Gazlay Family History
Lila F. Gazley
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Lila F. Gazley6 (Edwin Gazley,5 Thomas Gazley,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Lila F. Gazley6 (Edwin Gazley,5 Thomas Gazley,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Dr. Edwin Theodore Gazley (August 1834 - 10 January 1918) |
| Mother | Anna Cecilia Hadsell (20 September 1839 - 9 March 1918) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 12 June 2011; Last Edited: 13 April 2014 |
| Person ID | 2389 |
| Name | Lila F. Gazley |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 3 November 1864 in Texas1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 2 October 1885 in Hays County, Texas to Dan Williams3, 7, 8 |
| Died | 24 March 1940 in Corpus Christi, Texas8, 9 |
| Buried | in Evergreen Cemetery, Skidmore, Bee County, Texas8, 9 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Dan Williams |
| Born | January 1864 in Texas |
| Married | 2 October 1885 in Hays County, Texas to Lila F. Gazley |
| Died | 1908 |
| Children | of Lila F. Gazley and Dan Williams: |
| 1. | Edward Daniel Williams |
| Born | 5 June 1887 in Austin County, Texas |
| Died | 22 April 1947 in Seagraves, Gaines County, Texas |
| 2. | Gertrude C. Williams |
| Born | 24 August 1890 in Texas |
| Married | ca. 1919 to Andrew Wallace Galloway |
| Died | 5 June 1984 in San Patricio County, Texas |
| 3. | Deliah Williams |
| Born | May 1894 in Texas |
| Married | to Oscar William Lau |
| +4. | Kathlyn Williams |
| Born | 17 June 1896 in Texas |
| Married | ca. 1913 to Henry G. Clark |
| Died | 22 November 1988 in Merced County, California |
| 5. | Cecilia Hadsell Williams |
| Born | 16 April 1900 in Texas |
| Married | to Henry G. Dixon |
| Died | 6 August 1976 in Taft, San Patricio County, Texas |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Texas, Fayette County, West of Caldwell Road, Page No. 54, family of E. T. Gazley (34, Texas, physician); Alice C. Gazley (31, Ky.); Lila Gazley (6, Texas); Edwin W. Gazley (3, Texas); Georgiana Gazley (17, Ga., nurse, black [probably no relation]).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Texas, Lee County, Giddings, Enumeration District 91, Page No. 1, family of Edwin T. Gazely (47, Texas, physician); wife Catha Gazely [first name unclear] (40, Ky.); daughter Lilla Gazely (16, Texas); son Edwin Gazely (14, Texas); son Charles (8, Texas); daughter Gurtrue [Gertrude] Gazely (4, Texas); son Albert Gazely (2, Texas).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Texas, El Paso County, Justice Precinct No. 7, Enumeration District 29, Sheet No. 9B, family of Dan Williams (36, Texas, Jan 1864, stock raiser); wife of 14 years Lila Williams (35, Texas, Nov 1864, 5 children, 5 living); daughter Deliah Williams (6, Texas, May 1894); son Edward Williams (12, Texas, May 1888); daughter Katheline Williams (4, Texas, Oct 1895); daughter Cecelia Williams (1, Texas, Jan 1899). [Their fifth child Gertrude is enumerated with Lila’s parents Edwin and Anna Gazley.]
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Texas, Bee County, Precinct 5, Enumeration District 16, Sheet No. 4B, family of Edwin T. Gazley (76, Texas, physician); wife of 53 years Anna C. Gazley (75, Kentucky, 8 children, 5 living); daughter Lila Williams (46, Texas, widow, music teacher, 5 children, 5 living); grand daughter Cecelia Williams (11, Texas).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Texas, Bee County, Skidmore, Enumeration District 12, Sheet No. 19A, Lila Williams (55, Texas, widow, manager, telephone co.).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Texas, Bee County, Skidmore, Enumeration District 13-11, Sheet No. 8A, family of Lila Williams (65, Texas, operator, telephone office); daughter Cecilia Williams (26, Texas, bookkeeper, gen.[eral] office).
- Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2002, available at Ancestry.com, marriage of J. D. Williams and Lela F. Gazley, 2 Oct 1885, Hays County, Texas.
- Obituary, The Corpus Christi Times, Corpus Christi, Texas; 25 March 1940, Mrs. Lila Williams, died 24 March 1940 in Corpus Christi. The article provides a brief biographical sketch and names her four surviving daughters, a sister and three brothers. Burial was to be in Evergreen Cemetery in Skidmore.
- Find a Grave (website). Evergreen Cemetery, Skidmore, Bee County, Texas; Lila Gadley [sic, Gazley] Williams: born: 3 March 1864 in Texas; died: 24 March 1940 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas [from record, which also indicates, from Texas Death Records 1890-1976, that Lila was the wife of Dan Williams and the daughter of E. T. Gadley and Mrs. Hadsell].