Gazlay Family History
Harry Arlington Warden
Parents
| Father | James Warden ( - ) |
| Mother | Helen Carr ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 12 October 2011; Last Edited: 5 March 2024 |
| Person ID | 3161 |
| Name | Harry Arlington Warden |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | ca. 1870 in Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 7 April 1897 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York to Emma Gazley6, 7, 8 |
Biography
Harry’s son Arthur always said his father’s name was Arlington, which agrees with the birth record of Harry’s first son, Walter Robert Warden. Not much is known about Harry Arlington Warden since he left the family sometime between 1921 and 1925.6
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Emma Gazley (daughter of Carlos Gazley and Mary Augusta Lawrence) |
| Born | 30 November 1872 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York |
| Married | 7 April 1897 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York to Harry Arlington Warden |
| Died | 21 January 1946 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York |
| Children | of Harry Arlington Warden and Emma Gazley: |
| 1. | Walter Robert Warden |
| Born | 27 October 1897 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York |
| Died | December 1969 |
| +2. | Helen Augusta Warden |
| Born | 29 March 1902 in New York |
| Married | ca. 1921 to John Burkart |
| Married | to Clarence John Meaney, Jr. |
| Died | 30 March 1987 |
| 3. | Charles H. Warden |
| Born | 9 February 1904 in New York |
| Died | 13 December 1977 |
| +4. | Arthur Frederick Warden, Sr. |
| Born | 14 March 1907 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York |
| Married | 19 September 1931 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York to Pelegia Elizabeth ‘Lily’ Kornowicz |
| Died | 3 October 1995 |
| +5. | Virginia Gazlay Warden |
| Born | 27 July 1910 in New York |
| Married | to Nolen Griffith Bragg |
| Died | 14 January 2005 |
Sources
- New York State Census, 1905, Kings County, Brooklyn, Eighteenth Election District, Block A, family of Harry Warden (35, United States, teamster); wife Emma Warden (31, United States); daughter Helen A. Warden (3, United States); son Walter Warden (7, United States); son Charles H. Warden (1, United States).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Enumeration District 219, Sheet No. 12B, family of Harry Warden (40, Arkansas, driver, starch factory); wife of 14 years Emma G. Warden (36, New York, 4 children, 4 living); son Walter C. Warden (12, New York); daughter Helen A. Warden (8, New York); son Charles H. Warden (6, New York); son Arthur F. Warden (3, New York).
- New York State Census, 1915, Kings County, New York City, Page 26, Harry Warder [sic], 45; wife Emma Warder, 40; son Walter Warder, 17; daughter Helen A. Warder, 13; son Chas. H. Warder, 11; son Arthur H. Warder, 8; daughter Virginia Warder, 4.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Enumeration District 457, Sheet No. 8B, family of Harry Warden (48, New York, watchman, factory); wife Emma Warden (43, New York); daughter Helen Warden (17, New York, clerical work, factory); son Charles Warden (15, New York, messenger, office); son Arthur Warden (12, New York); daughter Virginia Warden (9, New York).
- Holly’s Genealogy Journey (website: //home.earthlink.net/~dgbe/id3.html). This website includes biographical and vital details and photos of Holly’s ancestral families, including Warden, Kornowicz, Gazlay, Badyna, Costigan, Boyd, and Sampson.
- Email from Holly Kirchgessner to Lee Gazlay, 27 August 2012 and 10 September 2012. Includes several corrections and additions to information about the descendants of Carlos Gazley and his daughter Emma Gazley, Holly’s great grandmother.
- New York City, Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (website: a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov), Certificate of Marriage, Certificate No.: 1520, A. Harry Warden, age 29, Hot Springs, Arkansas; occupation: secret service; father: Jas. Warden; mother’s maiden name: Helen Carr; first marriage; Emma Gazlay, age 23, born in Brooklyn, N.Y.; father: Chas. Gazlay; mother’s maiden name: Mary A. Lawrence; first marriage; married on 7 April 1897 in Kings County (Brooklyn), New York.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Enumeration District 350, Sheet No. 16A, family of Mary Gazlay (55, Maryland, Feb 1844, widow, 10 children, 4 living); daughter Emma Madden (27, New York, Nov 1872, married 3 years, 1 child 1 living); son [of Emma] Walter Madden (2, New York, Oct 1897); son [of Mary] Charles Gazlay (25, New York, Aug 1874, harness maker); son [of Mary] Walter L. Gazlay (18, New York, Apr 1882, plumber appre[ntice?]). [Note: Emma was known to be married to Harry Warden, so the surname for Emma and Walter here is likely an enumeration error.]