Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyHelen Gazley

DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Helen Gazley6 (James Gazley,5 Samuel Gazley,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)

Parents

FatherJames Franklin Gazley (12 September 1822 - 1900)
MotherAdeline E. Adams (8 August 1831 - 19 September 1884)

Personal Information

Record Created: 10 September 2011; Last Edited: 13 April 2014 
Person ID3055
NameHelen Gazley
GenderFemale
Born 26 December 1855 in Canyonville, Douglas County, Oregon1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Married 18 January 1872 to William E. Stewart10, 11
Married 20 October 1878 in Douglas County, Oregon to George Washington Riddle1, 4, 10
Died 10 July 1937 in Columbia County, Oregon1, 10, 12
Buried in Riddle Cemetery, Riddle, Douglas County, Oregon1, 10

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyWilliam E. Stewart
Born 20 May 1841 in Missouri
Married 18 January 1872 to Helen Gazley
Died 10 January 1876
  
Children of Helen Gazley and William E. Stewart:
  
1.FamilyAdeline May Stewart
Born 21 March 1873 in Oregon
Died 14 January 1964
  
Spouse 2FamilyGeorge Washington Riddle (son of William Hamilton Riddle and Maximilia Bouseman)
Born 14 December 1839 in Williams Township, Sangamon County, Illinois
Married 20 April 1865 in Douglas County, Oregon to Anna Minerva Rice
Married 20 October 1878 in Douglas County, Oregon to Helen Gazley
Died 22 September 1927 in Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon
  
Children of Helen Gazley and George Washington Riddle:
  
+1.FamilyAudrey S. Riddle
Born 19 August 1879 in Canyonville, Douglas County, Oregon
Married 11 October 1900 in Riddle, Douglas County, Oregon to William Thomas Langlois
Died 13 October 1962 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
  
2.FamilyGlenn Norbert Riddle
Born September 1885 in Oregon
Married to Agnes Adu Fate
Died 1971
  

Sources

  1. Find a Grave (website). Riddle Cemetery, Riddle, Douglas County, Oregon; Headstone: Riddle / George W. / Dec. 1839-Sept. 1927 / His Wife / Helen G. / Dec 1855-July 1937. Record lists his birthplace as Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, his spouse as Helen C. Gazley Riddle (1855-1937), and his parents as William Hamilton Riddle (1805-1891) and Maximilia Bouseman Riddle (1809-1937).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Oregon, Douglas County, Canyonville, Page 8, family of James Gasley (38, NY, lawyer); Adaline Gasley (28, Penn); Franklin Gasley (11, Penn); Clarence Gasley (7, Oregon); Hellen Gasley (4, Oregon); Mary Gasley (2, Oregon); Emma Gasley (2/12, Oregon); Geo Chapman (25, Maine, farm laborer).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Oregon, Douglas County, Canyonville, Page 14, family of James Gazlay (48, New York, attorney at law); Adaline Gazlay (39, Pennsylvania); Franklin Gazlay (21, Pennsylvania); Clarence Gazlay (16, Oregon); Helen Gazlay (14, Oregon); May Gazlay (12, Oregon); Minnie Gazlay (10, Oregon); Elmer Gazlay (8, Oregon); Claude Rumsey (18, New York); William Holmes (28, Kentucky, farm laborer).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Oregon, Douglas County, Canyonville, Enumeration District 45, Page No. 1; family of Geo. W. Riddle (40, Ill., dry goods mer[chant]); wife Helen Riddle (22, Or.); daughter Della E. Riddle (14, Or.); son Geo. R. Riddle (12, Or.); daughter Clara H. Riddle (9, Or.); daughter Ethel Riddle (6, Or.); daughter Pearl Riddle (9/12, Oct., Or.); step d. Ada M. Stewart (7, Or.).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Oregon, Douglas County, Riddle, Enumeration District 60, Sheet No. 5A; family of George W. Riddle (60, Illinois, Dec 1839, farmer); wife of 26 years Hellen G. Riddle (44, Oregon, Dec. 1855, 5 children, 4 living); daughter Ethel S. Riddle (26, Oregon, Mar. 1874, teacher in school); daughter Audry G. Riddle (20, Oregon, Aug. 1879); son Norbert G. Riddle (14, Oregon, Sept. 1885); plus 6 borders.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Oregon, Douglas County, Roseburg City, Enumeration District 92, Sheet No. 12B; family of George W. Riddle (70, Illinois, receiver, US land office, married 32 years); wife Helen G. Riddle (53, Oregon, 4 children, 3 living); step daughter Adaline M. Stewart (37, Oregon, teacher, public school).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Oregon, Douglas County, Riddle Town, Enumeration District 137, Sheet No. 3A; family of Geo. W. Riddle (80, Illinois, farmer); wife Helen Riddle (64, Oregon).
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Oregon, Douglas County, Roseburg City, Enumeration District 10-12, Sheet No. 3A; family of Helen G. Riddle (74, Oregon, widow); sister Minnie Gazley (69, Oregon); daughter Adeline Stewart (56, Oregon, teacher, grade school); servant Margery Frost (22, Oregon, servant, private home).
  9. Mernitz Family Tree, Ancestry (website). Although no sources are cited in this family tree, much of the information agrees with other sources. A few individuals in this family tree have duplicate entries with slightly different vital statistics for each.
  10. Riddle Family Tree, by Ryan Wadleigh. Although this website provides detailed information about George Washington Riddle, his spouses and children, only two sources are cited: a general reference to “Marriage Records, Douglas County, Oregon;” and the death certificate of George W. Riddle.
  11. Howard/Hensley Clan Family Tree, Ancestry (website). Owner: MaryChaney99. No sources are cited for the birth, marriage, and death dates, but the marriage of Helen Gazley and William E. Stewart matches at least one other record.
  12. Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998; Riddle, Helen, died 10 July 1937, Columbia County, Oregon.