Gazlay Family History
Obernus Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Obernus Gazlay5 (Sayrs Gazlay,4 James Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Obernus Gazlay5 (Sayrs Gazlay,4 James Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Rev. Sayrs Gazlay (12 July 1787 - 24 May 1874) |
| Mother | Susan Hay (17 April 1796 - 17 February 1861) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 6 August 2012; Last Edited: 6 August 2012 |
| Person ID | 4061 |
| Name | Obernus Gazlay |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 9 September 18371 |
| Died | 14 July 18381 |
| Buried | in Williamsburg Cemetery, Williamsburg, Clermont County, Ohio1 |
Sources
- Cemetery Record, Williamsburg Cemetery, Clermont County, Ohio; Clermont County Genealogical Society (website: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohclecgs/); Headstone inscription: Verna Silens Nata / Apr. 3 1836 / Obernus / Born / Sept. 9 1837 / Died / July 14 1838 / Child of / S. Gazlay. The inscription documented in the separate list of Additional Inscriptions suggests that the two children are “Obernus” and “Verna Silens Nata”. We agree that Obernus is the name of one child, with the associated birth and death dates. However, we interpret the other inscription as the name Verna followed by the Latin “Silens Nata”, meaning “Verna, born in silence”, i.e., stillborn, on 3 April 1836. The “S. Gazlay” is believed to be Sayrs Gazlay based on the proximity of this headstone with the headstones of Sayrs and his wife Susan.