John A Lay

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John A Lay

John A was born on July 16th, 1847 in Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA.¹ John A's father was *Jessie G Lay and his mother was *Barbara Cooke. His paternal grandparents were Amos Sr Lay and *Sarah Otterson; his maternal grandparents were *Nelson Mordecai Cooke and *Nancy Esther McGee. He had thirteen sisters named *Martha Ann, Martha, Terilla E., Mary Jane, Charlotte, Sarah, Zarilla, Frances, Caroline, Emma, Alice, Ellen and Emily. He was the sixth oldest of the fourteen children. He died at the age of 83 on March 4th, 1931 in Sumner, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, USA.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Amos Sr Lay
  - b.1773 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA d.28 Jul 1851 in Will, Illinois, USA
  
  *Jessie G Lay
  - b.22 Jun 1817 in Union, South Carolina, USA d.06 Jun 1889 in Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
  
  *Sarah Otterson
  - b.1775 in Union, South Carolina, USA d.1832 in Greene, Alabama, USA
  
  John A Lay
  - b.16 Jul 1847 in Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA d.04 Mar 1931 in Sumner, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, USA
  
  *Nelson Mordecai Cooke
  - b.12 Dec 1782 in Louisa, Virginia, USA d.Jun 1822 in Christian, Kentucky, USA
  
  *Barbara Cooke
  - b.05 Feb 1820 in Kentucky, USA d.23 Apr 1888 in Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
  
  *Nancy Esther McGee
  - b.16 Mar 1784 in Louisa, Virginia, USA d.1832 in Christian, Kentucky, USA

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¹ 1850 United States Federal Census @ Year: 1850; Census Place: Western Division, Chickasaw, Mississippi; Roll: M432_369; Page: 354A; Image: .
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1910 United States Federal Census @ Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 4, Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: T624_734; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 24; Image: 279., 1870 United States Federal Census @ Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 22 Range 8, Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: ., Ancestry Family Trees @ Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees @ Ancestry Family Trees

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