Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyEffie Wood Latimer

Parents

FatherJohn H. Latimer (17 February 1829 - 2 March 1903)
MotherEsther O. Wood (13 October 1834 - 27 December 1904)

Personal Information

Record Created: 19 November 2009; Last Edited: 27 December 2023 
Person ID438
NameEffie Wood Latimer
GenderFemale
Born May 1860 in New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Married ca. 1881 to William Henry Bush3, 5
Died 3 December 1926 in Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey1, 8, 9
Buried in Pine Bush Cemetery, Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York1, 9

Biography

Effie was believed to be a twin but the sibling didn’t survive. Effie was a tiny infant. It was said that her hand could fit through her father’s wedding ring, and her head could fit in a coffee cup. Effie died at the home of her daughter Maude on South Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ.9

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyWilliam Henry Bush (son of William H. Bush and Catherine M. Bartholomew)
Born 5 September 1861
Married ca. 1881 to Effie Wood Latimer
Died 11 February 1924
  
Children of Effie Wood Latimer and William Henry Bush:
  
1.FamilyJohn Cornelius Bush
Born 21 October 1882 in Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York
Died 17 December 1945 in Cottekill, Ulster County, New York
  
+2.FamilyHarry Lusie Bush
Born 25 February 1885 in Town of Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York
Married 16 October 1912 in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York to Ada Louise Smith
Died 14 November 1916 in Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York
  
+3.FamilyGrant Percy Bush
Born 23 May 1890 in Pataukunk, Ulster County, New York
Married 30 October 1915 in Cincinnatus, Cortland County, New York to Mabel Place Fralic
Died 16 July 1966 in Sandy Pond, Oswego County, New York
  
+4.FamilyMaude Gertrude Bush
Born 26 October 1893 in Town of Marbletown, Ulster County, New York
Married 30 November 1915 in Accord, Town of Rochester, Ulster County, New York to Leo Cornwall Gazlay
Died 19 June 1983 in Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York
  

Sources

  1. Find a Grave (website). Pine Bush Cemetery, Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York, Effie Wood Latimer Bush, born: 1861; died: 1826 (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Ulster County, Wawarsing, Enumeration District 159, Page No. 16, family of John H. Latimer (51, New York); wife Esther Latimer (45, New York); daughter Gertrude A. Latimer (21, New York, dressmaker); daughter Effie Latimer (19, New York); daughter Sarah A. Latimer (18, New York); son Lewis J. Latimer (13, New York); daughter Emma B. Latimer (11, New York); servant Andrew Crumb (19, New York, labourer).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Ulster County, Town of Rochester, Enumeration District 125, Sheet 16, William Bush, 38, New York, Sept. 1861, farmer; wife of 19 years [crossed out and 5 written in, but 19 years is believed to be correct] Effie Bush, 40, New York, May 1860, 4 children, 4 living; son John C. Bush, 17, New York, Oct. 1882; son Harry L. Bush, 15, New York, Feb. 1885; son Grant Bush, 10, New York, May 1890; daughter Maude Bush, 6, New York, Oct. 1893.
  4. New York State Census, 1905, Ulster County, Town of Rochester, 2nd Election District, Page 13, family of William W. Bush (44, farmer); wife Effie Bush (44); son Grant Bush (15); daughter Maud Bush (11).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Ulster County, Town of Rochester, Enumeration District 159, Sheet 19A, William W. Bush (48, New York, farmer, general farm); wife of 29 years Ethel [sic, Effie] Bush (48, New York, 4 children, 4 living); son John C. Bush (20, New York, farmer, home farm). [They are living next door to Ethel’s brother Lewis Latimer and his family]
  6. New York State Census, 1915, Ulster County, Town of Rochester, Page No. 9, William Bush, 54, carpenter; wife Effie W. Bush, 54; son John C. Bush, 33, highway laborer; son Harry B. Bush, 30, carpenter; son Grant B. Bush, 24, train man; daughter Maude Bush, 21, housework.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Orange County, Town of Montgomery, Maybrook, E.D. 132, Sheet No. 8A, William Bush, 48, New York, carpenter, house; wife Effie Bush, 48, New York; son John C. Bush, 37, New York, carpenter, house; son Grant Bush, 28, New York, carpenter, house; daughter Maude G. Bush, 26, New York. [Note: This census entry has several questionable details. William and Effie’s ages are low by ten years; Grant and Maude were both married in October and November 1915, respectively, so their listing here is puzzling.]
  8. Journal/date book of Maude (Bush) Gazlay (1893 - 1983). Transcription in possession of Lee Gazlay.
  9. Record of conversations with Maude (Bush) Gazlay during multiple visits 1968-1983; notes in possession of Lee Gazlay.