Gazlay Family History
John Wesley Knight
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
John Wesley Knight5 (Adelia Gazlay,4 James Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
John Wesley Knight5 (Adelia Gazlay,4 James Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Albert Gallatin Knight (28 May 1808 - 5 January 1886) |
| Mother | Adelia ‘Della’ Gazlay (14 December 1813 - 18 April 1858) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 11 December 2010; Last Edited: 21 July 2012 |
| Person ID | 1846 |
| Name | John Wesley Knight |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 8 May 1851 in Wisconsin1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | 26 January 1899 in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin to Cora Luix (née Bliss) 3, 8 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Cora Luix (née Bliss) (daughter of George S. Bliss and Cornelia Packark) |
| Born | October 1870 in Wisconsin |
| Married | 26 January 1899 in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin to John Wesley Knight |
| Children | of John Wesley Knight and Cora Luix (née Bliss) : |
| 1. | Helen C. Knight |
| Born | March 1894 in Wisconsin |
| 2. | Joselyn Knight |
| Born | 29 August 1900 in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Wisconsin, Racine County, City of Racine, Page No. 198, family of Albert G. Knight (52, Vermont, conveyaurio [?]); Sayrs. G. Knight (26, Vermont, lawyer); Mary H. Knight (16, Wis.); John Knight (9, Wis.); James Knight (6, Wis.); Delia Knight (2, Wis.); Simon Whiteley (29, England, printer); Jane K. Whiteley (24, NY).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Wisconsin, Racine County, Racine, Enumeration District 162, Page No. 8, family of Albert G. Knight (72, Vermont, abstract office); wife Anna Knight (34, Denmark); son John Knight (29, Wisconsin, fire insurance agent); daughter Delia Knight (22, Wisconsin); servant Marg Cowick (20, Wisconsin, servant).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Wisconsin, Racine County, Racine, Enumeration District 32, Sheet No. 3A, family of Jane Whiteley (64, New York, March 1836, widow, 7 children, 2 living); daughter Elizabeth A. Whiteley (32, Wisconsin, July 1867, P. O. Clerk); border John W. Knight (48, Wisconsin, April 1858 [sic, probably an error, believed to be May 1851 from other sources], real estate agent); wife of 1 year Cora B. Knight (29, Wisconsin, Oct. 1870, 1 child, 1 living); daughter Helen C. Knight (6, Wisconsin, March 1894); servant Maggio Nelson (21, Denmark, Dec. 1878).
- Wisconsin State Census, 1905, Racine County, Racine City, family of J. W. Knight (54, Wisconsin); wife Cora Knight (35, Wisconsin); daughter Helen Knight (15, Wisconsin); daughter Joselyn Knight (5, Wisconsin); Lena Wertz (15. Wisconsin).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Wisconsin, Racine County, Racine, Enumeration District 67, Sheet No. 12A, family of John Knight (68, Wisconsin, abstract office, 2nd marriage); wife of 9 years Cora Knight (39, Wisconsin, 2 children); daughter Hellen Knight (15, Wisconsin); daughter Joclyn Knight (8, Wisconsin); servant Hellen Martz (20, Kentucky).
- The History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin, Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879, page 596, biographical sketch of Albert G. Knight. Digitized by Google and available at Google Books.
- Gazlay History, written by Spencer G. Kuhn, a grandchild of Theodore Gazlay; undated. This is a typewritten re-compilation of the earlier Genealogy of the Gazlay Family, compiled by Theodore Gazlay in 1890, including the 1852 statement of the family history by Reverend Sayers Gazlay, an elder brother of Theodore. This document re-formats the information in the 1890 work. For example, facts originally shown in list form, such as birth and death dates, are incorporated in the narrative of this later work. Two post-1890 sections are unique to this document: one with additional details about Theodore Gazlay’s family, with dates as late as 1951; and another on the Donaldson family, featuring Jean Gazlay Donaldson and her six marriages, with several dates in 1965.
- Wisconsin Marriages 1836-1930, available at familysearch.org; Groom: John W. Knight; born: Racine, Wis.; father: Albert G. Knight; mother: Delia Gazlary [sic]; Bride: Cora Bliss Luix; born: Racine, Wis.; father: George S. Bliss; mother: Cornelia Packark; married 26 Jan. 1899 in Racine, Racine [County], Wisconsin.