Born: 28 May 1837

Died: 29 Jun 1878 Daveiss Co., Missouri

Parents

Father: Elijah Leonard Trosper f: Elijah Trosper    gf: Nicholas Trosper    gm: Sallye m: Abagail Higgins

Mother: Elizabeth Ann Fox

Siblings

Susan Jane Fox Trosper   +William Bennett, Jr.         Sarah Bennett         Robert F. Bennett         Annaliza Bennett         William E. Bennett         Thomas Bennett         Mary C. Bennett         Florence B. Bennett         Susan A. Bennett	Benjamin Franklin Trosper   +Mary Catharine Groves         John H. Trosper         Milton Thomas Trosper         William Albert Trosper         Joseph Grove Trosper         Minerva Jane Trosper         Benjamin Franklin Trosper         James J. Trosper         Martha A. Trosper	Elizabeth Trosper   +Noah Hershberger
Elijah Thomas Trosper   +Louisa C. Lay         Thomas F. Trosper         Angliza G. Trosper         Lucy J. Trosper         Willie W. Trosper         Ida N. Trosper	Sarilda Trosper   +James Hearn         James Jr. Hearn         Mary Jane Hearn   +John Clark         Anna Clark         Elijah Thomas Clark         George Nelson Clark         Nan Clark         Bertha Mae Clark	Mary Cathrine Trosper   +Azor B. Lay         Elijah P. Lay         Mary A. Lay

Family

Husband: John David Lay

Married: ABT. 1858

Children

Amos Huston Lay   +Rebecca F. Medsker   +Iva Wilson	Virginia Catherine Lay   +Charles Jackson Milstead	William Preston Lay   +Laura E. Warner
Ethylan Tula Lay   +James Calvin Biddle	Lewis Filmore Lay

Photo Archive

Lydia Ann Vestina Trosper Lay

General Sources

1. 1850 Census
   

   1850 Census - Daviess County, Missouri - October 11, 1950
   |h# |f# |name               |ag|s|occu  |re |birth         |m|r|twp
   |298|302|Elijah Trrosper    |44|M|Farmer|700|North Carolina|x|x|Dist. 27
   |   |   |Benjamin F. Trosper|20|M|Farmer|   |Kentucky      | | |
   |   |   |Eabveth Trosper    |18|F|      |   |Kentucky      | | |
   |   |   |Elijah Trrosper    |15|M|Farmer|   |Kentucky      | | |
   |   |   |Lydia A. V. Trosper|13|F|      |   |Missouri      | | |
   |   |   |Barilla Trosper    |11|F|      |   |Missouri      | | |
   |   |   |Mary C. Trosper    |8 |F|      |   |Missouri      | | |
   

2. 1860 Census
   

   1860 Census - Daviess County, Missouri - August 2, 1860
   |h#|f#|name       |ag|s|r|occu   |pe |birth   |twp
   |53|53|Jno D. Lay |24|M|w|Laborer|100|Virginia|Harrison
   |  |  |Vestina Lay|24|F|w|       |   |Missouri|P.O. Gallatin
   |  |  |Amos Lay   |2 |M|w|       |   |Missouri|