Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Thomas Branch


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 Thomas Branch and one of his descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Thomas Branch,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Thomas married Mary Jane Andsworthy (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Thomas Branch and Mary Jane Andsworthy:

+2i. Mary Ann Branch, born ca. 1829 in England; died 24 January 1892 in Otisville, Genessee County, Michigan. Married (1) William C. Gazley Married (2) Alexander Ward.

Second Generation
2. Mary Ann Branch2 (Thomas1), born ca. 1829 in England;1, 2, 3 died 24 January 1892 in Otisville, Genessee County, Michigan.4 Mary married, first, 7 March 1850 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, William C. Gazley4, 9 (born 20 August 1821 in New York, the son of William C. Gazlay and Patty Dickinson;1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 William died 16 January 19065). Their marriage ended in divorce.9 Mary married, second, 15 May 1864 in Otisville, Genessee County, Michigan, Alexander Ward4 (born 1813 in Northamptonshire, England, parents not determined;3, 4 Alexander died 23 September 1881 in Otisville, Genessee County, Michigan4). William is buried in Avondale Cemetery, Flint, Genesee County, Michigan.5

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, page 211, family of William Gazley (29, NY, carpenter); Mary Gazley (20, England).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, Page No. 69, family of William Gazley (39, NY, carpenter); Mary Gazley (31, England).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Genesee County, Forest Township, Enumeration District 77, Page No. 28D, family of Alexander Ward (67, England, farmer); wife Mary A. Ward (51, England).
  4. Rootsweb Ahnentafel Tree, Hervonen (family), entry for Mary Ann Branch, daughter of Thomas Branch and Mary Jane Andsworthy. Includes vital details for Mary and two husbands.
  5. Find a Grave (website). Avondale Cemetery, Flint, Genesee County, Michigan; William Gazlay / born Aug. 20, 1821 / died Jan. 16, 1906 (from headstone).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, Page No. 35, family of Edmund Davis (30, New Jersey, day laborer); Matilda Davis (24, Michigan); Alfred Davis (2, Michigan); William Gazley (49, NY, carpenter).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, Enumeration District 74, Page No. 36, William Gazley (55, NY, divorced, carpenter). His age here is incorrect; other records indicate he was 59 in 1880.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, Enumeration District 14, Sheet No. 12A; William Gazley (79, New York, Aug 1820, carpenter). Marital status is unclear in this census; it seems to appear as “N,” possibly an incomplete “M.”
  9. Recollections of a Michigan Boyhood, by Charles Andrew Branch. Published by the University of Michigan-Flint Archives in cooperation with the Genesee County Historical Society, 1983 - Flint (Mich.) Page 17.