Gazlay Family History
Ellen Adelaide Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Ellen Adelaide Gazlay6 (Orville Gazlay,5 Aaron Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Ellen Adelaide Gazlay6 (Orville Gazlay,5 Aaron Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Orville F. Gazlay (24 February 1814 - 1 April 1872) |
| Mother | Mary Elizabeth VanCise (ca. November 1816 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 28 November 2010; Last Edited: 3 February 2022 |
| Person ID | 1808 |
| Name | Ellen Adelaide Gazlay |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 10 January 1844 in Norwich, Chenango County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | 8 September 1864 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa to Charles Edwin Palmer4, 5, 7, 8 |
| Died | 15 August 1919 in Gallup, McKinley County, New Mexico7 |
| Buried | in Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois7 |
Biography
Ellen (known as Adelaide) moved to Benzonia, Michigan, after her husband Charles’ death, and she operated a small orchard there. On the return trip from Pacific Beach, California, where she had sought medical improvement, she was traveling by train with her sister Rena G. Judson. Ellen became ill during the trip, which took them across the Mojave Desert during the daytime, and she died from exhaustion in Gallup, New Mexico.7
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Charles Edwin Palmer (son of Thomas Haig Palmer and Johanna P. Fenton) |
| Born | 21 August 1842 in Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont |
| Married | 8 September 1864 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa to Ellen Adelaide Gazlay |
| Died | 24 January 1906 in River Forest, Cook County, Illinois |
| Children | of Ellen Adelaide Gazlay and Charles Edwin Palmer: |
| 1. | Charlie Palmer |
| Born | ca. 1869 |
| Died | ca. 1869 |
Sources
- Last Will and Testament, David M. Gazlay, will written September 8, 1876. Summary of will provided by Adine Wakefield in a posting at genforum.genealogy.com. The will names the following individuals: widow Angeline E. Gazlay; brother Henry M. Gazlay, Putnam CT; A. M. Gazlay, Louisville, KY; sister Sally Warner, Woodstock, NY; brother Charles M. Gazlay, Jefferson County, KY; brother Albert S. Gazlay; deceased brother Oroville Gazlay; Renu (sp?) C. Gazlay, daughter of Oroville Gazlay; Ellen A. Palmer (formerly Ellen A. Gazlay), daughter of Oroville Gazlay, lived in Ruttum (?) Vermont; Abbie (Abby) A. Miller (formerly Abbie A. Gazlay), daughter of Oroville Gazlay, lived in State of Florida, San Mateso. [Note: the family members in this Will match nearly exactly the composition of children of Aaron and Abigail Gazlay named in at least one other record, so this David M. Gazlay is strongly believed to be their eldest son.]
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Chenango County, Town of Guilford, family of Orville Gazlay (age 35), Mary E. (age 35), Abigail A. (age 11), Delos M. (age 9), and Ellen (age 6).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Chenango County, Smyrna, Page 112, family of Orvill (age 43) and Mary Gazley (age 42), daughter Abbie (age 21), son Delos (age 18), and daughter Ellen (age 16).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Vermont, Rutland County, Rutland Village, Enumeration District 188, Page No. 15B; borders (among others) in the family of Francis P. and Martin G. Everts: Chas. E. Palmer (37, Vermont, merchant-clothing); wife Ellen A. Palmer (35, New York); wife’s sister Rena C. Gazlay (22, New York); mother in law Eliza Gazlay (65, New York).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Illinois, Cook County, Proviso Township, River Forest Village, Enumeration District 1182, Sheet No. 8A; family of Chas E. Palmer (55, Vermont, 1844, caterer); wife of 36 years Ellen A. Palmer (55, New York, 1844, 1 child, none living); m-in-law M. Gazley (83, New York, Nov 1816, widow, 4 children, 3 living); step sister [sic, actually sister-in-law] Hattie A. Miller (68, New York, July 1841, widow, no children); step sister [sic, actually sister-in-law] Mrs. Stimpson (39, New York, Oct 1858, no children); b-in-law, married 7 years, Chas. L. Stimpson (62, Massachusetts, Mar 1838, salesman); plus four servants.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Benzie County, Benzonia Village, Enumeration District 2, Sheet No. 17A; family of Ellen A. Palmer (65, New York, widow, farmer, fruit farm, 1 child, none living); sister Abbie A. Miller (69, New York, widow, no children); sister Rena G. Stinson (49, New York, widow, no children).
- wikitree. Entries for Charles Edwin Palmer, wife Ellen Adelaide Gazeley [sic, Gazlay], and son Charlie Palmer. Orphaned profiles, probably entered by Robert Palmer, a direct descendant of Charles’ brother George Henry Palmer. The profiles include vital and biographical details, plus several sources, so reliability of the information is considered good-excellent.
- Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934; Charles E. Palmer and Ellen A. Gasley, married on 8 September 1864 in Polk County, Iowa.