Gazlay Family History
Mary Elizabeth VanCise
Parents
| Father | John Cornelius VanCise, Jr. (1787 - 1873) |
| Mother | Polly Cotton (1793 - 1824) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 28 November 2010; Last Edited: 4 January 2021 |
| Person ID | 1805 |
| Name | Mary Elizabeth VanCise |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | ca. November 1816 in New York1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | to Orville F. Gazlay1, 5 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Orville F. Gazlay (son of Aaron Gazlay and Abigail Sutton) |
| Born | 24 February 1814 in South Edmeston, Otsego County, New York |
| Married | to Mary Elizabeth VanCise |
| Died | 1 April 1872 |
| Children | of Mary Elizabeth VanCise and Orville F. Gazlay: |
| 1. | Delos W. Gazlay |
| Born | ca. 1841 in Chenango County, New York |
| Married | to Frances A. Sharp |
| Died | 25 March 1865 in Memphis, Tennessee |
| +2. | Abigail Ann ‘Abbie’ Gazlay |
| Born | ca. July 1841 in New York |
| Married | to James M. A. Miller |
| Died | 15 September 1913 in Benzonia, Benzie County, Michigan |
| +3. | Ellen Adelaide Gazlay |
| Born | 10 January 1844 in Norwich, Chenango County, New York |
| Married | 8 September 1864 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa to Charles Edwin Palmer |
| Died | 15 August 1919 in Gallup, McKinley County, New Mexico |
| 4. | Rena C. Gazlay |
| Born | 1860 in New York |
| Married | 2 June 1892 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Charles L. Stimson |
| Married | 10 July 1910 in Benzonia, Benzie County, Michigan to Lyman Parson Judson |
| Died | 15 May 1935 |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Chenango County, Town of Guilford, family of Orville Gazlay (age 35), Mary E. (age 35), Abigail A. (age 11), Delos M. (age 9), and Ellen (age 6).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Chenango County, Smyrna, Page 112, family of Orvill (age 43) and Mary Gazley (age 42), daughter Abbie (age 21), son Delos (age 18), and daughter Ellen (age 16).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Vermont, Rutland County, Rutland Village, Enumeration District 188, Page No. 15B; borders (among others) in the family of Francis P. and Martin G. Everts: Chas. E. Palmer (37, Vermont, merchant-clothing); wife Ellen A. Palmer (35, New York); wife’s sister Rena C. Gazlay (22, New York); mother in law Eliza Gazlay (65, New York).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Illinois, Cook County, Proviso Township, River Forest Village, Enumeration District 1182, Sheet No. 8A; family of Chas E. Palmer (55, Vermont, 1844, caterer); wife of 36 years Ellen A. Palmer (55, New York, 1844, 1 child, none living); m-in-law M. Gazley (83, New York, Nov 1816, widow, 4 children, 3 living); step sister [sic, actually sister-in-law] Hattie A. Miller (68, New York, July 1841, widow, no children); step sister [sic, actually sister-in-law] Mrs. Stimpson (39, New York, Oct 1858, no children); b-in-law, married 7 years, Chas. L. Stimpson (62, Massachusetts, Mar 1838, salesman); plus four servants.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Chenango County, Town of Guilford, Page 19, family of Orville (age 54) and Mary E. (age 54) Gazley, and daughter Rene (age 9).