Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Alexander William Murdock


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 Alexander William Murdock and 19 of his descendants down to the sixth generation.


First Generation
1. Alexander William Murdock,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Alexander married Sarah Smith (born ____, parents not determined).

Children of Alexander William Murdock and Sarah Smith:

+2i. Margaret Maude Murdock, born 23 October 1877 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; died 24 October 1944 in Evanston, Cook County, Illinois. Married Arthur Emerson Gazlay.
+3ii. Arthur E. Murdock, born ca. 1882 in Canada. Married Eleanor E. _____.

Second Generation
2. Margaret Maude Murdock2 (Alexander1), born 23 October 1877 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada;1, 2, 3, 4 died 24 October 1944 in Evanston, Cook County, Illinois.1 Margaret married, 10 October 1907 in York, Ontario, Canada, Arthur Emerson Gazlay8 (born 19 June 1878 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, the son of Aribert Gazlay, Jr. and Lydia L. Cox;2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Arthur died 13 July 1965 in Northbrook, Cook County, Illinois5). Margaret and Arthur are buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.1, 5

Children of Margaret Maude Murdock and Arthur Emerson Gazlay:

+4i. Aribert William ‘Bill’ Gazlay, born 14 September 1908 in Canada; died 14 November 1984 in Orange County, California. Married Mary Sutherland.
+5ii. John Emerson Gazlay, born 20 December 1911 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; died 10 December 1966 in Orange County, California. Married Mary Ann O’Boyle.
+6iii. Margaret Mary ‘Peggy’ Gazlay, born 23 November 1913 in Canada; died 7 September 2008 in Sante Fe, Sante Fe County, New Mexico. Married (1) Edward George Geist Married (2) John Woodbury ‘Jack’ Lane.

3. Arthur E. Murdock2 (Alexander1), born ca. 1882 in Canada.2 Arthur married, ca. 1907, Eleanor E. _____2 (born ca. 1894 in Canada, parents not determined2).

Child of Arthur E. Murdock and Eleanor E. _____:

 7i. John L. Murdock, born ca. August 1908 in Canada.2

  1. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Gazlay, Margaret Murdock, card no. 128038, born Oct. 23, 1877 in Toronto, Canada, died Oct. 24, 1944 in Evanston, Illinois, parents: Alexander & Sarah Smith Murdock, wife of Arthur Emerson Gazlay, Sec. 86, Lot 100.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Kentucky, Campbell County, Newport City, Enumeration District 15, Sheet No. 8B; family of Arthur E. Gazlay (32, Ohio, salesman, lumber company); wife of 3 years Margaret E. Gazlay (30, Canada, 1 child, 1 living); son Aribert W. Gazlay (1 6/12, Canada); brother-in-law Arthur E. Murdock (28, Canada, clerk, roofing company); sister-in-law, wife of 3 years Eleanor E. Murdock (26, Canada, 1 child, 1 living); nephew John L. Murdock (1 8/12, Canada); servant Inez Ryan (18, Indiana, housework, private family).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 222, Sheet No. 9B, family of Albert [sic, Aribert] Gazlay (66, Ohio, manufacturer, wall board); wife Lydia Gazlay (64, Indiana); son Arthur Gazlay (41, Ohio, manufacturer, stucco); daughter-in-law Margaret Gazlay (39, Canada); grandson John Gazlay (8, Canada); granddaughter Margaret M. Gazlay (6, Canada); grandson Albert [sic, Aribert] W. Gazlay (11, Canada); servant Hannah Witzman (52, Ohio, widow, cook, private family).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Illinois, Cook County, Evanston, Enumeration District 16-181A, Sheet No. 9B, Arthur E. Gazlay (61, Ohio, salesman, tank coating); Margaret Gazlay (61, Canada) [they are lodgers in a household of apparently unrelated people].
  5. Cemetery Record, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (website); Gazlay, Arthur Emerson, card no. 154372, born June 19, 1887 [sic, 1878; digits probably transposed] in Cincinnati, Ohio, died July 13, 1965 in Northbrook, Illinois, parents: Aribert Gazlay, Lydia Cox, husband of Margaret Murdock, Sec. 86, Lot 100.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 167, Page No. 39, family of Aribert Gazlay (82, N.Y.); wife Elizabeth Gazlay (76, N.Y.); son Carter Gazlay (52, Indiana, lawyer, widow); grd. son Aribert Gazlay, Jr. (25, Indiana, clerk, steamboat); grd. daughter Lydia Gazlay (24, Ohio) [actually the elder Aribert’s daughter-in-law]; grt. grd. daughter Adella Gazlay (4, Ohio); grt. grd. son Arthur Gazlay (2, Ohio); grd. daughter Blanche Gazlay (21, Indiana).
  7. Origin, History, and Genealogy of the Buck Family, by Cornelius B. Harvey, Esq. 1889: J. J. Griffiths, Steam Book and Job Printer, Jersey City, N.J. Digitized copy available at archive.org.
  8. Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928; Arthur Emerson Gazlay, age 29, born in Ohio; father: Aribert Gazlay; mother: Lydia Cox; Margaret Maude Murdock, age 28, born in Canada; father: Alexander Wm. Murdock; mother: Sarah Smith Murdock; married 10 Oct. 1907 in York.
Third Generation
4. Aribert William ‘Bill’ Gazlay3 (Margaret,2 Alexander1), born 14 September 1908 in Canada;1, 2, 3, 4, 5 died 14 November 1984 in Orange County, California.1 Bill married Mary Sutherland (born 10 October 1913 in New York, parents not determined;5, 6 Mary died 1 December 20006).

