Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Elmer Gazley


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 Elmer Gazley and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. Elmer Gazley,1 born 26 May 1864 in Canyonville, Douglas County, Oregon, the son of James Franklin Gazley and Adeline E. Adams;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 died 7 January 1945 in Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, Oregon.6, 8
  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Oregon, Douglas County, Canyonville, Page 14, family of James Gazlay (48, New York, attorney at law); Adaline Gazlay (39, Pennsylvania); Franklin Gazlay (21, Pennsylvania); Clarence Gazlay (16, Oregon); Helen Gazlay (14, Oregon); May Gazlay (12, Oregon); Minnie Gazlay (10, Oregon); Elmer Gazlay (8, Oregon); Claude Rumsey (18, New York); William Holmes (28, Kentucky, farm laborer).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Oregon, Douglas County, Enumeration District 45, Page No. 16D; family of Jas F. Gazley (58, NY, lawyer); wife Ada E. Gazley (49, Penn.); son Franklin Gazley Jr. (31, Penn., work on farm); Minnie Gazley (20, Oregon); Elmer Gazley (18, Oregon, work on farm); orphan Millie Barden (9, Oregon); plus 8 borders.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Oregon, Douglas County, Canyonville, Enumeration District 56, Sheet No. 6B, Elmer Gazley (36, Oregon, May 1864, fruit grower); Minnie Gazley (39, Oregon, Apr 1861, fruit grower). [Elmer and Minnie are siblings and are living in adjacent households.]
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Oregon, Douglas County, Canyonville Precinct, Enumeration District 77, Sheet No. 3B; Elmer Gazley (46, Oregon, farmer, own farm); Minnie Gazley (49, Oregon, farmer, own farm). [Elmer and Minnie are siblings and are living in adjacent households.]
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Oregon, Douglas County, Canyonville Precinct, Enumeration District 138, Sheet No. 4B; Minnie Gazley (59, Oregon); Elmer Gazley (56, Oregon, farmer, general farm). [Elmer and Minnie are siblings and are living in adjacent households.]
  6. Obituary, The News-Review, Roseburg, Oregon, 8 January 1945, Elmer Gazley, died 7 January 1945 in Myrtle Creek, Oregon. The article provide vital and biographical details and the names of his parents and several nieces and nephews. His birth date in the article, 25 May 1863, is different from the birth date claimed in other sources.
  7. Mernitz Family Tree, Ancestry (website). Although no sources are cited in this family tree, much of the information agrees with other sources. A few individuals in this family tree have duplicate entries with slightly different vital statistics for each.
  8. Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998; Gazley, Elmer, died 7 Jan 1945, Douglas County, Oregon.