Gazlay Family History
Esther O. Wood
Parents
| Father | James Wood (24 April 1792 - 25 February 1872) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Van Etten (17 June 1801 - 10 October 1860) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 9 March 2014; Last Edited: 28 February 2024 |
| Person ID | 6521 |
| Name | Esther O. Wood |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 13 October 1834 in New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | ca. 1858 to John H. Latimer5 |
| Died | 27 December 1904 in Ellenville, Ulster County, New York1 |
| Buried | in Pine Bush Cemetery, Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York1 |
Biography
Esther’s Wood family was a well-established Reformed Church family in the Accord area. She met John in Mettacahonts, a location in Kerhonkson.2
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  John H. Latimer (son of Lewis B. Latimer and Catharine Smith) |
| Born | 17 February 1829 in Kripplebush, Marbletown, Ulster County, New York |
| Married | ca. 1858 to Esther O. Wood |
| Died | 2 March 1903 in Ellenville, Ulster County, New York |
| Children | of Esther O. Wood and John H. Latimer: |
| +1. | Gertrude A. Latimer |
| Born | ca. November 1859 in New York |
| Married | ca. 1882 to Eugene Gordon |
| Died | 21 January 1919 |
| +2. | Effie Wood Latimer |
| Born | May 1860 in New York |
| Married | ca. 1881 to William Henry Bush |
| Died | 3 December 1926 in Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey |
| +3. | Sarah A. Latimer |
| Born | March 1862 in New York |
| Married | ca. 1886 to Harry R. Carver |
| Died | 4 February 1911 in Ellenville, Ulster County, New York |
| 4. | Lydia Latimer |
| Born | 15 March 1865 |
| Died | 1 May 1871 |
| +5. | Lewis J. Latimer |
| Born | May 1867 in New York |
| Married | ca. February 1900 to Inez Dunn |
| Died | 2 April 1929 in Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York |
| +6. | Emma Bell Latimer |
| Born | ca. October 1869 in Ulster County, New York |
| Married | ca. 1890 to James E. Geary |
| Died | 11 February 1936 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Pine Bush Cemetery, Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York, Esther Woods Latimer, born: 13 October 1834 in New York; died: 3 December 1904 [sic, her gravestone shows 27 December] in Ellenville, Ulster County, New York [from record, which provides the names and links to her husband and two daughters].
- Record of conversations with Maude (Bush) Gazlay during multiple visits 1968-1983; notes in possession of Lee Gazlay.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Ulster County, Town of Wawarsing, Page No. 149, John H. Latimer [sic, appears as Ratimer], 30, New York, farmer; Esther W. Latimer, 25, New York; Gertrude Latimer, 2, New York.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Ulster County, Wawarsing, Enumeration District 159, Page No. 16, family of John H. Latimer (51, New York); wife Esther Latimer (45, New York); daughter Gertrude A. Latimer (21, New York, dressmaker); daughter Effie Latimer (19, New York); daughter Sarah A. Latimer (18, New York); son Lewis J. Latimer (13, New York); daughter Emma B. Latimer (11, New York); servant Andrew Crumb (19, New York, labourer).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Ulster County, Wawarsing, Enumeration District 145, Sheet No. 13B, family of Harry R. Carver (40, New York, June 1859, jewelry store); wife of 14 years Sarah Carver (38, New York, Mar 1862, 3 children, 2 living); daughter Anna B. Carver (12, New York, Mar 1888); daughter Minnie M. Carver (7, New York, June 1892); [Sarah’s father] John H. Latimer (71, New York, Feb 1829, real estate); wife of 42 years Ester Latimer (65, New York, Oct 1834, 6 children, 5 living).