John Layman appears in the 1850 United States Federal Census as a 54-year-old literate farmer with $3114 in real property living with his literate wife, Mary, and nine children (five sons and four daughters) a son-in-law and infant grandson.
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Name: John Layman; Age: 54; Birth Year: abt 1796; Birthplace: Virginia; Home in 1850: District 8, Botetourt County, Virginia; Gender: Male; Family Number: 723.
John Layman appears in the 1860 United States Federal Census as a 64-year-old literate farmer with $10,000 in real and $880 in personal property living with his literate wife, Mary, and five children (one son and four daughters).
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1860 Census Image for John Layman household
Name: Jno Lemon; Age: 64; Birth Year: abt 1796; Gender: Male; Birth Place: Virginia; Home in 1860: Botetourt County, Virginia; Dwelling Number: 1098; Family Number: 1098; Occupation: Farmer; Real Estate Value: 10000; Personal Estate Value: 880.
Birth: 6 Jun 1796; Death: 24 Jul 1861 (aged 65); Burial: Laymantown Cemetery, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA. Memorial #: 61150916.
Bio: son of Christian Layman married Mary Magdalene Firebaugh 1-24-1835 daughter of Philip Firebaugh and Mary Susan Miller John Lemmon; DOD: 24 Jul 1861; COD: Flux; Age: 68; Consort of or Unmarried: Mary Lemmon; Informant: John Lemmon, Son (Taken from Botetourt County Death RegisterWar of 1812: Private Flying Camp McDowells. Contributor: Grams (48625310).
Family Members: Parents: George Layman (1760-1854); Spouse: Mary Kesler Layman (1802-1868); Siblings: Samuel Lemon (?-?), George Layman (1798-1880), Christian Lemon (1803-1874); Abraham C. Layman (1818-1903); Children: Elizabeth Layman Weeks (1826-1896), Selina Grey Layman Murray (1845-1934), Carlton D Layman (1846-1929).[3]
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It is noted that at various times, these same family members used the following spellings: Lemon, Lemmon, Layman, Leman, Lehman…the Carlton Demetris Lemmon/Layman Bible pages initially used the spelling of Lemmon and then changed to the Layman spelling~~~~.