Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - William C. 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 William C. Gazley and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. William C. Gazley,1 born 20 August 1821 in New York, the son of William C. Gazlay and Patty Dickinson;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 died 16 January 1906.1 William married, 7 March 1850 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, Mary Ann Branch8, 9 (born ca. 1829 in England, the daughter of Thomas Branch and Mary Jane Andsworthy;2, 3, 7 Mary died 24 January 1892 in Otisville, Genessee County, Michigan8). Their marriage ended in divorce.9 William is buried in Avondale Cemetery, Flint, Genesee County, Michigan.1

  1. Find a Grave (website). Avondale Cemetery, Flint, Genesee County, Michigan; William Gazlay / born Aug. 20, 1821 / died Jan. 16, 1906 (from headstone).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, page 211, family of William Gazley (29, NY, carpenter); Mary Gazley (20, England).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, Page No. 69, family of William Gazley (39, NY, carpenter); Mary Gazley (31, England).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, Page No. 35, family of Edmund Davis (30, New Jersey, day laborer); Matilda Davis (24, Michigan); Alfred Davis (2, Michigan); William Gazley (49, NY, carpenter).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, Enumeration District 74, Page No. 36, William Gazley (55, NY, divorced, carpenter). His age here is incorrect; other records indicate he was 59 in 1880.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, Enumeration District 14, Sheet No. 12A; William Gazley (79, New York, Aug 1820, carpenter). Marital status is unclear in this census; it seems to appear as “N,” possibly an incomplete “M.”
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Genesee County, Forest Township, Enumeration District 77, Page No. 28D, family of Alexander Ward (67, England, farmer); wife Mary A. Ward (51, England).
  8. Rootsweb Ahnentafel Tree, Hervonen (family), entry for Mary Ann Branch, daughter of Thomas Branch and Mary Jane Andsworthy. Includes vital details for Mary and two husbands.
  9. Recollections of a Michigan Boyhood, by Charles Andrew Branch. Published by the University of Michigan-Flint Archives in cooperation with the Genesee County Historical Society, 1983 - Flint (Mich.) Page 17.