Gazlay Family History
Mary Evelyn Newell
Parents
| Father | Emmett M. Newell (1869 - 1951) |
| Mother | Clara May Searles (1879 - 1952) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 22 April 2012; Last Edited: 9 July 2025 |
| Person ID | 3562 |
| Name | Mary Evelyn Newell |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 13 February 1901 in Fort Fetterman, Converse County, Wyoming1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 6 September 1918 in Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming to George Ward Gazlay4, 5 |
| Died | 13 November 1937 in Douglas, Converse County, Wyoming1 |
| Buried | in Newell Cemetery, Esterbrook, Converse County, Wyoming1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  George Ward Gazlay (son of Herbert Delno Gazlay and Bernice Edna Stanard) |
| Born | 15 July 1897 in Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming |
| Married | 6 September 1918 in Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming to Mary Evelyn Newell |
| Married | 28 September 1938 in Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota to Bessie Loretta Mossman (née Irwin) |
| Married | 7 October 1950 in Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming to Edith Myrtle Sutfin (née Cross) |
| Died | 3 November 1973 in Douglas, Converse County, Wyoming |
| Children | of Mary Evelyn Newell and George Ward Gazlay: |
| +1. | George Emmett Gazley |
| Born | 31 December 1919 in Douglas, Converse County, Wyoming |
| Married | 3 June 1940 in Harrison, Sioux County, Nebraska to Mary Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Robinson |
| Married | 17 August 1951 in Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming to Evelyn Harriet Fox (née Wayatt) |
| Died | 5 March 1961 in St. Louis, Missouri |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Newell Cemetery, Esterbrook, Converse County, Wyoming; Gazley, Mary Evelyn; born: 13 February 1901 in Wyoming; died: 13 November 1937 in Douglas, Converse County, Wyoming. Record also indicates birth year may be 1898. Father: Emmett Newell; Mother: Clara Searles. Wife of George Gazley.
- Wyoming, U.S., State and County Marriage Records, 1869-1973 (available at ancestry.com), George Emmett Gazley, age 32, born: 30 December 1919 in Douglas, Wyoming, divorced, father: George Ward Gazley, born in Casper, Wyoming, living; mother: Evelyn Newell, born in Fort Fettherman [sic, Fetterman], Wyoming, dead; Evelyn Harriet Fox, age 26, born: 9 August 1926 in Lesterville, Missouri, divorced, father: Charlie Wayatt, born in Annapolis, Missouri, living; mother: Ida Kelly, born in Annapolis, Missouri, living; married on 17 August 1951 in Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Wyoming, Albany County, Laramie Peak, Enumeration District 11, Sheet No. 9A, family of Herbert D. Gazlay [this is undoubtedly an enumerator error; this is actually Herbert’s son George W. Gazlay] (23, Wyoming, foreman, sawmill); wife Mary E. Gazlay (20, Wyoming); son George E. Gazlay (1/12, Wyoming).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Wyoming, Albany County, Laramine Peak, Enumeration District 11-19, Sheet No. 1A, family of George W. Gazlay (32, Wyoming, farmer, married age 21); wife Evelyn N. Gazlay (29, Wyoming, married age 17); son George E. Gazlay (10, Wyoming). They live a few houses from George’s father Herbert.
- Rootsweb Freepages, Family Tree of William Husband Searle (1801-1880), family of Mary Evelyn NEWELL (1901-1937) and husband George Ward GAZLAY (1897-1973), including her ancestors, child, and vital details.