Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Emily Maria ‘Emma’ Gazlay


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 Emily Maria ‘Emma’ Gazlay and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Emily Maria ‘Emma’ Gazlay,1 born 22 September 1879 in Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio, the daughter of John Arvin Gazlay and Henrietta Elmira ‘Etta’ Morgan; the 1880 Census indicates her birth as Aug. 1879;1, 2, 3 died 21 October 1881 in Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio.1, 4 Emma is buried in McPherson Cemetery, Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio.1
  1. Find a Grave (website). McPherson Cemetery, Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio, Emma Gazlay: born: 1879; died: 1881 [from record, which provides names and links for her parents, John A. Gazlay and Henrietta Morgan Gazlay, and (erroneously a sibling Charlotte Gazlay, who is actually her paternal grandmother].
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Sandusky County, Clyde, Enumeration District 73, Page No. 27, family of John A. Gazlay (34, NY, harnessmaker), wife Henrietta A. Gazlay (26, Ohio), daughter Lottie M. Gazlay (3, Ohio), daughter Phoebe M. Gazlay (2, Ohio), daughter Emily M. Gazlay (9/12, Aug, Ohio), Charlotte Gazlay (67, NY, widow).
  3. Gazlay Family Notes, undated and unpublished. This photocopy of five pages of hand-written notes start with what is believed to be the same 1852 interview of Sayrs Gazlay by his brother Theodore that is transcribed elsewhere. The remaining pages focus on the branch of the family that includes John Arvin Gazlay (1846-1911). Some dates in this photocopy differ from other sources. Transcription available at Gazlay Family History (website).
  4. Ohio Obituary Index, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; website. Gazley, Emily M., died 10/21/1881, Clyde, Ohio, age 2. Parent’s first names: John/Henrietta.