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Family HistoryFamily History - William Sellers


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 William Sellers and eight of his descendants down to the fifth generation.


First Generation
1. William Sellers,1 born ca. 1782 in Pennsylvania (parents not determined).1, 2 William married Elizabeth Horning (born ____, parents not determined1).

Child of William Sellers and Elizabeth Horning:

+2i. Jane Esther Sellers, born ca. 1816 in Pennsylvania; died 16 February 1903. Married Caleb Wood.

  1. Correspondence from Terry and Deb Wood to Lee Gazlay, 12 October 2015, providing information about the ancestors and other relatives of Caleb Wood.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Michigan, Livingston County, Deerfield Township, Page 913, family of Caleb Wood (35, NY, farmer); Jane Wood (34, Penn.); Hannah Wood (8, Mich.); Wm. Wood (5, Mich.); John Wood (1, Mich.); Wm. Sellers (68, Penn., weaver).
Second Generation
2. Jane Esther Sellers2 (William1), born ca. 1816 in Pennsylvania;1, 2 died 16 February 1903.3 Jane married, 27 May 1839 in Livingston County, Michigan, Caleb Wood3 (born ca. 1815 in New York, the son of Zenas Wood and Elizabeth Pratt;1, 2, 3 Caleb died 14 January 18853).

Children of Jane Esther Sellers and Caleb Wood:

+3i. Hannah Elizabeth Wood, born 24 November 1842 in Michigan; died 29 October 1940 in Genesee County, Michigan. Married Ira Dunning Gazlay.
 4ii. William N. Wood, born ca. 1845 in Michigan.1, 2
 5iii. John W. Wood, born ca. 1849 in Michigan.1, 2

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Michigan, Livingston County, Deerfield Township, Page 913, family of Caleb Wood (35, NY, farmer); Jane Wood (34, Penn.); Hannah Wood (8, Mich.); Wm. Wood (5, Mich.); John Wood (1, Mich.); Wm. Sellers (68, Penn., weaver).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Michigan, Genesee County, Township of Mundy, Page 154, family of Caleb Wood (42, New York); Jane Wood (40, Pennsylvania); Hannah Wood (18, Michigan); William Wood (15, Michigan); John Wood (11, Michigan).
  3. History of Genesee County, Michigan, Her People, Industries, and Institutions, by Edwin Orin Wood. Indianapolis: Federal publishing company, 1916. Available at University of Michigan Library online (quod.lib.umich.edu). Page 352, biographical sketch of William N. Wood. The sketch provides vital and biographical details, and names of various relatives, including sister Hannah E. Wood who married Ira Gazlay.
Third Generation
3. Hannah Elizabeth Wood3 (Jane,2 William1), born 24 November 1842 in Michigan;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 died 29 October 1940 in Genesee County, Michigan.1, 10 Hannah married, May 1870, Ira Dunning Gazlay4, 6, 15 (born 6 January 1838 in Michigan, the son of William C. Gazlay and Betsey Plank;4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13 Ira died 21 May 1922 in Michigan11, 14). Hannah and Ira are buried in Bristol Cemetery, Flint, Genesee County, Michigan.11, 1

Children of Hannah Elizabeth Wood and Ira Dunning Gazlay:

