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Family HistoryFamily History - Helen Almira Pope


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 Helen Almira Pope and five of her descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Helen Almira Pope,1 born ____, the daughter of Seth Pope and Rebecca _____; died March 1849.1 Helen married John Wood1 (born 17 August 1814 in Lower Mitton, Worcestershire, England, parents not determined;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 John died 22 October 1897 in Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York1). John is buried in Lakewood Cemetery, Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York.1

John’s obituary provides an interesting summary of his life:1


OBITUARY.

An active, useful life terminated last Monday in the death of John Wood, one of the oldest residents of this village, who passed quietly away early in the afternoon of his only daughter, Mrs. A. H. Gazley, in Nelson avenue.

Mr. Wood was of English parentage and was born at Lower Mitten, Worcestershire, Eng., on Aug. 17, 1814. When twenty-eight years of age he came to Cooperstown and entered the employ of the late Calvin Graves, who conducted a meat market in Lake street. In 1849 Mr. Wood went to the California gold fields, returning here about two years after and entered into partnership with David Ball. Later he was in the butcher business with William E. Cory, and afterwards put up the stone building on the north side of Main street, adjoining the “Ironclad,” where his family lived and where he conducted a first-class market. He remained in business until 1890, when he went to live with his daughter. At one time he was the owner of considerable property. From his stone quarry a mile up the lake most of the building material used in town has been taken. He also owned the tract of land down the river where the slaughter house now stands. Mr. Wood was a worthy and honorable man, veering the respect of his fellow townsmen.

He was married in 1847 to Miss Helen Almira Pope of Middlefield. She died in March, 1849, and a few years later her sister Mary A., became Mr. Wood’s second wife. The death of his second wife occurred in 1888. Besides his daughter he is survived by a sister, and two sons, William and John.

The funeral service, held Wednesday afternoon from the home of Mrs. Gazley, was conducted by the Rev. Mr. Perry, and the remains were placed in Lakewood. The pall bearers were the Messrs. B. F. and H. K. Murdock, Gabriel Tyley and N. W. Cole.


Child of Helen Almira Pope and John Wood:

+2i. Mary H. Wood, born 14 December 1848 in Springfield, Otsego County, New York; died 4 July 1938 in Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York. Married Armine Holling Gazlay.

  1. Obituary, The Otsego Farmer, Cooperstown, New York. Available at www.fultonhistory.com and/or nyshistoricnewspapers.org, 22 October 1897, John Wood, died 22 October 1897 in Cooperstown, N.Y. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his two wives and three children.
  2. New York State Census, 1855, Otsego County, Otsego, 1st Election District, John Wood, 42, England, butcher; wife Mary Wood, 32, Otsego [County]; child Mary Wood, 6, Otsego; child Willie Wood, 4, Otsego.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Otsego County, Cooperstown, Page No. 84, John Wood, 45, England, butcher; Mary A. Wood, 35, New York; Mary A. Wood, 10, New York.
  4. New York State Census, 1865, Otsego County, Cooperstown, 1st Election District, Page 17, John Wood, 50, England, butcher, 2nd marriage; wife Mary Wood, 45, Otsego, 1st marriage, 2 children; child Mary Wood, 16, Otsego; child William Wood, 14, Otsego; child John F. Wood, 9, Otsego; William H. Merchant, 26, Ohio, clerk.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Otsego County, Cooperstown, Page No. 42, family of John Wood (55, England, butcher); Mary Wood (50, New York); William Wood (19, New York, boat building); Mary Wood (21, New York); John F. Wood (14, New York); James Gardner (21, England, day laborer).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Otsego County, Village of Cooperstown, Enumeration District 113, Page No. 36, family of John Wood (67, England, butcher); wife Mary A. Wood (60, New York); daughter Mary H. Wood (31, N.Y.); son John F. Wood (24, N.Y., painter).
Second and Third Generations
2. Mary H. Wood2 (Helen1), born 14 December 1848 in Springfield, Otsego County, New York;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 died 4 July 1938 in Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York.1, 13 Mary married, 1883, Armine Holling Gazlay8, 10, 13 (born October 1854 in New York, the son of William H. Gazlay and Alice Alcock;8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16 Armine died 3 May 1920 in Middlefield, Otsego County, New York17, 18). Mary is buried in Lakewood Cemetery, Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York.1, 13

Children of Mary H. Wood and Armine Holling Gazlay:

 3i. John Stokes Gazlay, born 30 November 1884 in Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York;8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19, 20, 21 died 4 July 1956 in Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York.20, 21, 22 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.21 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.”23 John is buried in Lakewood Cemetery, Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York.20, 21
 4ii. Gracie Gazlay, born 26 December 1886;24 died 31 December 1886 in Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York.24
 5iii. George W. Gazlay, born ____, the son of Armine Holling Gazlay and Mary H. Wood; died 10 June 1889 in Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York.25, 26
 6iv. (son) Gazlay, born 20 May 1891 in Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York;27 died 26 May 1891 in Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York.27

