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George Jefferson Lay 1866–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Sep 1866

Birth Location: Iowa

Death Date: 14 Jan 1960

Death Location: Eugene, Lane, OR

Father: John Lay

Mother: Loda Sidwell

Spouse(s): Grace Eastin

Children(s): Claude LAY, John Lay, Hazel LAY, Georgia Lay, Dorothy Lay, Orpha Lay

George Jefferson Lay was born in 1866 in Iowa, the child of John Houston Lay And Loda Ann Sidwell. George Jefferson Lay married Grace E Eastin, and had children including Claude Franklin Lay, Dorothy Elenora Lay, Georgia Mable Lay, Hazel Laura Lay, John Lloyd Lay, Orpha Delena Lay. George Jefferson Lay passed away in 1960 in Eugene, Lane, OR.

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Biography

  • George Jefferson Lay was born in 1866 in Iowa, the child of John Houston Lay And Loda Ann Sidwell.
  • George Jefferson Lay married Grace E Eastin, and had children including Claude Franklin Lay, Dorothy Elenora Lay, Georgia Mable Lay, Hazel Laura Lay, John Lloyd Lay, Orpha Delena Lay.
  • George Jefferson Lay passed away in 1960 in Eugene, Lane, OR.

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George Lay's Ancestors

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George Lay
1866–1960
Birth Place: Iowa
Parents
John Houston Lay
1825–1904
Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Loda (ann) Sidwell
1838–1918
Lafayette, Coles, IL
Grandparents
John (Peter) Lay
1786–1846
Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Nancy Lay
1793–1862
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Cook
1764–1857
Mary Hughes
1765–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cook
1731–1830
Betsy Howe
1733–1768
Moses SR
1745–1823
Elizabeth Ball
1745–1823

George Lay's Descendants

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George (Jefferson) Lay (11 Sep 1866–14 Jan 1960) m. Grace (E) Eastin (25 Jan 1880–12 Feb 1936)
  1. 1. Claude (Franklin) LAY 1899–1976
  2. 2. John (Lloyd) Lay 1902–1993
  3. 3. Hazel (Laura) LAY 1905–1992
  4. 4. Georgia (Mable) Lay 1907–1978
  5. 5. Dorothy (Elenora) Lay 1911–1968
  6. 6. Orpha (Delena) Lay 1915–1990

George Lay's Timeline

2 Records

1866
11 Sep 1866
Birth of George Jefferson Lay in Iowa
Iowa
1960
14 Jan 1960
Age 94
Death of George Jefferson Lay in Eugene, Lane, OR
Eugene, Lane, OR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1866
    Event Place: Iowa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1960
    Event Place: Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, George J. Lay 14 Jan 1960

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1960
    Event Place: Eugene, Lane, OR

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