Gazlay Family History
John Levi Gustin
Parents
| Father | Amasa D. Gustin (ca. 1791 - 20 April 1865) |
| Mother | Lucia ‘Lucy’ Cutler (1793 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 6 November 2010; Last Edited: 3 February 2022 |
| Person ID | 1563 |
| Name | John Levi Gustin |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 4 April 1821 in Sherburne, Chenango County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 16 September 1842 in Richfield Springs, Otsego County, New York to Mary Ann Fenton5, 6 |
| Died | 18 July 1899 in Columbus, Chenango County, New York6 |
| Buried | in Columbus, Chenango County, New York5 |
Biography
Daughter Maria wrote of her family, “Grandfather Fenton was cousin to Governor Fenton of New York State. Levi Guston was born in Brookfield, N. Y. He was a large man, light complexion, married at Richfield Springs, and was a stone mason by trade. He lived and was buried in Columbus, N. Y.”5
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mary Ann Fenton (daughter of Stephen Fenton and Mercy Myers) |
| Born | 16 December 1817 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
| Married | 16 September 1842 in Richfield Springs, Otsego County, New York to John Levi Gustin |
| Children | of John Levi Gustin and Mary Ann Fenton: |
| +1. | Lucy Ann Gustin |
| Born | 13 January 1844 in Columbus, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | to George Warner |
| Died |
| 2. | Mercy Lucina Gustin |
| Born | 16 March 1845 in Columbus, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | ca. 1868 to Henry Coman |
| Died |
| +3. | Helen Mar Gustin |
| Born | 28 September 1846 in Columbus, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | May 1870 to Newel Wolcott |
| Married | December 1890 to Albert Nichols |
| Died | 8 January 1930 |
| +4. | Maria Elizabeth Gustin |
| Born | 28 December 1847 in Columbus, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | 30 December 1866 to Judah Hart Gazlay |
| Died | 25 August 1935 in Hamilton, Madison County, New York |
| 5. | Alphonzo D. Gustin |
| Born | 13 February 1849 in Columbus, Chenango County, New York |
| Died | 10 April 1849 |
| +6. | Mary Lucinda Gustin |
| Born | 31 May 1850 in Columbus, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | to Arthur Lee Wilcox |
| Married | to Sylvester Risley |
| Died | 2 January 1904 in Hubbersville, Madison County, New York |
| +7. | William Wallis Gustin |
| Born | 18 August 1851 in Columbus, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | to Nettie V. Frank |
| Died | January 1924 |
| +8. | Charles Fremont Gustin |
| Born | 11 April 1857 in Columbus, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | 3 October 1882 to Sarah R. ‘Sadie’ Turner |
| Died | April 1933 |
| 9. | (female) Gustin |
| Born | 11 April 1857 in Columbus, Chenango County, New York |
| Died |
Sources
- New York State Census, 1855, Chenango County, Columbus, Page 14, family of Levi Gustin (34, Madison, farmer); wife Mary A. Gustin (38, Mass); daughter Lucy A. Gustin (11, Madison); daughter Lucina Gustin (10, Chenango); daughter Hellen M. Gustin (8, Chenango); daughter Betsey M. Gustin (7, Chenango); daughter Mary L. Gustin (5, Chenango); son William W. Gustin (4, Chenango).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Chenango County, Columbus, Page No. 237, family of Levi Gustin (40, New York, farmer); Mary Ann Gustin (44, Conn); Lucinda Gustin (10, New York); William Gustin (8, New York); Charles Gustin (3, New York).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Chenango County, Columbus, Page No. 29, family of Levi Gustin (49, New York, stone mason); Mary Gustin (53, New York); Charley Gustin (13, New York).
- New York State Census, 1875, Chenango County, Columbus, Page 63, Levi Gustin (54, Chenango, farmer).
- Gazlay History, compiled by Margaret Howe in 1955-1956 (copy available at Gazlay Family History - Sources). Margaret Howe indicated that the document is “based on material my mother Inez L. Gazlay collected, but never lived to edit. Her material has just been copied and explains the more extensive material on generation V and VI. Other information has been added which I found from numerous sources.” Unpublished, 29 pages. Several differences in dates have been found between this document and others, especially A Genealogy of the Leavenworth Family; the latter is considered the more accurate source.
- Illustrated History and Biographical Record of Lenawee County, Michigan, by John I. Knapp and R. I. Bonner. Times Printing Company, Adrian, Michigan, 1903. Available at Google Books. Biographical sketch of Charles F. Gustin.