Gazlay Family History
Robert Alden Lamberson
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Robert Alden Lamberson7 (Buell Lamberson,6 Samuel Lamberson,5 Nancy Furman,4 Elizabeth Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Robert Alden Lamberson7 (Buell Lamberson,6 Samuel Lamberson,5 Nancy Furman,4 Elizabeth Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Buell Lamberson (14 June 1841 - 4 May 1900) |
| Mother | Helen Mary Swift (February 1843 - 31 March 1922) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 25 December 2012; Last Edited: 14 March 2022 |
| Person ID | 4630 |
| Name | Robert Alden Lamberson |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 3 July 1876 in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 6 May 1908 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon to Mary Louisa McGaw4, 6 |
| Died | 7 January 1921 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon1, 7 |
| Buried | in River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon1 |
Biography
Robert was a merchant in Portland, Oregon.8
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mary Louisa McGaw (daughter of Rev. James Alexander Porter McGaw and Mary Ann Scott) |
| Born | 14 October 1876 in Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio |
| Married | 6 May 1908 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon to Robert Alden Lamberson |
| Died | 15 March 1961 in Multnomah County, Oregon |
| Children | of Robert Alden Lamberson and Mary Louisa McGaw: |
| 1. | James Buell Lamberson |
| Born | 18 May 1909 in Hood River, Hood River County, Oregon |
| Married | 9 December 1945 to Henrietta Bernice Wilbur |
| Died | 31 December 1981 |
| +2. | Helen Mary Lamberson |
| Born | 21 February 1913 in Oregon |
| Married | to Arthur William Hoff |
| Died | 6 August 1980 |
| 3. | Margaret Louise Lamberson |
| Born | 11 December 1917 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon |
| Died | 26 October 1928 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon |
| 4. | Robert Alden Lamberson, Jr. |
| Born | 11 December 1917 in Oregon |
| Married | to Barbara Lena Ritenour |
| Died | 5 May 2000 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, Robert Alden Lamberson, born: 3 July 1987 in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey; died: 7 January 1921 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon (from record, which includes the texts from three obituaries/death notices; and provides the names and links for his parents, four siblings, and one child).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland, Enumeration District 140, Page No. 8; family of Buell Lamberson (38, Illinois, hardware dealer); wife Helen M. Lamberson (36, New York); daughter Abby S. Lamberson (8, New Jersey); son Alfred B. Lamberson (6, New Jersey); son Robert A. Lamberson (4, New Jersey); daughter Margaret M. Lamberson (1, New Jersey); aunt Nancy Swift (79, Connecticut).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland City, Enumeration District 59, Sheet No. 10A; family of Helen Lamberson (57, New York, Feb 1843, widow, 5 children, 5 living, seed merchant); daughter Abby S. Lamberson (28, New Jersey, May 1872); son Alfred Lamberson (26, New Jersey, Feb 1874, seed merchant); daughter-in-law and wife of 6 years Gertrude Lamberson (25, New Jersey, Dec. 1874, no children, dentist); son Robert Lamberson (23, New Jersey, July 1876, seed merchant); daughter Margaret Lamberson (21, New Jersey, Feb. 1879, vocal teacher); son Edward Lamberson (19, Oregon, May 1881, printer).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland Township, family of Robert Lamberson (33, New Jersey, salesman, pump co.); wife of 2 years Mary Lamberson (32, Ohio, 1 child, 1 living); son James A. Lamberson (11/12, Oregon).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland City, Enumeration District 127, Sheet No. 9A; family of Robert A. Lamberson (43, New Jersey, cabinet maker, factory); wife Mary L. Lamberson (43, Ohio); son James D. Lamberson (10, Oregon); daughter Helen M. Lamberson (6, Oregon); son Robert A. Lamberson, Jr. (2, Oregon); daughter Margaret L. Lamberson (2, Oregon); father-in-law James A. McGaw (84, Ohio, widow).
- Wedding Announcement, The Sunday Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, 10 May 1908, wedding of Mary Louise McGraw and Robert Alden Lamberson on 6 May 1908 in Portland, Oregon. The article provides wedding details and the names of various family members and attendees.
- Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998; Robert A. Lamberson, died 7 January 1921 in Portland.
- Yearbook of the Oregon Society Sons of the American Revolution, Portland, 1903. Available at Internet Archive (website). Robert Alden Lamberson, merchant, Portland. The entry provides the names of two generation of his paternal ancestors.