Gazlay Family History
Caroline Stewart Purdy
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Caroline Stewart Purdy8 (Stewart Purdy,7 James Purdy,6 Stephen Purdy,5 Anna Forman,4 Mary Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Caroline Stewart Purdy8 (Stewart Purdy,7 James Purdy,6 Stephen Purdy,5 Anna Forman,4 Mary Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Stewart Lewis Purdy (13 February 1847 - 9 December 1927) |
| Mother | Josephine Barnes (1846 - 10 November 1899) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 24 October 2022; Last Edited: 7 November 2022 |
| Person ID | 12603 |
| Name | Caroline Stewart Purdy |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 22 October 1871 in New York1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | ca. 1896 to Henry Bradley Plant Wrenn |
| Divorced | 6 March 1913 from Henry Bradley Plant Wrenn5 |
| Married | 27 April 1918 in New York, New York to Albert Shipman Oglesby6 |
| Married | 26 March 1939 in Baltimore, Maryland to LTC James Edward Abbott7, 8 |
| Died | 3 April 1954 in Weiser, Washington County, Idaho1, 2 |
| Buried | in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Henry Bradley Plant Wrenn (son of Beverly Wellford Wrenn and Georgia Roberds Williams) |
| Born | 3 February 1874 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia |
| Married | ca. 1896 to Caroline Stewart Purdy |
| Married | 16 January 1923 in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey to Isabel Norma Gorrie |
| Died | 10 April 1925 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio |
| Children | of Caroline Stewart Purdy and Henry Bradley Plant Wrenn: |
| +1. | Wellford Gordon ‘Reno’ Wrenn |
| Born | 9 May 1897 in Manhattan, New York City, New York |
| Married | 23 February 1928 in Davidson County, Tennessee to Susan March Luck |
| Married | 8 July 1936 in King County, Washington to Nellie Maxine Dillon |
| Died | 27 February 1976 in King County, Washington |
| +2. | Henry Bradley Wrenn |
| Born | 26 November 1899 in St. Louis, Missouri |
| Married | 20 November 1943 in King County, Washington to Katherine A. Royea |
| Died | 27 January 1953 in Seattle, King County, Washington |
| 3. | Grace Wrenn |
| Born | 19 April 1908 in Yonkers, Westchester County, New York |
| Married | 25 September 1933 in Snohomish County, Washington to Samuel Ireton Osborn |
| Married | 27 December 1950 in Seattle, King County, Washington to Ninian L. ‘Nin’ Yuille |
| Died | 7 February 2000 in Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho |
| Spouse 2 | Albert Shipman Oglesby (son of Miller Woodson Oglesby and Rebecca Ann Wight) |
| Born | April 1874 in Shelby County, Kentucky |
| Married | 27 April 1918 in New York, New York to Caroline Stewart Purdy |
| Died | 4 December 1918 in Bronxville, Westchester County, New York |
| Spouse 3 | LTC James Edward Abbott (son of William Martin Abbott and Frances Virginia Wilkinson) |
| Born | 15 August 1871 in Annapolis, Ann Arundel County, Maryland |
| Married | 26 March 1939 in Baltimore, Maryland to Caroline Stewart Purdy |
| Died | 3 December 1939 in Pinellas County, Florida |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Caroline S. Purdy Abbott, born: 22 October 1871; died: 3 April 1954 (from record, which includes notes giving details of three of her marriages; and provides the names and links for her parents, siblings, one husband, and two children).
- Idaho Death Certificates, 1938-1961, Caroline Purdy Abbott, born: 22 October 1870 in New York; died: 3 April 1954 in Weiser, Washington County, Idaho; father: Stewart Louis Purdy, born in New York; mother: Josephine Barnes, born in New York.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Florida, Pinellas County, St. Petersburg, E.D. 52-20, Sheet No. 8A, Caroline Abbot, 69, New York, widow, residence on 1 April 1935: Seattle, Washington.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Washington, King County, Seattle, E.D. 40-645, Sheet No. 4, Caroline P. Abbott, 78, New York, widow. Her residence here is the Piedmont Hotel.
- The Daily Argus, New York, New York (available at fultonhistory.com), Thursday, 8 March 1923, Tuckahoe Woman’s Alimony Increased. Caroline Purdy Wrenn had her alimony increased. She received a divorce from her husband, Henry B. P. Wrenn, on 6 March 1913. The article provides biographical information and mentions her husband, Albert S. Oglesby, who died several years previous, and Caroline’s three children: Grace, 14; Wellford, 25; and Henry, 22.
- Marriage Announcement, The Yonkers Statesman, Yonkers, New York (available at fultonhistory.com), Thursday, 2 May 1918, Albert Ship Oglesby and Mrs. Caroline Purdy Wrenn, married last Saturday [27 April] in New York City.
- Maryland Probate Estate and Guardianship Files, 1796-1940, James Edward Abbott, died: 3 December 1939; record type: will; probate date: 7 December 1939 in Baltimore City, Maryland; estate no. 564-35. Will executed by James Edward Abbott on 1 December 1937. His will makes only one mention of his wife Caroline, in which he gives and bequeaths to Mrs. Caroline Oglesby, Hotel Bristol, New York, the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), absolutely. However, the will seems to cross out this paragraph. This will was apparently superseded by a later will dated 27 March 1939 [as mentioned in a Court of Appeals case], a day after he married Caroline.
- Court Listener (website: courtlistener.com), Shenton v. Abbott, 15 A.2d 906 (Md. 1940), filed 31 October 1940. This appeal is from an order of the Orphans’ Court of Baltimore City, revoking the probate of the will of James Edward Abbott, deceased, and also the letters testamentary of Harry W. Shenton, appellant, on the ground of lack of jurisdiction. The issue is whether the testator had abandoned his domicile of origin in Anne Arundel County and acquired domicile of choice in Baltimore City. [Two key findings in this court case: (1) James married his wife Caroline on 26 March 1939 at the Hotel Rennert in Baltimore, Maryland; and (2) on 27 March 1939 James executed his will. This will apparently superseded the will he executed on 1 December 1937.]