Gazlay Family History
Henrietta B. ‘Etta’ Griffen
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Henrietta B. ‘Etta’ Griffen5 (Mary Gazlay,4 Joseph Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Henrietta B. ‘Etta’ Griffen5 (Mary Gazlay,4 Joseph Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Henry M. Griffen (February 1818 - 3 September 1901) |
| Mother | Mary Gazlay (1814 - 16 November 1895) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 17 May 2022; Last Edited: 23 May 2022 |
| Person ID | 12346 |
| Name | Henrietta B. ‘Etta’ Griffen |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 21 July 1844 in New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Married | to William Craggs Munroe Dr. |
| Married | 22 December 1888 in Jackson County, Missouri to Robert Henry Snell10, 11 |
| Died | 4 November 1918 in Los Angeles County, California1, 2 |
| Buried | in Mountain View Cemetery and Mauseleum, Altadena, Los Angeles County, California1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  William Craggs Munroe Dr. |
| Born | 1841 in England |
| Married | to Henrietta B. ‘Etta’ Griffen |
| Died | 1886 |
| Children | of Henrietta B. ‘Etta’ Griffen and William Craggs Munroe Dr.: |
| +1. | William Henry ‘Bill’ Munroe, Sr. |
| Born | 15 September 1871 in Rochester Junction, Monroe County, New York |
| Married | 1896 to Cora Terressa Robinson |
| Died | 25 July 1934 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas |
| +2. | Glen Harold Munroe |
| Born | 14 May 1877 in New York |
| Married | ca. 1898 to Rebecca Frances Smith |
| Married | 9 August 1906 in Los Angeles, California to Nellie Jane Schneider (née Means) |
| Died | 22 May 1932 in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California |
| Spouse 2 | Robert Henry Snell |
| Born | 1843 |
| Married | 22 December 1888 in Jackson County, Missouri to Henrietta B. ‘Etta’ Munroe (née Griffen) |
| Died | 1925 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, Altadena, Los Angeles County, California, Henrietta B. “Etta” Snell, born: July 1844; died: 4 November 1918 in Los Angeles County, California (from record, which provides the name and link for one son).
- California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994, Los Angeles County, Standard Certificate of Death, Etta B. Snell, died: 4 November 1918; born: 21 July 1844 in NY; widow; father: William C. Monroe, born in England [sic, he was her first husband, not her father]; mother: Mary Gazley, born in NY.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Wayne County, Williamson, Pages 303-304, family of Henry M. Griffin (32, NY, farmer); Mary Griffin (36, NY); Catharine M. Griffin (18, NY); Henrietta Griffin (6, NY); Wm. Gazelly (29, NY, farmer).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Wayne County, Town of Williamson, Page No. 31, Henry M. Griffin, 42, N.Y., tin smith; Mary Griffin, 46, N.Y.; Henrietta Griffin, 16, N.Y. Living next door is Henry and Mary’s daughter Catharine, her husband and child, living with their in-laws: John Reynolds, 56, N.Y., merchant; Mary P. Reynolds, 54, Conn.; John N. Reynolds, 31, N.Y., merchant; Catharine M. Reynolds, 27, N.Y.; Chas. H. Reynolds, 2, N.Y.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Wayne County, Williamson, Page No. 25, Henry Griffin, 52, New York, hardware merchant; Mary Griffin, 56, New York; Henrietta Griffin, 25, New York; William Munrow, 29, England, physician; Maggie Salter, 20, Holland, domestic servant. Living next door is Mary’s (deceased) daughter Catharine’s in-laws and her son Charles: John Reynolds, 66, New York, drygoods mcht; Mary Reynolds, 63, Connecticut; Maria Dunning, 17, New York, domestic servant; Mary Farwell, 50, New York, retired; Charles H. Reynolds, 12, New York.
- New York State Census, 1875, Yates County, Milo, Page 33, William C. Munroe, 36, England, alopath phys.; wife Henrietta B. Munroe, 30, Dutchess Co.; son William H G C Munroe, 4, Wayne Co.; servant Frank Reynolds, 7, Wayne Co.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Monroe County, City of Rochester, E.D. 10, Page No. 17A, Wm. C. Munroe, 39, England, physician, surgeon; wife Henrietta B. Munroe, 35, N.Y.; son W H C G Munroe, 8, N.Y.; son Glen H. Munroe, 3, N.Y.; mother-in-law Mary Griffin, 66, N.Y.; plus 3 borders.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Kansas, Butler County, Douglass, E.D. 8, Sheet No. 9A, Henry M. Griffin, 82, New York, Feb. 1818, widow, farmer; daughter Henrietta B. Snell, 55, New York, July 1844, 2 children, 2 living, Divorced, music teacher; step son [sic] Glen C. Monroe, 23, New York, May 1877, farm laborer; d-in-law and wife of 2 years Frances R. Monroe, 20, Kansas, June 1879, no children.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, California, Los Angeles County, Pasadena, E.D. 311, Sheet No. 2B, Henrietta B. Snell, 65, New York, widow, 2 children, 2 living; grandson Kenneth H. Munrow, 7, Kansas.
- Marriage License, Jackson County, Missouri, Recorder of Deeds, Online Public Records Portal (website: https://aumentumweb.jacksongov.org/Marriage/SearchResults.aspx), Robert H. Snell, age 45; Etta B. Munroe, age 44; married on 22 December 1888.
- Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991, Marriage License and Certification, Robert H. Snell, of the County of Butler and State of Kansas, and Etta B. Munrow, of the County of Butler and State of Kansas; married on 22 December 1888 in the County of Jackson, State of Missouri.