The Gazley Bridge: The Marriage and Children

The Gazley Bridge

This is a cooperative project which is intended to be a developing historical account of the life of a true Texas hero, Doctor Thomas Jefferson Gazley, the first known settler of present day Smithville, Texas, at a time when Texas was still a part of Mexico. Just as his namesake bridge spanned the physical gap between his 1827 settlement, Gazley Prairie, and the ensuing 1895 town named Smithville, The Gazley Bridge is intended to span an informational gap regarding Dr. Gazley’s life, contributions, and achievements in Texas, by bringing a collection of historical facts into focus in a central location for future reference by interested individuals. Your factual additions and enhancement will be appreciated.

Friday, January 15, 2010

The Marriage and Children

According to restored Hamilton County, Ohio, court house records, Thomas Jefferson Gazley married Elizabeth Boyce, of Delaware, on March 21, 1819.

Bastrop County, Texas, Probate records indicate this union yielded four sons:
The oldest: Thomas J. Gazley, Jr. (Farmer/Surveyor),
The second: William H. Gazley (Attorney At Law),
The third: Edwin T. Gazley (Physician), and
The youngest: Alfred Francis Gazley (Farmer/Conf.Soldier).

The Gazley Bridge