Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyHenry Willis Gazlay

DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Henry Willis Gazlay6 (Henry Gazlay,5 Jacob Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)

Parents

FatherDr. Henry Champion Gazlay (1 August 1818 - 19 March 1900)
MotherSabra Elvira Cornwall (5 April 1821 - 14 August 1859)

Personal Information

Record Created: 14 November 2009; Last Edited: 18 February 2024 
Person ID193
NameHenry Willis Gazlay
GenderMale
Born 26 November 1854 in Cortland County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Married 21 December 1882 in Normal, McLean County, Illinois to Alice Carrie Johnston11, 12, 13
Married 31 March 1909 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa to Kate K. Kiplinger (née Child) 14, 15
Married 3 October 1925 in Liberty County, Texas to May Foster16, 17, 18
Died 22 February 1934 in Dayton, Liberty County, Texas1, 2, 19, 20
Buried in Linney Cemetery, Dayton, Liberty County, Texas1, 19

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyAlice Carrie Johnston (daughter of John Johnston and Eleanor Gibson Cairns)
Born 21 June 1857 in Bloomington, Illinois
Married 21 December 1882 in Normal, McLean County, Illinois to Henry Willis Gazlay
Died 8 March 1901 in Cortland, Cortland County, New York
  
Children of Henry Willis Gazlay and Alice Carrie Johnston:
  
1.FamilyPearl Alice Gazlay
Born 13 October 1884 in Bloomington, Illinois
Died 6 August 1950 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York
  
2.FamilyPercival Willis ‘Percy’ Gazlay
Born 31 July 1886 in Erie, Neosho County, Kansas
Married 27 February 1907 to Jennie Anderson
Died 10 October 1970 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York
  
+3.FamilyHenry Johnston ‘Harry’ Gazlay
Born 13 June 1888 in Cortland, Cortland County, New York
Married 10 November 1909 in Accord, Town of Rochester, Ulster County, New York to Jessie Freer
Died 10 May 1967 in Flushing, Genesee County, Michigan
  
+4.FamilyHerman Champion Gazlay
Born 12 July 1890 in Cortland, Cortland County, New York
Married 1914 to Florence Smith
Died 20 October 1980 in Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York
  
+5.FamilyLeo Cornwall Gazlay
Born 7 October 1892 in Cornwall, Dutchess County, New York
Married 30 November 1915 in Accord, Town of Rochester, Ulster County, New York to Maude Gertrude Bush
Died 18 May 1956 in Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York
  
+6.FamilyCarl Morton Gazlay
Born 23 February 1895 in Cortland, Cortland County, New York
Married 7 October 1925 in Accord, Town of Rochester, Ulster County, New York to Clio Lois Quick
Died 17 October 1989
  
Spouse 2FamilyKate K. Kiplinger (née Child) (daughter of Aaron P. Child and Emily L. Babcock)
Born 6 June 1868 in Oneida, Knox County, Illinois
Married ca. 1893 to Lawrence Irwin Kiplinger
Married 31 March 1909 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa to Henry Willis Gazlay
Died 10 November 1937 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado
  
Spouse 3FamilyMay Foster
Born
Married 3 October 1925 in Liberty County, Texas to Henry Willis Gazlay
  

