Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyCharles Alexander Ryan

DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Charles Alexander Ryan6 (Abigail Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)

Parents

FatherHenry Rogers Ryan (1 August 1818 - 20 November 1898)
MotherAbigail ‘Abbey’ Gazlay (10 March 1828 - 27 February 1920)

Personal Information

Record Created: 8 December 2011; Last Edited: 6 October 2014 
Person ID3322
NameCharles Alexander Ryan
GenderMale
Born 26 August 1854 in Wisconsin1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Married ca. 1878 to Ellen Elizabeth ‘Ella’ Warner5, 8, 13
Died 24 December 19221, 2
Buried in Woodlawn Abbey, Sumner, Pierce County, Washington1

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyEllen Elizabeth ‘Ella’ Warner (daughter of _____ Warner and Susan P. _____)
Born 10 May 1857 in Wisconsin
Married ca. 1878 to Charles Alexander Ryan
Died 23 April 1952 in Multnomah County, Oregon
  
Children of Charles Alexander Ryan and Ellen Elizabeth ‘Ella’ Warner:
  
1.FamilyHarry Ryan
Born ca. 1884 in Wisconsin
Died before 1900
  
+2.FamilyRoger William Ryan
Born 26 September 1893 in Auburn, King County, Washington
Married ca. 1923 to Helen Clark
Died 2 June 1975
  
+3.FamilyAnna Louise Ryan
Born 6 May 1895 in Washington
Married ca. 1917 to Walter Arthur Spindler
Married 10 September 1977 in Oregon to Richard Strassburg
Died 27 February 1997 in Coos Bay, Coos County, Oregon
  

Sources

  1. Find a Grave (website). Woodlawn Abbey, Sumner, Pierce County, Washington, Charles A. Ryan / Aug. 26, 1854 / Dec. 24, 1922 (from on-ground stone associated with the Ryan headstone).
  2. Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960 (transcriptions or certificates). Ryan, Charles A.; died 24 December 1922 in Seattle, King County, Washington, age 68 years, 3 months, 29 days [constructed birth date: 26 August 1854]. Record gives the names of his wife and parents.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Wisconsin, Sauk County, Village of Baraboo, Page No. 247, family of H. R. Ryan (42, NH, cabinet maker); H. E. Ryan (32, NY); G. H. Ryan (12, NY); C. A. D. Ryan (6, Wis.); C. L. Ryan (25, NH, clerk); Adam Richards (19, Germany); J. H. Alexander (18, NY, student); S. H. Alexander (21, NY, student); Kate Borphenaren (16, Ireland, domestic).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Wisconsin, Sauk County, Baraboo, Page No. 17, family of Henry Ryan (51, N.H. farmer); Abbie G. Ryan (42, New York); Charles Ryan (16, Wisconsin); Abbie Ryan (5, Wisconsin); Willie (3, Wisconsin); Janis Houghton (14, Wisconsin); Sarah Ryan (14, New Hampshire); plus four laborers/servants.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Wisconsin, Sauk County, Baraboo, Enumeration District 245, Page No. 86, family of Charles A. Ryan (26, Wis., farmer); wife Ella Ryan (23, N.Y.); George Lefler (21, Wis., farm laborer).
  6. Washington State Census, 1887, Pierce County, family of Charles A. Ryan (32, Wis., merchant); Ella Ryan (29, Wis.); Harry Ryan (3, Wis).
  7. Washington State Census, 1892, King County, Slaughter, family of C. A. Ryan (37, Wis., farmer); E. E. Ryan (34, Wis.).
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Washington, King County, Valley Precinct, Enumeration District 67, Sheet No. 4A, family of Charles A. Ryan (45, Wisconsin, Aug 1854, farmer); wife of 21 years Ella E. Ryan (44, Wisconsin, May 1856, 6 children, 2 living); son Roger W. Ryan (6, Washington, Sept 1893); daughter Anna L. Ryan (5, Washington, May 1895); servant John Eader (24, Ohio, June 1876, farm laborer); m-in-law Susan P. Warner (77, England, May 1823, widow, immigrated 1830).
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Washington, King County, Valley Precinct, Enumeration District 56, Sheet No. 15B, family of Charles A. Ryan (55, Wisconsin, farmer); wife of 31 years Ella E. Ryan (53, Wisconsin, 6 children, 2 living); son Roger W. Ryan (16, Washington); daughter Anna L. Ryan [some sources mistakenly interpret the name on this census record as China L.] (5, Washington); plus 3 hired men.
  10. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Washington, King County, Township 21 N.R. 5, E. Valley Precinct, Enumeration District 64, Sheet No. 4B, family of Charles Ryan (65, Wisconsin, farmer, general farm); wife Ella E. Ryan (62, Wisconsin).
  11. History of Sauk County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Company. 1880. Digitized copy available at Google Books. Page 703, biographical sketch of Henry R. Ryan. This document names his wife Abbie Gazlay’s parents: Joshua and Abigail Jones Gazlay. It is one of the few documents, or perhaps the only document, that provides their names.
  12. Gazlay Family Tree, by David Paul Gazlay. First edition published June 1984. Second edition published August 2001. This extensive Gazlay family tree provides birth and death years (but not exact dates) for Gazlay descendants, and names (only) of spouses. No sources are cited, but the compiler is known to have collected information from numerous documents and Gazlay descendants. Names, dates, and relationships should be compared to other source citations.
  13. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Washington, King County, Valley District, Enumeration District 17-378, Sheet No. 2B, family of Walter A. Spindler (35, Minnesota, farmer, first married age 23); wife Anna L. Spindler (34, Washington, first married age 22); daughter Betty L. Spindler (11, Washington); daughter Shirley Ann Spindler (7, Washington); border Erving Knauer (29, Minnesota, laborer). They are living next to Anna’s mother Ella E. Ryan (72, Wisconsin, widow, first married age 21).