Contributed by Allyn Hess Perry, available at https://wayne.nygenweb.net/williamson/oldpulteneyvillenews11.html), The Commercial Press, Pultneyville, NY, Personal Items: Death of George H. Gazley on 19 October 1865 on the Yosemite.