Gazlay Family History
Maurice Cornwell Gazley
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Maurice Cornwell Gazley7 (Charles Gazley,6 Edwin Gazley,5 Thomas Gazley,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Maurice Cornwell Gazley7 (Charles Gazley,6 Edwin Gazley,5 Thomas Gazley,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Charles Clifford Gazley (6 May 1872 - 16 September 1961) |
| Mother | Charlotte ‘Lottie’ Hammond (9 November 1875 - 21 June 1953) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 17 July 2011; Last Edited: 22 November 2021 |
| Person ID | 2459 |
| Name | Maurice Cornwell Gazley |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 18 December 1895 in Austin, Travis County, Texas1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 2 July 1926 in Garland County, Arkansas to Nell Beals (née Sanders) 4, 6 |
| Died | 25 August 19552, 7 |
| Buried | in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia2, 7 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Nell Beals (née Sanders) (daughter of Walker Sanders and May Yeatman) |
| Born | 5 November 1897 in Arkansas |
| Married | to Harold Beals |
| Married | 2 July 1926 in Garland County, Arkansas to Maurice Cornwell Gazley |
| Died | 26 February 1977 |
| Children | of Maurice Cornwell Gazley and Nell Beals (née Sanders) : |
| +1. | Martha Avanelle Gazley |
| Born | 14 September 1927 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas |
| Married | 6 March 1948 in Washington, D.C. to Reginald Harley Roberts |
| Died | 20 March 2021 in Frankford, Sussex County, Delaware |
Sources
- Draft Registration Card, World War I, Morris Gazley, Card No. 111; born 18 December 1895, Austin, Texas; Occupation: saddle maker.
- Find a Grave (website). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Maurice Cornwell Gazley, born: 18 December 1895 in Austin, Williamson County, Texas; died: 25 August 1955 (from record, which provides the names and links for his wife and two children).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Texas, Harris County, Houston City, Enumeration District 100, Sheet No. 16B, family of Lottie Witt (45, Texas, widow); son Carlisle Gazley (26, Texas, bookkeeper, hide house); daughter-in-law Elizabeth Gazley (25, Texas); son [presumably of Carlisle and Elizabeth] Clifford Gazley (1 5/12, Texas); son Marise [i.e., Maurice] Gazley (24, Texas, saddler, saddle & harness).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Arkansas, Pulaski County, Little Rock City, Enumeration District 60-24, Sheet No. 22B, family of M. Carl [?] Gazley (31, Arkansas, salesman, advertising agency, 24 at first marriage); wife Nell Gazley (31, Texas, 25 at first marriage); daughter Mary C. Gazley (6, Arkansas); daughter Avanelle Gazley (2, Arkansas).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, District of Columbia, Washington, Enumeration District 1-473, Sheet No. 9A, family of Maurice C. Gazley (44, Texas, salesman, hardware); wife Nell Gazley (42, Arkansas, stenography, internal revenue); daughter Mary Gazley (16, Arkansas); daughter Avanell Gazley (12, Arkansas).
- Arkansas County Marriages, 1837-1957, marriage of M. C. Gazley, age 29, and Nell Beals, age 29; married on 2 July 1926 in Garland County, Arkansas.
- Obituary, Unidentified newspaper, Gazley, Maurice C., of District Heights, Md., died 25 August 1955, beloved husband of Nell Gazley, father of Mrs. Reginald H. Roberts and Mrs. Kenneth L. Wilson, brother of Rob. W. Gazley of Cleveland, Ohio. Burial at Arlington National Cemetery.