Gazlay Family History
Raymond Leslie Whitney
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Raymond Leslie Whitney7 (Willard Whitney,6 Caroline Forman,5 Benoni Forman,4 Mary Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Raymond Leslie Whitney7 (Willard Whitney,6 Caroline Forman,5 Benoni Forman,4 Mary Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Willard Forman Whitney (12 December 1861 - ) |
| Mother | Ida A. Phelps (January 1866 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 28 March 2016; Last Edited: 6 September 2022 |
| Person ID | 8274 |
| Name | Raymond Leslie Whitney |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 20 April 1905 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | to Doris Agnes Matthews7 |
| Died | 13 March 20022, 3 |
| Buried | in El Bethel Cemetery, King Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Doris Agnes Matthews |
| Born | 9 December 1911 in New Jersey |
| Married | to Raymond Leslie Whitney |
| Died | 10 December 1992 in Shelby, North Carolina |
| Children | of Raymond Leslie Whitney and Doris Agnes Matthews: |
| 1. | Robert Whitney |
| Born |
| +2. | Raymond Leslie Whitney, Jr. |
| Born | 1 March 1937 in Ridge, Suffolk County, New York |
| Married | to Julia Faye Hevner |
| Died | 9 January 2013 in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia |
| +3. | Carol Lynn Whitney |
| Born | 29 June 1939 |
| Married | 1968 in Queens County, New York to John Willard Belsha |
Sources
- New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909, Raymond Leslie Whitney, born: 20 April 1905 in Brooklyn, Kings [County], New York; father: Willard Whitney, age 41, born in Brooklyn; mother: Ida Phelps, age 39, born in Brooklyn.
- Find a Grave (website). El Bethel Cemetery, King Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, Raymond L. Whitney, born: 1905; died: 2002 (from record).
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Family Search (website), Raymond L. Whitney, born: 20 April 1905; died: 13 March 2002; last place of residence: Brevard, Transylvania, North Carolina.
- New York State Census, 1905, Kings County, Brooklyn, 18th Election District, Block D, Page 14, family of Willard Whitney Sr. (42, machinist); wife Ida Whitney (40); son Ernest Whitney (18, metal worker); son Edward Whitney (15); son William [sic, Willard] Whitney (12); son Herbert Whitney (10); daughter Marion Whitney (2 1/2); daughter Rose Whitney (2 mos.) [sic, the birth record shows this as male Ramond (ie., Raymond) Whitney; the 1910 census also shows this child as male Raymond]; Martha Phelps (80) [she is likely Ida’s mother]; border Lillian Van Lot (66).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Queens County, Enumeration District 1202, Sheet No. 4B, family of Willard Whitney (46, New York, engineer, portable); wife of 24 years Ida Whitney (44, New York, 6 children, 6 living); son Willard Whitney (17, New York, apprentice, jewelry house); son Herbert Whitney (14, New York); daughter Marion Whitney (7, New York); son Raymond Whitney (4, New York); son Ernest Whitney (23, New York, conductor, railroad); wife of 4 years Sarah Whitney (21, New York, 2 children, 2 living); son Harry Whitney (3, New York); son Eugene Whitney (6/12, New York).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New Jersey, Somerset County, Franklin Township, Enumeration District 127, Sheet No. 5A, family of Willard F. Whitney (56, New York, machinist, factory); wife Ida Whitney (53, New York); son Willard Whitney, Jr. (26, New York, painter, signs); son Herbert Whitney (23, New York, painter, signs); daughter Marion Whitney (17, New York); son Raymond Whitney (14, New York).
- Email between Peggy Hubbard and Lee Gazlay, April 2022, with details of her Whitney ancestors and their descendants.