Gazlay Family History
Percival Willis ‘Percy’ Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Percival Willis ‘Percy’ Gazlay7 (Henry Gazlay,6 Henry Gazlay,5 Jacob Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Percival Willis ‘Percy’ Gazlay7 (Henry Gazlay,6 Henry Gazlay,5 Jacob Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Henry Willis Gazlay (26 November 1854 - 22 February 1934) |
| Mother | Alice Carrie Johnston (21 June 1857 - 8 March 1901) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 19 November 2009; Last Edited: 30 October 2023 |
| Person ID | 199 |
| Name | Percival Willis ‘Percy’ Gazlay |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 31 July 1886 in Erie, Neosho County, Kansas1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Married | 27 February 1907 to Jennie Anderson1, 2, 9 |
| Died | 10 October 1970 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York1, 2, 3 |
| Buried | in Accord Cemetery, Accord, Ulster County, New York1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Jennie Anderson (daughter of William Charles Anderson and Mary Catherine Hasbrouck) |
| Born | 19 May 1883 in Accord, Town of Rochester, Ulster County, New York |
| Married | 27 February 1907 to Percival Willis ‘Percy’ Gazlay |
| Died | 19 November 1969 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Accord Cemetery, Accord, Ulster County, New York, Percival Willis “Percy” Gazlay, born: 31 July 1886 in Erie, Neosho County, Kansas; died: 3 October 1970 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York [from record, which includes the text of his obituary giving vital and biographical details, and the names of his parents, spouse, and siblings].
- Journal/date book of Maude (Bush) Gazlay (1893 - 1983). Transcription in possession of Lee Gazlay.
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Percy Gazlay, no. 064-30-6538
- 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).
- 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].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Ulster County, Town of Rochester, Enumeration District 158, Sheet 16B, Percival W. Gazlay, 23, Kansas, laborer, general farm; wife of 3 years Jennie Gazlay, 24, New York, no children; mo-in-law Mary C. Anderson, 63, New York, widow, 4 children, 4 living; sister-in-law Clara Anderson, 38, New York, waitress, hotel.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Ulster County, Town of Rochester, E.D. 190, Sheet No. 5B, Percy Gazley [sic], 33, New York [sic, he was born in Kansas], farmer + rural mail carrier, general farm; wife Jennie Gazley, 34, New York; mother in law Mary C. Anderson, 72, New York, widow.
- 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.
- Find a Grave (website). Accord Cemetery, Accord, Ulster County, New York, Jennie Anderson Gazlay, born: 19 May 1883 in Accord, Ulster County, New York; died: 19 November 1969 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York [from record, which includes the text of her obituary providing vital and biographical details, and the names and links for her parents, spouse, and siblings].