Gazlay Family History
Jennie C. Bowman
Parents
| Father | Macy Bowman ( - ) |
| Mother | Sally Ann Couse ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 14 November 2012; Last Edited: 19 April 2020 |
| Person ID | 4427 |
| Name | Jennie C. Bowman |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | ca. July 1865 in Stanfordville, Dutchess County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | to Elnathan Gazley2 |
| Married | ca. 1897 to Elmer E. Eckert3, 4 |
| Died | 28 December 1950 in Newburgh, Orange County, New York1 |
| Buried | in Stanford Cemetery, Stanfordville, Dutchess County, New York1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Elnathan Gazley (son of Orlando E. Gazley and Phoebe Elizabeth Holmes) |
| Born | 9 May 1866 in Dutchess County, New York |
| Married | to Jennie C. Bowman |
| Married | 19 April 1894 in Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey to Adelaide ‘Addie’ Howe |
| Married | 20 July 1909 in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut to Ellen Gertrude ‘Nellie’ Morrissey |
| Died | 12 October 1947 in Waldemere Beach, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut |
| Children | of Jennie C. Bowman and Elnathan Gazley: |
| 1. | Myrta Emily Gazley |
| Born | 21 November 1884 in New York |
| Married | 19 February 1908 in Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York to Percy Fitch Banks |
| Died | 3 January 1963 in Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York |
| +2. | Wilbur B. Gazley |
| Born | March 1889 in New York |
| Married | 27 April 1912 in Peekskill, Westchester County, New York to Eleanor Monell |
| Died | 11 May 1929 in Newburgh, Orange County, New York |
| Spouse 2 | Elmer E. Eckert |
| Born | 1863 in New York |
| Married | ca. 1897 to Jennie C. Bowman |
| Died | 1946 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Stanford Cemetery, Stanfordville, Dutchess County, New York, Jennie C. Bowman Eckert, born: 1865 in Stanfordville, Dutchess County, New York; died: 28 December 1950 in Newburgh, Orange County, New York [from record, which includes her obituary giving vital and biographical details with the names of her parents, daughter, and three grandchildren (albeit with two of the grandchildren’s last names spelled as Gagley instead of Gazley; and the names and links for her parents, spouse, and siblings].
- New York State Census, 1892, Dutchess County, Clinton, Page 6, family of George H. Gazley (58, U.S., merchant); Homer Gazley (18, U.S.); Elnathan Gazley (28, U.S.); Jennie Gazley (28, U.S.); Myrta Gazley (8, U.S.); Wilber Gazley (4, U.S.).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie City, ED 25, Sheet No. 12A, Jennie Eckert, 35, New York, July 1865, married 3 years, 2 children, 2 living, dressmaker; daughter Mertie Eckert [sic, she was born Gazley, and she retained that name as an adult]; 15, New York, Jan. 1885; son Wilber Eckert [sic, he was born Gazley, and he retained that name as an adult], 11, New York, Mch. 1889.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Orange County, Newburgh City, ED 48, Sheet No. 7B, Elmer E. Eckert, 44, New York, first marriage, manager, grocery store; wife of 12 years Jennie C. Eckert, 42, New York, second marriage, 2 children, 2 living, dressmaker, at home; son Wilber B. Eckert [sic, he was born Gazley and used that name as an adult], 21, New York, plumber, plumbing shop; mother Mary J. Eckert, 74, New York, widowed, 1 child, 1 living.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Westchester County, Yonkers City, Enumeration District 226, Sheet No. 13B, Elmer Eckert, 57, New York, boatman, U.S. Govt.; wife Jennie C. Eckert, 54, New York, dressmaker, own business.