Gazlay Family History
Otis F. Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Otis F. Gazlay6 (Ward Gazlay,5 William Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Otis F. Gazlay6 (Ward Gazlay,5 William Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Ward Gazlay (24 December 1814 - 7 April 1886) |
| Mother | Louisa B. Hood (28 September 1821 - 22 December 1882) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 17 October 2011; Last Edited: 20 November 2021 |
| Person ID | 3184 |
| Name | Otis F. Gazlay |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 29 December 1864 in Michigan1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Died | 21 January 1910 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan5, 6 |
| Buried | in Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Genesee County, Michigan5, 6 |
Biography
Otis was a well-known harness maker, in business for himself in a shop on South Saginaw Street in Flint. He went out of business around 1890 and afterward worked in several shops in Flint. Otis was a member of the Local Aerie of Eagles.6
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, Page No. 1, family of Ward Gazlay (57, New York, harness maker); Louisa B. Gazlay (48, New York); Sarah Gazlay (24, Michigan); Harlan Gazlay (19, Michigan, harness maker); Helen C. Gazlay (18, Michigan); Alice Gazlay (13, Michigan); Otis F. Gazlay (5, Michigan).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, Enumeration District 74, Page Nos. 17, 18, family of Ward Gazlay (67, NY, harness maker); wife Louisa Gazlay (58, NY); daughter Sarah L. Gazlay (30, Mich.); daughter Hellen C. Gazlay (27, Mich.); daughter Allice J. Gazlay (23, Mich.); son Otis F. Gazlay (15, Mich.).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, Enumeration District 14, Sheet No. 16B, family of Harley Gazley (50, Michigan, Aug 1849, harness maker); wife of 23 years Margaret Gazley (52, Michigan, Aug 1847, 2 children, 1 living); son J. Harland Gazley (16, Michigan, Aug 1883); brother Otis Gazley (35, Michigan, Dec. 1864, harness maker).
- Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer, and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Chicago, Chapman Bros. 1892. Digitized copy available at Google Books. Pages 707-708, biographical sketch of Harlan Page Gazlay, indicating his birth as 25 August 1850, Onondaga Hollow, Onondaga County, New York, and including details about his wife, children, parents, and siblings.
- Flint Genealogical Society (website), Cemetery Index; Glenwood Cemetery, Flint City, Genesee County, Michigan; Gazlay, Otis; born about 1866; died 21 January 1910.
- Find a Grave (website). Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Genesee County, Michigan; Otis Gazlay, died 1910 in Flint, Michigan, age 54 (from record and attached obituary from an identified newspaper). [The obituary indicates he was 54 years old but from other records his age was most likely 44 years.]