Gazlay Family History
Richard Ellison Wilbor
Parents
| Father | Ephraim Wilbor (26 December 1790 - 23 December 1873) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Ellison (1795 - 19 December 1873) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 14 October 2012; Last Edited: 2 December 2021 |
| Person ID | 4265 |
| Name | Richard Ellison Wilbor |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 12 August 1825 in Milan, Dutchess County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 1849 to Ann Elizabeth Gazlay4 |
| Died | 28 August 1902 in Owosso Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan1, 5 |
| Buried | in Oak Grove Cemetery, Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Ann Elizabeth Gazlay (daughter of Stephen Gazlay and Ann Harris) |
| Born | 19 July 1828 in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York |
| Married | 1849 to Richard Ellison Wilbor |
| Died | 29 January 1895 in Owosso Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan |
| Children | of Richard Ellison Wilbor and Ann Elizabeth Gazlay: |
| +1. | Ellison Thomas Wilbur |
| Born | 13 April 1852 in Ontario Township, Wayne County, New York |
| Married | 1 January 1885 in Owosso Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan to Mary Elmuretta ‘Metta’ Cramer |
| Died | 23 January 1923 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Oak Grove Cemetery, Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan; Richard E. Wilbur, born: 13 August 1825; died: 3 September 1902 [this death date differs from other records by a few days] (from record, which provides the names and links for his wife and child).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Wayne County, Ontario, Page No. 24, family of Richard E. Wilber (33, New York, farmer); Ann E. Wilber (30, New York); Elison Wilber (8, New York); Ann Gasley (63, New York); Fredrick Chapman (42, New York, farm laborer).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Shiawassee County, Owosso Township, Enumeration District 93, Sheet No. 12B; family of Ellison T. Wilbur (48, New York, Apr 1852, farmer (and enumerator of this census page)]; wife of 15 years Mary E. Wilbur (39, Michigan, Aug 1860, 2 children, 2 living); son Glenn R. Wilbur (14, Michigan, Oct 1855); daughter Mary E. Wilbur (13, Michigan, Apr 1887); father Richard E. Wilbur (73, New York, Aug 1826, capitalist, divorced).
- The Wildbores in America: A Family Tree, by John Reid Wilbor. Baltimore, Md., Press of G. W. King Print Co. 1933. Available at Heritage Quest (website).
- The Past and Present of Shiawassee County, Michigan. The Michigan Historical Publishing Association, Lansing, Michigan. 1906? Available at University of Michigan Library online (quod.lib.umich.edu). Page 540-542, biographical sketch of Ellison T. Wilbur. The sketch includes vital and biographical details, and the names of various relatives, including his parents, Richard E. Wilbur and Ann Elizabeth Gazley.