Gazlay Family History
Edwin William Gazley
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Edwin William Gazley6 (Edwin Gazley,5 Thomas Gazley,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Edwin William 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: 11 June 2011; Last Edited: 23 November 2021 |
| Person ID | 2390 |
| Name | Edwin William Gazley |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 2 November 1866 in La Grange, Fayette County, Texas1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Married | 18 May 1892 in Milam County, Texas to Mabel Ferguson5, 6, 9 |
| Died | 24 January 1956 in Houston, Harris County, Texas1, 10 |
| Buried | in Woodlawn Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mabel Ferguson (daughter of William M. Ferguson and Mary E. Morey) |
| Born | 21 October 1875 in Rockdale, Milam County, Texas |
| Married | 18 May 1892 in Milam County, Texas to Edwin William Gazley |
| Died | 12 December 1938 in Bent, Otero County, New Mexico |
| Children | of Edwin William Gazley and Mabel Ferguson: |
| 1. | Mabel Jack Gazley |
| Born | 16 May 1895 in Rockdale, Milam County, Texas |
| Died | 30 March 1918 |
| +2. | Alberta Valyne Gazley |
| Born | 6 April 1898 in Texas |
| Married | ca. 1923 to Paul Alfred Francis Walter, Jr. |
| Died | October 1986 |
Sources
- Texas Deaths, 1890-1976; Gaxley [sic], Edwin William; born 2 Nov. 1866, Texas; died 26 Jan 1956 [the actual date was the 24th], Houston, Harris County, Texas; widowed; record provides the names of his parents, their birth states, and his burial place.
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Claim Files, Edwin William Gazley, born: 2 November 1866 in Lagrange, Texas; claim date: 21 February 1941.
- 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, Travis County, Precinct No. 3, Enumeration District 88, Sheet No. 5A, family of Edwin W. Gazley (33, Texas, Nov 1866, druggist); wife of 8 years Mabel Gazley (24, Texas, Oct 1875, 2 children, 2 living); Mabel Gazley (5, Texas, May 1895); Alberta Gazley (2, Texas, Apr 1898); Albert Gazley (21, Texas, June 1879, grocery salesman) [this is Edwin’s brother].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New Mexico, Clovis County, Precinct No. 1 (Roswell), Enumeration District 21, Sheet No. 3A, family of Edd W. Gazley (42, Texas, druggist, prescriptive); wife of 17 years Mabel Gazley (33, Texas, 2 children, 2 living); daughter Mabel J. Gazley (15, Texas); daughter Volyne Gazley (13, Texas).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Texas, Travis County, Austin City, Enumeration District 100, Sheet No. 14A, Edwin W. Gazley (53, Texas, widow, photographer, studio). [Despite the indication of widow, his wife Mabel was still living in 1920.]
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Texas, Travis County, Precinct #4, Enumeration District 227-49, Sheet No. 9B, Edwin Gazly (63, Texas, single, salesman, wallpaper).
- Texas Marriages, 1837-1973; marriage of E. W. Gazley and Mabel Ferguson, 18 May 1892, Milam County, Texas.
- Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, available at ancestry.com. Gazley, Edwin William, died 24 January 1956, Harris County, Texas.