Born in Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Richard Thomas Pierce
and Margaret Ann (Higdon) Pierce
Sister of
James A. Pierce, Mary Pierce, John William Pierce, Julie Anne (Pierce) Alvey, Sarah Teresa (Pierce) Grant, Margaret Ellen (Peerce) Grant and Harriet Susan Pierce
Wife of
James Robert Layman
— married
before 1873 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
P. E. Layman, Martha Ollie (Layman) Cave, Clara Thomas (Layman) Hughes, Eunice Roberta (Layman) Conklin, V. R. Layman, Charles Dutton Layman and Emmett Layman
Died
at age 71
in Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Sep 2022
This page has been accessed 37 times.
Biography
Eliza was born about 1850.
Sources
- Census Data
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M657-SF1 : 19 December 2020), Eliza M Pierce in household of Richard J Pierce, Hardin, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBW-Q8F : 18 February 2021), Melvina Peerce in entry for Richard Peerce, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCC2-F71 : 14 January 2022), E. M. Layman in household of J. R. Layman, Rock Creek, Grayson, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm
- "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M944-B24 : 11 March 2022), Eliza ? Laymond in entry for Robert Laymond, 1900.
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2D7-J52 : accessed 12 September 2022), Eliza M Layman in household of James R Layman, Leitchfield, Grayson, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet 9A, family 176, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 477; FHL microfilm 1,374,490.
- "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHLF-4FL : 1 February 2021), Eliza M Layman in entry for Jas R Layman, 1920.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62566544/eliza-melvina-layman: accessed 12 September 2022), memorial page for Eliza Melvina Pierce Layman (31 Jan 1850–6 Feb 1921), Find a Grave Memorial ID 62566544, citing Saint Joseph Cemetery, Leitchfield, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Anita R. Austill (contributor 47729061) .[1]
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