William Harvey Lay was born on August 25, 1817 in Union County, South Carolina, United States. He was the son of John Vincent Lay and Rhoda Baker.
He married Sytha Solena Crosby on December 18, 1841 in Monroe, Mississippi.[1] They joined the Mormon church westward immigration, bringing along a few of their slaves, settling in Council Bluffs, Iowa; in Cottonwood, Utah; in San Bernadino, California; then finally in Santa Clara, Utah. They had eleven children, three dying as infants.
William passed away on March 7, 1886 in Santa Clara, Washington County, Utah Territory.[12]
Sources
↑ "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V287-NG1 : 10 February 2018), William M. Lay and Sytha Crosby, 18 Dec 1841; citing Monroe,Mississippi; FHL microfilm 866,906.
↑ "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZP3-9KV : 11 September 2015), William Harvey Lay in entry for Rhonda Elizabeth Jay Hamblin, 1934.
↑ "Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers, 1850-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSY-ZLZ9 : 17 March 2018), William H Lay in entry for Rhoda Elizabeth Lay Hamblin, 14 Sep 1934; citing Kane County Standard, The University of Utah. J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City.
↑ "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZG4-NYQ : 11 September 2015), William H. Lay in entry for John Taylor Lay, 1913.
↑ "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ2J-9JQ : 11 September 2015), William Harvey Lay in entry for Joseph Coleman Lay, 1917.
↑ "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZGP-D9D : 11 September 2015), William Lay in entry for Nancy Solena Wilson, 1926.
↑ "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZPZ-R6D : 11 September 2015), Wm. Harvey Lay in entry for Emma Jane Lay Emett, 1938.
↑ "Utah, Salt Lake City, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Missionary Department, Missionary Registers, 1860-1937," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDW-Y9YF : 29 May 2019), Wm Harvy Lay in entry for William Vinson Lay, California, United States; records extracted by FamilySearch and images digitized by Church History library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; citing Missionary Register v. 3, Missionary department missionary registers 1860-1959, CR 301 22, Church History Library, Salt lake City, Utah.
↑ "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZPH-NJZ : 11 September 2015), William Harvey Lay in entry for William W. Lay, 1941.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSX-WK9 : 12 April 2016), William Lay, Utah county, Utah, Utah Territory, United States; citing family 72, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCB-QM9 : 12 April 2016), William Lay, Utah, United States; citing p. 2, family 8, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,112.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNSG-7WM : 15 July 2017), William H Lay, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 93, sheet 367B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1339; FHL microfilm 1,255,339.
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