Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - David Sayles


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 David Sayles and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. David Sayles,1 born ____ (parents not determined). David married Joann Wood5 (born 10 March 1929 in New York, the daughter of Orla Leslie Wood, Jr. and Madeleine Gazley;1, 2, 3 Joann died 19 November 1979 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut1, 4). Joann is buried in Memory Gardens Memorial Park, Colonie, Albany County, New York.1

  1. Find a Grave (website). Memory Gardens Memorial Park, Colonie, Albany County, New York; Sayles, Joann Wood; born Mar. 10, 1929; died Nov. 19, 1979 [from record]. The record also provides the names of her parents.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Saratoga County, Ballston Township, E.D. 46-4, Sheet No. 5B, Orla L. Wood, 29, New York, electrical engineer, General Electric; wife Natelein [sic, Madeleine] Wood, 29, New York; daughter Joann Wood, 1, New York; [?]-in-law Frances P. Jerow [sic, Gerow], 80, New York, widow; [?]-in-law Elizabeth G. Jerow [sic], 57, New York, widow. [The latter two are Madeleine’s grandmother and mother respectively.]
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New York, Schenectady County, Niskayuna, E.D. 47-18, Sheet No. 27A, Orla L. Wood, 39, New York, elec. engineer, elec. mfg. ind.; wife Madeleine Wood, 39, New York; daughter Joann Wood, 11, New York; daughter Joyce Wood, 8, New York; mother-in-law Elizabeth R. Gazley, 67, New York, widow.
  4. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Joann W. Sayles, died: 19 November 1979 in Hartford, Connecticut, age 50 years, divorced; spouse’s name: David.
  5. Letter, from John Gerow Gazley to Lee Gazlay, 28 January 1987, as a follow-up to a lengthy phone conversation. In the letter, John provides substantial biographical details and vital statistics of his branch of the family originating with Orlando Gazley.