Gazlay Family History
Urban Wilson Gazley
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Urban Wilson Gazley6 (George Gazley,5 George Gazley,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Urban Wilson Gazley6 (George Gazley,5 George Gazley,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | George Washington Gazley (10 December 1843 - 20 January 1922) |
| Mother | Mary ‘Maie’ Arnold (14 March 1856 - 27 February 1950) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 27 November 2011; Last Edited: 3 February 2022 |
| Person ID | 3291 |
| Name | Urban Wilson Gazley |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 5 January 1894 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Married | 6 September 1920 to Freda Mae Grayson9, 10 |
| Divorced | 17 April 1926 in Union County, Arkansas from Freda Mae Grayson9 |
| Married | to Sally Winifred ‘Winnie’ Smith11 |
| Died | 7 October 1960 in San Diego, San Diego County, California3, 11 |
Biography
Urban is listed as a Christian Scientist in Phoenix, Arizona, in the 1944-1946 issues of the Christian Science Journal. In 1950 he obtained a copyright on a pamphlet, “Introduction to A Course in Christian Metaphysics.”12, 13
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Freda Mae Grayson (daughter of James L. Grayson and Eva _____) |
| Born | 20 January 1904 in Texas |
| Married | 6 September 1920 to Urban Wilson Gazley |
| Married | 26 September 1926 in Union County, Arkansas to Calvin W. Iiams |
| Married | 1934 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas to Herbert A. Milikien |
| Died | 12 November 1972 in Harris County, Texas |
| Spouse 2 | Sally Winifred ‘Winnie’ Smith (daughter of William Ashbel Smith and Georgia Ann White) |
| Born | 17 January 1896 in Belton, Bell County, Texas |
| Married | to Urban Wilson Gazley |
| Married | 19 August 1967 in Los Angeles, California to Cyril Frederick Milledge |
| Died | 5 January 1987 |
| Children | of Urban Wilson Gazley and Sally Winifred ‘Winnie’ Smith: |
| 1. | Josephine Myrtle Gazley (born Frohne) |
| Born | 25 March 1923 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas |
| Adopted | (child of Charles Frohne and Bell Rogers, adopted by Urban Wilson Gazley and Sally Winifred ‘Winnie’ Smith) |
| Died | 11 February 2007 |
Sources
- Draft Registration Card, World War I, Urban Wilson Gazley, born 5 January 1894, San Antonio, Texas.
- Draft Registration Card, World War II, Urban Wilson Gazley, serial no. U2117; born: 5 January 1894 in San Antonio, Texas; name of person who will always know address: Mrs. R. M. Sias.
- California Death Index 1940-1997; Ancestry (website), and Familysearch (website). Gazley, Urban W., born 5 January 1894; died 7 October 1960, San Diego. Mother’s Maiden Name: Arnold.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio City, family of G. W. Gatzley [sic] (54, Texas, Dec 1845, clerk, transfers); wife of 9 years Maie Gatzley (44, Texas, Mch 1856, 2 children, 1 living); son Urvin W. Gatzley (6, Texas, Jan 1894); mother in law M. L. Arnold (76, Maine, Nov 1823, widow, 1 child, 1 living).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio City, Enumeration District 37, Sheet No. 9A, family of Geo. W. Gazley (60, Texas, delivery clerk, rail road); wife of 18 years Maie Gazley (50, Texas, 1 child, 1 living); son Urban Gazley (16, Texas); mother in law Mary L. Arnold (86, widow, 7 children, 3 living); border Wm. D. Hansen (30, Illinois, promoter, railroad); wife of 9 months Signa S. Hansen (20, Sweden).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio City, Enumeration District 66, Sheet No. 3A, family of George W. Gazley (70, Texas); wife Maie Gazley (59, Texas); son Urban W. Gazley (26, Texas, salesman, oil stock); mother in law Mary L. Arnold (96, Maine); lodger Oscar J. Jannash (52, Germany, prescriptive clerk, drug store).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Texas, Harris County, Houston City, Enumeration District 101-102, Sheet No. 25A, family of May Gazley (72, Texas, widow); son Urban W. Gazley (36, Texas, divorced, clerk, general clerical).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Texas, Harris County, Houston City, Enumeration District 258-178, Sheet No. 61B; lodger Wilson Urban Gazley (46, Texas).
- Arkansas Divorce Index, 1923-1939,available at ancestry.com; Freda M. Gazley and U. W. [Gazley]; Divorce Date: 17 April 1926; County: Union; Marriage Date: 6 September 1920.
- Our Kin, by William Harris Manning and Edna Anderson Manning. Walton Printing Co., 1958. Available at Archive.org. Page 250, Freda Mae Grasyon, born 20 January 1904, showing her three marriages to Urban W. Gazley, Calvin W. Iiams, and Herbert A. Milikien.
- Obituary Index, United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011, Urban Winifred [sic, middle name is Wilson, wife’s name is Winifred] Gazley; gender: male; event date: 9 October 1960 [likely the newspaper publication date]; event place: San Diego, San Diego County, California; relatives: daughter Josephine Gazley [sic, adopted daughter]. Although this index provides only incomplete details, it is strongly believed this is Urban Wilson Gazley and indicates that his wife is Winifred [nee Smith], who from other sources is known to have adopted Josephine Frohne who took the Gazley name.
- Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 4, Part 1A, Number 1, January-June 1950. Copyright Office, The Library of Congress, Washington 25, D.C. Pamphlets, Serials, Contributions to Periodicals, page 485: Gazley, Urban Wilson, Introduction to A course in Christian metaphysics. 1v. Copyright 19 Oct 1950. AA164072.
- The Christian Science Journal, by Mary Baker Eddy, First Church of Christ, Scientist (Boston, Mass). The Christian Science Publishing Company, 1944. Page 42: Phoenix: Gazley, Urban Wilson CS 2091 E. Moreland st. Tel 3-2987.