Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyWillis F. Ryan

DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Willis F. Ryan6 (Abigail Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)

Parents

FatherHenry Rogers Ryan (1 August 1818 - 20 November 1898)
MotherAbigail ‘Abbey’ Gazlay (10 March 1828 - 27 February 1920)

Personal Information

Record Created: 11 December 2011; Last Edited: 11 December 2011 
Person ID3324
NameWillis F. Ryan
GenderMale
Born July 1867 in Wisconsin1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Married 22 August 1888 to Bertie Eloise ‘Birdie’ Dockham10
Died 9 February 1962 in Reedsburg, Sauk County, Wisconsin1, 11
Buried in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin1

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyBertie Eloise ‘Birdie’ Dockham (daughter of James A. Dockham and _____ Marble)
Born 25 November 1872 in Wisconsin
Married 22 August 1888 to Willis F. Ryan
Died 1952 in Reedsburg, Sauk County, Wisconsin
  
Children of Willis F. Ryan and Bertie Eloise ‘Birdie’ Dockham:
  
+1.FamilyStella B. Ryan
Born March 1890 in Wisconsin
Married to James Albert Harris
Died 1934 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin
  
2.FamilyMargaret P. Ryan
Born April 1896 in Wisconsin
  
3.FamilyHoward R. Ryan
Born June 1898 in Wisconsin
  

Sources

  1. Find a Grave (website). Walnut Hill Cemetery, Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin; Willis F. Ryan, born Jul. 1867 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin, died 1952 [sic, 1962], Reedsburg, Sauk County, Wisconsin (from record); Willis F. Ryan / 1867-1962 (from headstone).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Wisconsin, Sauk County, Baraboo, Page No. 17, family of Henry Ryan (51, N.H. farmer); Abbie G. Ryan (42, New York); Charles Ryan (16, Wisconsin); Abbie Ryan (5, Wisconsin); Willie (3, Wisconsin); Janis Houghton (14, Wisconsin); Sarah Ryan (14, New Hampshire); plus four laborers/servants.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Wisconsin, Sauk County, Baraboo, Enumeration District 245, Page No. 79A, family of Henry R. Ryan (62, NH, farmer); wife Abby Ryan (52, NY); daughter Abby (15, Wis.); son Wm. Ryan (12, Wis.); adopted daughter Sarah Ryan (22, NH); brother John Ryan (52, NH, widow, insane).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Wisconsin, Sauk County, Baraboo, Enumeration District 128, Sheet No. 6B, family of Willis F. Ryan (32, Wisconsin, July 1867, farmer); wife of 11 years Bird E. Ryan (28, Wisconsin, Mar 1872, 3 children, 3 living); daughter Stella B. Ryan (10, Wisconsin, Mar 1880 [sic, undoubtedly should be 1890]; daughter Margie P. Ryan (4, Wisconsin, Apr 1896); son Howard R. Ryan (1, Wisconsin, Jun 1898); mother Abbie G. Ryan (72, New York, Mar 1828); servant Dora F. Kaufman (15, Wisconsin, Jun 1884).
  5. Wisconsin State Census, 1905, Sauk County, Town of Baraboo, Sheet No. 1, family of Willis F. Ryan (38, Wis.); wife Bird E. Ryan (33, Wis.); daughter Stella B. Ryan (15, Wis.); daughter Margaret P. Ryan (9, Wis.); son Howard R. Ryan (7, Wis.).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Wisconsin, Sauk County, Baraboo, Enumeration District 104, Sheet No. 12A, family of Willis G. [sic] Ryan (43, Wisconsin, farmer); wife of 21 years Bird E. Ryan (38, Wisconsin, 3 children, 3 living); daughter Stella B. Ryan (20, Wisconsin); daughter Margor P. Ryan (14, Wisconsin); son Howard R. Ryan (11, Wisconsin); border Walter McCray (24, Wisconsin, teamster).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Wisconsin, Sauk County, Baraboo, Enumeration District 158, Sheet No. 5B, family of Willis F. Ryan (52, Wisconsin, farming); wife Bird E. Ryan (47, Wisconsin); son Howard R. Ryan (21, Wisconsin, laborer).
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Wisconsin, Sauk County, Baraboo, Enumeration District 2-7, Sheet No. 1B, family of Willis Ryan (62, Wisconsin, married at age 21, farmer); wife Birdie Ryan (56, Wisconsin, married at age 16).
  9. History of Sauk County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Company. 1880. Digitized copy available at Google Books. Page 703, biographical sketch of Henry R. Ryan. This document names his wife Abbie Gazlay’s parents: Joshua and Abigail Jones Gazlay. It is one of the few documents, or perhaps the only document, that provides their names.
  10. Wisconsin Marriages 1836-1930, available at familysearch.org; Groom: Willis F. Ryan; Bride: Bird E. Dockham; Marriage Date: 22 Aug 1888; Groom’s Father: Henry R. Ryan; Groom’s Mother: Abbie Gazloy; Bride’s Father: James A. Dockham; Bride’s Mother: Marble.
  11. Wisconsin Death Index 1959-1997, Willis F. Ryan, died 6 February 1962 in Wisconsin, age 93.