Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyJane G. Knight

DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Jane G. Knight5 (Adelia Gazlay,4 James Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)

Parents

FatherAlbert Gallatin Knight (28 May 1808 - 5 January 1886)
MotherAdelia ‘Della’ Gazlay (14 December 1813 - 18 April 1858)

Personal Information

Record Created: 11 December 2010; Last Edited: 3 February 2022 
Person ID1842
NameJane G. Knight
GenderFemale
Born 3 March 1836 in Huron, Wayne County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Married 1853 in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin to Simeon Whiteley8, 9
Died 11 July 1907 in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin1, 8

Biography

Jane wrote “Our Denver Story, 1863,” which includes remembrances of her trip to Denver by stage coach in 1863. She describes life in Denver, a major flood and an “Indian scare” which precipitated her return to Wisconsin again by stage.10

Jane was active in the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Racine. She was elected President of the church’s Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society in 1887, and was re-elected every year for twenty years until her death in 1907.11

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilySimeon Whiteley (son of William Whiteley and Elizabeth _____)
Born 18 March 1831 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Married 1853 in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin to Jane G. Knight
Died 13 January 1890 in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin
  
Children of Jane G. Knight and Simeon Whiteley:
  
1.FamilyElizabeth ‘Bessie’ Whiteley
Born 4 July 1867 in Wisconsin
  
2.FamilyAlbert Whiteley
Born October 1869 in Wisconsin
  
3.FamilyLillian Whiteley
Born 29 January 1878 in Wisconsin
  

Sources

  1. Wisconsin Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968; Jane Knight Whiteley; died 11 July 1907 in Racine, Racine [County], Wisconsin; buried [same place]; born 3 March 1836 in Huron, Wayne [County], NY; spouse: Simon Whiteley; widowed; father: Albert G. Knight; mother: Delia Gazloy [sic].
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Wisconsin, Racine County, Town of Racine, Page No. 88, family of Albert G. Knight (42, VT, farmer); Delia G. Knight (36, NY); Sayrs G. Knight (16, VT); Jane Knight (14, NY); Mary H. Knight (6, Wis.); Timothy Knight (69, VT); Dolly Knight (60, VT).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Wisconsin, Racine County, City of Racine, Page No. 198, family of Albert G. Knight (52, Vermont, conveyaurio [?]); Sayrs. G. Knight (26, Vermont, lawyer); Mary H. Knight (16, Wis.); John Knight (9, Wis.); James Knight (6, Wis.); Delia Knight (2, Wis.); Simon Whiteley (29, England, printer); Jane K. Whiteley (24, NY).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Wisconsin, Racine County, City of Racine, Page No. 25, family of Simon Whiteley (39, England, insurance agent); Jane Whiteley (34, N.Y.); Elizabeth Whiteley (2, Wis.); Albert Whiteley (8/12, Wis., Oct.); Delia Knight (12, Wis.); Barbery Servery (12, Wis., Dom. Servt.); Minney Lawson (20, Denmark, Dom. Servt.).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Wisconsin, Racine County, Racine, Enumeration District 160, Page No. 9, family of Simon Whiteley (49, England, agent for fire ins. co.); wife Jane Whiteley (43, N.Y.); daughter Bessie Whiteley (12, Wis.); Littia Whiteley (2, Wis.); servant Minnie Thompson (19, Denmark).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Wisconsin, Racine County, Racine, Enumeration District 32, Sheet No. 3A, family of Jane Whiteley (64, New York, March 1836, widow, 7 children, 2 living); daughter Elizabeth A. Whiteley (32, Wisconsin, July 1867, P. O. Clerk); border John W. Knight (48, Wisconsin, April 1858 [sic, probably an error, believed to be May 1851 from other sources], real estate agent); wife of 1 year Cora B. Knight (29, Wisconsin, Oct. 1870, 1 child, 1 living); daughter Helen C. Knight (6, Wisconsin, March 1894); servant Maggio Nelson (21, Denmark, Dec. 1878).
  7. The History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin, Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879, page 596, biographical sketch of Albert G. Knight. Digitized by Google and available at Google Books.
  8. Gazlay History, written by Spencer G. Kuhn, a grandchild of Theodore Gazlay; undated. This is a typewritten re-compilation of the earlier Genealogy of the Gazlay Family, compiled by Theodore Gazlay in 1890, including the 1852 statement of the family history by Reverend Sayers Gazlay, an elder brother of Theodore. This document re-formats the information in the 1890 work. For example, facts originally shown in list form, such as birth and death dates, are incorporated in the narrative of this later work. Two post-1890 sections are unique to this document: one with additional details about Theodore Gazlay’s family, with dates as late as 1951; and another on the Donaldson family, featuring Jean Gazlay Donaldson and her six marriages, with several dates in 1965.
  9. The History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin, Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879, pages 615-17, biographical sketch of Simeon Whiteley. Digitized by Google and available at Google Books.
  10. “Our Denver Story, 1863,” by Jane Whiteley, wife of Simeon Whiteley, newspaperman and strong Unionist during the Civil War. The text is illustrated with colored ink drawings. Includes photographs and a coat of arms. The collection comprises three folders (51 pages), and is listed as OCLC Number 29150315. Abstract. A copy of this undated manuscript is apparently held in the library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison.
  11. History of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Racine, Wisconsin, by Eugene Walter Leach. Western Printing & Lithographing Company, Racine, Wisconsin, 1912. Digitized copy available at Google Books.