Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Ward Madison Gazlay, Jr.


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 Ward Madison Gazlay, Jr. and four of his descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Ward Madison Gazlay, Jr.,1 born 9 March 1827 in Orange County, New York, the son of Ward Madison Gazlay and Elizabeth Carter;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 died 27 March 1899 in Nyack, Rockland County, New York.1, 10 Ward married Ann _____ (born 10 April 1833 in New York, New York, parents not determined;2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11 Ann died 24 December 1884 in Nyack, Rockland County, New York11, 12). Ward and Ann are buried in Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, Rockland County, New York.11, 1

Children of Ward Madison Gazlay, Jr. and Ann _____:

 2i. Blake Gazlay, born ca. October 1850 in New York.2
+3ii. Ella G. Gazlay, born ca. July 1854 in Orange County, New York; died 20 May 1908 in Nyack, Rockland County, New York. Married Edward H. Burroughs.
 4iii. Josephine L. ‘Josie’ Gazlay, born 6 February 1855 in Orange County, New York;3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13 died 7 December 1887 in Nyack, Rockland County, New York.13, 14 Josie is buried in Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, Rockland County, New York.13
 5iv. Ward Madison Gazlay, born November 1857 in Orange County, New York;4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17 died 16 April 1917 in Nyack, Rockland County, New York.15 He is the Ward M. Gazlay who is listed in the Columbia University general catalog as a Graduate in Law from Columbia University in 1877.15, 18 Ward is buried in Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, Rockland County, New York.15

  1. Find a Grave (website). Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, Rockland County, New York, Ward Madison Gazlay, born: 9 March 1827 in Orange County, New York; died: 27 March 1899 in Nyack, Rockland County, New York (from record, which provides the names and links for his spouse and three children).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Orange County, Goshen, Page No. 211, family of W. M. Gasley (23, NY, baker); Ann Gasley (22, NY); Edward Moore (16, NY, baker p); Blake Gasley (1/12, NY, Dec.[possibly meaning deceased]).
  3. New York State Census, 1855, Orange County, Goshen, family of Ward M. Gaseley (2, Orange, baker); wife Ann Gaseley (27, New York City); daughter Ella Gaseley (1, Orange); daughter Lulu Gaseley (4/12, Orange); servant Cordelia J. Springle (15, Orange).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Orange County, Goshen, Page No. 137, family of Ward M. Gazely (33, NY, baker); Ann Gazely (30, NY); Ella Gazely (7, NY); Josephine Gazely (5, NY); Ward M. Gazely (3, NY); Sarah Brooks (26, NY, domestic).
  5. New York State Census, 1865, Orange County, Deerpark, 3rd District, Page 61, family of Ward M. Gasely, 36, Orange (County), baker; wife Anna Gasely, 36, New York, 4 children; daughter Ellen, 11, Orange (County); daughter Josephine Gasely, 9, Orange (County); son Ward M. Gazely, 7, Orange (County).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Orange County, Town of Deerpark, Page No. 103, family of Ward M. Gazley (40, New York, baker); Anne Gazley (35, New York); Ella Gazley (16, New York); Josephine Gazley (13, New York); Ward Gazley (12, New York); plus four bakers apprentices.
  7. New York State Census, 1875, Rockland County, Clarkstown, Fourth Election District, Page 9; family of Ward M. Gazlay (48, Orange Co.); wife Anna Gazlay (41, New York Co.); daughter Ella G. Gazlay (21, Orange Co.); daughter Josephine Gazlay (18, Orange Co.); son Ward M. Gazlay, Jr. (17, Orange Co.); servant Rose Wood (20, Sullivan Co.).
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Westchester County, Village of Peekskill, Enumeration District 87, Page No. 6, family of Ward M. Gazlay (54, New York, baker); wife Ann Gazlay (46, New York); daughter Ella Gazlay (25, New York, tends store); son Ward M. Gazlay (22, New York, Baker); daughter Josephine Gazlay (16, New York) [the ages of the children here differ by several years compared to other records]; servant Ann Carr (20, Ireland).
  9. New York State Census, 1892, Rockland County, Orangetown, Page 8, Ward M. Gazley (65, baker); Ward M. Gazley (32, lawyer); Ella Burrows (34); Edward Burrows (36, clerk).
  10. Obituary, New York Herald, New York, 29 March 1899: Gazlay, Ward M., died 27 March 1899 in Nyack, N.Y., aged 72.
  11. Find a Grave (website). Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, Rockland County, New York, Anna Gazlay, born: 10 April 1833 in New York County (Manhattan), New York; died: 24 December 1884 in Nyack, Rockland County, New York (from record, which provides the text of her death notice naming her husband and giving her age at death as 50 years, 8 months and 14 days; and the names and links for her spouse and three children).
  12. New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956, available at familysearch.org. 1884, Ann Gaslay, died 24 December 1884 in Nyack, Orangetown, Rockland County, New York.
  13. Find a Grave (website). Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, Rockland County, New York, Josephine L. “Josie” Gazlay, born: 6 February 1856 in Orange County, New York; died: 7 December 1887 in Nyack, Rockland County, New York (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents and two siblings). Although both the record and her gravestone indicate that she was born in 1856, she appears in the 1855 New York Census, so her birth year is believed to be 1855.
  14. Obituary, The New York Times, Josie L. Gazlay, 8 December 1887, died 7 December 1887 in Nyack, New York, the youngest daughter of Ward M. Gazlay.
  15. Find a Grave (website). Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, Rockland County, New York, Ward Madison Gazlay, Jr., born: November 1858 in Orange County, New York; died: 16 April 1917 in Nyack, Rockland County, New York (from record, which includes a note that he was a graduate in law from Columbia University in 1877; another note that his death date may actually be his date of interment per cemetery records; and provides the names and links for his parents and two siblings).
  16. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Rockland County, Orangetown, Enumeration District 20, Sheet No. 5A, family of Edward Burrows (54, New Jersey, Nov 1845, clerk, railroad); wife of 9 years Ella Burrows (45, New York, July 1854, no children); brother [in-law] Ward Gazlay (42, New York, Nov 1857, lawyer); servant Sarah Adams (29, New Jersey, Jun 1860).
  17. New York State Census, 1905, Rockland County, Nyack, Page 5, family of Edward H. Burrough (55, attorney at law); wife Ell G. Burrough (50); brother [in-law] Ward M. Gazlay (47); plus one border and two domestics.
  18. Officers and Graduates of Columbia University, General Catalog, 1754-1894. New York. Printed for the college 1894. Digitized copy available at Google books. Page 313, Ward W. Gazlay, Jr., 1877 Graduates in Law.
Second Generation
3. Ella G. Gazlay2 (Ward1), born ca. July 1854 in Orange County, New York;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 died 20 May 1908 in Nyack, Rockland County, New York.10 Ella married, ca. 1891, Edward H. Burroughs8 (born November 1845 in New Jersey, parents not determined;7, 8, 9 Edward died 1930 in Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey11). Ella is buried in Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, Rockland County, New York.10 Edward is buried in First Presbyterian Church of Ewing Cemetery, Ewing, Mercer County, New Jersey.11

