Re: Stephen M Lay and/or MS Lay KY
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Re: Stephen M Lay and/or MS Lay KY
John Gott 2/20/06
I have tried to answer this as fully as I can.Much of this information came to my family from James Ellis Lay of Prospect, KY.
Stephen Marion Lay was born 26 Jul 1841.He was one of 12 children of Stephen B. Lay and Elizabeth "Betsy" (McNew) Lay.
Stephen M. Lay was in Company G of the 17th KY Cavalry (Union) during the Civil War.He entered the service on Sept. 1, 1864 and was discharged Sept. 15, 1865.
On 30 Jan 1868, he married America Jane Sturgeon (b. 1844).They had five children 1)Mary Mollie Lay 2)Lucy S. Lay 3) Mattie Lay 4)Samuel Tilden Lay and 5) Lillie Florence Lay.America Jane died 10 Jun 1881.Later, on 3 Jul 1884 Stephen M. Lay married Clara Elizabeth Sturgeon (b. 23 Jun 1864).I understand that she was America Jane's sister.Stephen M. and Clara had three children 6) Hershel Lay 7)Gertrude Lay and 8) Copeland Lay.
Stephen M. Lay died on 28 Jun 1929.Clara Sturgeon Lay died on 30 Dec 1950.They are both buried together in the cemetery at the Mount Olivet Presbyterian Church in Warren Co., Kentucky.
Stephen M. Lay's grandparents were John Lay and Polly (Blevins) Lay.