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James Jasper Lay 1832–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1832

Birth Location: Campbell, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Upper Elk, Campbell, Tennessee, USA

Father: Reverand Lay

Mother: Elizabeth Anderson

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James Jasper Lay was born in 1832 in Campbell, Tennessee, USA, the child of Reverand William L Lay And Elizabeth Anderson. James Jasper Lay passed away in 1880 in Upper Elk, Campbell, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • James Jasper Lay was born in 1832 in Campbell, Tennessee, USA, the child of Reverand William L Lay And Elizabeth Anderson.
  • James Jasper Lay passed away in 1880 in Upper Elk, Campbell, Tennessee, USA.

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James Lay's Ancestors

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James Lay
1832–1880
Birth Place: Campbell, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Reverand William L Lay
1809–1907
Grainger Co, TN
Elizabeth Anderson
1813–1872
Whitley, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Burgess (Bird) Lay
1780–1860
Cabin Creek, Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Martha (ELIZABETH) Brown
1789–1859
Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
William Ellison
1795–1870
Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
Helen (Nancy) Bowin
1800–1825
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Lay
1738–1789
Martha Slade
1749–1795
Thomas Brown
1735–1794
Mary Pettus
1746–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Obediah Lay
1718–1798

James Lay's Timeline

2 Records

1832
Jul 1832
Birth of James Jasper Lay in Campbell, Tennessee, USA
Campbell, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 48
Death of James Jasper Lay in Upper Elk, Campbell, Tennessee, USA
Upper Elk, Campbell, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1832
    Event Place: Campbell, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Upper Elk, Campbell, Tennessee, USA

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