Gazlay Family History
Leo Cornwall Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Leo Cornwall Gazlay7 (Henry Gazlay,6 Henry Gazlay,5 Jacob Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Leo Cornwall Gazlay7 (Henry Gazlay,6 Henry Gazlay,5 Jacob Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Henry Willis Gazlay (26 November 1854 - 22 February 1934) |
| Mother | Alice Carrie Johnston (21 June 1857 - 8 March 1901) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 15 November 2009; Last Edited: 26 February 2024 |
| Person ID | 25 |
| Name | Leo Cornwall Gazlay |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 7 October 1892 in Cornwall, Dutchess County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 30 November 1915 in Accord, Town of Rochester, Ulster County, New York to Maude Gertrude Bush6, 7, 8 |
| Died | 18 May 1956 in Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York6 |
| Buried | in Pine Bush Cemetery, Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York6 |
Biography
Leo and his wife Maude moved to Montclair, New Jersey, in 1918, where Leo was employed as personal chauffeur for Edwin Merton McBrier in Montclair. Leo was a long time member of South Presbyterian Church of Montclair, and later Grace Presbyterian Church.6
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Maude Gertrude Bush (daughter of William Henry Bush and Effie Wood Latimer) |
| Born | 26 October 1893 in Town of Marbletown, Ulster County, New York |
| Married | 30 November 1915 in Accord, Town of Rochester, Ulster County, New York to Leo Cornwall Gazlay |
| Died | 19 June 1983 in Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York |
| Children | of Leo Cornwall Gazlay and Maude Gertrude Bush: |
| +1. | Esther May Gazlay |
| Born | 13 May 1917 in Orange, Essex County, New Jersey |
| Married | 10 July 1943 in Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York to Stanley Lewis Lawrence |
| Died | 23 January 1994 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York |
| +2. | Robert Bush Gazlay |
| Born | 14 April 1922 in Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey |
| Married | 6 April 1946 in Orange, Essex County, New Jersey to Doris Margaret McGregor |
| Died | 13 September 2006 in Toms River, New Jersey |
| 3. | Percival Willis ‘Percy’ Gazlay II |
| Born | 8 March 1924 |
| Died | 26 February 2001 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York |
Sources
- Draft Registration Card, World War I, Leo C. Gazlay, Card Number 31.
- Draft Registration Card, World War II, Leo C. Gazlay, Serial Number U2038.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Cortland County, Cortland, Enumeration District 90, Sheet 5, H. Willis Gazlay, 45, New York, Nov 1854, mfg. milk cooler; wife of 17 years Alice C. Gazlay, 42, Illinois, June 1857, 6 children, 6 living; daughter Pearl A. Gazlay, 16, Illinois, Oct 1884; son Percy W. Gazlay, 13, Kansas, July 1886; son Henry J. Gazlay, 11, New York, June 1888; Herman C. Gazlay, 9, New York, July 1890; son Leo C. Gazlay, 7, New York, Oct 1892; son Carl M. Gazlay, 5, [birthplace unreadable], Feb 1895; border Elnor G. Johnston, 76, [birthplace unreadable], July 1823, 10 children, 9 living [? hard to read].
- New York State Census, 1905, Ulster County, Town of Rochester, 2nd Election District, Page 6, Leo Gazley, 12, at school. He is a servant in the household of Jonas Decker.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Ulster County, Town of Rochester, E.D. 158, Sheet No. 16A, Henry L. Devoe, 45, New York, farmer, general farming; wife of 14 years Jennie Devoe, 43, New York, 2 living children; daughter Ada D. Devoe, 12, New York; son Lawrence Devoe, 7, New York; mother Sarah J. Devoe, 74, New York, widow, 9 children, 4 living; hired man Leo Gazlay, 17, New York, laborer, farm; hired man Carl Gazlay, 15, New York, laborer, farm.
- Obituary, Kingston Daily Freeman, Kingston, New York; Access Newspaper Archive (website), Leo Cornwall Gazlay, 18 May 1956.
- New York Marriages 1686-1980, available at familysearch.org. Leo C. Gazlay, age 23, born in Cortland [NY], 1st marriage, father: A. Willis Gazlay [sic, his first name is Henry]; mother: Alice Johnston; Maude Bush, age 22, born in Marbletown [NY], 1st marriage; father: William W. Bush, born in Canada [sic, his place of birth is uncertain, but is believed to be New York]; mother: Effie M. Latimer; married on 30 November 1915 in Accord [NY].
- Marriage Announcement, Kingston Daily Freeman, Kingston, New York, 1 January 1916; Access Newspaper Archives (website). List of marriages both in Kingston city and outside, in 1915.