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John Lay 1834–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1834

Birth Location: Elk Valley, Campbell, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 2 Jun 1895

Death Location: Poplar Creek, Knox, Kentucky, United States

Father: Spencer Lay

Mother: Lucinda Perkins

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John Lay was born in 1834 in Elk Valley, Campbell, Tennessee, USA, the child of Spencer L Lay And Lucinda Lucy Perkins. In 1850, John Lay resided in Subdivision 17, Campbell, Tennessee, USA. John Lay passed away in 1895 in Poplar Creek, Knox, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • John Lay was born in 1834 in Elk Valley, Campbell, Tennessee, USA, the child of Spencer L Lay And Lucinda Lucy Perkins.
  • In 1850, John Lay resided in Subdivision 17, Campbell, Tennessee, USA.
  • John Lay passed away in 1895 in Poplar Creek, Knox, Kentucky, United States.

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John Lay's Ancestors

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John Lay
1834–1895
Birth Place: Elk Valley, Campbell, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Spencer L Lay
1811–1883
Knox, Kentucky, United States
Lucinda ("Lucy") Perkins
1815–1904
Jellico, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
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John Lay's Timeline

3 Records

1834
3 Oct 1834
Birth of John Lay in Elk Valley, Campbell, Tennessee, USA
Elk Valley, Campbell, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 16
John Lay resided here in Subdivision 17, Campbell, Tennessee, USA
Subdivision 17, Campbell, Tennessee, USA
1895
2 Jun 1895
Age 61
Death of John Lay in Poplar Creek, Knox, Kentucky, United States
Poplar Creek, Knox, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1834
    Event Place: Elk Valley, Campbell, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Subdivision 17, Campbell, Tennessee; Roll: 872; Page: 335a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Subdivision 17, Campbell, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Subdivision 17, Campbell, Tennessee; Roll: 872; Page: 335a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1895
    Event Place: Poplar Creek, Knox, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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