 6i. John Fred Gazlay, born 19 January 1880 in Michigan;5, 14, 16 died 18 August 1880 in Mundy, Genesee County, Michigan.14, 16, 17 John is buried in Bristol Cemetery, Flint, Genesee County, Michigan.16
+7ii. Samuel Wood Gazlay, born 14 June 1883 in Mundy, Genesee County, Michigan; died 26 November 1942 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Married (1) Ida May Bedell Married (2) Ina M. Calkins Married (3) Ethel B. Strohauer.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Bristol Cemetery, Flint, Genesee County, Michigan. Hannah E. Wood Gazlay, born Nov. 24, 1842, died Oct. 29, 1940, wife of Ira D. Gazlay, Sec Old East Lot 293 Grave 2 (from record).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Michigan, Livingston County, Deerfield Township, Page 913, family of Caleb Wood (35, NY, farmer); Jane Wood (34, Penn.); Hannah Wood (8, Mich.); Wm. Wood (5, Mich.); John Wood (1, Mich.); Wm. Sellers (68, Penn., weaver).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Michigan, Genesee County, Township of Mundy, Page 154, family of Caleb Wood (42, New York); Jane Wood (40, Pennsylvania); Hannah Wood (18, Michigan); William Wood (15, Michigan); John Wood (11, Michigan).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Genesee County, Mundy, Page No. 8; family of Ira D. Gazlay (32, Michigan, farmer, married in May 1870); Elizabeth Gazlay (27, Michigan); Henry Spilane (19, Michigan, farm laborer).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Genesee County, Mundy, Enumeration District 83, Page No. 25; family of Ira D. Gazlay (42, Michigan, farmer); wife Hannah E. Gazlay (36, Michigan); son Fred j. Gazlay (5/12, Michigan, Jan.).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Genesee County, Mundy Township, Enumeration District 25, Sheet No. 1A; family of Ira D. Gazlay (62, Michigan, Jan. 1838, farmer); wife of 30 years Hanna E. Gazlay (57, Michigan, Nov. 1842, 2 children, 1 living); son Samuel W. Gazlay (16, Michigan, June 1883, farm laborer).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Genesee County, Mundy, Enumeration District 46, Sheet No. 4A; family of Ira D. Gazlay (72, Michigan, farmer); wife of 39 years Hannah E. Gazlay (66, Michigan, 2 children, 1 living).
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Genesee County, Mundy Township, Enumeration District 73, Sheet No. 11B; family of Ira D. Gazlay (82, Michigan, farmer); wife Hannah H. Gazlay (77, Michigan).
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Genesee County, Mundy Township, Enumeration District 25-85, Sheet No. 11B; Hannah E. Gazley (87, Michigan, widow, 27 at first marriage, lodger).
  10. Michigan, Genesee County Clerk/Register Records (www.co.genesee.mi.us). Instrument: 194010290000003, Hannah Elizabeth Gazlay, died on 29 October 1940.
  11. Find a Grave (website). Bristol Cemetery, Flint, Genesee County, Michigan. Ira D. Gazlay, born 6 Jan 1838, died 21 May 1922, wife Hannah E. Wood Gazlay, Sec Old East Lot 293 Grave 1 (from record).
  12. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Michigan, Genesee County, Gaines Township, page 249, family of William Gazley (69, N.York, farmer); Betsey Gazley (47, N.York); Mariah Gazley (15, N.York); Ira Gazley (13, Mich).
  13. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Michigan, Genesee County, Town of Gaines, Page No. 358, family of Ira Gazley (23, Mich, farmer); Betsey Gazley (54, NY).
  14. Gazlay Family Tree, Ancestry (website); Owner: joanneweimer. This site includes numerous references, including US Census records and copies of death certificates and obituaries. The reliability of the information is excellent, although a few relationships are believed to be incorrect, probably because the correct information does not appear in the cited references.
  15. History of Genesee County, Michigan, Her People, Industries, and Institutions, by Edwin Orin Wood. Indianapolis: Federal publishing company, 1916. Available at University of Michigan Library online (quod.lib.umich.edu). Page 352, biographical sketch of William N. Wood. The sketch provides vital and biographical details, and names of various relatives, including sister Hannah E. Wood who married Ira Gazlay.
  16. Find a Grave (website). Bristol Cemetery, Flint, Genesee County, Michigan. John F. Gazlay, born Jan. 19, 1880, died Aug. 18, 1880, Sec Old East Lot 293 Grave 4 (from record).
  17. Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, available at familysearch.org. Fred J. Gazley, died 18 August 1880 in Mundy, Genesee [County], Michigan; born: 1880; father: Ira D. Gazley; mother: Hannah E. Gazley.
Fourth and Fifth Generations
7. Samuel Wood Gazlay4 (Hannah,3 Jane,2 William1), born 14 June 1883 in Mundy, Genesee County, Michigan;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 died 26 November 1942 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.2 Samuel married, first, 3 December 1905 in Swartz Creek, Genesee County, Michigan, Ida May Bedell8, 11 (born 25 November 1889 in Michigan, the daughter of David Bedell and Alice F. Occomore;8, 9, 10 Ida died 1 May 1970 in Swartz Creek, Genesee County, Michigan8). Their marriage ended in divorce on 13 June 1910 in Michigan.8 Samuel married, second, 30 September 1911 in Ithaca, Gratiot County, Michigan, Ina M. Calkins13 (born 30 December 1870 in Clayton, Lenawee County, Michigan, the daughter of Samuel Edmund Calkins and Mary Banks;12, 13, 14, 15 Ina died 19 April 195512). Samuel married, third, 30 August 1919 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Ethel B. Strohauer8, 17 (born ca. 1885 in Michigan, the daughter of Zachary Strohauer and Elizabeth Brown5, 16). Their marriage ended in divorce.16 Ina is buried in Bendle Cemetery, Flushing, Genesee County, Michigan.12

Child of Samuel Wood Gazlay and Ida May Bedell:

 8i. Eloise Alice Gazlay, born ca. 1907 in Michigan;9 died 30 November 1912 in Mundy, Genesee County, Michigan.18, 19 Eloise was a beautiful little girl who died at the age of five of double pneumonia after having an appendectomy. Her mother kept her room the same, never changing a thing up to when her mother died in 1970.18

