Mary Baker

Person/Family

Spouse 1

David Ward Gazlay (son of Joshua Gazlay and Abigail ‘Abby’ Jones)

1.	Corey Luellen Gazley

2.	Julia Tryphenia Gazlay

+3.	Herbert Delno Gazlay

+4.	Eugene Miles Gazlay

5.	Julius Albert Gazlay

+6.	Lawrence Milton Gazlay

+7.	Charles Delos Gazlay

+8.	Leona Almira Gazley

9.	Earnest Gazley

Sources

1. Berrien County Genealogy Project, Sherwood Cemetery. Gazley, Mary Baker [no headstone; comments indicate she was born in January 1836, died 5 April 1921, and is buried next to her husband David].
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Michigan, Berrien County, Village of Buchanan, Page No. 143, family of David Gazley [the first name could mistakenly be read as Daniel] (30, New York, lumberman); Mary Gazley (24, Connecticut [sic, she was from Canada]); Corey V. Gazley (3, female, Connecticut [sic, the 1870 Census indicates New York]; H. D. Gazley (4/12, Michigan). The family next door may be Mary’s parents and siblings.
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Page No. 4, family of David Gazley (36, N. York, miller) [his age is low by 3-4 years compared to other records]; Mary Gazley (31, N. York [sic, actually from Canada]; Cora Gazley (13, N. York); Herbert Gazley (10, N. York); Eugine [sic] Gazley (8, Mich.); Lawrence Gazley (3, Mich.); Charles Gazley (6/12, Mich., Mar [birth month apparently March]).
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan, Enumeration District 5, Page No. 57A, family of David Gazley (50, NY, millwright); wife Mary Gazley (42, Canada); son Herbert Gazley (20, Mich., works in mill); Eugene M. Gazley (19, Mich., works in mill); Lawrence M. Gazley (14, Mich.); son Charles D. Gazley (10, Mich.); son Earnest Gazley (3, Mich.).
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Antrim County, Bellaire Village, Enumeration District 5, Sheet No. 15B, Mary Gazley (64, Canada, 19 January 1836, widow, married 45 years, 9 children, 5 living, immigrated in 1836); brother William Baker (45, Canada, 30 April 1855, widow, married 24 years, machinist, immigrated 1857).
6. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Emmet County, Pellston Village, Enumeration District 100, Sheet No. 1A, family of Charles Anderson (63, Norway, mechanic, saw mill, first marriage); wife of 23 years Arvilla Anderson (53, Canada, 4 children, 2 living, second marriage); daughter Adda Belle Anderson (19, Michigan); sister-in-law Mary Gazlay (74, Canada, widow, 9 children, 5 living).
7. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Emmet County, Petoskey City, Enumeration District 168, Sheet No. 7A, family of Lawrence Gazley (52, Michigan, millwright, block factory); wife Minnie Gazley (49, Michigan); Lena Gazley (16, Michigan); mother Mary Gazley (83, Canada, widow, naturalized 1883).
8. Letter, from Harlan Quardokus to Frederick Page, 6 April 2010, containing several pages of notes related to various Gazlay family members, including: notes of birth and death dates for early Gazlay generations, by Ruth G. Tuttle; biographical notes about David Ward Gazlay and his wife Mary Baker; four children of Joshua Gazlay and Abigail Jones; one page of a DAR application from 1928; a page showing the lineage of four Mayflower descendants from whom David Ward Gazlay was descended; and two pages of cemetery photographs annotated with burial and inscription details. Copies sent to Lee Gazlay in 2012.
9. The Cortland Connection (website); post by Harlan Quardokus, 15 September 2010, indicating that Abigail Jones Gazlay, wife of Joshua Gazlay, bore nine children, of which four have been identified: Karenda (1812-1905), Abigail (1828-1920), David Ward (1830-1899), and Mary (1833-?). The post includes other details regarding the marriages of these children, remarriage of Abigail to Timothy Allen, and her burial next to her daughter Karenda.
10. Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, available at familysearch.org. Mary Gazlay, died 5 April 1921 in Petoskey, Emmet County, Michigan; Age 85; Born about 1836 in Canada; Widowed; Father: Wm. Baker, born in Canada; Mother: Katie Rightman, born in Canada.