Gazlay Family History
Henry Johnston ‘Harry’ Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Henry Johnston ‘Harry’ Gazlay7 (Henry Gazlay,6 Henry Gazlay,5 Jacob Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Henry Johnston ‘Harry’ Gazlay7 (Henry Gazlay,6 Henry Gazlay,5 Jacob Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Henry Willis Gazlay (26 November 1854 - 22 February 1934) |
| Mother | Alice Carrie Johnston (21 June 1857 - 8 March 1901) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 15 November 2009; Last Edited: 22 December 2023 |
| Person ID | 196 |
| Name | Henry Johnston ‘Harry’ Gazlay |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 13 June 1888 in Cortland, Cortland County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Married | 10 November 1909 in Accord, Town of Rochester, Ulster County, New York to Jessie Freer9 |
| Died | 10 May 1967 in Flushing, Genesee County, Michigan2, 3, 7, 10 |
| Buried | in Flushing City Cemetery, Flushing, Genesee County, Michigan2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Jessie Freer (daughter of Simon Freer and Celia C. Markle) |
| Born | 13 May 1887 in Accord, Town of Rochester, Ulster County, New York |
| Married | 10 November 1909 in Accord, Town of Rochester, Ulster County, New York to Henry Johnston ‘Harry’ Gazlay |
| Died | 1 April 1972 in Genesee County, Michigan |
| Children | of Henry Johnston ‘Harry’ Gazlay and Jessie Freer: |
| +1. | Alice C. Gazlay |
| Born | 21 April 1912 |
| Married | 14 February 1942 in Genesee County, Michigan to Kenneth B. Dyball |
| Died | 18 January 1990 in Flushing, Genesee County, Michigan |
| +2. | Francis Pershing ‘Fran’ Gazlay |
| Born | 10 December 1918 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan |
| Married | 1942 to Elizabeth Anne ‘Biz’ Pettitt |
| Died | 21 May 2012 in Redford, Wayne County, Michigan |
Sources
- Draft Registration Card, World War I, Card No. 81, Henry J. Gazlay [indexed as Jazlay], born: 13 June 1888 in Cortland, N.Y.; married; living in Detriot, Mich.; foreman, Paige Detroit Motor Co.; has wife and child.
- Find a Grave (website). Flushing City Cemetery, Flushing, Genessee County, Michigan, Henry Gazlay, born: 13 June 1888; died 10 May 1967 [from record].
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Henry Gazlay, no. 372-03-3397
- New York State Census, 1892, Cortland County, Cortlandville, 6th ED, Page 10, family of H. Willis Gazlay (38, tin smith); Alice C. Gazlay (35); Pearl A. Gazlay (9); Percy Gazlay (6); Harry J. Gazlay (4); Herman Gazlay (2).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Cortland County, Cortland, Enumeration District 90, Sheet 5, H. Willis Gazlay, 45, New York, Nov 1854, mfg. milk cooler; wife of 17 years Alice C. Gazlay, 42, Illinois, June 1857, 6 children, 6 living; daughter Pearl A. Gazlay, 16, Illinois, Oct 1884; son Percy W. Gazlay, 13, Kansas, July 1886; son Henry J. Gazlay, 11, New York, June 1888; Herman C. Gazlay, 9, New York, July 1890; son Leo C. Gazlay, 7, New York, Oct 1892; son Carl M. Gazlay, 5, [birthplace unreadable], Feb 1895; border Elnor G. Johnston, 76, [birthplace unreadable], July 1823, 10 children, 9 living [? hard to read].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Ulster County, Town of Rochester, E.D. 158, Sheet No. 9A, Celia C. Freer, 49, New York, widow, 4 children, 3 living; son-in-law Claude Gillespie, 28, New York, book keeper, stationery; daughter and wife of 4 years Nevah Gillespie, 25, New York, no children; son-in-law Henry J. Gazlay, 21, New York, farmer, general farm; daughter and wife of 0 years [i.e., less than 1 year] Jessie Gazlay, 22, New York, no children.
- Obituary, The Kingston Daily Freeman, Kingston, New York. Available at www.fultonhistory.com. 11 May 1967, Henry (Harry) J. Gazlay, died 10 May 1967 in Flushing, Michigan, aged 78. The article provides biographical and vital details, and the names of his parents, wife, daughter, son, and three brothers.
- Genealogy, The Champion Genealogy: A History of the Descendants of Henry Champion, by Francis Bacon Trowbridge, New Haven, 1891. Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room.
- Marriage Announcement, New York Times, New York, New York, 14 November 1909; Access Newspaper Archive (website).
- Michigan, Genesee County Clerk/Register Records (www.co.genesee.mi.us). Instrument: 196705100000004, Henry J. Gazlay, died on 10 May 1967.