Gazlay Family History
Mason Brayman Starring, Jr.
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Mason Brayman Starring, Jr.7 (Helen Swing,6 David Swing,5 Karenda Gazlay,4 James Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Mason Brayman Starring, Jr.7 (Helen Swing,6 David Swing,5 Karenda Gazlay,4 James Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Mason Brayman Starring (8 May 1859 - 31 January 1934) |
| Mother | Helen Beth Swing (9 January 1862 - 2 August 1947) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 2 August 2012; Last Edited: 1 November 2020 |
| Person ID | 4055 |
| Name | Mason Brayman Starring, Jr. |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 16 August 1889 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | 28 October 1916 in Manhattan, New York City, New York to Gertrude Farquhar Lathrop8 |
| Died | 19841 |
| Buried | in Saint Phillip’s Anglican Episcopal Church Cemetery, Saint Phillip, Antigua And Barbuda1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Gertrude Farquhar Lathrop (daughter of Alanson Peckham Lathrop and Eleanor Knight Farquhar) |
| Born | 14 February 1896 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio |
| Married | 28 October 1916 in Manhattan, New York City, New York to Mason Brayman Starring, Jr. |
| Died | November 1981 |
| Children | of Mason Brayman Starring, Jr. and Gertrude Farquhar Lathrop: |
| +1. | Eleanor Lathrop Starring |
| Born | 22 March 1919 in New York |
| Married | 17 January 1946 in New York, New York to Philip Bemis Pool |
| Married | 9 May 1953 to Harald John von Keszycki |
| +2. | Mason Brayman Starring III |
| Born | 25 September 1923 in New York, New York |
| Married | 25 January 1947 in Millbrook, Dutchess County, New York to Nancy Beirne Donaldson |
| Died | 3 August 2006 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Saint Phillip’s Anglican Episcopal Church Cemetery, Saint Philip, Antigua And Barbuda, Mason Brayman Starring, Jr., born: 1889; died: 1984 (from record).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, E.D. 662, Sheet No. 1B, M. E. Starring, 41, Illinois, May 1859, lawyer; wife of 14 years Helen Starring, 36, Ohio, January 1864, 2 children, 2 living; son Swing Starring, 12, Iowa, October 1887; son Mason Starring, 10, Illinois, August 1889; mother Mrs. Henry Starring, 64, New Jersey, September 1835; servant Berta Hillger, 36, Germany, November 1863, housemaid; servant Emma Samuelson, 38, Sweden, January 1862, cook.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, E.D. 912, Sheet No. 7A, Mason B. Starring, 50, Illinois, lawyer, law office; wife of 23 years Helen Starring, 48, Ohio; son David Starring, 22, Iowa, broker, investment securities; son Mason Starring, Jr., 20, Illinois; mother Alida M. Starring, 74, New Jersey; servant Bertha Hillger, 40, Germany, housemaid; servant Barry Scully, 29, Wisconsin, cook.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, New York County, Manhattan, E.D. 569, Sheet No. 7A, Alonso P. Lathrop, 55, Connecticut, American light [?], president; wife Eleann F. Lathrop, 50, Ohio; daughter Gertrude L. Starring, 24, Ohio; son-in-law Mason B. Starring, 30, Illinois, banker, investment; granddaughter Eleann L. Starring, 10/12, New York; servant Elizabeth Corbett, 40, Ireland, nursemaid, private family.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Westchester County, Irvington Village, Mason Starring, Jr., 40, Illinois, first married age 26, private banker; wife Gertrude Starring, 35, Ohio; daughter Eleanor Starring, 11, New York; son Mason Starring, 3rd, 6, New York.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New York, Westchester County, Irvington, E.D. 60-64, Sheet No. 11B, Mason B. Starring, 50, Illinois, broker, stocks and bonds; wife Gertrude Starring, 45, Ohio; daughter Eleanor Starring, 21, New York; son Mason B. Starring, 3rd, 16, New York; servant Elizabeth Rene, 47, Germany, maid, private family; servant Jane E. Arrington, 42. South Carolina, widow, cook, private family; Geraldine Lenoir, 22, South Carolina, domestic, private family.
- The First Five Generations of the Swing Family in America, compiled by Albert H. Swing and Harry P. Swing, April 1961. Available at Heritage Quest Online. This document provides numerous biographical and vital details, but there are few references cited for any of the information.
- New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940, Mason Brayman Starring, Jr., 27, born in Chicago, Illinois; father: Mason Brayman Starring; mother: Helen Swing; and Gertrude Farguhar Lathrop, 21, born in Columbus, Ohio; father: Alanson P. Lathrop; mother: Eleanor Knight Farguhar; married on 28 October 1916 in Manhattan, New York, New York.