Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Dr. William S. Rumsey


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 Dr. William S. Rumsey and four of his descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Dr. William S. Rumsey,1 born ____ (parents not determined); died 8 September 1856.1 William married, 14 March 1847 in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, Sarah Jane Gazley4, 5 (born 14 March 1829 in New York, the daughter of Samuel D. Gazley and Sarah ‘Sally’ Jones;2, 3, 4 Sarah died 14 February 1877 in Oregon2). William is buried in West High Street Cemetery, Painted Post, Steuben County, New York.1 Sarah is buried in James F. Gazley Family Cemetery, Gazley, Douglas County, Oregon.2

Child of Dr. William S. Rumsey and Sarah Jane Gazley:

+2i. William Claude Rumsey, born 26 November 1854 in Painted Post, Steuben County, New York. Married Mary Louise Kendrick.

  1. Cemetery Record, West High Street Cemetery, Painted Post, Steuben County, NY; available at NY Gen Web, Steuben County, NY. West High Street Cemetery, Compiled from the readings of Mrs. Lee Kinner in 1963, and Mrs. Evaline Stickler & Mrs. Susannah Whitcomb 26 Apr 1970. Retyped by Annette Campbell. Dr. William S. Rumsey, died 8 September 1856. Stone is broken off.
  2. Find a Grave (website). James F. Gazley Family Cemetery, Gazley, Douglas County, Oregon; Rumsey, Mrs. Sarah Jane, born: 1830 in New York; died: 14 February 1877 in Oregon [from record, which provides biographical details about her, her father and brother].
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Steuben County, Town of Erwin, Page No. 49, family of Sarah J. Rumsey (30, NY, druggist); Matilda Nygood (20, NY, domestic); Claude Rumsey (8, NY).
  4. 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.
  5. Marriage Records, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, available at Tri-Counties Genealogy & History, by Joyce M. Tice. Sarah J. Gazlay, of Ulster, and Dr. William S. Rumsey, of Painted Post, Steuben County NY, married on 14 March 1847.
Second and Third Generations
2. William Claude Rumsey2 (William1), born 26 November 1854 in Painted Post, Steuben County, New York.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 William married Mary Louise Kendrick (born September 1869 in Iowa, the daughter of _____ Kendrick and Harriet S. _____1, 4, 5, 6, 7).

William started his career as a salesman. In 1885 he engaged in the plumbing business and was elected in 1886 as president of the Rumsey & Sikemeier Company.8


Children of William Claude Rumsey and Mary Louise Kendrick:

 3i. Albert Kendrick Rumsey, born 12 June 1894 in Webster Groves, St. Louis County, Missouri.1, 4, 5, 6
 4ii. Margaret Rumsey, born November 1898 in Missouri; twin;4 died before 1910.5
 5iii. Ruth Rumsey, born November 1898 in Missouri; twin.4, 5, 6

  1. Missouri Births, 1851-1910, Register of Births, No. 3082, Albert Kendrick Rumsey, born 12 June 1894 in Webster Groves, Mo.; the register gives the full names of his parents, their ages and states of birth.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Steuben County, Town of Erwin, Page No. 49, family of Sarah J. Rumsey (30, NY, druggist); Matilda Nygood (20, NY, domestic); Claude Rumsey (8, NY).
  3. 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).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Missouri, St. Louis County, Webster Groves, Enumeration District 121, Sheet No. 50B; family of William C. Rumsey (46, New York, Nov 1853, dealer, plumbing supply); wife of 8 years Louisa K. Rumsey (30, Iowa, Sept. 1869, 3 children, 3 living); son Albert K. Rumsey (5, Missouri, June 1894); daughter Margerett Rumsey (1, Missouri, Nov 1898); daughter Ruth Rumsey (1, Missouri, Nov 1898); m. in law Harriet M. Kendrick (56, New York, Dec. 1843, 5 children, 3 living); plus 2 servants.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Missouri, St. Louis County, Webster Groves, Enumeration District 120, Sheet No. 30A; family of William C. Rumsey (60, New York, president, plumbing supply); wife of 17 years Louise Kendrick Rumsey (39, Iowa, 3 children, 2 living); son Albert K. Rumsey (15, Missouri); daughter Ruth Rumsey (11, Missouri); and 2 servants.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Missouri, St. Louis County, Enumeration District 136, Sheet No. 17B; family of William C. Rumsey (60, New York, investment agent, real estate); wife Mary Louise Rumsey (45, Iowa); son Kendrick Rumsey (25, Missouri); daughter Ruth Rumsey (21, Missouri).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Missouri, St. Louis County, Webster Groves City, Enumeration District 95-69, Sheet No. 2B; family of William C. Rumsey (77, New York, president, real estate, 38 at first marriage); wife Louise K. Rumsey (60, Iowa, 22 at first marriage).
  8. History of the Development of Missouri, by Marshall Solomon Snow. Volume II. National Press Bureau, Publishers, St. Louis, Mo., 1908. Digitized copy available at Google Books. Page 536, biography of William Claude Rumsey.