Gazlay Family History
Maria Elizabeth Gustin
Parents
| Father | John Levi Gustin (4 April 1821 - 18 July 1899) |
| Mother | Mary Ann Fenton (16 December 1817 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 6 November 2010; Last Edited: 3 February 2022 |
| Person ID | 1557 |
| Name | Maria Elizabeth Gustin |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 28 December 1847 in Columbus, Chenango County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 30 December 1866 to Judah Hart Gazlay4, 6 |
| Died | 25 August 1935 in Hamilton, Madison County, New York1, 4, 7 |
| Buried | in Woodlawn Cemetery, Hamilton, Madison County, New York1 |
Biography
Margaret Howe wrote, “As I remember Grandma Gazlay, she was in her eighties, she loved to read, especially the Christian Herald, which my father, Arthur faithfully reads to this day. Grandma loved to play checkers and dominoes. She knit mittens for all the grand children, even a pair for me when I was in college. She could recite cute sayings of poetry to fit any occasion. Her daughter Grace inherited, and surpasses her, in the ability.”4
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Judah Hart Gazlay (son of Ralph Leavenworth Gazlay and Harriet Elizabeth Hart) |
| Born | 13 February 1842 in South Edmeston, Otsego County, New York |
| Married | 30 December 1866 to Maria Elizabeth Gustin |
| Died | 7 March 1921 in Hamilton, Madison County, New York |
| Children | of Maria Elizabeth Gustin and Judah Hart Gazlay: |
| +1. | Dorr Hart Gazlay |
| Born | 18 January 1868 in West Edmeston, Otsego County, New York |
| Married | 26 June 1895 in Verona, Oneida County, New York to Aura Brockway |
| Married | 1 December 1903 in Oneida, Madison County, New York to Flora Belle Eastman |
| Died | 13 October 1922 in Lake Moraine, Madison County, New York |
| +2. | Arthur Jay Gazlay |
| Born | 8 February 1870 in Bridgewater, Oneida County, New York |
| Married | 2 April 1908 in Hamilton, Madison County, New York to Inez E. Lincoln |
| Died | 23 February 1965 in Glenview, Cook County, Illinois |
| 3. | Lynn Harold Gazlay |
| Born | 21 August 1873 in Otsego County, New York |
| Died | 29 January 1882 in Morris, Otsego County, New York |
| 4. | Grace Lillian Gazlay |
| Born | 5 October 1876 in Morris, Otsego County, New York |
| Married | 18 April 1916 in Hamilton, Madison County, New York to Rodney Shurger |
| Died | 18 February 1970 in Oneida, Madison County, New York |
| +5. | Silas Howard Gazlay |
| Born | 16 September 1893 in Hamilton, Madison County, New York |
| Married | 17 August 1916 in Clinton, Oneida County, New York to Edith Blair |
| Died | 9 March 1962 in Hamilton, Madison County, New York |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Woodlawn Cemetery, Hamilton, Madison County, New York, Maria Gustin Gazlay, born: 1848; died: 1935 [from record, which indicates: Wf of Judah, and provides the name and link to her son Lynn Harold Gazlay].
- New York State Census, 1855, Chenango County, Columbus, Page 14, family of Levi Gustin (34, Madison, farmer); wife Mary A. Gustin (38, Mass); daughter Lucy A. Gustin (11, Madison); daughter Lucina Gustin (10, Chenango); daughter Hellen M. Gustin (8, Chenango); daughter Betsey M. Gustin (7, Chenango); daughter Mary L. Gustin (5, Chenango); son William W. Gustin (4, Chenango).
- New York State Census, 1875, Otsego County, Town of Morris, Page 17, family of Judah H. Gazley (32, Otsego Co., cheese maker); wife Mariah E. Gazley (26, Chenango Co.); son Dorr H. Gazley (7, Otsego Co.); son Arthur J. Gazley (5, Onieda Co.); son Lin Gazley (1 10/12, Otsego Co.); border Ara Beekson (24, Otsego Co., labor, cheese factory); John Wilson (18, Otsego Co., labor, cheese factory); mother in law Mary A. Gustin (54, Otsego Co.).
- 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.
- Illustrated History and Biographical Record of Lenawee County, Michigan, by John I. Knapp and R. I. Bonner. Times Printing Company, Adrian, Michigan, 1903. Available at Google Books. Biographical sketch of Charles F. Gustin.
- Obituary, Madison County Leader and Observer, Morrisville, New York. 18 March 1921, J. H. Gazlay, died 7 March 1921. The article provides vital and biographical details, and the names of his wife, children, and sister.
- New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956, available at familysearch.org. 1935, Maria E. Gazlay, died 24 August 1935 in Hamilton, New York.