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Charles W. Lay 1860–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 SEP 1860

Birth Location: Pickens County, South Carolina

Death Date: 8 OCT 1885

Death Location: Carmel Presbyterian Church, Pickens, South Carolina

Father: Charles Lay

Mother: Elizabeth Boggs

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Charles W. Lay was born in 1860 in Pickens County, South Carolina, the child of Charles Middleton Lay And Elizabeth Boggs. Charles W. Lay passed away in 1885 in Carmel Presbyterian Church, Pickens, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • Charles W. Lay was born in 1860 in Pickens County, South Carolina, the child of Charles Middleton Lay And Elizabeth Boggs.
  • Charles W. Lay passed away in 1885 in Carmel Presbyterian Church, Pickens, South Carolina.

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Charles Lay's Ancestors

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Charles Lay
1860–1885
Birth Place: Pickens County, South Carolina
Parents
Charles Middleton Lay
1820–1863
Pickens County, South Carolina
Elizabeth Boggs
1827–1906
Pickens County, South Carolina
Grandparents
James Lay
1789–1860
Elizabeth McKinney
1793–1864
Pendleton District, South Carolina
William (Ellison) Boggs
1792–1857
Washington District, South Carolina
Letitia Hamilton
1791–1864
Pendleton District, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Aaron Boggs
1750–1833
Elizabeth Hamilton
1761–1828
Thomas Hamilton
1759–1853
Ann Kennedy
1760–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Hamilton
1725–1801
Jane Wallace
–1815
David Hamilton
1725–1801
Jane Wallace
–1815

Charles Lay's Timeline

4 Records

1860
18 SEP 1860
Birth of Charles W. Lay in Pickens District, South Carolina
Pickens District, South Carolina
1860
18 SEP 1860
Birth of Charles W. Lay in Pickens County, South Carolina
Pickens County, South Carolina
1885
8 OCT 1885
Age 25
Death of Charles W. Lay in Pickens County, South Carolina
Pickens County, South Carolina
1885
8 OCT 1885
Age 25
Death of Charles W. Lay in Pickens County, South Carolina
Pickens County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 SEP 1860
    Event Place: Pickens District, South Carolina
    Record Source: daw744.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 SEP 1860
    Event Place: Pickens County, South Carolina
    Record Source: Julia Forbes.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 OCT 1885
    Event Place: Pickens County, South Carolina
    Record Source: daw744.FTW

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 OCT 1885
    Event Place: Pickens County, South Carolina
    Record Source: Julia Forbes.FTW

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carmel Presb Ch Cem, Pickens Co., SC
    Record Source: Julia Forbes.FTW

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carmel Presbyterian Church, Pickens, South Carolina
    Record Source: daw744.FTW

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