Reason Thomas Layman 
Reason Thomas was born on January 8th, 1819 in Caney Creek, Grayson, Kentucky, USA.1 Reason Thomas' father was Michael Layman and his mother was Sarah Storms. He was an only child. He died at the age of 73 in February 1892 in , Grayson, Kentucky, USA. He was buried in Layman Graveyard, Rock Creek, Grayson, Kentucky, USA.2 3 General Notes
SOURCE: Historical Sketches and Family Histories - Grayson County, Kentucky
Author: The Grayson County Historical Society Pub: 2002 Page: 236 - 237
"Children of Micahel LAYMAN & Sarah STORMS were: Martha; Mary Elizabeth; Joakim (see separate history); Sarah; Adam; Jacob (27 Mar 1810) married Mariah J. KERR; Reason Thomas married Margaret C. WILLIAMS; William M. (22 Nov 1820) married Rebecca DEWEESE; Stephen (5 Oct 1822) married Susan KIMBLE; Gideon (4 May 1824) married Margaret DEWEESE; Polly; Michael (20 Nov 1827) married Annie NELSON; and Shelton S. married Mary BRATCHER.....
Reason LAYMAN (1819 - 1892), a son of Michael LAYMAN and a grandson of Joachim LAYMAN, bought a farm on Grindstone Road in 1840. The farm was near where his wife, Margaret Ann WILLIAMS (1821 - 1909), daughter of James Hollis WILLIAMS and Sena METZEL, grew up.
They had 12 children: James Hollis; Jacob Warren; Elizabeth Jane; John Michael; William Jefferson; Thomas Ezra; Lewis Shelton; Stephen Porter; and Annie Eliza (twins); Samuel Cleaver; Mary Margaret; and Boliver Buckner.
Reason (a farmer and Baptist Preacher), his wife, Margaret Ann, a son, James Hollis (died in the Civil War), a son, Lewis Shelton (died after being thrown from a horse), and an infant daughter, Mary Martha, all are buried in a family cemetery on Reason's farm. The cemetery, which had only sandstone markers, is gone, but it was on the left, about one-fourth mile up Grindstone Road off Downs School Road...."
Page: 281
"...Dollie WILLIAMS, the only daughter of Lewis Hollis WILLIAMS and Marietta SKAGGS WILLIAMS, eloped iwth Frank WATKINS, one of the early Millerstown doctors.
Reason LAYMAN, Dollie's uncle, said he was on his way to visit the family when it happened. He said he had never heard such carrying on: thought someone had died. He rushed into the house and found Lewis Hollis and Marietta distraught and screaming over an dover: "He's stolen our Dollie! Lord, Lord, LORD, he's stolen our Dollie!"
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"...James Hollis LAYMAN, son of Reason and Margaret Ann...was seriously wounded and died shortly after the Battle of Shiloh on 7 Apr 1862. He died in a POW camp in St. Louis..."
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SOURCE: 1850 Census - Grayson County, Kentucky - Page 38, Line 12, Visit 259, Image 38 on ancestry.com (16 August 1850)
LAYMAN, Reason, 30, Male, Farmer, $300, Kentucky
, Margaret A., 28, Female, Kentucky
, James H., 7, Male, Kentucky
, John M., 6, Male, Kentucky
, Jacob W., 5, Male, Kentucky
, Elizabeth J., 2, Female, Kentucky
, William J., 8/12, Male, Kentucky
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SOURCE: 1880 Census - familysearch.org
Household Record 1880 United States Census
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Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
R. LAYMON Self M Male W 61 KY Farmer PA PA
M. A. LAYMON Wife M Female W 59 KY Keeps House VA KY
T. E. LAYMON Son S Male W 26 KY Farmer KY KY
S. B. LAYMON Son S Male W 24 KY Farmer KY KY
A. E. LAYMON Dau S Female W 24 KY Keeps House KY KY
S. C. LAYMON Son S Male W 22 KY Farmer KY KY
B. B. LAYMON Son S Male W 16 KY Helps Work Farm KY KY
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Source Information:
Census Place Rock Creek, Grayson, Kentucky
Family History Library Film 1254416
NA Film Number T9-0416
Page Number 526B
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Ordinance Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0
North America
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Reason Thomas Layman
Male
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Event(s):
Birth: 08 JAN 1819 Springlick, Grayson, Kentucky
Christening:
Death: FEB 1892
Burial:
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Marriages:
Spouse: Margaret Ann Williams
Marriage: 1841 Of, , Grayson, Kentucky
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Ordinance Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0
North America
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Reason Thomas Layman
Male
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Event(s):
Birth: 08 JAN 1819 Springlick, Grayson, Kentucky
Christening:
Death: FEB 1892
Burial:
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Parents:
Father: Michael Layman
Mother: Sarah Sturm
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Reason Thomas and Margaret Ann were married. They had five sons and two daughters, named James Hollis, John M., Jacob Warren, William J., Samuel Cleaver, Elizabeth J. and Mary Martha.
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Children
James Hollis Layman
James Hollis was born about 1843 in , Grayson, Kentucky, USA.4 He died on April 7th, 1862 in St. Louis, Gratiot, Missouri, USA.5
Jacob Warren Layman
Jacob Warren was born in 1845 in , Grayson, Kentucky, USA.4 He died at the age of 61 in 1906.6
Samuel Cleaver Layman
Samuel Cleaver was born on May 26th, 1858 in , Grayson , Kentucky, USA.7 He died at the age of 60 on March 21st, 1919 in , , Kentucky, USA.8
Mary Martha Layman
Mary Martha was born in 1860 in , Grayson , Kentucky, USA. She died in , Grayson , Kentucky, USA.
1 {familysearch.org - IGI}
2 Historical Sketches and Family Histories - Grayson County, Kentucky @ Page 237
3 {familysearch.org - IGI}
4 1850 Census - Grayson County, Kentucky - Page 38, Line 12, Visit 259, Image 38 on ancestry.com (16 August 1850)
5 Historical Sketches and Family Histories - Grayson County, Kentucky @ Page 282
6 familysearch.org - IGI @ Malinda C. NALLY
7 Grayson County, Kentucky Birth Records - FHL US/CAN 976.9842 D25s Vol. 1 @ Page 49
8 {familysearch.org - IGI}
Further sources/citations:
familysearch.org - IGI, Historical Sketches and Family Histories - Grayson County, Kentucky @ Page 237
2 Historical Sketches and Family Histories - Grayson County, Kentucky @ Page 237
3 {familysearch.org - IGI}
4 1850 Census - Grayson County, Kentucky - Page 38, Line 12, Visit 259, Image 38 on ancestry.com (16 August 1850)
5 Historical Sketches and Family Histories - Grayson County, Kentucky @ Page 282
6 familysearch.org - IGI @ Malinda C. NALLY
7 Grayson County, Kentucky Birth Records - FHL US/CAN 976.9842 D25s Vol. 1 @ Page 49
8 {familysearch.org - IGI}
Further sources/citations:
familysearch.org - IGI, Historical Sketches and Family Histories - Grayson County, Kentucky @ Page 237
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