Gazlay Family History
William Merton Gleason
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
William Merton Gleason7 (Georgiana Gazlay,6 Charles Gazlay,5 Aaron Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
William Merton Gleason7 (Georgiana Gazlay,6 Charles Gazlay,5 Aaron Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | William E. Gleason ( - ) |
| Mother | Georgiana Eveline Gazlay (ca. 1861 - 5 June 1933) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 25 November 2021; Last Edited: 25 November 2021 |
| Person ID | 11596 |
| Name | William Merton Gleason |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 31 August 1889 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York1, 2 |
| Married | 5 September 1916 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York to Vera E. Zelie3 |
| Divorced | ca. 19184 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Vera E. Zelie (daughter of Frank B. Zelie and Emma Ploss) |
| Born | 1896 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York |
| Married | 5 September 1916 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York to William Merton Gleason |
| Died | 30 June 1964 |
| Children | of William Merton Gleason and Vera E. Zelie: |
| 1. | William Weldon Gleason |
| Born | 18 August 1916 |
| Died | 28 March 1918 in Manhattan, New York City, New York |
Sources
- Draft Registration Card, World War I, William Merton Gleason, No. 84, age 28, born: 31 August 1889 in Kingston, NY; salesman; dependant: mother; married; mother and child.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Orange County, Newburgh City, E.D. 54, Sheet No. 2A, Georgina Gleason, 42, New York, widow, laundress, laundry; son William Gleason, 21, New York, salesman, clothing.
- New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848, 1908-1936, available at familysearch.org, William M. Gleason, age 28, born in Kingston, 1st marriage, father: William E. Gleason; mother: Georgianna Gazley; Vera E. Zelie, age 20, born in Kingston, 1st marriage; father: Frank B. Zelie; mother: Emma Ploss; married on 5 September 1916 in Kingston.
- Divorce Filing, Poughkeepsie Eagle-News, 25 August 1917, William and Vera Gleason filed for divorce from each other. The article describes each of the parties, provides the grounds for divorce from both parties, and indicates their son, W. Weldon Gleason, is now living with Mr. Gleason’s mother.