Gazlay Family History
James Watson Scales, Jr.
Parents
| Father | James Watson Scales (March 1870 - ) |
| Mother | Laura E. Guenther (June 1868 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 5 February 2014; Last Edited: 26 March 2020 |
| Person ID | 6381 |
| Name | James Watson Scales, Jr. |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 1902 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey1, 2 |
| Married | 1924 in Manhattan, New York City, New York to Adele Morton3 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Adele Morton |
| Born | ca. 1905 in Belleville, Essex County, New Jersey |
| Married | 1924 in Manhattan, New York City, New York to James Watson Scales, Jr. |
| Children | of James Watson Scales, Jr. and Adele Morton: |
| +1. | Carol Scales |
| Born | 11 August 1933 in Orange, Essex County, New Jersey |
| Married | to Alexander Smeaton |
| Died | 29 July 2004 in Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina |
| +2. | Joyce Adele Scales |
| Born | ca. 1935 in Orange, Essex County, New Jersey |
| Married | ca. 1958 to Anthony T. ‘Andy’ Johnson |
| Died | 15 November 2006 in Red Bank, Monmouth County, New Jersey |
Sources
- 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).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New Jersey, Essex County, Maplewood Township, Enumeration District 1-217, Sheet No. 4A, family of Arthur F. Scales (60, Newark, NJ, single, treasure, b & loan); sister-in-law Laura Scales (71, Newark, NJ, widow); nephew James Scales (37, Newark, NJ, office manager, general ____); wife Adele Scales (35, Bellville, NJ); daughter Carol Scales (6, Orange, NJ); daughter Joyce (4, Orange, NJ).
- Email from Angela Rose Gibson to Lee Gazlay, 15 February 2015, providing information on the descendants of James Watson Scales, Jr.