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Family Sheet
HUSBAND
Name: Elisha (s.o. John (jack)) LayMale Note
Born: 9 Jul 1849 1849-7-9 at Claiborne County, Tennessee Claiborne County, Tennessee [2]
Married: 1867 1867-1-1 at Union County, Tennessee Union County, Tennessee
Died: 1934 1934-1-1 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma [4]
Father: John (jack) Lay
Mother: Mary Pauline (polly) O'dell
WIFE
Born: Abt 1854 at Union County, Tennessee [6]
Died: 1876 at Campbell County, Tennessee [7]
Father: John Quinton A. Sweat
Mother: Mary Mccarty
CHILDREN
Name: John David Lay
Born: 1868 at Campbell County, Tennessee
Died: at Campbell County, Tennessee
Name: Mary (d.o. Elisha 1849) Lay
Born: 1870 at Campbell County, Tennessee
Died: 1886 at Sequatchie Valley, Marion? County, Tennessee
Born: 17 Nov 1872 at Union County, Tennessee
Died: 22 Sep 1965 at Oliver Springs, Anderson County, Tennessee
Husband: Jesse Jackson Elder
Born: 16 Mar 1876 at Indiana
Died: 25 Dec 1935 at Speedwell, Claiborne County, Tennessee
Wife: Sally Lindamood
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). Elijah ans Elisha were messenger boys for theUnion Army Civil War bobspu.ged m1. Eliza Liza Sweat m2. Martha Williamson BIO U.S. Census for 1850 lists the twins as Eliza, F and Elijah M . Per Mrs. McCARTY, the twins looked so much alike that most people could only tell them apart when they were standing together Elisha was the shorter of the two. A picture sent to compiler by Wm. HEINLE showed these two very young men in what appeared to be Union Army Uniforms. Mrs. McCARTY explained several years later, that the boys were too young to participate in the actual fighting in the Civil War, but both served as messengers for the Federal troops. Per Ms. McCARTY, Elisha LAY died at Oklahome City, at the home of his daughter, Izora. Elisha and his first wife, Liza SWEAT, were both very young when they married, sometime in 1867. Their first child, born in 1868 died at birth scarcely two years later, the second child, Mary, was born. Elisha LAY was working in INDIANA with his brother, William Quillen Lay, in the lumber business when his son, William, was born. Shortly after the birth of William, Eliza was diagnosed with TB. They immediately moved back to TENNESSEE where she died, leaving a 3 month old son. Elisha, with three small children, met and married Martha WILLIAMSON soon after Eliza s death. Lavisa, the third of the couple s children, and little William referred to Martha as their mother. Elisha was never satisfied in one place. They lived several places in Campbell County, a while in Sequatchie Valley, TN, and back to Campbell County. In 1897, he, Martha and daughter Lavisa with her husband, Jesse Jackson ELDER left TN by train for Oklahoma. They got off the train at Weatherford, OK. Lavisa and Jackson ELDER stopped at Yukon, OK, then later moved to El Reno, where they settled down. Elisha and Martha traveled from Weatherford to Dewey County, OK by wagon. They settled on land located about 3 miles east and 2 3 miles north of Putman, OK. Mrs. McCARTY writes They lived in a dugout that leaked when it rained and the snakes could crawl in. Here they lived through drought and blizzards so bad they nearly froze to death. Cattlement didn t like the Sodbusters and weren t the easiest people to neighbors along side.. They went hungry many times. Lots of quail, squirrel and rabbits ended up on their table.Guess that s why Elisha and his son Richard became expert marksmen. They hunted with a muzzle loaded gun when a miss meant no food. The Lays farmed and raised a few cattle, but Elisha was a carpenter and built homes in the area. Sometimes pay was vegetables, meat or a little cash. Sometimes he walked 10 to 12 miles to work. He was a faithful Mason and walked many miles to lodge meetings at night. Martha was an Eastern Star member. Martha passed away in the early 1900 s...After her death the family separated some to return to Tennessee and others to remain in Oklahoma... Elisha spent the rest of his life traveling to Tennessee, California and Oklahoma to visit and live with his children. He never unpacked his trunk. ...He had no religion. He did not believe in God... Elisha Lay and his son in law Jesse Jackson Elder built a beautiful house on the John JackLay farm in Campbell County, TN on the Powell River. This is where Jesse met Lavisa Lay. After Jesse and Lavisa returned to Tennessee from Oklahoma, they lived in this home until his death. Lavisa stayed there until the TVA bought the land. Eunice LAY PLUMMER s autobiography contained the following remarks about her grandfather, Elisha LAYAs a small girl I had bad ear aches. My grandfather Lay would get up during the night and light his old pipe and blow smoke in my ears. He was about 81 years old at this time. Then there was the skunk oil that was used on baby sister Violet when she had the croup. These were some old time remedies used by Grandfather LAY that really did work... REF 1. U.S. Census 1850 TN Claiborne Co., 7th Sub div.E. Dist. 951 951. Microfilm 432 874. 2. William J. HEINLE, desc. of Mary Pauline O DELL LAY 219 E. Date Ave.Casa Grande, AZ 85222. 3. Eva McCARTY 616 Miller Rd.Clinton, TN 37716 desc. of Elisha LAY and Eliza SWEAT. Data taken from a letter Mrs. McCarty wrote to Marjorie WALSH in early 1996. Copy of that letter owned by compiler. 4. U.S. Census 1880 TN Campbell Co. Dist. 8 Household 183 cited by Eva McCARTY. Photocopy provided. Nov. 1996 5. Biographical notes taken from letters written to compiler by Eva McCARTY in 1996. Letters on file. Mrs. McCARTY cites as her sources of information on Elisha LAY Marriage Records, Campbell Co. Census Records, Lavisa LAY ELDER, Mrs. McCARTY S grandmother Mossie Lee ELDER WELLS, Clinton, TN, Mrs. McCARTY s mother David Richard LAY, Elk City, OK Eunice LAY PLUMMER, Elk City, OK Joy PLUMMER, Sayre, OK Tombstones Norris Reservoir Removal Records and Re Interment Records. Mrs. McCARTY has provided compiler with photocopies of several of the biographical sketches of members of this family, e.g. the autobiography of Eunice LAY PLUMMER, et.al. Source Elizabeth Ann Gilchrist Jun 1998 O Dell.GED
2). bobspu.ged REF 1. Wm. J. HEINLE 219 E. Date Ave. Casa Grande, AZ 85222 desc. of Elijah LAY. 2. Eva McCARTY 616 Miller Road Clinton, TN 37716 desc. of Elisha LAY 3. U.S. Census 1870 TN Union Co. 12th Dist. Lost Creek P.O. p 1388 88. MF 593 1567. Buried source Eva McCARTY, 616 Miller Rd., Clinton, TN 37716 Source Elizabeth Ann Gilchrist Jun 1998 O Dell.GED
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