Born: 27 Apr 1854 White Co., TN

Died: 2 Jan 1932 Johnson TX Cadda Cemetery, Joshua, Johnson Co., TX

Parents

Father: Zachariah A. Lay f: Zachariah Lay m: unknown

Mother: Theodosha "Dosha" E. Hooper f: Edward E. Hooper m: Susanah Pirtle    gf: George Pirtle    gm: Mary Cooke

Siblings

Parisetta Frances Lay   +Nelson Clay Davis         Mary Etta Davis         Lee Davis         Wade H. Davis         Oscar Davis         Cora Bell Davis         Jonathan "John" Davis         Jefferson Davis	Sarah Caroline Lay   +Clayborn C. Fowler         Minnie F. Fowler         Marion Francis Fowler         James Madison Fowler         Benjamin Franklin Fowler         Christopher Columbus Fowler         Mary Magdalena Fowler	Susan E. Lay   +Thomas Crawford         Nelson Crawford         Lien Crawford         Alexander Crawford         William A. Crawford         John W. Crawford         Dee M. Crawford
Charles F. Lay	James A. W. Lay	Daniel C. Lay   +Sally Mathers         Luther Lay         D. Lay         Robert "Baa" Lay         Bev Lay         Dora Lay
Louisa Jane Lay   +Thomas Allen         Parazita Allen         Thomas J. Allen	Thomas H. Lay   +L. J. Beasley	Zachariah "Dave" Lay   +Ida Belle Williams         Dosha Ruth Lay         Stella Mae Lay         Hazel Lay         Homer Lee Lay         Ethel Lee Lay         Richard Floyd Lay         Albert Preston Lay         Lenora Mae Lay         Annie Lee Lay         Katheryn Dora Lay

General Sources

1. James R. Blanks
   
2. Larry Miller
   
3. 1880 Census
   

   1880 Census - White Co., TN
   |f# |name                 |r|s|Ag|rel|s|m|occu         |r|w|bi|Fa|mo
   |148|Blankenship, Docia E.|w|f|55|   | |1|Keeps House  | |1|TN|SC|SC
   |   |Lay, Mattison F.     |w|m|25|son|1| |Farmer       |1|1|TN|TN|TN
   |   |Lay, Thomas H.       |w|m|19|son|1| |Works on farm| |1|TN|TN|TN