Gazlay Family History
Abbie May Ryan
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Abbie May Ryan6 (Abigail Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Abbie May Ryan6 (Abigail Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Henry Rogers Ryan (1 August 1818 - 20 November 1898) |
| Mother | Abigail ‘Abbey’ Gazlay (10 March 1828 - 27 February 1920) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 8 December 2011; Last Edited: 24 November 2023 |
| Person ID | 3323 |
| Name | Abbie May Ryan |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 31 May 1865 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| Married | 5 November 1884 in Wisconsin to Jeremiah Wheaton Phillips5, 11 |
| Married | 25 April 1908 in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois to Giles Leslie Stevens6, 12 |
| Died | 7 January 1945 in San Raphael, Marin County, California1, 2 |
| Buried | in Mount Tamalpais, San Raphael, Marin County, California1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Jeremiah Wheaton Phillips (son of James H. Phillips and Jane A. Place) |
| Born | July 1863 in Foster, Providence County, Rhode Island |
| Married | 5 November 1884 in Wisconsin to Abbie May Ryan |
| Died | 17 December 1902 in Arlington, Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island |
| Children | of Abbie May Ryan and Jeremiah Wheaton Phillips: |
| 1. | Harry R. Phillips |
| Born | 1887 |
| Died | 7 January 1890 in Rhode Island |
| +2. | Ethel May Phillips |
| Born | May 1888 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island |
| Married | 27 September 1909 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Roy Allen Morrish, Sr. |
| Died | 17 January 1987 in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island |
| +3. | Helen Margaret Phillips |
| Born | 27 January 1891 in Rhode Island |
| Married | 20 September 1924 in Cook County, Illinois to Alex Sulleno Ritter |
| Died | 22 September 1951 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California |
| 4. | Rachel Abby Phillips |
| Born | December 1892 in Wisconsin |
| Died | 23 December 1900 in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island |
| +5. | Dorothy Jane Phillips |
| Born | 12 November 1896 in Johnston, Providence County, Rhode Island |
| Married | 8 March 1917 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Clarence Everett Smith |
| Died | 1 August 1976 in San Raphael, Marin County, California |
| 6. | _____ Phillips |
| Stillborn | June 1901 in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island |
| Died | June 1901 in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island |
| +7. | James Wheaton Phillips |
| Born | 31 October 1902 in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island |
| Married | to Ruby Marguerite Gerke |
| Died | 29 June 1970 in Marin County, California |
| Spouse 2 | Giles Leslie Stevens |
| Born | 6 June 1863 in Wisconsin |
| Married | 25 April 1908 in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois to Abbie May Ryan |
| Died | 11 March 1918 in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Mount Tamalpais, San Raphael, Marin County, California, Abby May Ryan Stevens, born: 31 May 1865 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin; died: 7 January 1945 in San Raphael, Marin County, Wisconsin (from record, which includes the text from her obituary; and provides the names and links for her parents, three siblings, two husbands, and two children).
- California Death Index 1940-1997; Ancestry (website), and Familysearch (website). Abby Stevens, died: 7 January 1945 in Marin [County], California; born: 31 May 1865 in Wisconsin; father: Ryan; mother: Gazlay.
- 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.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Wisconsin, Sauk County, Baraboo, Enumeration District 245, Page No. 79A, family of Henry R. Ryan (62, NH, farmer); wife Abby Ryan (52, NY); daughter Abby (15, Wis.); son Wm. Ryan (12, Wis.); adopted daughter Sarah Ryan (22, NH); brother John Ryan (52, NH, widow, insane).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Rhode Island, Providence County, Cranston Town, Enumeration District 118, Sheet No. 11B, family of Jeremiah W. Phillips (36, Rhode Island, July 1863, treas. inter.col.min.co.); wife of 16 years Abby M. Phillips (35, Wisconsin, May 1865, 5 children, 4 living); daughter Ethel M. Phillips (12, Rhode Island, May 1888); daughter Helen M. Phillips (9, Rhode Island, Jan 1891); daughter Rachel L. Phillips (7, Wisconsin, Dec 1892); daughter Dorothy A. Phillips (3, Rhode Island, Nov 1896).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Enumeration District 862, Sheet No. 8B, family of Giles L. Stevens (48, Wisconsin, attorney, general practice, 2nd marriage); wife of 2 years Abbie M. Stevens (44, Wisconsin, 7 children, 4 living, 2nd marriage); step daughter Helen M. Phillips (19, Rhode Island, stock keeper, whol. dry good house); step daughter Dorothy J. Phillips (13, Rhode Island); step son James M. Phillips (7, Rhode Island).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Illinois, Cook County, Oak Park Village, Enumeration District 173, Sheet No. 21B, family of Abby M. Stevens (54, Wisconsin, widow, salelady, department store); daughter Helen M. Phillips (27, Rhode Island, stenographer, glue company); son James M. Phillips (17, Rhode Island, clerk, whole dry goods).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, California, Marin County, San Raphael, E.D. 21-18, Sheet Nos. 10A-B, Alex S. Ritter, 38, California, first married age 33, mechanic, automobile; wife Helen P. Ritter, 35, Rhode Island, first married age 30; son Robert P. Ritter, 3 5/12, California; daughter Margaret A. Ritter, 6/12, California; brother James A. Ritter, 30, California, mechanic, automobile; mother-in-law Abby W. Stevens, 55, Wisconsin, widow.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, California, Marin County, San Raphael City, Enumeration District 21-25, Sheet No. 9A, Abby Stevens (74, Wisconsin, widow).
- 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.
- Wisconsin Marriages 1836-1930, available at familysearch.org; Jaremiah H. Phillips, father: James H. Phillips; mother: Jane A. Plach; and Abby May Ryan, father: Henry R. Ryan; mother: Abby G. Ryan; married on 5 November 1884.
- Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935, Giles M. Stevens and Abby M. Phillips, married on 25 April 1908 in Oak Park, Cook [County], Illinois.