  1. Find a Grave (website). Lake View Cemetery, Pultneyville, Wayne County, New York, Mary Wood Gazlay, born: 14 December 1848 in Springfield, Otsego County, New York; died: July 1938 in Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York (from record, which includes the text of her obituary; and provides the name and link for her son).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Otsego County, Middlefield, Seth Pope, 67, Conn., farmer; Rebecca Pope, 65, Mass.; Levi Pope, 20, NY, farmer; Mary Ann Pope, 30, NY; Wm. Webb, 21, NY, laborer; Phebe Webb, 20, NY; Mary A. Wood, 1, NY.
  3. New York State Census, 1855, Otsego County, Otsego, 1st Election District, John Wood, 42, England, butcher; wife Mary Wood, 32, Otsego [County]; child Mary Wood, 6, Otsego; child Willie Wood, 4, Otsego.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Otsego County, Cooperstown, Page No. 84, John Wood, 45, England, butcher; Mary A. Wood, 35, New York; Mary A. Wood, 10, New York.
  5. New York State Census, 1865, Otsego County, Cooperstown, 1st Election District, Page 17, John Wood, 50, England, butcher, 2nd marriage; wife Mary Wood, 45, Otsego, 1st marriage, 2 children; child Mary Wood, 16, Otsego; child William Wood, 14, Otsego; child John F. Wood, 9, Otsego; William H. Merchant, 26, Ohio, clerk.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Otsego County, Cooperstown, Page No. 42, family of John Wood (55, England, butcher); Mary Wood (50, New York); William Wood (19, New York, boat building); Mary Wood (21, New York); John F. Wood (14, New York); James Gardner (21, England, day laborer).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Otsego County, Village of Cooperstown, Enumeration District 113, Page No. 36, family of John Wood (67, England, butcher); wife Mary A. Wood (60, New York); daughter Mary H. Wood (31, N.Y.); son John F. Wood (24, N.Y., painter).
  8. 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).
  9. 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).
  10. 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).
  11. 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).
  12. 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.
  13. Obituary, The Otsego Farmer, Cooperstown, New York. Available at www.fultonhistory.com and/or nyshistoricnewspapers.org, 8 July 1938, Mrs. Mary Wood Gazley, died 4 July 1938 in Cooperstown, New York. She was born in Springfield, 14 December 1848, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wood. In 1883 she married Armine Gazley, who died several years previous. Her only immediate survivor is Stokes Gazley. She was buried in the family plot in Lakewood Cemetery.
  14. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Wayne County, Town of Williamson, Page No. 40, William Gazley (37, NY, day laborer); Alice Gazley (32, NY); Armine Gazley (6, NY); Ann E. Gazley (4, NY); Ellen Gazley (3, NY). They are living next door to William’s brother Joseph.
  15. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Wayne County, Williamson, Page No. 27, family of Ann Gazlay (72, New York); Armine Gazlay (16, New York, sailor); Ann E. Gazlay (14, New York); Ellen Gazlay (13, New York).
  16. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Otsego County, Village of Cooperstown, Enumeration District 113, Page No. 7, family of Peter P. Cooper (64, New Hampshire, boat livery); wife Julia L. Cooper (60, Canada); son Frank Cooper (21, New York); nephew Armine Gazlay (26, NY, boat builder); niece Ellen Gazlay (23, NY).
  17. New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956, available at familysearch.org. 1920, Armine H. Gazlay, died 3 May 1920 in Middlefield, Otsego County, New York.
  18. The Otsego Farmer, Otsego, New York; 14 May 1920, legal notice regarding the estate of Armine Gazlay, deceased, late of the town of Middlefield. Notice dated 10 May 1920, Mary H. Gazlay, Executrix. An article in the same newspaper on 30 April 1920 indicated that Armine was ill, so his death apparently was in the first part of May 1920.
  19. Draft Registration Card, World War I, Gazlay, John Stokes, serial number 304; born: 30 November 1884; nearest relative: A. H. Gazlay.
  20. 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).
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. The Otsego Farmer, Otsego, New York; 9 May 1890, article about John Stokes Gazley being bitten by a dog.
  24. Deaths, Otsego Farmer, Cooperstown, New York. Available at www.fultonhistory.com. 7 January 1887: Died - In this village, Dec. 31, 1886, Gracie, infant daughter of A. H. and Mary Gazlay, age 5 days.
  25. Deaths, The Richfield Springs Mercury, Richfield Springs, Otsego County, New York. Available at www.fultonhistory.com. 13 June 1889, George Gazley, died 10 June 1889, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Armine Gazley.
  26. New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956, available at familysearch.org. 1889, George W. Gazley, died 10 June 1889 in Cooperstown, New York.
  27. Deaths, Otsego Farmer, Cooperstown, New York. Available at www.fultonhistory.com. 29 May 1891, In this village, May 26th, 1891, son of Armine and Mary Gazley, aged 6 days.