Gazlay Family History
Lewis J. Latimer
Parents
| Father | John H. Latimer (17 February 1829 - 2 March 1903) |
| Mother | Esther O. Wood (13 October 1834 - 27 December 1904) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 9 March 2014; Last Edited: 26 February 2024 |
| Person ID | 6524 |
| Name | Lewis J. Latimer |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | May 1867 in New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | ca. February 1900 to Inez Dunn2 |
| Died | 2 April 1929 in Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York6 |
| Buried | in Fantinekill Cemetery, Ellenville, Ulster County, New York6, 7 |
Biography
Lewis was a farmer, living at the farm adjacent to his father’s in the Town of Rochester. Lewis lost an arm in a farming accident, and an early prosthesis was found in his son’s house when his daughter-in-law died.8
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Inez Dunn (daughter of Marcus Dunn and Jemima Krom) |
| Born | 29 August 1874 in New York |
| Married | ca. February 1900 to Lewis J. Latimer |
| Died | 9 January 1960 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York |
| Children | of Lewis J. Latimer and Inez Dunn: |
| 1. | Hazel B. Latimer |
| Born | 1901 in New York |
| Married | to Lawrence VanGasBeck |
| Died | 1991 |
| 2. | LeRoy M. Latimer |
| Born | 20 October 1903 in New York |
| Married | 23 June 1934 in Ellenville, Ulster County, New York to Josephine Irene Yonker |
| Died | August 1974 |
Sources
- 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, Town of Rochester, Enumeration District 125, Sheet No. 15A, family of Lewis Lattimore [sic] (33, New York, May 1867, farmer); wife of 4/12 years Inez Lattimore (24, New York, Aug 1874, no children). [They are living next to Lewis’ sister Emma and her husband James Geary and their children; they are also living near Lewis’ sister Gertrude and her husband Eugene Gordon and their children.]
- New York State Census, 1905, Ulster County, Town of Rochester, 2nd Election District, Page 17, family of Lewis J. Lattimere [sic, Latimer] (33, farmer); wife Inez Lattimere (29); daughter Hazel B. Lattimere (3); son LeRoy M. Lattimere (1). [They are living next to Lewis’ sister Gertrude and her husband Eugene Gordon and their daughter Esther.]
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Ulster County, Town of Rochester, Enumeration District 159, Sheet 19A, Lewis J. Latimore [sic, Latimer] (43, New York, farmer, general farm); wife of 10 years Inez Latimore (34, New York, 2 children, 2 living); daughter Hazel Latimore (8, New York); son LeRoy Latimore (6, New York); servant Robert Osterhoudt (20, New York, farm laborer).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Ulster County, Town of Rochester, E.D. 191, Sheet No. 6A, Lewis Latimore, 43, New York, farmer, general farm; wife Inez Latimore, 37, New York; son Leroy Latimore, 14, New York; daughter Hazzel Latimore, 18, New York.
- Deaths, The Kingston Daily Freeman, Kingston, New York. Available at www.fultonhistory.com. 2 April 1929, Lewis J. Latimer, died 2 April 1929 in Kerhonkson, New York. Burial in Pine Bush Cemetery. [He is actually buried in Fantinekill Cemetery in Ellenville.]
- Find a Grave (website). Fantinekill Cemetery, Ellenville, Ulster County, New York, Lewis Latimer, born: 1866; died: 1929 (from record, which provides the names and links for his wife and one child). He shares his gravestone with his wife.
- Record of conversations with Maude (Bush) Gazlay during multiple visits 1968-1983; notes in possession of Lee Gazlay.