Gazlay Family History
Elizabeth Rosilla ‘Bessie’ Gerow
Parents
| Father | James Crosby Gerow (1844 - 1918) |
| Mother | Frances Peavey Tupper (1845 - 1935) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 12 November 2012; Last Edited: 2 February 2023 |
| Person ID | 4387 |
| Name | Elizabeth Rosilla ‘Bessie’ Gerow |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 5 September 1872 in Patterson, Putnam County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | June 1893 to George Henry Gazley7 |
| Divorced | before 1910 from George Henry Gazley3 |
| Died | 16 September 1961 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York1 |
| Buried | in Memory Gardens Memorial Park, Colonie, Albany County, New York1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  George Henry Gazley (son of Orlando E. Gazley and Phoebe Elizabeth Holmes) |
| Born | 19 October 1868 in Clinton Hollow, Dutchess County, New York |
| Married | June 1893 to Elizabeth Rosilla ‘Bessie’ Gerow |
| Married | 28 October 1909 in Porter County, Indiana to Mabel E. Chaney |
| Died | 19 January 1937 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York |
| Children | of Elizabeth Rosilla ‘Bessie’ Gerow and George Henry Gazley: |
| +1. | John Gerow Gazley |
| Born | 6 April 1895 in Patterson, Putnam County, New York |
| Married | 2 September 1922 in Rutland County, Vermont to Lois Cassidy |
| Married | to Elizabeth G. Tinsley |
| Died | 20 August 1991 in Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire |
| +2. | Madeleine Gazley |
| Born | 4 July 1900 in New Utrecht (Brooklyn), Kings County, New York |
| Married | 9 October 1924 in White Plains, Westchester County, New York to Orla Leslie Wood, Jr. |
| Died | 29 December 1990 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Memory Gardens Memorial Park, Colonie, Albany County, New York; Gazley, Elizabeth Rosilla Gerow; Elizabeth R. Gazley / Sept. 5, 1872 - Sept. 16, 1961 [from grave marker]. The record also gives her birth and death places, and the names of her parents, spouse George Henry Gazley, and a child Madeline Gazley Wood.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, New York County, Manhattan, Enumeration District 845, Sheet No. 5B, family of George H. Gazley (31, New York, Oct 1868, hotel clerk; wife of 7 years Elezebeth [sic] J. Gazley (22, New York, Sept. 1872, 1 child, 1 living); son John J. Gazley (5, New York, Apr. 1895).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Enumeration District 974, Sheet No. 8B, family of Elizabeth Gazley (37, New York, divorced); son John Gazley (15, New York); daughter Madeline Gazley (9, New York).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Westchester County, White Plains City, Enumeration District 201, Sheet No. 4A and 4B, family of Elizabeth Gazley (47, New York, divorced); son John G. Gazley (24, New York, teacher); daughter Madeline Gazley (19, New York, clerical, government); mother Frances P. Gerow (74, New York, widow); plus 2 lodgers.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Saratoga County, Ballston Township, E.D. 46-4, Sheet No. 5B, Orla L. Wood, 29, New York, electrical engineer, General Electric; wife Natelein [sic, Madeleine] Wood, 29, New York; daughter Joann Wood, 1, New York; [?]-in-law Frances P. Jerow [sic, Gerow], 80, New York, widow; [?]-in-law Elizabeth G. Jerow [sic], 57, New York, widow. [The latter two are Madeleine’s grandmother and mother respectively.]
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New York, Schenectady County, Niskayuna, E.D. 47-18, Sheet No. 27A, Orla L. Wood, 39, New York, elec. engineer, elec. mfg. ind.; wife Madeleine Wood, 39, New York; daughter Joann Wood, 11, New York; daughter Joyce Wood, 8, New York; mother-in-law Elizabeth R. Gazley, 67, New York, widow.
- Wedding Announcement, The Republican [aka The Columbia Republican], Hudson, New York, 22 June 1893, article about one of the bridesmaids at the wedding of Miss Bessie Gerow, of Patterson, N.Y., and George H. Gazley, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The article does not specify when the wedding occurred, but was likely within a few days or weeks of the date of the article.