Gazlay Family History
Ella Isabella Masterton
Parents
| Father | David Masterton (ca. 1829 - 24 July 1855) |
| Mother | Anna Sophia _____ (ca. 1835 - 29 October 1859) |
| Adoptive Father | Rev. John Calvin Holbrook (7 January 1808 - 1 August 1900) |
| Adoptive Mother | Ann Louisa Clark (9 December 1822 - 20 November 1896) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 26 December 2013; Last Edited: 1 February 2014 |
| Person ID | 6266 |
| Name | Ella Isabella Masterton |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 28 October 1854 in Communipaw, Hudson County, New Jersey1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Adopted | : Ella was previously adopted by her mother’s second husband, David Montross Gazlay. |
| Married | 10 August 1875 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York to William S. Amsden7 |
| Died | 8 November 1889 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota1, 8 |
| Buried | in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  William S. Amsden (son of Noah C. Amsden and Sarah Hulbert) |
| Born | 11 April 1851 in Illinois |
| Married | 10 August 1875 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York to Ella Isabella Masterton |
| Died | 13 January 1906 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota |
| Children | of Ella Isabella Masterton and William S. Amsden: |
| +1. | Mervyn Holbrook Amsden |
| Born | 18 August 1875 in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa |
| Married | 8 January 1896 in Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota to Cora L. Sims |
| Married | ca. 1903 to Effa Blanch Hone |
| Died | 4 November 1945 in Los Angeles County, California |
| 2. | Charles M. Amsden, Jr. |
| Born | ca. 1879 in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa |
| Died | 16 October 1898 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Ella Isabel Amsden; born: 1854; died: 8 November 1889 [from record].
- Find a Grave (website). Stockton Rural Cemetery, Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, Rev. John Calvin Holbrook, born: 7 January 1808 in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont; died: 1900, Stockton, San Joaquin County, California [from record, which provides brief biographical details, the names of his parents, his two marriages, to Cynthia Tuttle and Ann Louisa Clark, and his two adopted daughters along with their dates of birth; his grave marker shows the same birth and death years and states].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Iowa, Dubuque County, Dubuque, Page No. 116, family of John C. Holbrook (52, Cong. clergyman); Ann S. Holbrook (37, Conn.); Martha W. Holbrook (8, New York); Ella J. Holbrook (6, New York); Mary Ryan (20, Ireland, servant); Carnie Muller (24, Switzerland, servant).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Cortland County, Homer, Page No. 92, family of J. C. Holdbrook [sic] (60, New Hampshire, clergyman); Anna L. Holdbrook (50, Conn.); Martha W. Holdbrook (17, New York); Ella Holdbrook (15, New York).
- New York State Census, 1875, Onandaga County, Syracuse, Second District, 6th Ward, Page 27, family of John C. Holbrook (67, Vt., clergyman P.); wife Ann L. Holbrook (52, Conn.); daughter Ella I. Holbrook (20, New York).
- Minnesota Territory and State Census, 1885, Stearns County, Village of Sauk Center, Page No. 1, family of Wm. S. Amsden (34, Illinois [sic]; Alas [sic] H. Amsden (32, Norway [sic]); Marvin H. Amsden (8, Iowa); Charles M. Amsden (6, Iowa); Anna Larson (21, Norway); Hans Larsen (19, Norway).
- Boards at Ancestry.com; Post by Adine Wakefield, 12 December 1999, indicating that her great aunt Ella I. Holbrook married William S. Amsden on 10 August 1875 in Syracuse, New York, by her father Reverend Holbrook. The newly married couple returned to Dubuque, Iowa and then later moved to Minn.
- Deaths, The Homer Republican, Homer, New York, 21 November 1889: AMEDEN [sic, AMSDEN] - In Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 8, 1889, of typhoid fever, Mrs. Ella I. Ameden, youngest daughter of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Holbrook, formerly of this village, aged 85 years.