George C. Gazlay

Person/Family

Spouse 1

Pamelia Dailey (daughter of John Dailey and Mary Nash)

1.	William A. Gazlay

2.	Mary F. Gazlay

+3.	Emma Arline Gazlay

Sources

1. Find a Grave (website). Greenwood Cemetery, New Berlin, Chenango County, New York, George Gazley, born: 13 November 1809; died: 26 February 1888 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, five siblings, wife and one child).
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1840, New York, Chenango County, New Berlin, Image 3 of 38, George Gazley [indexed as Gayley]: Males: 1 - 5 to 10 [son William A.]; 1 - 30 to 40 [George, head of household]; Females: 1 - 30 to 40 [wife Pamelia].
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Chenango County, Town of New Berlin, page 144, family of George Gazlay (age 41, brick mason), Pamelia Gazlay (age 43), Wm A. Gazlay (age 15), Mary F. Gazlay (age 10), Emma A. Gazlay (age 7), and Abby Hill (age 20).
4. New York State Census, 1855, Chenango County, New Berlin, family of Geo. C. Gazlay (45, Otsego, mason, resided here 30 years); wife Pamela Gazlay (49, Otsego, resided here 23 years ); child Mary Gazlay (14, Chenango, resided here 14 years); child Emma Gazlay (12, Chenango, resided here 12 years).
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Chenango County, New Berlin, page 100, family of George Gazely (50), Pamelia (54), Mary F. (19), and Emma (17).
6. New York State Census, 1865, Chenango County, New Berlin, Page 681, family of Geo Gaslay (56, mason), wife Pamelia Gaslay (59, 2 children), child Mary Gaslay (24), and child Emma Gaslay (21).
7. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Chenango County, New Berlin, Page 56, George Gazly, 60, New York, stone mason; Cornelia Gazly, 63, New York. [This is believed to be George and Pamelia (not Cornelia) Gazlay.]
8. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Chenango County, New Berlin, Enumeration District 100, Page Nos. 14 and 15, family of Geo. C. Gazlay (71, retired stone mason), and wife Pamelia (74). Living with Geo. J. Mattison (36, repairing sewing machines), wife Emma A. (36), daughter Lucia (12), son Linn (6), and daughter May (4).
9. Obituary, Brookfield Courier, Brookfield, Madison County, New York. Available at www.fultonhistory.com. George Gazlay, 29 February 1888. Died in the village of New Berlin Sunday morning 26 February, in his 80th year. This obituary provides a key family link, indicating that a sister, Mrs. John Town, and a brother Mr. Wm. Gazlay, of Utica, are the only surviving children of the once large family of Alexander Gazlay. It also names two daughters, Mrs. George Matteson and Mrs. T. B. Wheeler, and indicates that their mother, his wife, is still living.
10. The Nash Family; or Records of the Descendants of Thomas Nash of New Haven, Connecticut 1640. Collected and Compiled by the Rev. Sylvester Nash, A.M. Hartford: Press of Case, TIffany and Company, 1853. Digitized copy available at Google Books. Page 168, family of Mary Nash, daughter of Josiah Nash, and John Dailey. The entry provides vital details of Mary, John and their eight children, including their third child, Pamelia, who married (1) Henry Gazley, and (2) G. C. Gazley, N. Berlin, N.Y. The identity of this Henry Gazley is uncertain, while her second husband is known from other records to be George C. Gazlay. Page 220, family of Josiah Nash. The entry provides vital details of his family.
11. Cemetery Record, Greenwood Cemetery, New Berlin, Chenango County, New York. Available at Rootsweb. In a cemetery lot owned by George C. Gazlay, the cemetery record shows the following individuals and their burial dates: Gazlay, E. N. (1845); Gazlay, William A. (1853); Gazlay, George G. (1888); Gazlay, Pamelia (1890); Wheeler, Tracy B. (1908); and Wheeler, Mary Gazlay (1917).