Gazlay Family History
Family History - Alvah G. Firman
| 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 Alvah G. Firman and four of his descendants down to the second generation.
First and Second Generations
1. Alvah G. Firman,1 born ca. 1810 in New York (parents not determined).1 Alvah married Harriet Morgan (born ca. 1811 in New York, the daughter of Henry Morgan and Phoebe Blakeslee1, 2).Children of Alvah G. Firman and Harriet Morgan:
| 2 | i. | Alvah M. Firman, born ca. 1830 in New York.1 | |
| 3 | ii. | Harriet A. Firman, born ca. 1834 in Ohio.1 | |
| 4 | iii. | Mariett Firman, born ca. 1842 in Ohio.1 | |
| 5 | iv. | William W. Firman, born ca. 1845 in Ohio.1 |
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Ohio, Medina County, Medina Town, Page 215, family of Alvah G. Firman (39, NY, carpenter + joiner); Harriet M. Firman (38, NY); Alvah M. Firman (19, NY, clerk); Harriet A. Firman (15, O[hio]); Mariett Firman (7, O[hio]); William W. Firman (4, O[hio]).
- Email from Mary Fetter to Lee Gazlay, various dates in April and June 2013. The emails include as attachments 18 pages of hand-written family history notes containing the names, birth, marriage and death dates and places, primarily centered around the ancestors and descendants of Carl Adolph Hildebrand (1886-1965) and his wife Maria Elizabeth Gazlay (1883-1973). The pages include surnames Gazlay, Hildebrand, Rhoades, Morgan, Zehner, and Fetter, among many other surnames. The information in these pages matches the same information found in other (primarily public) records, so is considered highly reliable.