  1. New York State Census, 1855, Orange County, Goshen, family of Ward M. Gaseley (2, Orange, baker); wife Ann Gaseley (27, New York City); daughter Ella Gaseley (1, Orange); daughter Lulu Gaseley (4/12, Orange); servant Cordelia J. Springle (15, Orange).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Orange County, Goshen, Page No. 137, family of Ward M. Gazely (33, NY, baker); Ann Gazely (30, NY); Ella Gazely (7, NY); Josephine Gazely (5, NY); Ward M. Gazely (3, NY); Sarah Brooks (26, NY, domestic).
  3. New York State Census, 1865, Orange County, Deerpark, 3rd District, Page 61, family of Ward M. Gasely, 36, Orange (County), baker; wife Anna Gasely, 36, New York, 4 children; daughter Ellen, 11, Orange (County); daughter Josephine Gasely, 9, Orange (County); son Ward M. Gazely, 7, Orange (County).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Orange County, Town of Deerpark, Page No. 103, family of Ward M. Gazley (40, New York, baker); Anne Gazley (35, New York); Ella Gazley (16, New York); Josephine Gazley (13, New York); Ward Gazley (12, New York); plus four bakers apprentices.
  5. New York State Census, 1875, Rockland County, Clarkstown, Fourth Election District, Page 9; family of Ward M. Gazlay (48, Orange Co.); wife Anna Gazlay (41, New York Co.); daughter Ella G. Gazlay (21, Orange Co.); daughter Josephine Gazlay (18, Orange Co.); son Ward M. Gazlay, Jr. (17, Orange Co.); servant Rose Wood (20, Sullivan Co.).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Westchester County, Village of Peekskill, Enumeration District 87, Page No. 6, family of Ward M. Gazlay (54, New York, baker); wife Ann Gazlay (46, New York); daughter Ella Gazlay (25, New York, tends store); son Ward M. Gazlay (22, New York, Baker); daughter Josephine Gazlay (16, New York) [the ages of the children here differ by several years compared to other records]; servant Ann Carr (20, Ireland).
  7. New York State Census, 1892, Rockland County, Orangetown, Page 8, Ward M. Gazley (65, baker); Ward M. Gazley (32, lawyer); Ella Burrows (34); Edward Burrows (36, clerk).
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Rockland County, Orangetown, Enumeration District 20, Sheet No. 5A, family of Edward Burrows (54, New Jersey, Nov 1845, clerk, railroad); wife of 9 years Ella Burrows (45, New York, July 1854, no children); brother [in-law] Ward Gazlay (42, New York, Nov 1857, lawyer); servant Sarah Adams (29, New Jersey, Jun 1860).
  9. New York State Census, 1905, Rockland County, Nyack, Page 5, family of Edward H. Burrough (55, attorney at law); wife Ell G. Burrough (50); brother [in-law] Ward M. Gazlay (47); plus one border and two domestics.
  10. Find a Grave (website). Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, Rockland County, New York, Ella G. Gazlay Burroughs, born: 27 July 1854 in Orange County, New York; died: 20 May 1908 in Nyack, Rockland County, New York (from record, which provides the text of the Rockland Cemetery Record, and the names and links for her parents, two siblings, and spouse).
  11. Find a Grave (website). First Presbyterian Church of Ewing Cemetery, Ewing, Mercer County, New Jersey, Edward H. Burroughs, born: 1845 in Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey; died: 1930 in Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, two spouses, siblings and half-siblings).