The boyhood of William E. Lay was spent in the wilderness home of his parents in Seneca and Sandusky counties. Indians were then abundant, and he had more Indians for playmates than white boys. The Seneca reservation was just across the river from the first home of the Lays in Seneca county. He received little education at Speers' Corners, Huron county, and scarcely any more in Seneca county. His chief instruction he obtained sitting in his father's cabin, book in hand, and reading by the light of the log fire. One winter he attended school there, but his days were pretty well occupied by farm work. In politics, William E. Lay was a Democrat until the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, when he became a Republican. He cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson at his second term. He is a man of the strictest integrity, and one of the most highly respected in Sandusky county. In social affairs he has been a leader. Having amassed a goodly fortune, he
contributes liberally to public enterprises. His family is highly cultured, and the afternoon of his life is cast in an atmosphere that is most congenial. Commanding the esteem of all good citizens, his life reflects the abilities and virtues that have lifted him to the enviable niche he occupies in the great social fabric of our land.
On April 11, 1833, William married Margaret Lee. William and Margaret had children: Polly Minerva, Harkness, Ann Elizabeth, Cornelia, Henry, Clementine, Francis Marion, Fidelia, Alice, William, and Mabel.
Information from the "Commemorative Biographical Record of Sandusky County."
The boyhood of William E. Lay was spent in the wilderness home of his parents in Seneca and Sandusky counties. Indians were then abundant, and he had more Indians for playmates than white boys. The Seneca reservation was just across the river from the first home of the Lays in Seneca county. He received little education at Speers' Corners, Huron county, and scarcely any more in Seneca county. His chief instruction he obtained sitting in his father's cabin, book in hand, and reading by the light of the log fire. One winter he attended school there, but his days were pretty well occupied by farm work. In politics, William E. Lay was a Democrat until the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, when he became a Republican. He cast his first vote for Andrew Jackson at his second term. He is a man of the strictest integrity, and one of the most highly respected in Sandusky county. In social affairs he has been a leader. Having amassed a goodly fortune, he
contributes liberally to public enterprises. His family is highly cultured, and the afternoon of his life is cast in an atmosphere that is most congenial. Commanding the esteem of all good citizens, his life reflects the abilities and virtues that have lifted him to the enviable niche he occupies in the great social fabric of our land.
On April 11, 1833, William married Margaret Lee. William and Margaret had children: Polly Minerva, Harkness, Ann Elizabeth, Cornelia, Henry, Clementine, Francis Marion, Fidelia, Alice, William, and Mabel.
Information from the "Commemorative Biographical Record of Sandusky County."
Family Members
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Polly Minerva Lay
1834–1834
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Sgt Harkness N Lay
1836–1928
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Ann Elizabeth "Lizzie" Lay
1839–1888
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Cornelia Lay Le Fevre
1840–1892
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Henry S Lay
1842–1941
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Clementine Lay
1844–1936
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Pvt Francis Marion "Frank" Lay
1846–1864
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Fidelia Lay Alexander
1848–1932
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Alice Harnden Lay Van Doren
1851–1923
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William Bruce Lay
1858–1939
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Mabel Lay Hutchinson
1860–1942
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