Gazlay Family History
Deliah Williams
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Deliah Williams7 (Lila Gazley,6 Edwin Gazley,5 Thomas Gazley,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Deliah Williams7 (Lila Gazley,6 Edwin Gazley,5 Thomas Gazley,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Dan Williams (January 1864 - 1908) |
| Mother | Lila F. Gazley (3 November 1864 - 24 March 1940) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 15 May 2011; Last Edited: 30 March 2013 |
| Person ID | 2395 |
| Name | Deliah Williams |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | May 1894 in Texas1 |
| Married | to Oscar William Lau2, 3 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Oscar William Lau (son of Martin W. Lau and Emma Sauermilch) |
| Born | 3 November 1904 in Yorktown, DeWitt County, Texas |
| Married | to Deliah Williams |
| Died | 9 November 1966 in Refugio, Refugio County, Texas |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Texas, El Paso County, Justice Precinct No. 7, Enumeration District 29, Sheet No. 9B, family of Dan Williams (36, Texas, Jan 1864, stock raiser); wife of 14 years Lila Williams (35, Texas, Nov 1864, 5 children, 5 living); daughter Deliah Williams (6, Texas, May 1894); son Edward Williams (12, Texas, May 1888); daughter Katheline Williams (4, Texas, Oct 1895); daughter Cecelia Williams (1, Texas, Jan 1899). [Their fifth child Gertrude is enumerated with Lila’s parents Edwin and Anna Gazley.]
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Texas, Karnes County, Kenedy, Enumeration District 128-11, Sheet No. 4A; family of Oscar Lau (36, Texas, restaurant operator, road house); wife Daisey Lau (41, Texas); their place of residence on 1 April 1940 is listed as Refugio [County], Texas. [This is believed to be Deliah (nee Williams) Lau; if so, the age listed here is low by about 6 years].
- Obituary, The Corpus Christi Times, Corpus Christi, Texas; 25 March 1940, Mrs. Lila Williams, died 24 March 1940 in Corpus Christi. The article provides a brief biographical sketch and names her four surviving daughters, a sister and three brothers. Burial was to be in Evergreen Cemetery in Skidmore.