Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Elwin Kane Stewart


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 Elwin Kane Stewart and two of his descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Elwin Kane Stewart,1 born 26 February 1860 in Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky (parents not determined);1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 died 21 March 1941 in New York, New York.1, 7 Elwin married, 10 October 1894 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, Julia Dora Gazlay7, 13 (born 27 August 1857 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana, the daughter of Theodore Gazlay and Jane Eliza Fitch;2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Julia died 1 July 1937 in New York, New York7, 8). Elwin and Julia are buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.1, 8

Children of Elwin Kane Stewart and Julia Dora Gazlay:

 2i. Margaret G. Stewart, born 17 January 1897 in New York;7, 14 died 21 January 1897 in New York.7, 14 Margaret is buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.14
 3ii. Robert Gazlay Stewart, born 26 May 1898 in New York;2, 3, 4, 5, 7 died 9 June 1961 in New York.7

  1. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Stewart, Elwin Kane, card no. 123372, born 26 Feb. 1860 in Newport, Ky., died 21 March 1941 in New York City, NY, parents Geo. & Sophia Newton Stewart, widowed husband of Julia Gazley, Sec. 88 Lot 103.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, New York County, Manhattan, Enumeration District 458, Sheet No. 15B, family of Elwin Stewart (40, Kentucky, Feb 1860, Insp[?]); wife of 6 years Julia Stewart (38, Indiana, Aug 1861, 1 child, 1 living [her age and birth year are off by several years]); son Robert G. Stewart (2, New York, May 1898); plus 3 servants.
  3. New York State Census, 1905, New York County, Borough of Manhattan, page 38, family of Elwin K. Stewart (45, manf machinery); wife Julia Stewart (43); son Robert G. Stewart (7).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, New York County, New York City, Enumeration District 727, Sheet No. 7B, family of Elwin K. Stewart (50, Kentucky, retail merchant, feathers); wife of 16 years Julia G. Stewart (52, Indiana, 2 children, 1 living); Robert G. Stewart (12, New York); servant Nora Roche (28, Ire English). They are living next to Julia’s sister Huldah (Gazlay) Miller.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, New York County, Manhattan, Enumeration District 810, Sheet No. 8A, family of Elwin K. Stewart (59, Kentucky, merchant, wholesale florist); wife Julia G. Stewart (58, Indiana); son Robert G. Stewart (21, New York).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, New York County, New York City, Enumeration District 31-488, Sheet No. 36A, family of Elwin K. Stewart (70, Kentucky, proprietor, importer, flowers, first married age 35); wife Julia G. Stewart (70, Indiana, first married age 35); servant Julia O’Boyle (23, Ireland).
  7. Gazlay History, written by Spencer G. Kuhn, a grandchild of Theodore Gazlay; undated. This is a typewritten re-compilation of the earlier Genealogy of the Gazlay Family, compiled by Theodore Gazlay in 1890, including the 1852 statement of the family history by Reverend Sayers Gazlay, an elder brother of Theodore. This document re-formats the information in the 1890 work. For example, facts originally shown in list form, such as birth and death dates, are incorporated in the narrative of this later work. Two post-1890 sections are unique to this document: one with additional details about Theodore Gazlay’s family, with dates as late as 1951; and another on the Donaldson family, featuring Jean Gazlay Donaldson and her six marriages, with several dates in 1965.
  8. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Stewart, Julia G., card no. 118391, born 1857 in Lawrenceburg, Ind., died 1 July 1937 in New York City, NY, parents Theo. Gazley & Jane Fitch, wife of Elwin Kane Stewart, Sec. 88 Lot 103.
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Indiana, Dearborn County, Lawrenceburg, family of Theodore Gazlay (46, N York, attorney); Jane E. Gazlay (33, Inda.); Wm. H. Gazlay (13, Inda.); Hannah Gazlay (12, Inda.); Allen W. Gazlay (9, Inda.); Huldah Gazlay (6, Inda.); Emma J. Gazlay (4, Inda.); Julia D. Gazlay (2, Inda.); Kate Murphy (22, Ireland, domestic).
  10. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Page 100, family of Theodore Gazlay (55, New York, lawyer); Jane Gazlay (40, Indiana); William H. Gazlay (23, Indiana, R.R. clerk); Hannah Gazlay (21, Indiana); Allen W. Gazlay (18, Indiana); Huldah Gazlay (16, Indiana); Emma Gazlay (13, Indiana); Julia D. Gazlay (12, Indiana); Clara Gazlay (8, Indiana); Sallie Sullivan (23, Indiana, domestic servant).
  11. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 175, Page No. 39, family of Theodore Gazlay (65, N.Y., lawyer); wife Jane Gazlay (45, Indiana); son H. William Gazlay (32, Indiana, bookkeeper); daughter Hannah Gazlay (29, Indiana); daughter Emma Gazlay (25, Indiana); daughter Julia Gazlay (20, Indiana); daughter Clara Gazlay (16, Indiana); servant Mary Jones (21, Ohio); plus several borders.
  12. History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio, Their Past and Present, Cincinnati, Ohio: S. B. Nelson and Co., publishers; S. B. Nelson and J. M. Runk. 1894, pages 550-551.
  13. Marriage Records, Hamilton County, Ohio; No. 461, marriage of Elwin Kane Stewart and Julia D. Gazlay, 10 October 1894.
  14. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Stewart, Margt., card no. 60125, age 4 days [so born 17 Jan. 1897] in New York, died 21 March 1897 in New York, parents Elwin K. & Julia Stewart, Sec. 88 Lot 103.