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Benjamin Harry Lay 1905–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1905

Birth Location: Montgomery, Hamilton, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 6 Sep 1998

Death Location: Hamilton, Ohio, USA

Father: Harry Lay

Mother: Margaret Coffman

Spouse(s): Kathryn Dietz

Children(s):

The story of Benjamin Harry Lay began in 1905 in Montgomery, Hamilton, Ohio, USA. In 1910, Benjamin Harry Lay resided in Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA. In 1920, Benjamin Harry Lay resided in Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA. Benjamin Harry Lay married Kathryn Eleanor Dietz, and had children including Linda Kathryn Lay. Benjamin Harry Lay passed away in 1998 in Hamilton, Ohio, USA.

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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Harry Lay began in 1905 in Montgomery, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1910, Benjamin Harry Lay resided in Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1920, Benjamin Harry Lay resided in Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
  • Benjamin Harry Lay married Kathryn Eleanor Dietz, and had children including Linda Kathryn Lay.
  • Benjamin Harry Lay passed away in 1998 in Hamilton, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harry Lay
1878–1962
Birth Location: –
HL
Margaret Coffman
1881–1958
Birth Location: Union Township, Fayette County, Ohio, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Kathryn Dietz
1917–2015
Birth Location: Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA
KD

Children(s)

Benjamin Lay's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Lay
1905–1998
Birth Place: Montgomery, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Parents
Harry Albert Lay
1878–1962
Margaret ("Maggie" Ethel) Coffman
1881–1958
Union Township, Fayette County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Hamilton) Coffman
1856–1932
Brown County, Ohio, USA
Sarah (Ellen) McMerchy
1859–1919
Feesburg, Brown, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
John McMurchy
1806–1887
Eliza Wells
1815–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter McMurchy
1767–1856
Jean Stewart
1778–1823
Mary Clark
1781–1870

Benjamin Lay's Timeline

8 Records

1905
4 May 1905
Birth of Benjamin Harry Lay in Montgomery, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Montgomery, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
1910
1910
Age 5
Benjamin Harry Lay resided here in Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Benjamin Harry Lay resided here in Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 25
Benjamin Harry Lay resided here in Sycamore, Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Sycamore, Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 30
Benjamin Harry Lay resided here in Blue Ash, Hamilton, Ohio
Blue Ash, Hamilton, Ohio
1940
1940
Age 35
Benjamin Harry Lay resided here in Sycamore Twp, Blue Ash, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Sycamore Twp, Blue Ash, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 45
Benjamin Harry Lay resided here in Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
1998
6 Sep 1998
Age 93
Death of Benjamin Harry Lay in Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Hamilton, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1905
    Event Place: Montgomery, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2022
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Cincinnati Enquirer; Publication Date: 10 Sep 1998; Publication Place: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; ,0.35249305,0.7972175,0.44917166&xid=3355
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Cincinnati Enquirer; Publication Date: 11 Feb 1941; Publication Place: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; ,0.49454
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: 4371; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 31-285

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sycamore, Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Blue Ash, Hamilton, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sycamore Twp, Blue Ash, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sycamore, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: 4371; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 31-285

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Montgomery
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Cincinnati Enquirer; Publication Date: 11 Feb 1941; Publication Place: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; ,0.49454

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sycamore Township, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Cincinnati Enquirer; Publication Date: 10 Sep 1998; Publication Place: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; ,0.35249305,0.7972175,0.44917166&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1998
    Event Place: Hamilton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2022
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Cincinnati Enquirer; Publication Date: 10 Sep 1998; Publication Place: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; ,0.35249305,0.7972175,0.44917166&xid=3355
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