Gazlay Family History
James Watson Scales
Parents
| Father | James Scales (August 1829 - ) |
| Mother | Elizabeth E. Roberts (June 1831 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 5 February 2014; Last Edited: 16 February 2015 |
| Person ID | 6376 |
| Name | James Watson Scales |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | March 1870 in New Jersey1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | ca. 1900 to Laura E. Guenther3 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Laura E. Guenther (daughter of John L. Guenther and Rachel _____) |
| Born | June 1868 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey |
| Married | ca. 1900 to James Watson Scales |
| Children | of James Watson Scales and Laura E. Guenther: |
| +1. | James Watson Scales, Jr. |
| Born | 1902 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey |
| Married | 1924 in Manhattan, New York City, New York to Adele Morton |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New Jersey, Essex County, Newark, 11th Ward, Page No. 39, family of James Scales (40, Ireland, works in shoe mfty); Elizabeth Scales (38, Ireland); John W. Scales (14, New Jersey); Timothy Scales (9, New Jersey) Joseph Scales (7, New Jersey); Nellie Scales (3, New Jersey); James Scales (4/12, March, New Jersey).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New Jersey, Essex County, Newark, Enumeration District 68, Page No. 44, family of James Scales (50, Ireland, works in shoe factory); wife Eliza Scales (48, Ireland); son Timothy E. Scales (20, New Jersey, law student); son Joseph H. Scales (17, sign painter); son James W. Scales (10, New Jersey); son Arthur T. Scales (5, New Jersey).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New Jersey, Essex County, Newark, Enumeration District 123, Sheet No. 4B, family of John L. Guenther (72, Germany, March 1828, jeweler retired, immigrated 1850); wife of 43 years Rachel Guenther (63, Germany, Feb 1837, 4 children, 4 living, immigrated 1839); daughter Laura E. Scales (31, New Jersey, June 1868); son in law James W. Scales (28, New Jersey, Mar 1872 [sic, born in 1870], married 0 years, clerk, whole s. groc); border Mary Arrman (63, Germany, Apr 1836, widow, no children, immigrated 1845); nice [sic niece] Mary Stegmuller (44, New Jersey, Nov 1855, hair dresser); sister Emilia Guenther (34, Germany, March 1866, immigrated 1881).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New Jersey, Essex County, Newark, Enumeration District 46, Sheet No. 10A, family of James W. Scales (40, New Jersey, [occupation unreadable]); wife Laura E. Scales (39, New Jersey); son James W. Scales, Jr. (8, New Jersey); father in law John L. Gunther (80, Germany, retired); mother in law Rachel Gunther (73, Germany).