Gazlay Family History
William C. Gazley
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
William C. Gazley5 (William Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
William C. Gazley5 (William Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | William C. Gazlay (ca. 1781 - 27 September 1858) |
| Mother | Patty Dickinson ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 24 September 2011; Last Edited: 29 March 2014 |
| Person ID | 3094 |
| Name | William C. Gazley |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 20 August 1821 in New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 7 March 1850 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan to Mary Ann Branch7, 8 |
| Divorced | from Mary Ann Branch7 |
| Died | 16 January 19061 |
| Buried | in Avondale Cemetery, Flint, Genesee County, Michigan1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mary Ann Branch (daughter of Thomas Branch and Mary Jane Andsworthy) |
| Born | ca. 1829 in England |
| Married | 7 March 1850 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan to William C. Gazley |
| Married | 15 May 1864 in Otisville, Genessee County, Michigan to Alexander Ward |
| Died | 24 January 1892 in Otisville, Genessee County, Michigan |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Avondale Cemetery, Flint, Genesee County, Michigan; William Gazlay / born Aug. 20, 1821 / died Jan. 16, 1906 (from headstone).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, page 211, family of William Gazley (29, NY, carpenter); Mary Gazley (20, England).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, Page No. 69, family of William Gazley (39, NY, carpenter); Mary Gazley (31, England).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, Page No. 35, family of Edmund Davis (30, New Jersey, day laborer); Matilda Davis (24, Michigan); Alfred Davis (2, Michigan); William Gazley (49, NY, carpenter).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, Enumeration District 74, Page No. 36, William Gazley (55, NY, divorced, carpenter). His age here is incorrect; other records indicate he was 59 in 1880.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Michigan, Genesee County, Flint, Enumeration District 14, Sheet No. 12A; William Gazley (79, New York, Aug 1820, carpenter). Marital status is unclear in this census; it seems to appear as “N,” possibly an incomplete “M.”
- Recollections of a Michigan Boyhood, by Charles Andrew Branch. Published by the University of Michigan-Flint Archives in cooperation with the Genesee County Historical Society, 1983 - Flint (Mich.) Page 17.
- Rootsweb Ahnentafel Tree, Hervonen (family), entry for Mary Ann Branch, daughter of Thomas Branch and Mary Jane Andsworthy. Includes vital details for Mary and two husbands.