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Charles Robert Lay 1914–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1914

Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina

Death Date: 23 NOV 2000

Death Location: Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina

Father: Charles Lay

Mother: Frances Hudson

Spouse(s): Ruby King

Children(s):

The story of Charles Robert Lay began in 1914 in Oconee County, South Carolina. Charles Robert Lay married Ruby Jane King, and had children including Bobby Lane Laye, Charles Max Laye, Debra Ann Laye, Dennis Earl Laye, Linda Gail Laye, Willie Ruth Laye. Charles Robert Lay passed away in 2000 in Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Charles Robert Lay began in 1914 in Oconee County, South Carolina.
  • Charles Robert Lay married Ruby Jane King, and had children including Bobby Lane Laye, Charles Max Laye, Debra Ann Laye, Dennis Earl Laye, Linda Gail Laye, Willie Ruth Laye.
  • Charles Robert Lay passed away in 2000 in Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Charles Lay's Ancestors

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Charles Lay
1914–2000
Birth Place: Oconee County, South Carolina
Parents
Charles Freeman Lay
1884–1961
Cheohee, Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
Frances (May) Hudson
1890–1967
Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Roy (Archelus) Lay
1859–1931
Pickens District, South Carolina
Nancy (Ophelia) Crane
1859–1947
Pickens District, South Carolina
James (Robert) Hudson
1860–1902
Pickens County, South Carolina
Harriet (Josephine) Corbin
1867–1902
Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
James Sr.
1822–1908
Myra Nicholson
1826–1905
Philemon Crane
1827–
Georgiana Knox
1830–1918
William Hudson
1816–1868
Margaret Black
1827–1870
William Corbin
1836–1899
Frances Nicholson
1839–1925
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Lay
1789–1860
Elizabeth McKinney
1793–1864
Patrick\\
1780–1868
Patsy\\
1785–
John Knox
1801–1857
Nancy Norton
1798–1870
William Hudson
1784–1866
Margaret Alexander
1790–1860
John Black
1795–1860
Nancy McClanahan
1797–1865
William Corbin
1809–1878
Belona Whitmire
1815–1878

Charles Lay's Timeline

2 Records

1914
1914
Birth of Charles Robert Lay in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina
2000
23 NOV 2000
Age 86
Death of Charles Robert Lay in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 NOV 2000
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, South Carolina

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