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Family HistoryFamily History - Ethel May Garlick


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Ethel May Garlick and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Ethel May Garlick,1 born 1896 in New York (parents not determined);1, 2, 3, 4, 5 died 1984.1 Ethel married Guy Andrew Walling5 (born 3 December 1891 in South Edmeston, Otsego County, New York, the son of Andrew Claude Walling and Elizabeth Lily Gazlay;3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Guy died 20 April 1960 in Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York5, 11). Ethel and Guy are buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York.11, 12, 2

Guy was a retired superintendent of the Bordens company in Bainbridge, New York. He died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident caused by insulin shock.5


  1. Headstone, Prospect Hill Cemetery, Sidney, Delaware County, New York, Ethel M. Walling, 1896-1984
  2. Find a Grave (website). Greenlawn Cemetery, Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York, Edith M. Walling, born: 1896; died: 1984 (from record). She shares a headstone with her husband Guy A. Walling (see).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Chenango County, Bainbridge Village, E.D. 9-3, Sheet No. 8A, Guy Walling, 37, New York, first married age 19, superintendent, mill sugar factory; wife Ethel Walling, 32, New York, first married age 18; son Renwick Walling, 16, New York; step-son Stanley Le Suer, 14, New York.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New York, Chenango County, Bainbridge, E.D. 9-3, Sheet No. 4B, Guy A. Walling, 48, New York, superintendent, sugar milk factory; wife Ethel M. Walling, 43, New York.
  5. Obituary, The Oneonta Star, Oneonta, New York, Guy Walling, 21 April 1960.
  6. Draft Registration Card, World War I, Guy Andrew Walling, Card No. 5; age 25; born: 3 December 1891 in Edmeston, NY; occupation: milk sugar maker; dependents: wife and one child; married. [Note: registrar was Chas. H. Gazlay, Edmeston, NY, 5 June 1917.]
  7. New York State Census, 1892, Otsego County, Edmeston, Page 5, Stephen P. Walling, 60, Mecanic [sic]; Joanna M. Walling, 62; Ella A. Wilbur, 37, milliner; Clinton S. Wilbur, 16; Andrew C. Walling, 32, miller; Lillie E. Walling 22; Stephen M. Walling, 4; Guy A. Walling, 1.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Otsego County, Edmeston, Enumeration District 113, Sheet No. 13, family of Andrew and Elizabeth Walling and children Stephen M., Guy A., Claude S., and Paul.
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Otsego County, Edmeston, Enumeration District 46, Sheet No. 2A, family of Andrew C. and Minnie P. Walling with children Guy A., C. Lester, and Paul, with mother Joanna M. Walling.
  10. Gazlay History, compiled by Margaret Howe in 1955-1956 (copy available at Gazlay Family History - Sources). Margaret Howe indicated that the document is “based on material my mother Inez L. Gazlay collected, but never lived to edit. Her material has just been copied and explains the more extensive material on generation V and VI. Other information has been added which I found from numerous sources.” Unpublished, 29 pages. Several differences in dates have been found between this document and others, especially A Genealogy of the Leavenworth Family; the latter is considered the more accurate source.
  11. Article, 21 April 1960, Car Hits House; Bainbridge Man Dead; Autopsy Today. Guy A. Walling, died 20 April 1960 in Bainbridge, NY, in an automobile accident, caused by an apparent heart attack; [later confirmed in the autopsy in a separate article several days later]. He also suffered from a diabetic condition. The article provides biographical details and the names of his wife, three brothers, step-mother, and step-son. The article indicates he will be buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Bainbridge.
  12. Find a Grave (website). Greenlawn Cemetery, Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York, Guy A. Walling, born: 1891; died: 1960 (from record). His gravestone reads: Walling / Guy A. / 1891 - 1960 / Ethel M. / 1896 - 1984.