 Harvey Gaylord was the son of Dr. Harvey Russell Gaylord, a pioneer cancer researcher in Buffalo New York, and the grandson of Augustine S. Gaylord, United States Attorney under Ulysses S. Grant.Augustine Gaylord was the son of the first Harvey Russell Gaylord, a prominent abolitionist in Ashtabula County, Ohio.His interests included sports cars—including an Arnolt Bristol, and wine.