Gazlay Family History
Mary Ellen Mott
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Mary Ellen Mott6 (Joseph Mott,5 Sarah Forman,4 Mary Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Mary Ellen Mott6 (Joseph Mott,5 Sarah Forman,4 Mary Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Joseph Wood Mott (10 February 1804 - 27 July 1888) |
| Mother | Mary Blanchard (ca. 1810 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 8 January 2023; Last Edited: 19 January 2023 |
| Person ID | 12918 |
| Name | Mary Ellen Mott |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 26 April 1837 in New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Baptized | 10 September 1837 in Durham, Greene County, New York7 |
| Married | 4 November 1866 to Abraham Ashworth8, 9 |
| Died | 12 February 1902 in West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa1, 2 |
| Buried | in Jordan Cemetery, West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Abraham Ashworth |
| Born | 7 December 1836 in Lancashire, England |
| Married | 4 November 1866 to Mary Ellen Mott |
| Died | 26 April 1901 in Valley Junction, Polk County, Iowa |
| Children | of Mary Ellen Mott and Abraham Ashworth: |
| +1. | Dora Blanch Ashworth |
| Born | 22 December 1858 in Iowa |
| Married | 13 August 1879 in Polk County, Iowa to Andrew M. Miller |
| Died | 21 August 1918 |
| +2. | Charles Albert ‘Bert’ Ashworth |
| Born | 7 March 1869 in Ashawa, Polk County, Iowa |
| Married | 30 March 1895 to Minta E. Fidler |
| Married | 17 August 1902 in Valley Junction, Polk County, Iowa to Charlotte Annabelle Morfoot |
| Died | 11 December 1929 in Polk County, Iowa |
| +3. | Margaret M. Ashworth |
| Born | 20 July 1871 in Walnut Township, Polk County, Iowa |
| Married | 29 November 1899 in Valley Junction, Polk County, Iowa to Charles L. Bayes |
| Died | 1959 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, Mary Ellen Mott Ashworth, born: 26 April 1837 in New York; died: 12 February 1902 in West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa (from record, which provides the names and links for her father husband, and two children).
- Iowa, County Deaths, 1880-1992, Images 1114-1115, Mary Ellen Ashworth, died: 12 February 1902 in Walnut Twp., age 64 years 9 months 16 days, born in New York State, married, buried in Jordan Cemetery.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Ohio, Knox County, Milford Township, Image 11 of 32, Joseph Mott, 46, NY, farmer; Mary Mott, 40, NY; Adeline Mott, 17, NY; Ellen Mott, 13, NY; Charles Mott, 11, O[hio]; James Mott, 8, O[hio]; David Mott, 3, O[hio]; Adelia Mott, 8/12, O[hio].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines Township, Page No. 82, Joseph Mott, 56, New York, farmer; Adeline Mott, 27, New York; Ellen Mott, 23, New York; Pinckney Mott, 21, Ohio, day laborer; Alfred Mott, 18, Ohio; David Mott, 13, Ohio; Sarah Mott, 10, Ohio.
- Iowa State Census, 1885, Polk County, Walnut Township, Image 29 of 49, Abraham Ashworth, 49, Eng., farmer; Mary E. Ashworth, 48, N.Y.; Charles A. Ashworth, 15; Maggie M. Ashworth, 13.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Iowa, Polk County, Walnut Township, E.D. 110, Sheet No. 19A, Abe Ashworth, 64, England, Dec. 1835, land lord; wife of 32 years Mary E. Ashworth, 64, New York, April 1835; son Charles A. Ashworth, 31, Iowa, March 1869, widow, farmer; daughter Dora Miller, 41, Iowa, Nov. 1858, widow, 3 children, 2 living, dress maker; g daughter Genevia Miller, 20, Iowa, Nov. 1879, servant; g daughter Mildred Miller [sic, her last name is Ashworth, she is the daughter of Charles A. Ashworth and his wife Minta, who had died before this census], 3, Iowa, Oct. 1896.
- New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962, Mary Ellen Mott, Christened: 10 September 1837 in Durham, Greene County, New York; father: Joseph Mott; mother: Mary.
- Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, Abraham Ashworth, born: 7 December 1836 in Lancashire, England; died: 26 April 1901 in Valley Junction, Polk County, Iowa (from record, which includes a brief biographical sketch (possibly from his obituary); and provides the names and links for his father, two siblings, wife, and two children).
- Des Moines: The Pioneer of Municipal Progress and Reform of the Middle West, Together with the History of Polk County, Iowa. Volume II. Chicago, The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1911. Page 259-260, biographical sketch of C. A. Ashworth. A few dates are incorrect, such as the dates of death for his parents.