Gazlay Family History
Maria Alves Soaper
Parents
| Father | William Soaper ( - ) |
| Mother | Susan Henderson ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 10 November 2010; Last Edited: 13 April 2014 |
| Person ID | 1669 |
| Name | Maria Alves Soaper |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 23 September 1852 in Kentucky1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 10 May 1876 in Henderson, Kentucky to Addison Madison Gazlay1, 4, 5 |
| Died | 28 March 1918 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois2, 6 |
| Buried | in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Addison Madison Gazlay (son of Addison Mandel Gazlay and Sallie Louise Wheeler) |
| Born | 28 January 1852 in LaGrange, Kentucky |
| Married | 10 May 1876 in Henderson, Kentucky to Maria Alves Soaper |
| Died | 13 September 1926 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| Children | of Maria Alves Soaper and Addison Madison Gazlay: |
| +1. | William Soaper Gazlay |
| Born | 21 November 1881 in Henderson, Kentucky |
| Married | 12 June 1906 in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin to Virginia Elizabeth Miller |
| Died | 17 February 1950 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
Sources
- Kentucky Marriage Records 1852-1914, marriage of Addison M. Gazlay (age 24) and Maria A. Soaper (age 23), 10 May 1876 in Henderson County, Kentucky.
- Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Gazlay, Maria Soaper; Born: 23 Sep 1852, Kentucky; Died: 28 Mar 1918, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; Buried: Graceland Cemetery, 30 Mar 1918; Age: 65; Occupation: housewife; Father: William Soaper, born in Maryland; Mother: Susan Henderson, born in Kentucky.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Enumeration District 129, Page No. 19, Family of M. Gazlay (62, NY, lawyer), wife Sallie (47, Ky), son Addison (28, Ky, lawyer) and his wife Maria (27, Ky), son Webster (18, Ky), daughter Reginald (14, Ky, and is actually a son, not a daughter, based on other records), and daughter Unidilla (8, Ky). Also, daughter Sallie Hamilton (22, Ky) and her husband Wm. G. Hamilton (35, La, mdse broker).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Enumeration District 642, Sheet No. 2A, Addison M. Gazlay [indexed as Zazlay], 48, Kentucky, January 1852, clerk, real estate; wife of 24 years Maria S. Gazlay, 47, Kentucky, Sept. 1852, 1 child, 1 living; son William Gazlay, 18, Kentucky, Nov. 1881; servant Emma Erikson, 37, Sweden, Feby 1863.
- The Gazlay Family in America, with sections titled “Ten Generations of American Gazlays” for several branches of the Gazlay family. Document is marked on one page, “From Gerard Gazlay, Jr. Jan. 1980.” Unpublished, nine unnumbered pages. Photocopy in possession of Lee Gazlay.
- Obituary, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Addison Soaper Gazlay, 29 March 1918; died 28 March 1918 in Chicago, IL.