John Wesley Lay

John Wesley Lay was born October 23, 1841, in Scott County, Tennessee, the son of James Arthur Lay and Charlotte Horton.

John married Sarah A. Horton on July 7, 1863, in Tennessee. Sarah Horton was born March 1846, in Wayne County, Tennessee, the daughter of Nathaniel Horton and Malinda Atkinson.

John died in 1932, at Prue, Osage County, Oklahoma.

Children of John Lay and Sarah Horton

1. Charlotte Malinda Lay, b. 1866, TN; m. John Johnson on Jan 31, 1884

2. Mary E. Lay, b. 1867, TN; m. Bailey Rose

3. Sarah Catherine Lay, b. Mar 2, 1870, TN; d. Nov 4, 1938; m. William Rose on Feb 6, 1888

4. James William Lay, b. 1871; m. Claudy Mays on Feb 4, 1892

5. Matilda Jane Lay, b. 1874

6. John W. Lay, b. 1880; d. 1921, Prue, Osage Co, OK; m. Annie Patterson Oct 2, 1901

7. Josiah Lay, b. Sept 18, 1883; d. Sept 16, 1958, Prue, Osage Co, OK

8. George Lay, b. 1886; d. 1960, Prue, Osage Co, OK; m. Sarah Cotton

9. Goley Lay, b. 1893; m. Marion Cypert