Gazlay Family History
Ellison Thomas Wilbur
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Ellison Thomas Wilbur6 (Ann Gazlay,5 Stephen Gazlay,4 Joseph Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Ellison Thomas Wilbur6 (Ann Gazlay,5 Stephen Gazlay,4 Joseph Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Richard Ellison Wilbor (12 August 1825 - 28 August 1902) |
| Mother | Ann Elizabeth Gazlay (19 July 1828 - 29 January 1895) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 14 October 2012; Last Edited: 3 December 2021 |
| Person ID | 4286 |
| Name | Ellison Thomas Wilbur |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 13 April 1852 in Ontario Township, Wayne County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 1 January 1885 in Owosso Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan to Mary Elmuretta ‘Metta’ Cramer3, 5, 6, 7 |
| Died | 23 January 1923 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan1, 8 |
| Buried | in Oak Grove Cemetery, Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan8 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mary Elmuretta ‘Metta’ Cramer (daughter of David Scriver Cramer and Mary Ellen Gage) |
| Born | 1 August 1860 |
| Married | 1 January 1885 in Owosso Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan to Ellison Thomas Wilbur |
| Died | 1937 |
| Children | of Ellison Thomas Wilbur and Mary Elmuretta ‘Metta’ Cramer: |
| +1. | Glenn Richard Wilbur |
| Born | 14 October 1885 in Owosso Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan |
| Married | 19 April 1911 in St. Johns, Clinton County, Michigan to Susie D. Tucker |
| 2. | Ellison T. Wilbur |
| Born | 10 April 1886 in Owosso Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan |
| +3. | Mary Elizabeth Wilbur |
| Born | 10 April 1887 in Michigan |
| Married | 23 December 1914 in Corunna, Shiawassee County, Michigan to Glenn H. Burt |
| Died | 1969 |
Sources
- Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952. Ellison T. Cuilbur [sic, Wilbur], died: 23 January 1923 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan; born: 13 April 1852 in Ontario, New York; father: Richard Cuilbur [sic, Wilbur]; mother: Anna E. Gazley.
- 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).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Shiawassee County, Owosso Township, Enumeration District 94, Sheet No. 8B; family of E. T. Wilbur (58, New York, farmer, first married age 25); wife Mary Wilbur (49, Michigan, first married age 25).
- 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.
- Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Ellison T. Wilbur, age 32, born in N.Y., and Mary Elmuretta Cramer, age 24, Mich., married on 1 January 1885 in Owosso.
- Find a Grave (website). Oak Grove Cemetery, Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan; Ellison T. Wilbur: Father / Ellison T. Wilbur / 1852 - 1923 [from gravestone]. The record indicates his parents were Richard E. Wilbur (1825-1902) and Ann Elizabeth (Gazley) Wilbur; and his spouse was Mary E. (Cramer) Wilbur (1860-1937).