Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyLeo Cornwall Gazlay

DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Leo Cornwall Gazlay7 (Henry Gazlay,6 Henry Gazlay,5 Jacob Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)

Parents

FatherHenry Willis Gazlay (26 November 1854 - 22 February 1934)
MotherAlice Carrie Johnston (21 June 1857 - 8 March 1901)

Personal Information

Record Created: 15 November 2009; Last Edited: 25 April 2025 
Person ID25
NameLeo Cornwall Gazlay
GenderMale
Born 7 October 1892 in Cornwall, Dutchess County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Married 30 November 1915 in Accord, Town of Rochester, Ulster County, New York to Maude Gertrude Bush10, 11, 12
Died 18 May 1956 in Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York10
Buried in Pine Bush Cemetery, Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York10

Biography

Leo and his wife Maude moved to Montclair, New Jersey, in 1918, where Leo was employed as personal chauffeur for Edwin Merton McBrier in Montclair. Leo was a long time member of South Presbyterian Church of Montclair, and later Grace Presbyterian Church.10

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyMaude Gertrude Bush (daughter of William Henry Bush and Effie Wood Latimer)
Born 26 October 1893 in Town of Marbletown, Ulster County, New York
Married 30 November 1915 in Accord, Town of Rochester, Ulster County, New York to Leo Cornwall Gazlay
Died 19 June 1983 in Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York
  
Children of Leo Cornwall Gazlay and Maude Gertrude Bush:
  
+1.FamilyEsther May Gazlay
Born 13 May 1917 in Orange, Essex County, New Jersey
Married 10 July 1943 in Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York to Stanley Lewis Lawrence
Died 23 January 1994 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York
  
+2.FamilyRobert Bush Gazlay
Born 14 April 1922 in Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey
Married 6 April 1946 in Orange, Essex County, New Jersey to Doris Margaret McGregor
Died 13 September 2006 in Toms River, New Jersey
  
3.FamilyPercival Willis ‘Percy’ Gazlay II
Born 8 March 1924 in New Jersey
Died 26 February 2001 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York
  

Sources

  1. Draft Registration Card, World War I, Leo C. Gazlay, Card Number 31; age 24; born: 7 October 1892 in Cortland, N.Y.; address: Ridge Road, West Orange, N.J.; occupation: chauffeur; employer: J. C. Brown, West Orange, N.J.; dependents: wife and 1 child; married.
  2. Draft Registration Card, World War II, Leo C. Gazlay, Serial Number U2038; residence: 203 So. Mountain Ave., [Montclair], Essex [County], N.J.; age: 49; born: 7 Oct. 1892 in Cortland, N.Y.; name and address of person who will always know your address: Mrs. Leo C. Gazlay; employer: E. M. McBrier, 203 So. Mountain Ave., Montclair, Essex [County], N.J.
  3. 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].
  4. New York State Census, 1905, Ulster County, Town of Rochester, 2nd Election District, Page 6, Leo Gazley, 12, at school. He is a servant in the household of Jonas Decker.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Ulster County, Town of Rochester, E.D. 158, Sheet No. 16A, Henry L. Devoe, 45, New York, farmer, general farming; wife of 14 years Jennie Devoe, 43, New York, 2 living children; daughter Ada D. Devoe, 12, New York; son Lawrence Devoe, 7, New York; mother Sarah J. Devoe, 74, New York, widow, 9 children, 4 living; hired man Leo Gazlay, 17, New York, laborer, farm; hired man Carl Gazlay, 15, New York, laborer, farm.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New Jersey, Essex County, Montclair, E.D. 83, Sheet No. 12B, Leo C. Gazlay, 27, New York, [occupation difficult to interpret; transcribed as Barber; he was known to be a chauffeur, not a barber]. He is listed among others in the household of Edwin Merton McBrier. His wife Maude and daughter Esther are shown on a different census page but are believed to ne living in the same household.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New Jersey, Essex County, Montclair Town, E.D. 7-533, Sheet No. 4A-B, Leo C. Gazley, 37, New York, first married age 23, chauffeur, private family; wife Maud Gazley, 34, New York, first married age 21; daughter Esther Gazley, 13, New Jersey; son Robert Gazley, 8, New Jersey; son Percival Gazley, 6, New Jersey.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New Jersey, Essex County, Montclair Town, E.D. 7-253, Sheet No. 10A, Leo C. Gazlay, 47, New York, chauffeur, private family; wife Maude B. Gazlay, 46, New York; son Robert B. Gazlay, 17, New Jersey; son Percy W. Gazlay, 16, New Jersey.
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, New Jersey, Essex County, Montclair, E.D. 7-202, Sheet No. 75, Leo C. Gazlay, 57, New York, chauffer, private home; wife Maude B. Gazlay, 56, New York, nurse, private home.
  10. Obituary, Kingston Daily Freeman, Kingston, New York; Access Newspaper Archive (website), Leo Cornwall Gazlay, 18 May 1956.
  11. New York Marriages 1686-1980, available at familysearch.org. Leo C. Gazlay, age 23, born in Cortland [NY], 1st marriage, father: A. Willis Gazlay [sic, his first name is Henry]; mother: Alice Johnston; Maude Bush, age 22, born in Marbletown [NY], 1st marriage; father: William W. Bush, born in Canada [sic, his place of birth is uncertain, but is believed to be New York]; mother: Effie M. Latimer; married on 30 November 1915 in Accord [NY].
  12. Marriage Announcement, Kingston Daily Freeman, Kingston, New York, 1 January 1916; Access Newspaper Archives (website). List of marriages both in Kingston city and outside, in 1915.