Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Ward Madison Gazlay


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 and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. Ward Madison Gazlay,1 born November 1857 in Orange County, New York, the son of Ward Madison Gazlay, Jr. and Ann _____;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 died 16 April 1917 in Nyack, Rockland County, New York.1 Ward is buried in Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, Rockland County, New York.1

He is the Ward M. Gazlay who is listed in the Columbia University general catalog as a Graduate in Law from Columbia University in 1877.1, 10

  1. 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).
  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. 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.