Gazlay Family History
Josephine Antonia Jewett
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Josephine Antonia Jewett6 (Mary Knight,5 Adelia Gazlay,4 James Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Josephine Antonia Jewett6 (Mary Knight,5 Adelia Gazlay,4 James Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Charles Elam Jewett (27 April 1843 - 30 May 1892) |
| Mother | Mary Huldah Knight (7 September 1843 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 5 January 2012; Last Edited: 20 November 2021 |
| Person ID | 3401 |
| Name | Josephine Antonia Jewett |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 25 November 1869 in Fort Antonia, Texas1, 2, 3 |
Biography
Although her birth place is given as Fort Antonia, Texas, in the Jewett family genealogy, a fort by that name has not been identified, and is more likely meant to be Fort San Antonio, Texas.3
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, California, Kern County, Mount Breckinridge, Enumeration District 17, Page No. 20, family of Charles E. Jewett (37, Vermont, farmer); wife Mary K. Jewett (36, Wisconsin); daughter Josephine Jewett (10, California); son Rafael [sic] Jewett (8, Texas); daughter Agnes R. Jewett (4, Massachusetts).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, California, Alameda County, City of Oakland, Enumeration District 373, Sheet No. 5B, family of Mary F. Jewett (56, Wisconsin, Sept. 1843, widow, 4 children, 4 living); daughter Josephine A. Jewett (30, Texas, Nov. 1869, stenographer); son Russell M. Jewett (28, Texas, Jan. 1872, clerk, hdw.); daughter Agnes R. Jewett (24, Massachusetts, Sept. 1875, school teacher); daughter Dorothea Jewett (16, California, Feb. 1884).
- History and Genealogy of the Jewetts in America, by Frederic Clarke Jewett, M.D., Volume II. The Grafton Press, New York: 1908. Pages 734-736. Includes a biographical sketch and likeness of Captain Charles Elam Jewett, and details about his wife and children. Digitized copy available at Google Books.