Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Mabel Nooner


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 Mabel Nooner and one of her descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Mabel Nooner,1 born November 1859 in Texas (parents not determined).1 Mabel married, ca. 1875, J. S. Roosevelt1 (born December 1850 in Michigan, parents not determined1).

Child of Mabel Nooner and J. S. Roosevelt:

+2i. Mabel Roosevelt, born 25 November 1877 in Texas; died 19 March 1915 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Married Henry Littleton Gazley.

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio City, Enumeration District 99, Sheet No. 6A, family of J. A. Roosevelt (49, Michigan, Dec. 1850, mechanical expert); wife of 25 years Mabel Roosevelt (40, Texas, Nov. 1859, 4 children, 4 living); daughter Mabel Roosevelt (22, Texas, Nov. 1877); mother-in-law M. C. Nooner (60, Texas, July 1839, widow, 3 children, 1 living).
Second Generation
2. Mabel Roosevelt2 (Mabel1), born 25 November 1877 in Texas;1, 2, 3 died 19 March 1915 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.1, 2 Mabel married, 4 April 1902 in Austin, Travis County, Texas, Henry Littleton Gazley10 (born 3 May 1873 in Texas, the son of William H. Gazley and Margaretta Ann Shepherd;4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Henry died 26 January 1944 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas5, 6). Their marriage ended in divorce.2 Mabel and Henry are buried in Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.1, 2, 5, 6

Henry was a court reporter in San Antonio for 40 years, as cited in several census records and his obituary. Several court judges served as pall bearers at his funeral.11


  1. Find a Grave (website). Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; Gazley, Mabel Roosevelt; b. Nov. 25, 1877, Texas; d. Mar. 19, 1915, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; dau. of J. S. Roosevelt and Mabel Nooner.
  2. Texas Deaths, 1890-1976; Gazley, Mabel; born 25 Nov. 1877, Texas; died 19 Mar. 1915, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; divorced; record provides the names of her parents, their birth states, and her burial place.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio City, Enumeration District 99, Sheet No. 6A, family of J. A. Roosevelt (49, Michigan, Dec. 1850, mechanical expert); wife of 25 years Mabel Roosevelt (40, Texas, Nov. 1859, 4 children, 4 living); daughter Mabel Roosevelt (22, Texas, Nov. 1877); mother-in-law M. C. Nooner (60, Texas, July 1839, widow, 3 children, 1 living).
  4. Draft Registration Card, World War I, No. A4160; Henry Littleton Gazley, born May 3, 1873; court reporter, San Antonio, Texas; wife Ruie L. Gazley.
  5. Find a Grave (website). Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; Gazley, Henry Littleton; b. May 3, 1873; d. Jan 26, 1944; son of William H. Gazley and Margaret Ann Sheppard.
  6. Texas Deaths, 1890-1976; Gazley, Henry Littleton; born 3 May 1873, Texas; died 26 Jan 1944, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; married; court reporter; record provides the names of his parents and his burial place.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Texas, Hill County, Precinct No. 4, Enumeration District 74, Page No. 28, family of Eliza Gazley (81, Delaware, widowed, farmer); son Thos. J. Gazley (53, Ill., farm work); son A. F. Gazley (36, Tex., farm work); gr. son Henry Gazley (7, Texas).
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Texas, Bexar County, Precinct 24, San Antonio City, Enumeration District 60, Sheet No. 20A, family of Henry R. [sic] Gazley (43, Texas, court reporter U.S. Gov); wife Ruie L. Gazley (43, Illinois); mother-in-law Ella J. Kennedy (62, Ohio, widow).
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Enumeration District 91, Sheet No. 15B, family of Henry L. Gazley (56, Texas, recorder, official court, married age 25); wife Ruie L. Gazley (56, Illinois, married age 19); sister [in law? difficult to read] Georgia Armstrong (32, Texas, librarian, school).
  10. Texas Marriages, 1837-1973; marriage of Henry L. Gazley and Mabel Roosevelt, 4 Apr 1902 in Austin, Travis County, Texas.
  11. Obituary, San Antonio Express, San Antonio, Texas, Gazley, Henry L.; 29 January 1944; died 26 January 1944 at his home in San Antonio. The obituary names his widow Ruie Gazley, sister Margaret Gazley, niece and nephew Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bradbury.