Gazlay Family History
Madeleine Gazley
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Madeleine Gazley7 (George Gazley,6 Orlando Gazley,5 Elnathan Gazley,4 Joseph Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Madeleine Gazley7 (George Gazley,6 Orlando Gazley,5 Elnathan Gazley,4 Joseph Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | George Henry Gazley (19 October 1868 - 19 January 1937) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Rosilla ‘Bessie’ Gerow (5 September 1872 - 16 September 1961) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 13 November 2012; Last Edited: 5 March 2024 |
| Person ID | 4390 |
| Name | Madeleine Gazley |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 4 July 1900 in New Utrecht (Brooklyn), Kings County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 9 October 1924 in White Plains, Westchester County, New York to Orla Leslie Wood, Jr.2, 7 |
| Died | 29 December 1990 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York2 |
| Buried | in Memory Gardens Memorial Park, Colonie, Albany County, New York2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Orla Leslie Wood, Jr. |
| Born | 21 November 1900 in New York, New York |
| Married | 9 October 1924 in White Plains, Westchester County, New York to Madeleine Gazley |
| Died | 7 March 1964 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York |
| Children | of Madeleine Gazley and Orla Leslie Wood, Jr.: |
| 1. | Joann Wood |
| Born | 10 March 1929 in New York |
| Married | to David Sayles |
| Died | 19 November 1979 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut |
| 2. | Joyce Wood |
| Born | 13 March 1932 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York |
| Married | to Richard Van Patten |
| Died | 11 March 1964 in Schenectady County, New York |
Sources
- New York City, Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (website: a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov), Certificate and Record of Birth, Certificate No.: 30125, Madeline Gazley, born: 4 July 1900 in Manhattan, New York; father: George Gazlay, age 32, born in N.Y., occupation: clerk; mother: Elizabeth Gazlay; maiden name: Elizabeth Gerow; age 28, born in Patterson, N.Y.; number of previous children: 1; how many now living (in all): 2.
- Find a Grave (website). Memory Gardens Memorial Park, Colonie, Albany County, New York; Wood, Madeleine Gazley Wood; born Jul. 4, 1900 in New Utrecht, Kings County, New York; died Dec. 29, 1990 in Manhattan, New York County, New York [from record]. The record also provides the names of her parents, husband Orla Leslie Wood, and child Joann Wood Sayles.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Enumeration District 974, Sheet No. 8B, family of Elizabeth Gazley (37, New York, divorced); son John Gazley (15, New York); daughter Madeline Gazley (9, New York).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Westchester County, White Plains City, Enumeration District 201, Sheet No. 4A and 4B, family of Elizabeth Gazley (47, New York, divorced); son John G. Gazley (24, New York, teacher); daughter Madeline Gazley (19, New York, clerical, government); mother Frances P. Gerow (74, New York, widow); plus 2 lodgers.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Saratoga County, Ballston Township, E.D. 46-4, Sheet No. 5B, Orla L. Wood, 29, New York, electrical engineer, General Electric; wife Natelein [sic, Madeleine] Wood, 29, New York; daughter Joann Wood, 1, New York; [?]-in-law Frances P. Jerow [sic, Gerow], 80, New York, widow; [?]-in-law Elizabeth G. Jerow [sic], 57, New York, widow. [The latter two are Madeleine’s grandmother and mother respectively.]
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New York, Schenectady County, Niskayuna, E.D. 47-18, Sheet No. 27A, Orla L. Wood, 39, New York, elec. engineer, elec. mfg. ind.; wife Madeleine Wood, 39, New York; daughter Joann Wood, 11, New York; daughter Joyce Wood, 8, New York; mother-in-law Elizabeth R. Gazley, 67, New York, widow.
- Cornell Alumni News, Vol. XXVII, No. 13, December 18, 1924, Ithaca, New York. Page 170, Alumni Notes, entry for Orla L. Wood, Jr., ’23, provides the date and place of his marriage to Madeline Gazley, and details of his employment at the time.