Children of Aribert William ‘Bill’ Gazlay and Mary Sutherland:

+8i. Jean Sutherland Gazlay, born 15 October 1941 in Los Angeles, California. Married Joseph Franklin Brown.
 9ii. Susan Murdock Gazlay, born 18 February 1946 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California.7

5. John Emerson Gazlay3 (Margaret,2 Alexander1), born 20 December 1911 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada;3, 8 died 10 December 1966 in Orange County, California.9 John married, 4 June 1938 in Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, Mary Ann O’Boyle8, 10 (born 4 September 1911 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, the daughter of Frank Collett O’Boyle and Mabel Cooper8).

6. Margaret Mary ‘Peggy’ Gazlay3 (Margaret,2 Alexander1), born 23 November 1913 in Canada;3, 11, 12 died 7 September 2008 in Sante Fe, Sante Fe County, New Mexico.13 Peggy married, first, in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, Edward George Geist13 (born 25 August 1906 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, the son of Edward H. Geist and Edith Maithre;4, 12, 14 Edward died 22 June 1982 in Bronxville, Westchester County, New York14). Peggy married, second, John Woodbury ‘Jack’ Lane13 (born 30 May 1909, parents not determined;15 Jack died 26 November 199615). Peggy is buried in St. John’s Episcopal Church Cemetery, Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York.13

Children of Margaret Mary ‘Peggy’ Gazlay and Edward George Geist:

+10i. Margaret Ann ‘Megan’ Geist, born 25 May 1937 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Married (1) Philip Stewart Painter Married (2) Frank Lea Fates.
+11ii. Sarah Ellen Geist, born ca. September 1939 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Married Richard H. Rochester.
+12iii. Edward Gazlay ‘Ted’ Geist, born 1 August 1945. Married Barbara E. Bell.

