David Ward Gazlay

Person/Family

Spouse 1

Mary Baker (daughter of William Baker and Katie Rightman)

1.	Corey Luellen Gazley

2.	Julia Tryphenia Gazlay

+3.	Herbert Delno Gazlay

+4.	Eugene Miles Gazlay

5.	Julius Albert Gazlay

+6.	Lawrence Milton Gazlay

+7.	Charles Delos Gazlay

+8.	Leona Almira Gazley

9.	Earnest Gazley

Sources

1. Berrien County Genealogy Project, Sherwood Cemetery. Gazlay, D. W. [list indicates D. W. Gazley and David Ward]. From headstone: D. W. Gazlay / Born Oct. 29, 1830 / Died Dec. 2, 1899. [Birth year on headstone could be read as 1880 but virtually all other sources indicate he was born in 1830.]
2. Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, available at familysearch.org. David Ward Gasley [sic], died 2 December 1899 in Buchanan, Berrien [County], Michigan; Age 69; Born: abt 1830 in New York; farmer; Father: Gasley; Mother: Abby Jones.
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Steuben County, Canesteo, Page 45, David Gazley (21, New York, farmer), living with the family of John D. Toll.
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Michigan, Berrien County, Village of Buchanan, Page No. 143, family of David Gazley [the first name could mistakenly be read as Daniel] (30, New York, lumberman); Mary Gazley (24, Connecticut [sic, she was from Canada]); Corey V. Gazley (3, female, Connecticut [sic, the 1870 Census indicates New York]; H. D. Gazley (4/12, Michigan). The family next door may be Mary’s parents and siblings.
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Page No. 4, family of David Gazley (36, N. York, miller) [his age is low by 3-4 years compared to other records]; Mary Gazley (31, N. York [sic, actually from Canada]; Cora Gazley (13, N. York); Herbert Gazley (10, N. York); Eugine [sic] Gazley (8, Mich.); Lawrence Gazley (3, Mich.); Charles Gazley (6/12, Mich., Mar [birth month apparently March]).
6. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan, Enumeration District 5, Page No. 57A, family of David Gazley (50, NY, millwright); wife Mary Gazley (42, Canada); son Herbert Gazley (20, Mich., works in mill); Eugene M. Gazley (19, Mich., works in mill); Lawrence M. Gazley (14, Mich.); son Charles D. Gazley (10, Mich.); son Earnest Gazley (3, Mich.).
7. The Cortland Connection (website); post by Harlan Quardokus, 15 September 2010, indicating that Abigail Jones Gazlay, wife of Joshua Gazlay, bore nine children, of which four have been identified: Karenda (1812-1905), Abigail (1828-1920), David Ward (1830-1899), and Mary (1833-?). The post includes other details regarding the marriages of these children, remarriage of Abigail to Timothy Allen, and her burial next to her daughter Karenda.
8. Letter, from Harlan Quardokus to Frederick Page, 6 April 2010, containing several pages of notes related to various Gazlay family members, including: notes of birth and death dates for early Gazlay generations, by Ruth G. Tuttle; biographical notes about David Ward Gazlay and his wife Mary Baker; four children of Joshua Gazlay and Abigail Jones; one page of a DAR application from 1928; a page showing the lineage of four Mayflower descendants from whom David Ward Gazlay was descended; and two pages of cemetery photographs annotated with burial and inscription details. Copies sent to Lee Gazlay in 2012.
9. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; available at ancestry.com. Name of Soldier: Gazlay, David W.; Name of Dependent: Widow, Gazlay, Mary; Service: 56 Illinois Mechanical Fusiliers; Filing 4 August 1896; class: Invalid; 8 December 1899; class: Widow.