Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyEliza Emily ‘Lida’ Hampton

Parents

FatherWilliam Preston Hampton (23 February 1830 - 18 June 1896)
MotherJosephine Rogers Hinkle (26 August 1839 - 31 October 1925)

Personal Information

Record Created: 27 November 2010; Last Edited: 20 November 2021 
Person ID1809
NameEliza Emily ‘Lida’ Hampton
GenderFemale
Born 12 December 1873 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Married 6 November 1906 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky to Webster Gazlay8, 9
Died 14 January 1968 in Jefferson County, Kentucky1, 2, 10
Buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky1, 11

Biography

Although her given name was Eliza, she hated the name and was known by her family as Don. Various records list her as Lida.12

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyWebster Gazlay (son of Addison Mandel Gazlay and Sallie Louise Wheeler)
Born 17 February 1862 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Married 8 April 1893 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky to Annie P. S. Duvall
Married 6 November 1906 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky to Eliza Emily ‘Lida’ Hampton
Died 17 February 1914 in Jefferson County, Kentucky
  
Children of Eliza Emily ‘Lida’ Hampton and Webster Gazlay:
  
1.FamilyWebster Gazlay, Jr.
Born 25 June 1908 in Jefferson County, Kentucky
Died 3 February 1969 in Santa Clara, California
  
+2.FamilyLida Hampton Gazlay
Born 25 March 1910 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Married to William Loudon Chase
Died 18 December 2003
  
3.FamilySallie Josephine Gazlay
Born 5 September 1912
Died 6 November 1920 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
  

Sources

  1. Correspondence from Dr. Lida G. Chase to Lee Gazlay, January 2012, including photos, biographical data and vital statistics of various family members.
  2. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Lida Gazlay, no. 400-05-6247
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Enumeration District 114, Page No. 72D, family of W. B. Hampton (50, Ky, planning mill); wife Josephine Hampton (40, Ky); son Wm S. Hampton (23, Ky, box maker); daughter Katie Hampton (22, Ky); son Samuel Hampton (14, Ky); daughter Lisa E. Hampton (6, Ky); son Johnny H. Hampton (3, Ky).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Enumeration District 36, Sheet No. 12B, family of Josephine Hampton (60, Kentucky, Aug 1839, widow, 2 children, 2 living); daughter Lida E. Hampton (26, Kentucky, Dec 1873, stenographer); son John B. Hampton (22, Kentucky, Aug 1877, bookkeeper, r.r.); daughter in law, married 2 years, Annie R. Hampton (24, Kentucky, Feby 1876, 1 child, 1 living); grandchild William Gray Hampton (9/12, Kentucky, Aug 1899); border Jesse S. Gray (62, Kentucky, Mch 1838, fire insurance agent); border, married 29 years, Fannie B. Gray (58, Tennessee, Oct 1841, 2 children, 2 living); border Barbour Gray (28, Kentucky, Aug 1871, date commissioner, fire insurance).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Enumeration District 78, Sheet No. 5B, family of Webster (age 48) and Eliza H. Gazlay (age 36), married for 3 years, with son Webster Jr. (age 1 9/12) and daughter Lida H. (age 0/12).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Enumeration District 80, Sheet No. 1B, family of Eliza Gazley (45, Kentucky, widow, stenographer, private office); mother Josephine Hampton (80, Kentucky, widow); son Webster Gazley (11, Kentucky); daughter Eliza H. Gazley (9, Kentucky); daughter Sallie Gazley (7, Kentucky).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Enumeration District 46-7, Sheet No. 12B, family of Lida H. Gazlay (56, Kentucky, widow, secretary); daughter Lida H. Gazlay (20, Kentucky); son Webster Gazlay (21, Kentucky).
  8. Kentucky Marriage Records 1852-1914, marriage of Webster Gaglay [Gazlay] and Eliza Emily Hauston [Hampton] 6 November 1906 in Louisville, Kentucky. The spellings of the last names are believed to be transcription errors. Also, the date is clearly 6 November and is believed to be the more accurate record of their marriage over other sources.
  9. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, 1914. Vol. LXXVII, December 1914. Page 1861, Memoir of Webster Gazlay. Available at Google Books.com
  10. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000, available at Ancestry.com. Lida H. Gazlay, died 14 January 1968 in Jefferson County, Louisville, age 94.
  11. Cemetery Record, Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky (website); Section O Lot 340, includes the following people, presumed to be related (burial dates shown): A. M. Gazlay (8/9/1881); Lida Hampton Gazlay (1/17/1968); Reginald Gazlay (8/29/1893); Sallie Josephine Gazlay (11/7/1920); Sallie L. Gazlay (1/4/1917); Webster II Gazlay (2/6/1969); Webster Gazlay (2/19/1914).
  12. Email from Bill Chase to Lee Gazlay, January 2012 (various dates).