Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - John Stokes 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 John Stokes Gazlay and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. John Stokes Gazlay,1 born 30 November 1884 in Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York, the son of Armine Holling Gazlay and Mary H. Wood;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 died 4 July 1956 in Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York.2, 8, 9 John is buried in Lakewood Cemetery, Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York.2, 8

Stokes, as he was known, was a boatwright (as was his father), stationary engineer, and avid fisherman on Otsego Lake. He had been employed as a stationary engineer in the power house at the Otsego Hotel.8

John was the subject of an article in The Otsego Farmer in 1890: “Last Wednesday, John Stokes Gazley, the little five-year old son of Armine Gazley, was bitten on the arm by a dog belonging to Levi Gray. Dr. Babbitt cauterized the wound.”10

  1. Draft Registration Card, World War I, Gazlay, John Stokes, serial number 304; born: 30 November 1884; nearest relative: A. H. Gazlay.
  2. Find a Grave (website). Lake View Cemetery, Pultneyville, Wayne County, New York, J. Stokes Gazlay, born: 30 November 1884 in Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York; died: 4 July 1956 in Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York (from record, which includes the text of his obituary; and provides the name and link for his mother).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Otsego County, Cooperstown (Village), Enumeration District 134, Sheet No. 7A, family of A. Holling Gazley (46, New York, Oct. 1853, boat builder); wife of 17 years Mary H. Gazley (51, New York, Dec. 1848, 4 children, 1 living); son J. Stokes Gazley (15, Nov. 1884).
  4. New York State Census, 1905, Otsego County, 1st Election District, Page 20, family of Armine H. Gazley (51, boat builder); wife Mary H. W. Gazley (56); son J. Stokes Gazley (20, boat builder).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Otsego County, Cooperstown Village, Enumeration District 69, Sheet No. 11B, family of Armine H. Gazley (56, New York, manufacturer, boats); wife of 26 years Mary H. Gazley (61, New York, 4 children, 1 living); son J. Stokes Gazley (25, New York, engineer, lake boat).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Otsego County, Middlefield, Enumeration District 201, Sheet No. 1A, family of Armine Gazlay (66, New York, carpenter); wife Mary H. Gazlay (71, New York); son Stokes Gazlay (35, New York, painter).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Otsego County, Middlefield Village, Enumeration District 18, Sheet No. 1A, family of Mary H. Gazley (84, New York, widow); son John Stokes Gazley (44, New York, general mechanic, odd jobs). This family (and others) was originally enumerated in Otsego Village, ED 39-42, Sheet No. 29B, but is crossed out there, with markings indicating transferred to Middlefield, ED 39-18.
  8. Obituary, The Otsego Farmer, Cooperstown, New York. Available at www.fultonhistory.com and/or nyshistoricnewspapers.org, 6 July 1956, Stokes Gazley, died 4 July 1956. Local children found him in his yard where he had had a heart attack. The article provides the names of his parents, his place and date of birth, a brief biographical sketch, funeral and burial details.
  9. The Otsego Farmer, Otsego, New York; 26 April 1962, legal notice regarding the estate of J. Stokes Gazlay, who was a resident of the village of Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York, when he died on 4 July 1956.
  10. The Otsego Farmer, Otsego, New York; 9 May 1890, article about John Stokes Gazley being bitten by a dog.