Gazlay Family History
Mary Blair Percy
Parents
| Father | David Percy (ca. 1846 - ) |
| Mother | Rebecca Cornworth (February 1845 - 22 August 1901) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 15 January 2024; Last Edited: 16 January 2024 |
| Person ID | 14832 |
| Name | Mary Blair Percy |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | May 1870 in Pennsylvania1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Baptized | 14 July 1870 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania5 |
| Married | ca. 1891 to John Carson1, 2 |
| Died | 14 May 19576, 7 |
| Buried | in Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey6 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  John Carson |
| Born | May 1869 in Ireland |
| Married | ca. 1891 to Mary Blair Percy |
| Died | 10 November 1925 |
| Children | of Mary Blair Percy and John Carson: |
| 1. | Mary J. ‘Minnie’ Carson |
| Born | October 1894 in New Jersey |
| 2. | Lloyd P. Carson |
| Born | November 1898 in New Jersey |
| 3. | Rebecca Carson |
| Born | February 1900 in New Jersey |
| 4. | John Carson, Jr. |
| Born | June 1902 in New Jersey |
| 5. | William Carson |
| Born | November 1903 in New Jersey |
| 6. | Margurite ‘Maggie’ Carson |
| Born | January 1910 in New Jersey |
| 7. | Dorothy Carson |
| Born | January 1910 in New Jersey |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New Jersey, Essex County, Bloomfield City, E.D. 202, Sheet No. 14B, Rebecca Percy, 55, Ireland, Feb. 1845, widow, 6 children, 4 living, immigrated: 1864; daughter Mary Carson, 30, May 1870, Pennsylvania; son-in-law and husband of 9 years John Carson, 31, Ireland, May 1869, 4 children, 3 living, immigrated: 1893, laborer, iron factory; g. daughter Minnie Carson, 5, New Jersey, Oct. 1894; g. son Lloyd Carson, 1, New Jersey, Nov. 1898; g. daughter Rebecca Carson, 11/12, New Jersey, Feb. 1900.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New Jersey, Essex County, Bloomfield City, E.D. 150, Sheet No. 15A, John Carlson [sic], 39, Ireland, laborer, odd jobs; wife of 18 years Mary Carlson, 41, Pennsylvania, 9 children, 7 living; daughter Mary J. Carlson, 15, New Jersey; son Lloyd P. Carlson, 11, New Jersey; daughter Rebecca Carlson, 10, Massachusetts; son John Carlson, Jr., 6, New Jersey; son William Carlson, 5, New Jersey; daughter Maggie Carlson, 3/12, New Jersey; daughter Dorothy Carlson, 3/12, New Jersey; son-in-law [sic, this should be brother-in-law, brother of Mary (Percy) Carson] John Percy, 38, Pennsylvania, laborer, building; daughter [sic, should be sister-in-law, John Percy’s wife] and wife of 8 years Jennie Percy, 27, Massachusetts, 1 child, 1 living; son John Percy, 7, Massachusetts.
- New Jersey State Census, 1915, Essex County, Bloomfield Township, E.D. 4, Sheet No. 10A, John Carson, 46, Ireland, May 1869, factory hand; Mary Carson, 46, Penna. May 1869; Minnie Carson, 20, New Jersey, Oct. 1894, factory hand; Lloyd Carson, 16, New Jersey, Nov. 1898; Rebecca Carson, 15, New Jersey, Oct. 1899; John Carson, 12, New Jersey, Jun. 1892 [sic, should be 1902]; William Carson, 11, New Jersey, Nov. 1893 [sic, should be 1903]; Margaret Carson, 5, New Jersey, Jan. 1910; Dorothy Carson, 5, New Jersey, Jan. 1910.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New Jersey, Essex County, Bloomfield, E.D. 21, Sheet No. 7A, John Carson, 50, Ireland, laborer, factory; wife Mary Carson, 49, Pennsylvania; son Lloyd P. Carson, 20, New Jersey, printer, printing shop; son John Carson, 16, feeder, printing shop; son William Carson, 15, New Jersey, machine operator, tile factory; daughter Dorothy Carson, 10, New Jersey; daughter Margurite Carson, 10, New Jersey.
- Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 (available at ancestry.com), Image 76 of 335, Mary Blair Percy, daughter of David + Rebecca Percy, was baptized July 14th 1870.
- Find a Grave (website). Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey, Mary Carson, born: unknown; died: May 1957 (from record). [The gravestone pictured does not list Mary, but shows two of her children, Dorothy and Marguerite.]
- U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, Bloomfield, New Jersey, 1959, Carson Mary wid John died May 14 1957 age 86.