Gazlay Family History
Addison Madison Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Addison Madison Gazlay6 (Addison Gazlay,5 Aaron Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Addison Madison Gazlay6 (Addison Gazlay,5 Aaron Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Addison Mandel Gazlay (31 December 1818 - 17 July 1881) |
| Mother | Sallie Louise Wheeler (25 February 1834 - 2 January 1917) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 10 November 2010; Last Edited: 1 December 2011 |
| Person ID | 1668 |
| Name | Addison Madison Gazlay |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 28 January 1852 in LaGrange, Kentucky1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Married | 10 May 1876 in Henderson, Kentucky to Maria Alves Soaper1, 6, 8 |
| Died | 13 September 1926 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois2, 8 |
| Buried | in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois2, 8 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Maria Alves Soaper (daughter of William Soaper and Susan Henderson) |
| Born | 23 September 1852 in Kentucky |
| Married | 10 May 1876 in Henderson, Kentucky to Addison Madison Gazlay |
| Died | 28 March 1918 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| Children | of Addison Madison Gazlay and Maria Alves Soaper: |
| +1. | William Soaper Gazlay |
| Born | 21 November 1881 in Henderson, Kentucky |
| Married | 12 June 1906 in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin to Virginia Elizabeth Miller |
| Died | 17 February 1950 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
Sources
- Kentucky Marriage Records 1852-1914, marriage of Addison M. Gazlay (age 24) and Maria A. Soaper (age 23), 10 May 1876 in Henderson County, Kentucky.
- Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Gazlay, Addison M.; Born: 28 Jan 1852, LaGrange, Ky; Died: 13 Sep 1926, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; Buried: Graceland Cemetery, 15 Sep 1926; Age: 74; Occupation: lawyer; Father: Addison M. Gazley, born in Edmeston, Otsego County, New York; Mother: Sallie Wheeler, born in Simpsonville, Ky; Spouse: Maria Soaper Gazley.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Page No. 185, (in the National Hotel): family of Addi M. Gazeler [sic] (40 N.Y., lawyer); Sarah Gazeler (26, Ky.); Addison Gazeler (8, Ky.); Sallie Gazeler (2, Ky.).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Page No. 223, family of A. M. Gazley (51, New York, lawyer); Sallie Gazley (36, Kentucky); Addison Gazley (18, Kentucky, student); Sallie M. Gazley (12, Kentucky); Webster Gazley (8, Kentucky); Reginald Gazley (4, Kentucky); plus 4 servants.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Enumeration District 129, Page No. 19, Family of M. Gazlay (62, NY, lawyer), wife Sallie (47, Ky), son Addison (28, Ky, lawyer) and his wife Maria (27, Ky), son Webster (18, Ky), daughter Reginald (14, Ky, and is actually a son, not a daughter, based on other records), and daughter Unidilla (8, Ky). Also, daughter Sallie Hamilton (22, Ky) and her husband Wm. G. Hamilton (35, La, mdse broker).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Enumeration District 642, Sheet No. 2A, Addison M. Gazlay [indexed as Zazlay], 48, Kentucky, January 1852, clerk, real estate; wife of 24 years Maria S. Gazlay, 47, Kentucky, Sept. 1852, 1 child, 1 living; son William Gazlay, 18, Kentucky, Nov. 1881; servant Emma Erikson, 37, Sweden, Feby 1863.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Enumeration District 1434, Sheet No. 5B, family of Addison M. Gazlay (67, Kentucky, widow); son Wm. S. Gazlay (38, Ky., chief clerk, Northwestern); daughter-in-law Virginia M. Gazlay (39, Wisconsin); grand-son Wm. S. Gazlay Jr. (12, Wisconsin); grand-son Richard C. Gazlay (10, Wisconsin); grand-daughter Virginia E. Gazlay (7, Illinois); servant Alma Swanson (25, Sweden).
- The Gazlay Family in America, with sections titled “Ten Generations of American Gazlays” for several branches of the Gazlay family. Document is marked on one page, “From Gerard Gazlay, Jr. Jan. 1980.” Unpublished, nine unnumbered pages. Photocopy in possession of Lee Gazlay.