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John Lay 1849–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1849

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 9 Jul 1933

Death Location: Maynardsville, Union County, Tennessee, USA

Father: James Lay

Mother: Susannah Cox

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1849, John Lay entered the world in Tennessee, born to James Lay And Susannah Cox. John Lay passed away in 1933 in Maynardsville, Union County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1849, John Lay entered the world in Tennessee, born to James Lay And Susannah Cox.
  • John Lay passed away in 1933 in Maynardsville, Union County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Lay
1815–1880
Birth Location: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
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Susannah Cox
1815–1883
Birth Location: Virginia
SC

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Lay's Ancestors

Self
John Lay
1849–1933
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
James Lay
1815–1880
Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Susannah Cox
1815–1883
Virginia
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

John Lay's Timeline

2 Records

1849
1849
Birth of John Lay in Tennessee
Tennessee
1933
9 Jul 1933
Age 84
Death of John Lay in Maynardsville, Union County, Tennessee, USA
Maynardsville, Union County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1849
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1933
    Event Place: Maynardsville, Union County, Tennessee, USA
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