  1. California Death Index 1940-1997; Ancestry (website), and Familysearch (website). Gazlay, Aribert William; no. 550-07-6591; died 14 November 1984 in Orange [County]; born 14 September 1908 in Canada; mother’s maiden name: Murdock.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Kentucky, Campbell County, Newport City, Enumeration District 15, Sheet No. 8B; family of Arthur E. Gazlay (32, Ohio, salesman, lumber company); wife of 3 years Margaret E. Gazlay (30, Canada, 1 child, 1 living); son Aribert W. Gazlay (1 6/12, Canada); brother-in-law Arthur E. Murdock (28, Canada, clerk, roofing company); sister-in-law, wife of 3 years Eleanor E. Murdock (26, Canada, 1 child, 1 living); nephew John L. Murdock (1 8/12, Canada); servant Inez Ryan (18, Indiana, housework, private family).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 222, Sheet No. 9B, family of Albert [sic, Aribert] Gazlay (66, Ohio, manufacturer, wall board); wife Lydia Gazlay (64, Indiana); son Arthur Gazlay (41, Ohio, manufacturer, stucco); daughter-in-law Margaret Gazlay (39, Canada); grandson John Gazlay (8, Canada); granddaughter Margaret M. Gazlay (6, Canada); grandson Albert [sic, Aribert] W. Gazlay (11, Canada); servant Hannah Witzman (52, Ohio, widow, cook, private family).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati City, Enumeration District 31-566, Sheet No. 17B, family of Edward H. Geist (62, Ohio, department manager, gas and electric co., first married age 32); wife Edith M. Geist (57, Indiana, first married age 27); son Edward G. Geist (23, Ohio, estimator, conveyor machinery mfg.); border Aribert W. Gazlay (21, Canada, (?) dist. mgr., telephone co.).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Enumeration District 60-877, Sheet No. 10B, family of William A. Gazlay (31, Canada, engineer, telephone co.); wife Mary S. Gazlay (26, New York, secretary, film studio).
  6. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Gazlay, Mary, no. 548-05-6015; died 1 December 2000; born 10 October 1913; last residence: Irvine, Orange [County], California.
  7. Email from Susan Murdock Gazlay to Lee Gazlay, 13 November 2011.
  8. Indiana Marriages, 1811-1959, John E. Gazlay, born 20 Dec 1911 in Toronto, Canada, son of Arthur E. Gazlay and Margaret Murdock, and Mary Ann O’Boyle, born 4 Sep 1911 in Des Moines, Iowa, daughter of Frank C. O’Boyle and Mabel Cooper; married on 4 June 1938 in Angola, Steuben [County], Indiana.
  9. California Death Index 1940-1997; Ancestry (website), and Familysearch (website). Gazlay, John E., died 10 Dec 1966 in Orange [County], California; born 20 Dec 1911 in Canada; mother: Murdock.
  10. Marriage Announcement, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 1938, Mary Ann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Collett O’Boyle, and John E. Gazlay, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gazlay, on 4 June 1938.
  11. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Lane, Margaret Geist, no. 075-36-1775, died 7 September 2008, born 23 November 1913, last residence: Santa Fe, New Mexico.
  12. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New York, Queens County, Flushing, Enumeration District 41-910, Sheet No. 6B, family of Margaret Geist (26, Canada); husband Edward Geist (33, Cincinnati, Ohio, emg. salesman, converatus [?]); mother-in-law Edith Geist (67, Indiana, widow, mgr, tearoom, first married age 28, 3 children); daughter Margaret Ann Geist (3, Cincinnati); daughter Sarah E. Geist (1, Cincinnati).
  13. Obituary, The Journal News, available at New York’s Lower Hudson Valley (website: www.nyjnews.com/obits); Margaret Geist Lane, died 7 September 2008 in Santa Fe, New Mexico; born in Toronto, Canada, daughter of Margaret Maud Murdock and A. Arthur Gazlay. The article provides brief biographical details and the names of her husbands, siblings, children and their spouses.
  14. Obituary, Gannett Westchester Newspapers [New York], available at fultonhistory.com; 24 June 1982, Edward G. Geist, died 22 June 1982 in Bronxville; Born 25 August 1906 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The article provides a brief biography and the names of his wife and children.
  15. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Lane, John W., no. 088-01-6380; died: 26 November 1996; born: 30 May 1909; last place of residence: Westchester, New York.
Fourth Generation
8. Jean Sutherland Gazlay4 (Aribert ‘Bill’,3 Margaret,2 Alexander1), born 15 October 1941 in Los Angeles, California.1, 2 Jean married, 22 August 1964 in Orange County, California, Joseph Franklin Brown2, 4 (born 26 October 1934 in Pembroke, Washington County, Maine, the son of Lawrence Brown and Pauline Mahar;3 Joseph died 23 July 2010 in Vista, San Diego County, California3).

Children of Jean Sutherland Gazlay and Joseph Franklin Brown:

+13i. Matthew Lawrence Brown, born 21 December 1969. Married Heather McDonald.
+14ii. Daniel William Brown, born 16 October 1970. Married Tracy Jean Mohler.

