Gazlay Family History
William Soaper Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
William Soaper Gazlay7 (Addison Gazlay,6 Addison Gazlay,5 Aaron Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
William Soaper Gazlay7 (Addison Gazlay,6 Addison Gazlay,5 Aaron Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Addison Madison Gazlay (28 January 1852 - 13 September 1926) |
| Mother | Maria Alves Soaper (23 September 1852 - 28 March 1918) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 10 November 2010; Last Edited: 12 June 2022 |
| Person ID | 1670 |
| Name | William Soaper Gazlay |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 21 November 1881 in Henderson, Kentucky1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 12 June 1906 in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin to Virginia Elizabeth Miller4, 5 |
| Died | 17 February 1950 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois4 |
| Buried | in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois4 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Virginia Elizabeth Miller (daughter of Hiram Garrett Miller and Virginia Elizabeth _____) |
| Born | 9 February 1880 in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin |
| Married | 12 June 1906 in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin to William Soaper Gazlay |
| Died | 18 October 1976 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware |
| Children | of William Soaper Gazlay and Virginia Elizabeth Miller: |
| +1. | William Soaper Gazlay, Jr. |
| Born | 9 June 1907 in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin |
| Married | 30 October 1948 in Owensboro, Kentucky to Marjorie Ann Duggan |
| Died | 2 February 1981 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee |
| +2. | Richard Clarke Gazlay |
| Born | 18 October 1909 in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin |
| Married | 3 April 1936 in Pensacola, Florida to Mary Louise Baker |
| Died | 17 August 1992 in Alameda County, California |
| +3. | Virginia Elizabeth Gazlay |
| Born | 19 October 1912 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| Married | 21 April 1939 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Seely McCann Chapman |
| Died | 25 April 2006 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Enumeration District 642, Sheet No. 2A, Addison M. Gazlay [indexed as Zazlay], 48, Kentucky, January 1852, clerk, real estate; wife of 24 years Maria S. Gazlay, 47, Kentucky, Sept. 1852, 1 child, 1 living; son William Gazlay, 18, Kentucky, Nov. 1881; servant Emma Erikson, 37, Sweden, Feby 1863.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Enumeration District 1434, Sheet No. 5B, family of Addison M. Gazlay (67, Kentucky, widow); son Wm. S. Gazlay (38, Ky., chief clerk, Northwestern); daughter-in-law Virginia M. Gazlay (39, Wisconsin); grand-son Wm. S. Gazlay Jr. (12, Wisconsin); grand-son Richard C. Gazlay (10, Wisconsin); grand-daughter Virginia E. Gazlay (7, Illinois); servant Alma Swanson (25, Sweden).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago City, E.D. 103-3198, Sheet No. 1A, William S. Gazlay [indexed as Gaglay], 57, Kentucky, clerk, steam railroad; wife Virginia M. Gazlay, 58, Wisconsin.
- The Gazlay Family in America, with sections titled “Ten Generations of American Gazlays” for several branches of the Gazlay family. Document is marked on one page, “From Gerard Gazlay, Jr. Jan. 1980.” Unpublished, nine unnumbered pages. Photocopy in possession of Lee Gazlay.
- Wisconsin Marriages 1836-1930, available at familysearch.org; Groom: William Soaper Gazlay, born in Henderson, Ky; Bride: Virginia Elizabeth Miller, born in Lacrosse, Wis.; Marriage Date/Place: 12 June 1906, Lacrosse, Wis.; Groom’s Father: Addison M. Gazlay; Groom’s Mother: Maria S. Gazlay; Bride’s Father: Hiram Garrett Miller; Bride’s Mother: Virginia Elizabeth Miller.