Gazlay Family History
Aurilla Frances ‘Aura’ Brownell
Parents
| Father | Charles Homer Brownell (November 1853 - ) |
| Mother | Ella Barker (May 1856 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 31 October 2010; Last Edited: 14 September 2020 |
| Person ID | 1464 |
| Name | Aurilla Frances ‘Aura’ Brownell |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 10 August 1889 in Glenmore, Chester County, Pennsylvania1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 25 December 1907 in Edmeston, Otsego County, New York to Stephen Miles Walling1, 2, 4, 5 |
| Died | 4 August 1918 in Edmeston, Otsego County, New York1, 2, 5 |
| Buried | in Columbus Corners Cemetery, Columbus, Chenango County, New York1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Stephen Miles Walling (son of Andrew Claude Walling and Elizabeth Lily Gazlay) |
| Born | 30 March 1888 in South Edmeston, Otsego County, New York |
| Married | 25 December 1907 in Edmeston, Otsego County, New York to Aurilla Frances ‘Aura’ Brownell |
| Married | 22 May 1922 to Marguerite Estella King |
| Died | 11 February 1970 in Norwich, Chenango County, New York |
| Children | of Aurilla Frances ‘Aura’ Brownell and Stephen Miles Walling: |
| 1. | Sherrill Brownell Walling |
| Born | 30 March 1909 in South Edmeston, Otsego County, New York |
| Married | 17 April 1938 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York to Mary Ellen Kelly |
| Died | August 1986 in Norwich, Chenango County, New York |
| +2. | Elizabeth A. ‘Minnie’ Walling |
| Born | 17 November 1912 in South Edmeston, Otsego County, New York |
| Married | 20 October 1933 in Sherburne, Chenango County, New York to John Richard Child |
| Died | 20 April 2003 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Columbus Corners Cemetery, Columbus, Chenango County, New York; Francis Aurilla “Aura” Brownell Walling. Her birth date and place shown in Find A Grave are considered to be incorrect based on information from other sources.
- Email from Sally Chirlin to Lee Gazlay 12 April 2001 which included a descendant outline for several branches of the Gazlay family.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Otsego County, Edmeston, Enumeration District 113, Sheet No. 13A, Charles H. Brownell, 46, New York, November 1853, boarding house keeper; wife of 23 years Ella M. Brownell, 44, New York, May 1856, 3 children, 2 living; daughter Aurilla Brownell, 10, New York, August 1889; aunt Francis E. Davis, 61, New York, September 1838, widowed, 1 child, none living; plus three borders.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Otsego County, Edmeston, Enumeration District 46, Sheet No. 2B, family of Stephen M. and Aura F. Walling and son Sherrill A.
- Obituary, The Oneonta Star, Oneonta, New York, 13 February 1970, Stephen M. Walling, died 11 February 1970 in Norwich, NY. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his two wives, four children, his stepmother, and indicates he had ten grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, two cousins, one niece and one nephew.