Sources

  1. Find a Grave (website). Linney Cemetery, Dayton, Liberty County, Texas, Henry Willis Gazley, born: 26 November 1954 in New York; died: 22 February 1934 in Dayton, Liberty County, Texas (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, half-siblings, one wife, and children).
  2. In Memoriam, booklet, H. W. Gazlay. Original in possession of Lee Gazlay.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Cortland County, Homer, Page 26, Henry C. Gazlay, 41, New York, physician, drug[gist]; Catherine M. Gazlay, 31, Connecticut; Achsah Gazlay, 16, New York; Mary C. Gazlay, 14, New York; Henry W. Gazlay, 5, New York.
  4. New York State Census, 1865, Cortland County, Cortlandville, E.D. No. 1, Page 9, father Henry C. Gazlay, 46, Otsego [County], married twice, physician; mother Catherine M. Gazlay, 36, Conn[ecticut], married once, 2 children; Achsah M. Gazlay, 21, Cortland [County], teacher; Mary C. Gazlay, 19, Onondaga [County]; Henry W. Gazlay, 10, Cortland [County].
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Chenango County, Smyrna, Page 39, H. C. Gazlay, 51, New York, druggist & phy.; Catherine Gazlay, 41, Conn., keeping house; Mary Gazlay, 24, New York; Henry Gazlay, 15, New York; Elizabeth Bishop, 65, Conn.
  6. New York State Census, 1892, Cortland County, Cortlandville, 6th ED, Page 10, family of H. Willis Gazlay (38, tin smith); Alice C. Gazlay (35); Pearl A. Gazlay (9); Percy Gazlay (6); Harry J. Gazlay (4); Herman Gazlay (2).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Cortland County, Cortland, Enumeration District 90, Sheet 5, H. Willis Gazlay, 45, New York, Nov 1854, mfg. milk cooler; wife of 17 years Alice C. Gazlay, 42, Illinois, June 1857, 6 children, 6 living; daughter Pearl A. Gazlay, 16, Illinois, Oct 1884; son Percy W. Gazlay, 13, Kansas, July 1886; son Henry J. Gazlay, 11, New York, June 1888; Herman C. Gazlay, 9, New York, July 1890; son Leo C. Gazlay, 7, New York, Oct 1892; son Carl M. Gazlay, 5, [birthplace unreadable], Feb 1895; border Elnor G. Johnston, 76, [birthplace unreadable], July 1823, 10 children, 9 living [? hard to read].
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Texas, Liberty County, Justice Precinct 5, ED 129, Sheet No. 4A, H. W. Gazlay, 65, New York, widowed, plumber shop.
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Texas, Liberty County, Dayton, ED 146-6, Sheet No. 7A, Frank Gasley [sic, this is actually Henry Willis Gazlay; likely an enumerator error], 75, New York, widowed, 28 years at first marriage, tinsmith, tin shop.
  10. Genealogy, The Champion Genealogy: A History of the Descendants of Henry Champion, by Francis Bacon Trowbridge, New Haven, 1891. Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room.
  11. Marriage Certificate, Illinois, H. W. Gazlay and Alice C. Johnston, 21 December 1882, Normal, Illinois. Copy in possession of Lee Gazlay.
  12. Wedding invitation from Mr. and Mrs. John Johnston for their daughter Alice C. Johnston to H. W. Willis, 21 December 1882. Original in possession of Lee Gazlay.
  13. Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940, McLean [County], Marriage Records, 1885-1892, 1872-1885, Henry W. Gazlay, age 29, born in N. York, occupation: tinner; father: H. C. Gazlay; mother: S. E. Cornwell; 1st marriage; Alice C. Johnston, age 26, born in Ill.; father: John Johnston; mother: E. G. Cairns; 1st marriage; married on 21 December 1882 in Normal, Ill.
  14. Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934; Henry W. Gazly, 54, born in Luxton, New York, father: Henry C. Gazly; mother: Sara E. Cornwall; Kate C. Child Kiplinger, 40, born in Ouda [sic, probably meaning Oneida], Illinois, father: Aaron P. Child; mother: Emily L. Babkok; married on 31 March 1909 in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa.
  15. Obituary, Adams County Free Press, Corning, Iowa; Access Newspaper Archive (website), 7 April, 1909.
  16. Marriage License, Liberty County, Texas (website).
  17. Last Will and Testament, H. W. Gazlay, handwritten will dated 2 April, 1926, signed and witnessed 10 May 1926. Original in possession of Lee Gazlay.
  18. Liberty County, Texas, County Clerk/Recorder (website: libertycountytx-web.tylerhost.net), Self-Service Search, H. W. Gagley [sic] and May Foster, married on 3 October 1925 in Liberty County, Texas.
  19. Death Certificate, Texas, H. W. Gazlay, issued by Texas State Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, 22 February 1934. Copy in possession of Lee Gazlay.
  20. Deaths, The Kingston Daily Freeman, Kingston, New York. Available at www.fultonhistory.com. 24 February 1934, H. Willis Gazlay, died 22 February in Dayton Texas. The article provides the names of five sons and one daughter.