Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Mary E. Worth


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 Mary E. Worth and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Mary E. Worth,1 born August 1842 in Michigan (parents not determined);1, 2 died 14 September 1921 in Genesee County, Michigan.2 Mary married, 13 May 1886 in Genesee County, Michigan, Leonard Sprague1, 2 (born 20 November 1838 in Troy, Oakland County, Michigan, the son of Orrin Sprague and Eunice Crooks;1, 2, 3, 4 Leonard died 17 July 1905 in Forest, Genesee County, Michigan2, 5). Leonard is buried in Richfield Union Cemetery, Davison, Genesee County, Michigan.5

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Genesee County, Forest Township, Enumeration District 19, Sheet No. 2A; family of Leonard Sprague (61, Michigan, Nov 1838, farmer); wife of 14 years Mary E. Sprague (57, Michigan, Aug 1842, 5 children, 3 living).
  2. Gazlay Family Tree, Ancestry (website); Owner: joanneweimer. This site includes numerous references, including US Census records and copies of death certificates and obituaries. The reliability of the information is excellent, although a few relationships are believed to be incorrect, probably because the correct information does not appear in the cited references.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Michigan, Genesee County, Town of Gaines, Page No. 357-8, family of Orrin Sprague (60, NY, farmer); Leonard Sprague (22, Mich, farmer labr); Maria Sprague (22, NY).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Genesee County, Gaines, Page No. 3, family of Orrin Sprague (72, New York, farmer); Leonard Sprague (31, Mich., farmer); Maria Sprague (34, New York); Betsy Gazley (63, New York); Wallace Keeler (16, Mich., farm laborer); Arthur Steggol (21, England, blacksmith).
  5. Find a Grave (website). Richfield Union Cemetery, Davison, Genesee County, Michigan; Leonard Sprague, born 1838, died Aug 1909 (from record). The death date here conflicts with the date of 17 July 1905 on his death certificate.