Child of Samuel Wood Gazlay and Ina M. Calkins:

 9i. Harold Gazlay, born ca. 1911 in Michigan.5

  1. Draft Registration Card, World War I, Samuel Wood Gazlay, Serial No. 915, born 14 June 1883, nearest relative: Ira D. Gazlay, father.
  2. Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952. Gazley, Samuel W., age 59; died: 26 November 1942 in Detroit, Wayne [County], Michigan; born: 14 June 1883 in Mundy, Michigan; father: Ira Gazley; mother: Hanna Wood.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Genesee County, Mundy Township, Enumeration District 25, Sheet No. 1A; family of Ira D. Gazlay (62, Michigan, Jan. 1838, farmer); wife of 30 years Hanna E. Gazlay (57, Michigan, Nov. 1842, 2 children, 1 living); son Samuel W. Gazlay (16, Michigan, June 1883, farm laborer).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint City, Enumeration District 33, Sheet No. 21A; Samuel Gazley (27, Michigan, border, laborer, odd jobs, first marriage of four years).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit City, Enumeration District 618, Sheet No. 11B; family of Samuel Gazlay (36, Michigan, tool designer, wheel factory); wife Ethel B. Gazlay (35, Michigan); son Harold Gazlay (9, Michigan).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit City, Enumeration District 82-155, Sheet No. 11B; Samuel W. Gazlay (46, Michigan, saleman, oil co.).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit City, Enumeration District 184-146, Sheet No. 86B; Samuel W. Gazlay (56, Michigan, mechanical draftsman, factory).
  8. Gazlay Family Tree, Ancestry (website); Owner: joanneweimer. This site includes numerous references, including US Census records and copies of death certificates and obituaries. The reliability of the information is excellent, although a few relationships are believed to be incorrect, probably because the correct information does not appear in the cited references.
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Genesee County, Mundy, Enumeration District 46, Sheet No. 6A; family of David Bedell (57, New Jersey, farmer); wife of 21 years Alice F. Bedell (37, England, 4 children, 3 living); daughter Julia Bedell (16, Michigan); daughter Mary Bedell (10, Michigan); daughter Mrs. Ida Gazlay (20, Michigan, 1 child, 1 living); granddaughter Ella L. Gazlay (3, Michigan).
  10. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Genesee County, Clayton Township, Enumeration District 4, Sheet No. 8A, family of John W. Olcott (61, Michigan, laborer, farm); wife Ida M. Olcott (30, Michigan).
  11. Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995; Samuel W. Gazley, born 1883 in Mundy Township, and Ida M. Bedell, born 1889 in Mundy Township, married 3 December 1905 in Swartz Creek, Genessee County, Michigan. The record also gives the names of their parents.
  12. Find a Grave (website). Bendle Cemetery, Flushing, Genesee County, Michigan; Gazley, Ina M. Calkins: Daughter / Ina M. Gazley / Dau. of Mary & Edmond Calkins / Dec. 30, 1870 / Apr. 19, 1955 [from headstone]. The record provides links to her parents, Samuel Edmund Calkins (1834-1913) and Mary O. Banks Calkins (1837-1904).
  13. Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995; Samuel W. Gazlay, age 33, born in Swartz Creek; father: Ira Gazlay; mother: Hannah Wood; and Ina M. Calkins, age 35, born in Clayton; father: Samuel. E. Calkins; mother: Mary Banks; married 30 September 1911 in Ithaca, Gratiot [County], Michigan.
  14. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Genesee County, Clayton Township, Enumeration District 7, Sheet No. 7A; Edmond Calkins (76, New York, widow); daughter Ina M. Calkins (39, Michigan).
  15. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Genesee County, Clayton Township, E.D. 25-6, Sheet No. 11B, Irving R. Jessop, 46, Michigan, farmer, farming; wife Mildred Jessop, 43, Michigan; daughter Arlene Jessop, 16, Michigan; aunt Ina Gazlay, 66, Michigan, widow; plus three borders.
  16. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit City, Enumeration District 82-459, Sheet No. 3A; Ethel Gazlay (45, Michigan, divorced).
  17. Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Gazlay, Samuel W., age 36, born in Michigan; father: Ira; mother: Hannah E. Wood; and Ethel B. Strohauer, age 35, born in Michigan; father: Zachary; mother: Eliz. Brown; married 30 August 1919 in Detroit, Wayne [County], Michigan.
  18. Email from Denise Okenka to Lee Gazlay, 28 December 2011.
  19. Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, available at familysearch.org. Eloise Alice Gazley [sic], 30 November 1912 in Mundy, Genessee County, Michigan; age 5; birthplace: Michgan; father: Samuel Gazley; mother: Ida Mae Olcott.