Gazlay Family History
Nelson Phy
Parents
| Father | Nicholas Phy ( - ) |
| Mother | Betsey Plank (11 April 1802 - 11 September 1887) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 14 October 2011; Last Edited: 14 October 2011 |
| Person ID | 3164 |
| Name | Nelson Phy |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 18 May 1830 in New York1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 25 December 1852 in Oakland County, Michigan to Caroline M. Newton5 |
| Died | 3 June 1905 in Brady, Saginaw County, Michigan1, 6 |
| Buried | in Wildwood Cemetery, Chesaning, Saginaw County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Caroline M. Newton |
| Born | 4 May 1834 in Massachusetts |
| Married | 25 December 1852 in Oakland County, Michigan to Nelson Phy |
| Died | 11 May 1892 |
| Children | of Nelson Phy and Caroline M. Newton: |
| 1. | John Nelson Phy |
| Born | 11 November 1856 in Michigan |
| Married | 11 November 1880 in Saginaw County, Michigan to Martha M. DeForest |
| Died | 3 February 1887 in Brady, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| 2. | William S. Phy |
| Born | November 1859 in Michigan |
| Married | 17 November 1888 in Chesaning, Saginaw County, Michigan to Abigail Reage (née DeForest) |
| 3. | Edwin W. Phy |
| Born | 3 September 1869 in Brady, Saginaw County, Michigan |
| Died | 10 October 1869 in Brady, Saginaw County, Michigan |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Wildwood Cemetery, Chesaning, Saginaw County, Michigan; Monument with four inscriptions one on each side: Betsey / Gazlay / Apr. 11, 1802 / Sep. 11, 1887; Nelson Phy / May 18, 1830 / June 3, 1905; Caroline M. / Phy / May 4, 1834 / May 11, 1892; John Phy / Nov. 11, 1856 / Feb. 3, 1887.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Michigan, Saginaw County, Township of Brady, Page No. 37, family of Nelson Phy (30, New York, farmer); Clarion [sic] Phy (26, Massachusetts); Nelson Phy, Jr. (3, Michigan); William Phy (7/12, Michigan).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Saginaw County, Brady, Page No. 7, family of Nelson Phy (40, New York, farmer); Caroline Phy (36, Massachusetts); John N. Phy (13, Michigan); Wm. S. Phy (10, Michigan).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Saginaw County, Brady, Enumeration District 293, Page No. 23, family of Nelson Phy (50, NY, farmer); wife Caroline Phy (46, Mass.); son John N. Phy (23, Mich., farmer); son William S. Phy (19, Mich.); mother Betsey Gasley (77, NY, widow); servant Mariah DeForest (18, Mich., servant).
- Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995; Nelson Phy, age 23, and Caroline Newton, age 18, married on 25 December 1852 in Oakland, Michigan.
- Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, available at familysearch.org. Nelson Phy, died 3 June 1905 in Brady, Saginaw County, Michigan, age 75 farmer, born in New York. The record also gives the names of his parents, Nicholas Phy and Betsey Plank.