Gazlay Family History
Myrta Emily Gazley
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Myrta Emily Gazley7 (Elnathan Gazley,6 Orlando Gazley,5 Elnathan Gazley,4 Joseph Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Myrta Emily Gazley7 (Elnathan Gazley,6 Orlando Gazley,5 Elnathan Gazley,4 Joseph Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Elnathan Gazley (9 May 1866 - 12 October 1947) |
| Mother | Jennie C. Bowman (ca. July 1865 - 28 December 1950) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 12 November 2012; Last Edited: 7 May 2022 |
| Person ID | 4428 |
| Name | Myrta Emily Gazley |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 21 November 1884 in New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 19 February 1908 in Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York to Percy Fitch Banks7, 8 |
| Died | 3 January 1963 in Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York1, 9 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Percy Fitch Banks (son of Charles G. Banks and Evalinda Knapp) |
| Born | 20 August 1884 in Peekskill, Westchester County, New York |
| Married | 19 February 1908 in Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York to Myrta Emily Gazley |
| Died | 4 September 1928 in Yonkers, Westchester County, New York |
Sources
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Family Search (website), Myrta E. Banks, died: January 1963; born: 21 November 1884; residence place: New York.
- 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, Westchester County, Yonkers, ED 146, Sheet No. 1B, Evalinda Banks, 53, New York, widowed, 6 children, 1 living; son Percey Banks, 25, New York, married 2 years, supt. insurance co.; daughter-in-law Myrta Banks, 24, New York, no children.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Westchester County, Yonkers City, Enumeration District 258, Sheet No. 2B, Percy F. Banks, 35, New York, manager, lighting electric; wife Myrta E. Banks, 34, New York; mother Evalinda Banks, 63, New York; border F. Burt Pope, 24, New York, electrician, elevator; border Annie Dooley, 68, New York, dressmaker.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New York, Westchester County, Mount Vernon City, ED 60-147, Sheet No. 7B and 8A, Linnie Banks, 85, New York, widowed; daughter [sic, actually daughter-in-law] Myrta E. Banks, 48, New York, beauty parlor, own business.
- New York County Marriages, 1908-1935, Percy Fitch Banks, age 24; father: Charles G. Banks; mother: Evalinda Knapp; Myrta Emily Gazley, age 23; father: Elnathan M. Gazley; mother: Jennie Bowman; married 19 Feb. 1908 in Westchester [County], New York.
- Marriage Announcement, The Highland Democrat, Highland, New York (available at fultonhistory.com), 7 March 1908, Percy F. Banks and Miss Myrta Gazely [sic], of Peekskill, were married at Tarrytown on February 19.
- New York, State Health Department, Genealogical Research Death Index, 1957-1963; Myrta E. Banks, age 77, died: 3 January 1963 in Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York.