10. Margaret Ann ‘Megan’ Geist4 (Margaret ‘Peggy’,3 Margaret,2 Alexander1), born 25 May 1937 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.5, 6 Megan married, first, 25 June 1960, Philip Stewart Painter7 (born ____, parents not determined). Megan married, second, Frank Lea Fates (born 2 July 1927 in Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, parents not determined;8, 9 Frank died 25 January 20078, 9). Frank is buried in Orleans Cemetery, East Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.8

Children of Margaret Ann ‘Megan’ Geist and Philip Stewart Painter:

+15i. Ann Gazlay Painter, born 8 October 1967. Married Peter A. Lajoie.
 16ii. Phillip E. Painter, born 8 October 1963.6

11. Sarah Ellen Geist4 (Margaret ‘Peggy’,3 Margaret,2 Alexander1), born ca. September 1939 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.5, 6 Sarah married, 1961, Richard H. Rochester (born ca. 1930, parents not determined6).

Child of Sarah Ellen Geist and Richard H. Rochester:

 17i. Stephen Rochester.

12. Edward Gazlay ‘Ted’ Geist4 (Margaret ‘Peggy’,3 Margaret,2 Alexander1), born 1 August 1945.6 Ted married Barbara E. Bell (born 17 October 1946, parents not determined6).

  1. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Jean Sutherland Gazlay, born 15 October 1941 in Los Angeles, California; mother: Sutherland.
  2. Email from Susan Murdock Gazlay to Lee Gazlay, 13 November 2011.
  3. Obituary, North County Times (serving San Diego and Riverside Counties, California), 1 August 2010, Joseph Franklin Brown, died 23 July 2010 in Vista, California; born 26 October 1934 in Pembroke, Maine. The article provides a brief biography and the names of his parents, wife, children, and grandchildren.
  4. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, Brown, Joseph F., age 29; Jean S. Gazlay, age 22; married 22 Aug. 1964 in Orange [County], California.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New York, Queens County, Flushing, Enumeration District 41-910, Sheet No. 6B, family of Margaret Geist (26, Canada); husband Edward Geist (33, Cincinnati, Ohio, emg. salesman, converatus [?]); mother-in-law Edith Geist (67, Indiana, widow, mgr, tearoom, first married age 28, 3 children); daughter Margaret Ann Geist (3, Cincinnati); daughter Sarah E. Geist (1, Cincinnati).
  6. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  7. Wedding Announcement, Herald Statesman, Yonkers, New York, 27 June 1960, Megan Geist and Philip Stewart Painter, married on 25 June 1960 in Colonial Heights, Yonkers, New York. The article provides the names of their parents and other family members.
  8. Find a Grave (website). Orleans Cemetery, East Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Frank Lea Fates: Frank Lea Fates / HA1 US Navy / Jul 2 1927 Jan 25 2007 [from grave marker].
  9. Obituary, Cape Cod Times (website: www.capecodonline.com), Frank “Lea” Fates, died: 25 January 2007. The article provides biographical and vital details, and the names of his siblings, two wives, children, and step-children.
Fifth and Sixth Generations
13. Matthew Lawrence Brown5 (Jean,4 Aribert ‘Bill’,3 Margaret,2 Alexander1), born 21 December 1969.1 Matthew married Heather McDonald (born 8 July 1970, parents not determined1).

Children of Matthew Lawrence Brown and Heather McDonald:

 18i. Natalie Brown.
 19ii. Kristin Brown.

14. Daniel William Brown5 (Jean,4 Aribert ‘Bill’,3 Margaret,2 Alexander1), born 16 October 1970.1 Daniel married, 15 September 2001, Tracy Jean Mohler2 (born 17 October 1977, parents not determined1).

Child of Daniel William Brown and Tracy Jean Mohler:

 20i. Henry Joseph ‘Hank’ Brown, born xxxx.

15. Ann Gazlay Painter5 (Margaret ‘Megan’,4 Margaret ‘Peggy’,3 Margaret,2 Alexander1), born 8 October 1967.1 Ann married Peter A. Lajoie (born 7 June 1964, parents not determined1).

  1. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  2. facebook.com (website), personal page of Tracy Mohler Brown