Gazlay Family History
Phoebe Elizabeth Holmes
Parents
| Father | William C. Holmes (21 December 1818 - 6 March 1902) |
| Mother | Sarah C. Van De Water (1 April 1818 - 31 May 1892) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 12 November 2012; Last Edited: 20 April 2014 |
| Person ID | 4372 |
| Name | Phoebe Elizabeth Holmes |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 30 August 1845 in Dutchess County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| Married | 16 December 1864 to Orlando E. Gazley6, 10 |
| Died | 11 April 1939 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York1, 11 |
| Buried | in Pleasant Plains Cemetery, Pleasant Plains, Dutchess County, New York1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Orlando E. Gazley (son of Elnathan Gazley and Sarah B. Wilbur) |
| Born | 14 January 1844 in Dutchess County, New York |
| Married | 16 December 1864 to Phoebe Elizabeth Holmes |
| Died | 14 August 1918 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York |
| Children | of Phoebe Elizabeth Holmes and Orlando E. Gazley: |
| +1. | Elnathan Gazley |
| Born | 9 May 1866 in Dutchess County, New York |
| Married | to Jennie C. Bowman |
| Married | 19 April 1894 in Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey to Adelaide ‘Addie’ Howe |
| Married | 20 July 1909 in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut to Ellen Gertrude ‘Nellie’ Morrissey |
| Died | 12 October 1947 in Waldemere Beach, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut |
| +2. | George Henry Gazley |
| Born | 19 October 1868 in Clinton Hollow, Dutchess County, New York |
| Married | June 1893 to Elizabeth Rosilla ‘Bessie’ Gerow |
| Married | 28 October 1909 in Porter County, Indiana to Mabel E. Chaney |
| Died | 19 January 1937 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York |
| +3. | Raymond John Gazley |
| Born | 12 August 1876 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York |
| Married | 20 October 1903 in Manhattan, New York City, New York to Agnes Marion Swan |
| Married | 6 August 1913 to Mary Caroline Sager |
| Died | 28 July 1931 in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Pleasant Plains Cemetery, Dutchess County, New York, Gazley, Orlando D.; Orlando D. Gazley / Born Jan. 14, 1844 / Died Aug. 14, 1918 / His Wife / Phoebe E. Holmes / Born Aug. 30, 1845 / Died Apr. 11, 1839 [from headstone].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Dutchess County, Clinton, Page No. 38, family of Orlando Gazeley (26, NY, farmer); Phebe Gazeley (25, NY); Elihu Gazeley [sic, this is undoubtedly Elnathan] (5, NY); George Gazeley (2, NY) [the age could be mistaken as a 9 but on close inspection is a 2].
- New York State Census, 1875, Dutchess County, Clinton, First Election District, page 5, family of Elathan [sic] Gazley (66, Dutchess [County], farmer); wife Sarah B. Gazley (63, Dutchess); son Orlando Gazley (31, Dutchess, farmer); wife Phebe Gazley (30, Dutchess); son Elathan [sic] Gazley (10, Dutchess); son George Gazley (6, Dutchess); sister [of Orlando] Emily Gazley (22, Dutchess); hired [hand] John Dixon (21, Sulivan [sic, Sullivan] farm laborer).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Dutchess County, Clinton, Enumeration District 31, Page No. 16, family of Orlando Gasley (36, New York, farmer); Wife Phebe Gasley (35, New York); son George Gasley (11, New York); son Raymond Gasley (3, New York).
- New York State Census, 1892, Dutchess County, Amenia, Page No. 10, family of Orlando E. Gazley (48, U.S., boarding house); Phoeby E. Gazlay (47, U.S.); George Gazley (25, U.S.); Raymond Gazley (16, U.S.).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New Haven County, Waterbury Town, Enumeration District 417, Sheet No. 9, family of Orlando Gazley (56, New York, Jan 1844, sawyer, mill); wife of 37 years Phoebe E. Gazley (54, New York, Aug. 1846, 3 children, 3 living); son Henry E. Gazley (35, New York, Jan 1865) [the entry for this son is believed to be an enumeration error; of their 3 sons, Elnathan and his family are enumerated separated (on the same Census page); George Henry is enumerated in New York; Raymond has not been found in any other 1900 Census record, so the entry here may actually be for him, although he was born circa 1877, not 1865].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Dutchess County, Wappingers Township, Enumeration District 87, Sheet No. 5B, family of Orlando E. Gazely (66, New York, farmer); wife of 47 years Phebe Gazely (65, New York, 3 children, 3 living).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Dutchess County, City of Poughkeepsie, Enumeration District 51, Sheet No. 1B, family of Henrietta Fitchett (64, New York, widow); sister Phebe Gazely (74, New York, widow).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Dutchess County, Clinton Town, Enumeration District 19, Sheet No. 3B, family of Emily Landon (72, New York, widow, first married age 42); sister-in-law Phoebe Gazley (84, New York, widow, first married age 18).
- Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Dutchess and Putnam, New York. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1897. Page 535, biographical sketch of William C. Holmes including his wife and children.
- Obituary, The Harlem Valley Times, Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, available at fultonhistory.com; 13 April 1839, Mrs. George Gazley, Mrs. Phoebe Elizabeth Holmes Gazley, 93. Died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Etta Fitchett, in Poughkeepsie, Tuesday afternoon [i.e., 11 April 1839]. Survived by a son Elnathan Gazley of Stratford, Conn.