Gazlay Family History
Richard Carter Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Richard Carter Gazlay8 (John Gazlay,7 John Gazlay,6 George Gazlay,5 Ward Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Richard Carter Gazlay8 (John Gazlay,7 John Gazlay,6 George Gazlay,5 Ward Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | John Chester Gazlay (13 June 1886 - June 1966) |
| Mother | Maude Estelle Manchester (6 June 1888 - 2 November 1968) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 18 May 2013; Last Edited: 21 February 2020 |
| Person ID | 5579 |
| Name | Richard Carter Gazlay |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 19 January 1915 in New York1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 6 September 1942 in Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles County, California to Louise Geer (née Wood) 5 |
| Divorced | from Louise Wood6 |
| Married | 12 December 1947 in New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York to Rosemary Sturgeon7 |
| Divorced | May 1956 in Volusia County, Florida from Rosemary Sturgeon8 |
| Married | 16 March 1962 in New York, New York to Susan Cochrane (née Estey) 6 |
| Died | 15 August 1983 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Louise Geer (née Wood) (daughter of C. Wood and E. Haight) |
| Born | ca. 1920 in New Jersey |
| Married | 6 September 1942 in Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles County, California to Richard Carter Gazlay |
| Spouse 2 | Rosemary Sturgeon (daughter of Hershel Beverly Sturgeon and Lola E. Thurman) |
| Born | 15 April 1925 in Montana |
| Married | 12 December 1947 in New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York to Richard Carter Gazlay |
| Married | ca. 1963 to Nelson Appleton Miles |
| Died | 15 August 1997 in Contra Costa County, California |
| Children | of Richard Carter Gazlay and Rosemary Sturgeon: |
| +1. | Richard Carter Gazlay, Jr. |
| Born | 11 December 1948 |
| Married | 22 November 1973 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California to Sandra F. Cheatham (née Cox) |
| Married | to Kimberly Ann Schafer |
| Died | 25 May 2022 in Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona |
| 2. | Christopher Lee Gazlay |
| Born | 3 October 1950 in New York |
| Died | 30 January 1976 in Lodi, San Joaquin County, California |
| +3. | Alison Gazlay |
| Born | 8 October 1953 |
| Married | 10 August 1974 in San Francisco County, California to Thomas Arthur Bridges III |
| Married | 30 December 1991 in Maine to Joseph Edward Kimball |
| Married | to James B. Burton |
| Spouse 3 | Susan Cochrane (née Estey) (daughter of Jacob Poor Estey and Edith Martha Tyler) |
| Born | 21 November 1925 in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont |
| Married | to Robert H. Cochrane, Jr. |
| Married | 16 March 1962 in New York, New York to Richard Carter Gazlay |
| Married | to Stuart Edgerly |
| Died | 20 December 2008 in Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida |
Sources
- California Death Index 1940-1997; Ancestry (website), and Familysearch (website). Gazlay, Richard Carter, died: 15 August 1983 in San Francisco, California; born: 19 January 1915 in New York.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Westchester County, Westchester, Enumeration District 128, Sheet No. 5B; family of John C. Gazlay (33, New York, manager, publishers); wife Maude Gazlay (31, New York); son John C. Gazlay (7, New York); son Richard C. Gazlay (4 11/12, New York) [Richard’s name could be interpreted here as Dunkin, but the name is actually Richard.]
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Westchester County, City of New Rochelle, Enumeration District 60-266, Sheet No. 1A; family of Chester Gazley (43, New York, gen. manager, printing, first married age 25); wife Maude Gazley (41, New York, first married age 23); son John C. Gazley (17, New York); son Richard C. Gazley (15, New York).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New York, Westchester County, New Rochelle, Enumeration District 60-229B, Sheet No. 8A; Chester Gazlay (53, New York, printer, commercial); wife Maude Gazlay (51, New York); son Richard C. Gazlay (25, New York, copy writer, advertising); Anna Gayan (38, Czechoslovakia, widow, maid, house); maid’s daughter Clara Gayan (18, New York, sales clerk, cleaners store).
- California, County Marriages, 1850-1952; County of Los Angeles, Marriage License and Certificate, Book 1840, Page 74, No. 26761, Richard Carter Gazlay, age 27, born in NY, single, first marriage, occupation: army; father: Chester Gazlay, born in New York; mother: M. Manchester, born in NJ; and Louise Wood Geer age 22, born in New Jersey, divorced, second marriage; father: C. Wood, born in NY; mother: E. Haight, born in NY; married on 6 September 1942 in Manhattan Beach.
- Marriage Announcement, New York Times, New York, New York, 17 March 1962, Richard Carter Gazlay, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Gazlay of New Rochelle, N.Y., and Mrs. Susan Estey Cochrane, daughter of Mrs. Walter A. Blocker and the late Jacob Poor Estey, on 16 March 1962 in New York City. The article indicates that both Richard and Susan were previously married and divorced.
- Marriage Announcement, Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Vol. 39, Issue 4, 1948, page 250, Rosemary Swanson to Richard Carter Gazlay, 12 December 1947 in New Rochelle, NY.
- Florida Divorce Index 1927-2001. Available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Richard C. Gazlay and Rosemary S. Gazlay, May 1956 in Volusia [County], Florida.