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Charles S Lay 1887–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1887

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 9 Jul 1955

Death Location: Travis, Texas, United States

Father: Franklin Lay

Mother: Sarah Sprowls

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Charles S Lay was born in 1887 in Texas, the child of Franklin Toliver Lay And Sarah E Sprowls. Charles S Lay passed away in 1955 in Travis, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • Charles S Lay was born in 1887 in Texas, the child of Franklin Toliver Lay And Sarah E Sprowls.
  • Charles S Lay passed away in 1955 in Travis, Texas, United States.

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Charles Lay's Ancestors

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Charles Lay
1887–1955
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Franklin Toliver Lay
1846–1916
Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
Sarah (E) Sprowls
1850–1887
Dallas County, Texas
Grandparents
John (Henry) LAY
1800–1867
Roane, Tennessee, United States
Mary McCoy
1808–1893
Tennessee, United States
James Sprowls
1823–1880
Hardin County, Kentucky
Mary (A Wills) Ruth
1825–1894
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
William LAY
1760–1843
Mary Taliaferro
1774–1833
William McCoy
1785–1843
Jane Cummins
1785–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lay
1736–1790
Nancy Middleton
1732–1763
John Taliaferro
1733–1821
Mary Taliaferro
1733–1771
William Cummins
1739–1795
Mary McCain
1744–1820

Charles Lay's Timeline

2 Records

1887
1887
Birth of Charles S Lay in Texas
Texas
1955
9 Jul 1955
Age 68
Death of Charles S Lay in Travis, Texas, United States
Travis, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1887
    Event Place: Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1955
    Event Place: Travis, Texas, United States

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