Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyErnest DeWillmott Whitney

DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Ernest DeWillmott Whitney7 (Willard Whitney,6 Caroline Forman,5 Benoni Forman,4 Mary Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)

Parents

FatherWillard Forman Whitney (12 December 1861 - )
MotherIda A. Phelps (January 1866 - )

Personal Information

Record Created: 27 March 2016; Last Edited: 29 March 2016 
Person ID8270
NameErnest DeWillmott Whitney
GenderMale
Born 11 March 1887 in Queens County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Married ca. 1906 to Sarah _____7
Died 18 October 1918 in Queens County, New York3
Buried in The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York3

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilySarah _____
Born ca. 1889 in New York
Married ca. 1906 to Ernest DeWillmott Whitney
  
Children of Ernest DeWillmott Whitney and Sarah _____:
  
1.FamilyHarry Whitney
Born ca. 1907 in New York
  
2.FamilyEugene Whitney
Born ca. October 1909 in New York
  

Sources

  1. Draft Registration Card, World War I, Ernest DeWillmott Whitney, serial number 201; born: 11 March 1887 in East New York, New York; occupation: lapidaryst [sic]; married with two children.
  2. New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909, Wilmot Whitney, born: 11 March 1887 in Brooklyn, Kings [County], New York; father: Willard F. Whitney, age 24, born in Brooklyn; mother: Ida A. Phelps, age 21, born in Brooklyn.
  3. New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949, Ernest D. Whitney, died: 18 October 1918 in Brooklyn, New York City, Queens, New York; age 32; born 11 March 1886 [sic, other records say 1887] in Queens; married; cemetery: Evergreen; father: Willard F. Whitney; mother: Ida Phelps.
  4. New York State Census, 1892, Kings County, Brooklyn, 7th Election District, 26th Ward, Page 13, Willard Whitney (29, pipefitter); Ida Whitney (26); Agnes Whitney (5); Edward Whitney (2); Caroline Furman (48, seamstress). [Note: the first child seem to be misidentified in this census; other more reliable records show the elder child as son Ernest. Caroline is believed to be Willard’s mother, shown in this census record with her maiden name Forman misspelled as Furman.]
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, Enumeration District 457, Sheet No. 15, family of Willard Whitney (36, New York, RR Engineer, Dec 1863, married 14 years); wife Ida Whitney (34, New York, Jan 1866, married 14 years, 5 children, 4 living); son Ernest Whitney (13, New York, Mar 1887); daughter Edith Whitney (10, New York, Nov 1889) [sic, this is believed to be an enumerator’s error, as this child is almost certainly son Edward Whitney; age and birth month-year are probably correct]; son Willard Whitney (7, New York, Mar 1893); son Herbert Whitney (4, New York, Aug 1895).
  6. New York State Census, 1905, Kings County, Brooklyn, 18th Election District, Block D, Page 14, family of Willard Whitney Sr. (42, machinist); wife Ida Whitney (40); son Ernest Whitney (18, metal worker); son Edward Whitney (15); son William [sic, Willard] Whitney (12); son Herbert Whitney (10); daughter Marion Whitney (2 1/2); daughter Rose Whitney (2 mos.) [sic, the birth record shows this as male Ramond (ie., Raymond) Whitney; the 1910 census also shows this child as male Raymond]; Martha Phelps (80) [she is likely Ida’s mother]; border Lillian Van Lot (66).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Queens County, Enumeration District 1202, Sheet No. 4B, family of Willard Whitney (46, New York, engineer, portable); wife of 24 years Ida Whitney (44, New York, 6 children, 6 living); son Willard Whitney (17, New York, apprentice, jewelry house); son Herbert Whitney (14, New York); daughter Marion Whitney (7, New York); son Raymond Whitney (4, New York); son Ernest Whitney (23, New York, conductor, railroad); wife of 4 years Sarah Whitney (21, New York, 2 children, 2 living); son Harry Whitney (3, New York); son Eugene Whitney (6/12, New York).