Gazlay Family History
Mary McGee
Parents
| Father | [unknown] |
| Mother | [unknown] |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 26 November 2011; Last Edited: 21 August 2020 |
| Person ID | 3285 |
| Name | Mary McGee |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | ca. 1822 in New York1, 2, 3 |
| Married | to George Gazley4 |
| Married | 2 July 1845 in Harris County, Texas to Robert Caldwell5 |
| Died | 25 February 1891 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas6 |
Biography
Mary’s brief death notice is shown below.6
Death of Mrs. Caldwell
News was received her this evening from San Antonio of the death of Mrs. Mary Caldwell, which occurred there this morning. She formerly lived in this city where she had a large number of friends. She was the mother of Mr. George Gazley, who was a Houston boy for many years and also has many friends here.
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  George Gazley (son of Jonathan Gazlay and Karenda Carter) |
| Born | |
| Married | to Mary McGee |
| Died | 20 December 1843 in Houston, Harris County, Texas |
| Children | of Mary McGee and George Gazley: |
| +1. | George Washington Gazley |
| Born | 10 December 1843 in Houston, Harris County, Texas |
| Married | 29 April 1891 in Galveston County, Texas to Mary ‘Maie’ Arnold |
| Died | 20 January 1922 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas |
| 2. | John F. Gazley |
| Born | ca. 1844 in Houston, Harris County, Texas |
| Died | 19 September 1911 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas |
| Spouse 2 | Robert Caldwell |
| Born | |
| Married | 2 July 1845 in Harris County, Texas to Mary McGee |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Texas, Harris County, Houston, Page No. 116, family of Mary Colwell (35, New York); John (20, Texas, clerk); George (18, Texas, clerk).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Texas, Harris County, Houston, Page No. 59, family of George W. Gazley (23, Texas, clerk in store); Mary Caldwell (35, New York); George Washington (14, Texas, domestic servant).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Texas, Harris County, Houston, Enumeration District 75, Page No. 82, family of Mary Colwell (58, New York, widow, seamstress); son John Gazley (33, Texas, bookkeeper); son George Gazley (31, Texas, R.R. Clerk).
- Texas Deaths, 1890-1976; Gazley, G. W., born 10 December 1843, Houston, Texas; died 20 January 1922, Galveston, Texas; father: William Gazley, born in New York [this is apparently an error; his father is believed to be George Gazley]; mother: Mary McGee, born in New York. Occupation: retired manager, RR office.
- Texas Marriages, 1837-1973; marriage of Robert Caldwell and Mary Gazley, 2 July 1845 in Harris County, Texas.
- Deaths, The Galveston Daily News, Gelveston, Texas, available at The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu. 25 February 1891, Death of Mrs. Caldwell.