Gazlay Family History
Charles Albert ‘Bert’ Ashworth
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Charles Albert ‘Bert’ Ashworth7 (Mary Mott,6 Joseph Mott,5 Sarah Forman,4 Mary Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Charles Albert ‘Bert’ Ashworth7 (Mary Mott,6 Joseph Mott,5 Sarah Forman,4 Mary Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Abraham Ashworth (7 December 1836 - 26 April 1901) |
| Mother | Mary Ellen Mott (26 April 1837 - 12 February 1902) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 11 January 2023; Last Edited: 15 January 2023 |
| Person ID | 12959 |
| Name | Charles Albert ‘Bert’ Ashworth |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 7 March 1869 in Ashawa, Polk County, Iowa1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 30 March 1895 to Minta E. Fidler6 |
| Married | 17 August 1902 in Valley Junction, Polk County, Iowa to Charlotte Annabelle Morfoot5, 7 |
| Died | 11 December 1929 in Polk County, Iowa1 |
| Buried | in Jordan Cemetery, West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Minta E. Fidler |
| Born | 1874 |
| Married | 30 March 1895 to Charles Albert ‘Bert’ Ashworth |
| Died | 2 November 1896 |
| Children | of Charles Albert ‘Bert’ Ashworth and Minta E. Fidler: |
| +1. | Mildred Helen Ashworth |
| Born | 10 October 1896 in Iowa |
| Married | to Burr Lister Stewart |
| Died | 15 May 1966 |
| Spouse 2 | Charlotte Annabelle Morfoot (daughter of Frederick Webster Morfoot and Clara Holmes) |
| Born | 17 August 1878 in Perry, Spring Valley Township, Dallas County, Iowa |
| Married | 17 August 1902 in Valley Junction, Polk County, Iowa to Charles Albert ‘Bert’ Ashworth |
| Married | 1933 to Andrew Stewart |
| Died | 19 December 1966 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, Charles Albert “Bert” Ashworth, born: 7 March 1869 in Polk County, Iowa; died: 11 December 1929 in Polk County, Iowa (from record, which includes a copy of his obituary; and provides the names and links for his parents, one wife, and one sibling).
- Iowa State Census, 1885, Polk County, Walnut Township, Image 29 of 49, Abraham Ashworth, 49, Eng., farmer; Mary E. Ashworth, 48, N.Y.; Charles A. Ashworth, 15; Maggie M. Ashworth, 13.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Iowa, Polk County, Walnut Township, E.D. 110, Sheet No. 19A, Abe Ashworth, 64, England, Dec. 1835, land lord; wife of 32 years Mary E. Ashworth, 64, New York, April 1835; son Charles A. Ashworth, 31, Iowa, March 1869, widow, farmer; daughter Dora Miller, 41, Iowa, Nov. 1858, widow, 3 children, 2 living, dress maker; g daughter Genevia Miller, 20, Iowa, Nov. 1879, servant; g daughter Mildred Miller [sic, her last name is Ashworth, she is the daughter of Charles A. Ashworth and his wife Minta, who had died before this census], 3, Iowa, Oct. 1896.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Iowa, Polk County, Walnut Township, E.D. 185, Sheet No. 5B, Charles A. Ashworth, 50, Iowa, farmer, general farm; wife Sharlott A. Ashworth, 41, Iowa; son in law Burr L. Stewart, 25, Iowa, laborer, general farm; daughter Mildred H. Stewart, 23, Iowa; grandson Jack R. Stewart, 1 11/12, Iowa; servant Robert H. Beechoft, 30, Nebraska, farm laborer, general farm.
- Des Moines: The Pioneer of Municipal Progress and Reform of the Middle West, Together with the History of Polk County, Iowa. Volume II. Chicago, The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1911. Page 259-260, biographical sketch of C. A. Ashworth. A few dates are incorrect, such as the dates of death for his parents.
- Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934; Charles A. Ashworth and Minta E. Fidler, married on 30 March 1895 in Greenwood Park, Polk County, Iowa.
- Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934; Charles A. Ashworth, 34, born in Ashawa, Ia., farmer, second marriage, father: Abraham Ashworth; mother: Mary E. Mott; Charlotte A. Morfoot, 25, born in Perry, Ia., first marriage, father: Fred Morfoot; mother: Clara Holmes; married on 17 August 1902 in Valley Jct.