James Forrest Laity (1885 - 1979)

Born 27 Nov 1885 in Ada, Ottawa, Kansas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elonza Phoebe (Virgason) Laity — married 21 Oct 1908 in Saline, Kansas, United States

Died 29 Jan 1979 at age 93 in Minneapolis, Ottawa, Kansas, United States

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Biography

James Forrest Laity b 27 Nov 1885 Ada KS 44, 112, 144; farmer; d 29 Jan 1979 Minneapolis KS 44; m (1) 21 Oct 1908 Salinas KS (double wedding ceremony with his sister Dorothy Delilah Laity and Francis Victor Balluff) to Elzona Phoebe Virgason 144, 284 ( b 13 Aug 1885 Ada KS; d 17 Dec 1952 Salina KS; dau of David Gilbert Virgason b PA, and Charlotte Ann Redding b IL) 113, 149; couple living in Fountain Twshp, Ottawa Co, KS in 1910 and 1920 113, 114. James Forrest Laity m (2) after 1952 to Lenna Freda Adams ( b 4 Oct 1906, d 8 Mar 1995 widow of Lee Jennings Hormel m 25 Nov 1925, b 1898, d 1944, they had two daughters) 953.

Sources

• 44. US Social Security Death Index; contains name, date of birth, state where social security number issued, date of death (month and year), state and zip code of residence at death, and state and zip code where death benefit sent, for anyone who died while receiving social security benefits. Available on CD-ROM at LDS Family History Centers. Read by Jim Laity

112. United States Census 1900, Ottawa County, KS, 23 June 1900. Read by Russell Laity.

144. IGI; form submitted for LDS Temple ordinance. IGI contains a listing of births, christenings, and marriages of ancestors for whom LDS sacraments have been performed. The information comes from a variety of sources; it can usually be traced back to the original source if desired. Available on microfilm and CD-ROM at most LDS Family History Centers. [There are errors and omissions in transcriptions.]

284. Updates to Matthew Laity Family (Section A of Laity Genealogy), compiled March 1996 by Dorothy Beckwith, primarily from personal phone contacts with current family members

113. United States Census 1910, Ottawa County, KS, 22-23 April 1910. Read by Russell Laity.

149. LDS Ancestral File; family groupings with vital information, sometimes extending over many generations, that have been submitted by individual researchers, both Mormon and non-Mormon. File does not include primary sources and the LDS Family History Center does not verify information, but the names and addresses of submitters are included so that subsequent researchers can write for source information if they wish. Available on CD-ROM at most LDS Family History Centers

113. United States Census 1910, Ottawa County, KS, 22-23 April 1910. Read by Russell Laity. 114. United States Census 1920, Ottawa County, KS, 8-16 January 1920. Read by Russell Laity.

953. Correspondence from Margaret Krey and Shirley Watson to Russell Laity, 2001.