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James Anderson Lay was born December 1846, in Scott County, Tennessee, the son of James Arthur Lay and Charlotte Horton.
James married Louisa Emeline "Emily" Wright on February 20, 1870, in Tennessee. Louisa Wright was born January 1, 1853, in Tennessee, the daughter of William Bunyun Wright and Mary Ann "Polly" Martin.
James and Louisa moved to Searcy County, Arkansas, for a time during the 1880's.
Louisa died in 1917, in Lauderdale, Alabama. Sometime later James married Adalade P. Faught Grantham. They had no children.
Children of James Lay and Louisa Wright
1. Loy Lay, m. Dottie Baker
2. Herman Lay
3. James Burgess Lay, b. 1872, AL; m. Georgia Mays
4. John W. Lay, b. 1875, AL; m. Myrtle Pierce
5. Mary Malissa Dora Lay, b. Mar 1877; m. Rhodel Johnson
6. Alonzo Lay, b. 1889, Searcy Co, AR; d. bef 1920, AR; m. Leona M. Manuel in Searcy Co.
7. Monte Lay, b. Aug 1891; m. Oma Woods