Gazlay Family History
Helen Beth Swing
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Helen Beth Swing6 (David Swing,5 Karenda Gazlay,4 James Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Helen Beth Swing6 (David Swing,5 Karenda Gazlay,4 James Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Rev. David Swing, Jr. (23 August 1830 - 3 October 1894) |
| Mother | Elizabeth C. Porter (5 March 1832 - 2 August 1879) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 2 August 2012; Last Edited: 31 October 2020 |
| Person ID | 4014 |
| Name | Helen Beth Swing |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 9 January 1862 in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 27 October 1886 in Cook County, Illinois to Mason Brayman Starring6, 7 |
| Died | 2 August 1947 in Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York1, 8 |
| Buried | in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mason Brayman Starring (son of H. J. Starring and Alida M. Tower) |
| Born | 8 May 1859 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| Married | 27 October 1886 in Cook County, Illinois to Helen Beth Swing |
| Died | 31 January 1934 in Manhattan, New York City, New York |
| Children | of Helen Beth Swing and Mason Brayman Starring: |
| +1. | David Swing Starring |
| Born | 18 October 1887 in Calmar, Winneshiek County, Iowa |
| Married | 8 October 1919 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut to Mary Elizabeth Miller (née Austin) |
| Married | 6 October 1962 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut to Ysabel Adams Ingram (née Muecke) |
| Died | 18 April 1973 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut |
| +2. | Mason Brayman Starring, Jr. |
| Born | 16 August 1889 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| Married | 28 October 1916 in Manhattan, New York City, New York to Gertrude Farquhar Lathrop |
| Died | 1984 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York, Helen Swing Starring, born: 18 October 1862 [sic, this is not her birth date, it is the birth month and year for her eldest son] in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio; died: 16 Apr [sic, her New York death record shows a different date] (from record, which includes a note with the names and birth dates for her two sons, and provides the names and links for her father, sibling, spouse, and one child).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Page No. 235, family of David Swing (38, Ohio, clergyman); Elizabeth Swing (35, Ohio); Mary Swing (14, Ohio); Helen Swing (11, Ohio); Bridget O’Connor (30, Ireland, domestic servant); Mary Flynn (20, Ireland, domestic servant).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Enumeration District 190, Page No. 8, family of David Swing (49, Ohio, theologian); wife Elizabeth Swing (46, Ohio); daughter Helen Swing (19, Ohio); cousin Ginnie Swing (27, Illinois); servt. Maria Ward (40, Ireland); servt. Jennie O’Malley (40, Ireland).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, E.D. 662, Sheet No. 1B, M. E. Starring, 41, Illinois, May 1859, lawyer; wife of 14 years Helen Starring, 36, Ohio, January 1864, 2 children, 2 living; son Swing Starring, 12, Iowa, October 1887; son Mason Starring, 10, Illinois, August 1889; mother Mrs. Henry Starring, 64, New Jersey, September 1835; servant Berta Hillger, 36, Germany, November 1863, housemaid; servant Emma Samuelson, 38, Sweden, January 1862, cook.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, E.D. 912, Sheet No. 7A, Mason B. Starring, 50, Illinois, lawyer, law office; wife of 23 years Helen Starring, 48, Ohio; son David Starring, 22, Iowa, broker, investment securities; son Mason Starring, Jr., 20, Illinois; mother Alida M. Starring, 74, New Jersey; servant Bertha Hillger, 40, Germany, housemaid; servant Barry Scully, 29, Wisconsin, cook.
- The First Five Generations of the Swing Family in America, compiled by Albert H. Swing and Harry P. Swing, April 1961. Available at Heritage Quest Online. This document provides numerous biographical and vital details, but there are few references cited for any of the information.
- Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900; Mason B. Starring and Helen Beth Swing, married on 27 October 1886 in Cook County, Illinois.
- New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956, available at familysearch.org. 1947, Helen S. Starring, died: 2 August 1947 in Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, age 85 years.