Gazlay Family History
Kirke Gazlay Bumpus
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Kirke Gazlay Bumpus7 (Josephine Gazlay,6 Joseph Gazlay,5 Stephen Gazlay,4 Joseph Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Kirke Gazlay Bumpus7 (Josephine Gazlay,6 Joseph Gazlay,5 Stephen Gazlay,4 Joseph Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Jesse Philetus Bumpus (10 July 1836 - 11 August 1918) |
| Mother | Josephine Gazlay (14 February 1849 - 15 March 1919) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 14 October 2012; Last Edited: 20 November 2021 |
| Person ID | 4281 |
| Name | Kirke Gazlay Bumpus |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 14 June 1874 in Albion, Orleans County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 4 November 1898 in Albion, Orleans County, New York to Jesse Allen5 |
| Died | 2 March 1933 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan6 |
| Buried | in Mt. Albion Cemetery, Albion, Orleans County, New York6 |
Biography
Kirke graduated from high school in Albion, New York, in 1893. He entered the investment bond business around 1901, and was a recognized leader in this field in Detroit and surrounding areas. In 1906 he created the firm of Bumpus & Company for the trading of municipal bonds. Kirke served in the Michigan National Guard during World War I, and during the same period he was in charge of Liberty Loans and other financial activities in southern Michigan as a special representative of the Federal Reserve Bank.5
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Jesse Allen (daughter of Alvin R. Allen and Anna Denham) |
| Born | October 1871 in Barre, Orleans County, New York |
| Married | 4 November 1898 in Albion, Orleans County, New York to Kirke Gazlay Bumpus |
| Children | of Kirke Gazlay Bumpus and Jesse Allen: |
| 1. | Jesse Allen Bumpus |
| Born | May 1900 in New York |
| Married | to Isabel Cooke |
| 2. | Anna Josephine Bumpus |
| Born | 20 August 1903 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan |
| 3. | Herbert Noble Bumpus |
| Born | 2 March 1905 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan |
| 4. | Hortense Elizabeth ‘Bumpy’ Bumpus |
| Born | 29 November 1910 in Michigan |
| Married | to Herbert Berst Wilcox |
| Died | 8 September 1990 in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Orleans County, Town of Albion, Enumeration District 142, Page No. 19, family of Jessey P. Bumpus (44, New York, civil engineer); wife Josephine Bumpus (30, New York); son Kirke G. Bumpus (5, New York).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit City, Enumeration District 60, Sheet No. 1A, family of Kirke G. Bumpus (35, New York, banker); wife of 11 years Jessie Bumpus (38, New York, 3 children, 3 living); son Allen Bumpus (10, Michigan); daughter Josephine Bumpus (6, Michigan); son Herbert Bumpus (5, Michigan).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Monroe County, Monroe City, Enumeration District 120, Sheet No. 3A, family of Kirke G. Bumpus (45, New York, stocks + bonds); wife Jessie Bumpus (47, New York); son Allen Bumpus (19, New York); daughter Josephine G. Bumpus (16, Michigan); son Hebert M. Bumpus (14, Michigan); daughter Hortense E. Bumpus (9, Michigan); servant Katherine Hunt (47, New York).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Monroe County, Monroe City, Enumeration District 58-29, Sheet No. 2A, family of Kirke G. Bumpus (56, New York, investment banker, bond house, first married age 24); wife Jessie A. Bumpus (58, New York, first married age 26); daughter Josephine A. Bumpus (25, Michigan); daughter Hortense E. Bumpus (19, Michigan); servant Catherine C. Hunt (58, New York).
- Historic Michigan, Land of the Great Lakes, by George Newman Fuller and George Byron Catlin. Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, 1928. Volume 3, page 413, biographical sketch of Kirke Gazley Bumpus. Available at Google Books.
- Obituary, Orleans American and Weekly News, Orleans, New York, 9 March 1933, Kirke Gazlay Bumpus, died 2 March 1933 in Monroe, Michigan, the son of Jesse P. Bumpus and Josephine Gazlay, survived by his widow, Jessie Allen Bumpus, and three children. Availble at USGenWeb Project, Orleans County, New York, Obits (website); submitted by Sarah Benjamin, 31 December 2005.