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Family History - Obernus 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 Obernus Gazlay and his immediate family.

First Generation

1. Obernus Gazlay,¹ born 9 September 1837, the son of Rev. Sayrs Gazlay and Susan Hay;¹ died 14 July 1838.¹ Obernus is buried in Williamsburg Cemetery, Williamsburg, Clermont County, Ohio.¹

Cemetery Record, Williamsburg Cemetery, Clermont County, Ohio; Clermont County Genealogical Society (website: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohclecgs/); Headstone inscription: Verna Silens Nata / Apr. 3 1836 / Obernus / Born / Sept. 9 1837 / Died / July 14 1838 / Child of / S. Gazlay. The inscription documented in the separate list of Additional Inscriptions suggests that the two children are “Obernus” and “Verna Silens Nata”. We agree that Obernus is the name of one child, with the associated birth and death dates. However, we interpret the other inscription as the name Verna followed by the Latin “Silens Nata”, meaning “Verna, born in silence”, i.e., stillborn, on 3 April 1836. The “S. Gazlay” is believed to be Sayrs Gazlay based on the proximity of this headstone with the headstones of Sayrs and his wife Susan.