Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyHenry Littleton Gazley

DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Henry Littleton Gazley6 (William Gazley,5 Thomas Gazley,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)

Parents

FatherWilliam H. Gazley (ca. 1831 - 1876)
MotherMargaretta Ann Shepherd (ca. 1835 - )

Personal Information

Record Created: 17 July 2011; Last Edited: 20 November 2021 
Person ID2405
NameHenry Littleton Gazley
GenderMale
Born 3 May 1873 in Texas1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Married 4 April 1902 in Austin, Travis County, Texas to Mabel Roosevelt7
Divorced from Mabel Roosevelt8
Married ca. 1907 to Ida _____9
Married 12 August 1912 in Bexar County, Texas to Ruth L. ‘Ruie’ Oshea (née Kennedy) 5, 10
Died 26 January 1944 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas2, 3
Buried in Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas2, 3

Biography

Henry was a court reporter in San Antonio for 40 years, as cited in several census records and his obituary. Several court judges served as pall bearers at his funeral.11

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyMabel Roosevelt (daughter of J. S. Roosevelt and Mabel Nooner)
Born 25 November 1877 in Texas
Married 4 April 1902 in Austin, Travis County, Texas to Henry Littleton Gazley
Died 19 March 1915 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
  
Spouse 2FamilyIda _____
Born ca. 1882 in Texas
Married to (unidentified)
Married ca. 1907 to Henry Littleton Gazley
  
Spouse 3FamilyRuth L. ‘Ruie’ Oshea (née Kennedy) (daughter of Julius W. Kennedy and Ella J. Wheeler)
Born 19 May 1873 in Winslow, Stephenson County, Illinois
Married 30 August 1892 in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska to William Oshea
Married 12 August 1912 in Bexar County, Texas to Henry Littleton Gazley
Died 7 January 1951 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
  

Sources

  1. Draft Registration Card, World War I, No. A4160; Henry Littleton Gazley, born May 3, 1873; court reporter, San Antonio, Texas; wife Ruie L. Gazley.
  2. Find a Grave (website). Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; Gazley, Henry Littleton; b. May 3, 1873; d. Jan 26, 1944; son of William H. Gazley and Margaret Ann Sheppard.
  3. Texas Deaths, 1890-1976; Gazley, Henry Littleton; born 3 May 1873, Texas; died 26 Jan 1944, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; married; court reporter; record provides the names of his parents and his burial place.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Texas, Hill County, Precinct No. 4, Enumeration District 74, Page No. 28, family of Eliza Gazley (81, Delaware, widowed, farmer); son Thos. J. Gazley (53, Ill., farm work); son A. F. Gazley (36, Tex., farm work); gr. son Henry Gazley (7, Texas).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Texas, Bexar County, Precinct 24, San Antonio City, Enumeration District 60, Sheet No. 20A, family of Henry R. [sic] Gazley (43, Texas, court reporter U.S. Gov); wife Ruie L. Gazley (43, Illinois); mother-in-law Ella J. Kennedy (62, Ohio, widow).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Enumeration District 91, Sheet No. 15B, family of Henry L. Gazley (56, Texas, recorder, official court, married age 25); wife Ruie L. Gazley (56, Illinois, married age 19); sister [in law? difficult to read] Georgia Armstrong (32, Texas, librarian, school).
  7. Texas Marriages, 1837-1973; marriage of Henry L. Gazley and Mabel Roosevelt, 4 Apr 1902 in Austin, Travis County, Texas.
  8. Texas Deaths, 1890-1976; Gazley, Mabel; born 25 Nov. 1877, Texas; died 19 Mar. 1915, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; divorced; record provides the names of her parents, their birth states, and her burial place.
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio City, Enumeration District 59, Sheet No. 17B, family of Henry Gasley (32, Texas, stenographer, court); wife of 3 years Ida Gasley (28, Texas, no children with Henry); Mary Gasley (4, Texas) [Mary is presumed to be a child of Ida from a previous marriage or partnership].
  10. Texas Marriages, 1837-1973; marriage of Henry L. Gazley and R. L. Oshea, 12 Aug 1912 in Bexar County, Texas.
  11. Obituary, San Antonio Express, San Antonio, Texas, Gazley, Henry L.; 29 January 1944; died 26 January 1944 at his home in San Antonio. The obituary names his widow Ruie Gazley, sister Margaret Gazley, niece and nephew Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bradbury.