William Quillen Lay / Louisa Jane Brown


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	Family Sheet HUSBAND Name: William Quillen LayMale Note Born: 7 May 18471847-5-7 at Claiborne County, TennesseeClaiborne County, Tennessee ^[2] Married: 14 Dec 18731873-12-14 at Marion County, TennesseeMarion County, Tennessee Died: 2 Feb 19191919-2-2 at Marion County, TennesseeMarion County, Tennessee ^[4] Father: John (jack) Lay Mother: Mary Pauline (polly) O'dell WIFE Name: Louisa Jane Brown Note Born: 17 Sep 1850 at Campbell County, Tennessee ^[6] Died: 8 Jan 1923 at Jasper, Marion County, Tennessee ^[7] Father: George Washington Brown Mother: America Alder CHILDREN Name: John David (johnnie) Lay Born: 1 Nov 1872 at Victoria, Marion County, Tennessee Died: 8 Sep 1935 at Dunlap, Sequatchie County, Tennessee Wife: Lodemia Henson Name: James Alvis Lay Born: 1 Jan 1875 at Victoria, Marion County, Tennessee Died: 28 Nov 1875 at Victoria, Marion County, Tennessee Name: George Calvin Lay Born: 7 Mar 1876 at Marion County, Tennessee Died: 23 Feb 1957 at Oak Grove Community, Whitwell, Marion County, Tennessee Wife: Mary Elizabeth Hamilton Name: Sarah Matilda Lay Born: 6 Feb 1878 at Marion County, Tennessee Died: 1 Nov 1950 Husband: Joe Davis Name: Mary Alice Lay Born: 13 Jul 1880 at Victoria, Marion County, Tennessee Died: 24 Jul 1961 at Jasper, Marion County, Tennessee Husband: John Myers Name: Elizabeth Lavisa (lizzie) Lay Born: 1 Sep 1882 at Victoria, Marion County, Tennessee Died: 6 Jul 1962 at Coral Gables, Dade County, Florida Husband: Charles Kelly Name: Louise Jane (janie) (d.o. William Quillen47) Lay Born: 31 Oct 1884 at Rankin s Cove, Marion County, Tennessee Died: Husband: Henry Edwin Hudson Name: America Emeline Lay Born: 11 Oct 1886 at Rankin s Cove, Marion County, Tennessee Died: Husband: Albert Reid Ranklin Sr. Name: William Marshall (bill) Lay Born: 23 May 1889 at Rankin s Cove, Marion County, Tennessee Died: Wife: Vivian Bryan Hudson Name: Celia Annie Lay Born: 10 Jun 1892 at Rankin s Cove, Marion County, Tennessee Died: Husband: Robert Rhea Blake SOURCES 2). Elizabeth Ann Gilchrist Jun 1998 O Dell.GED 4). Elizabeth Ann Gilchrist Jun 1998 O Dell.GED 6). Elizabeth Ann Gilchrist Jun 1998 O Dell.GED 7). Elizabeth Ann Gilchrist Jun 1998 O Dell.GED NOTES 1). bobspu.ged REF 1. U.S. 1850 Census TN Claiborne Co., 7th Subd., E. Dist. 951 951. MF 432 874. 2. Wm. J. HEINLE, 219 E. Date Ave. Casa Grande, AZ 85222. Desc. of Elijah LAY3. Per Mr. HEINLE Lay Genealogy by J. Gilbert Lay 4. Eva McCARTY 616 Miller Rd. Clinton, TN 37716. Desc. of Elisha LAY 5. Mrs. McCARTY cites as her sources of information on Wm. Q. LAY Vivian LAY, Birmingham, AL Ed HUDSON, Knoxville, TN Bible Records 6. WILLIAM QUILLIN LAY, by Mary Alice LAY EARNHART photocopy provided to compiler by Eva McCARTY. Mrs. EARNHART is a direct desc. of Wm. Q. LAY, via his son, George Calvin. BIO Eva McCARTY included the following in a letter to compiler in 1996 William Q., Uncle Billy ...and Louisa are both buried in Sardis Methodist Cemetery where they have a huge monument... In June, 1997, Mrs. McCARTY sent a photocopy of an article re William Quillin and his family, written by a descendent of William s son, George Calvin LAY. In this article, Mrs. EARNHART writes William Quillin Lay was born near Tazewell, Claiborne County, TN. on May 7, 1847. The son of John Lay and Mary Pauline O Dell Lay, was one of a family of ten children. On the 14th day of December 1873 he was united in marriage to Louisa Jane Brown in Marion County, Tennessee. Louisa Jane Brown was the daughter of George Washington Brown and America Alder Brown... In 1867 William Quillin Lay went to Indiana near Lebanon and later to Stanton. During this time he devoted his energy to farming, and the timber business, later he occupied the position of weigher in a mine. In 1870 he took up his residence in Campbell County, Tn. and a year later, 1871, came to Marion County. For eleven years he engaged in farming near Victoria and then he purchased very desirable property at Rankin s Cove, about five miles east of Jasper. William Quillin Lay was educated in the common schools, was always a busy and a useful man. William Quillin Lay and wife Louisa Jane Brown Lay were the parents of ten children... ..., William Quillin Lay, built a log school house on the hill a mile from their home, where three roads joined... William Quillin and Louisa Jane Brown Lay also had thirty four grandchildren. COMPILER s NOTE Compiler found a list of the men who served with the 2nd TN Vol. Inf. Reg. on a computer internet genealogy site, Sep. 1997. On that list appeared a William P. LAY . Information given was as follows LAY, William P Private H Unk 00 1 Aug 1863 2 Mar 1864. Unk. Discharge certificate furnished by War Department 28 Apr 1891. Details of separation not clear. Unfortunately, the 00is in the position of Age of the soldier . There is no way to confirm whether or not this might be William Q.s record. Compiler has no information from descendants of William Q. that he was a veteran of the Civil War. The Unk used above is in the position which is used for the veteran s place of birth or residence at the time he was inducted. Source Elizabeth Ann Gilchrist Jun 1998 O Dell.GED 2). bobspu.ged BIO In an article written by Mary Alice LAY EARNHART, Louisa Jane s grand daughter, and copied for compiler by Eva McCARTY, Mrs. EARNHART writes the following concerning her grandmother ...On the 14th day of December 1873 William Quillin LAY was united in marriage to Louisa Jane BROWN in Marion County, Tennessee. Louisa Jane BROWN was the daughter of George Washington BROWN and America ALDER... Louisa Jane BROWN LAY was born in Campbell County, Tennessee, 17, 1850, and died in the home of her son, John david LAY, in Marion County, Tennessee, near Jasper on January 8, 1923, buried in the Sardis Methodist Cemetery, near Victoria, Tennessee . ...William Quillin Lay and wife Louisa Jane Brown Lay were the parents of ten children,... ... William Quillin and Louisa Jane Brown Lay also had thirty four grandchildren.... REF 1. William J. HEINLE, formerly of 219 E. Date Avenu, Casa Grande, AZ. Desc. of Elijah LAY 2. Eva WELLS McCARTY, 616 Miller Road, Clinton, TN 37716 Desc. of Elisha LAY 3. WILLIAM QUILLIN LAY , by Mary Alice LAY EARNHART photocopy provided to compiler by Eva McCARTY, June, 1997. Born source Mary Alice LAY EARNHART, grand daughter of Wm. Q. LAY, via Eva McCARTY. Source Elizabeth Ann Gilchrist Jun 1998 O Dell.GED If you want me to let you know when I change the website, please signup here (no more then once a quarter!)

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