Gazlay Family History
James Townsend
Parents
| Father | [unknown] |
| Mother | [unknown] |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 6 November 2010; Last Edited: 29 June 2023 |
| Person ID | 1527 |
| Name | James Townsend |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 1801 in New York1, 2 |
| Married | 26 June 1856 in Cook County, Illinois to Mary Louise Gazlay: (the date listed in Gazlay History is 15 June 1856)3, 4 |
| Died | 8 June 18661 |
| Buried | in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Auburn Township, Fayette County, Iowa1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mary Louise Gazlay (daughter of Daniel Gazlay and Susannah Leavenworth) |
| Born | 31 March 1810 in New York |
| Married | 26 June 1856 in Cook County, Illinois to James Townsend |
| Married | 28 August 1883 in West Union, Fayette County, Iowa to Jonas Baker |
| Died | 11 December 1897 in Waucoma, Fayette County, Iowa |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Oak Ridge Cemetery, Auburn Township, Fayette County, Iowa, James Townsend, born: 1801 in New York; died: 8 June 1866 (from record, which includes the name and link for one child).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Iowa, Fayette County, Township of Auburn, Page No. 29, family of James Townsend (60, NY, carpenter); Mary E. Townsend (50, NY) [the middle initial E. is clearly written but is believe to be incorrect; her middle name is Louise and may have been misheard as E.].
- Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900; Townsend, James; and Gazlay, M. L.; 26 June 1856, Cook County, Illinois. This source also lists the marriage of her sister Cornelia Gazlay to John Baker on the same date and place.
- Gazlay History, compiled by Margaret Howe in 1955-1956 (copy available at Gazlay Family History - Sources). Margaret Howe indicated that the document is “based on material my mother Inez L. Gazlay collected, but never lived to edit. Her material has just been copied and explains the more extensive material on generation V and VI. Other information has been added which I found from numerous sources.” Unpublished, 29 pages. Several differences in dates have been found between this document and others, especially A Genealogy of the Leavenworth Family; the latter is considered the more accurate source.