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James Jessie Lay

Male 1798 - 1884  (86 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James Jessie Lay was born 1798; died 1884; was buried Lay Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee.

    James married Dorcas Shoffner NOT MARRIED. Dorcas (daughter of Michael Shoffner) was born 1818; died 6 Jun 1894; was buried Ambrose Sharp Cemetery, Sharps Chapel, Union County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Elizabeth Bettie Shoffner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Apr 1826, Tennessee; died 4 Jul 1890; was buried Ambrose Sharp Cemetery, Sharps Chapel, Union County, Tennessee.

    James — Sarah Sally Shelby. Sarah (daughter of Samuel Shelby and Susannah Lowery) was born 1813; died 1869. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 3. Amanda "Mandy" Lay  Descendancy chart to this point was born May 1832; died 22 Jun 1903; was buried Miller Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee.
    2. 4. Charity Lay  Descendancy chart to this point was born 31 Jan 1841; died 3 Feb 1917; was buried Skaggs Cemetery, Maynardville, Union County, Tennessee.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elizabeth Bettie Shoffner Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 15 Apr 1826, Tennessee; died 4 Jul 1890; was buried Ambrose Sharp Cemetery, Sharps Chapel, Union County, Tennessee.

    Elizabeth — Ambrose Sharp. Ambrose (son of John Honas Sharp and Mary Green Palmer) was born 13 May 1824, Tennessee; died 18 May 1888; was buried Ambrose Sharp Cemetery, Sharps Chapel, Union County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 5. Matilda Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1850, Tennessee.
    2. 6. Wesley Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Nov 1850, Tennessee; died 15 May 1894; was buried Ambrose Sharp Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee.
    3. 7. James W. Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1853, Tennessee.
    4. 8. Isaac Calvin Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Jul 1853, Tennessee; died 14 Sep 1911; was buried Ambrose Sharp Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee.
    5. 9. Mary Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1856, Tennessee.
    6. 10. Greenberg Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1858, Tennessee.
    7. 11. Nancy Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1860, Tennessee.
    8. 12. John Henry Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 May 1861, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1939; was buried Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    9. 13. Andrew J. Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1863, Tennessee.
    10. 14. Rufus Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1865, Tennessee.
    11. 15. Harriet Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1867, Tennessee.
    12. 16. Brise M. Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1868, Tennessee.
    13. 17. Frances C. Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1870, Tennessee.

  2. 3.  Amanda "Mandy" Lay Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born May 1832; died 22 Jun 1903; was buried Miller Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee.

    Amanda — William Alexander "Wig" Miller. William (son of Martin Luther Miller and Mary Elizabeth Giddens) was born 2 May 1821; died 1878; was buried Miller Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Rhoda Ann Miller  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Sep 1867; died 12 Feb 1948; was buried Pleasant View Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee.

  3. 4.  Charity Lay Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born 31 Jan 1841; died 3 Feb 1917; was buried Skaggs Cemetery, Maynardville, Union County, Tennessee.

    Charity — Isaiah Eli Miller. Isaiah (son of Martin Luther Miller and Mary Elizabeth Giddens) was born 21 Jul 1816; died 19 Dec 1893; was buried Skaggs Cemetery, Maynardville, Union County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. George Napoleon Miller  Descendancy chart to this point was born 31 Jul 1885; died 13 Feb 1962; was buried Skaggs Cemetery, Maynardville, Union County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Matilda Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1850, Tennessee.

  2. 6.  Wesley Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born 15 Nov 1850, Tennessee; died 15 May 1894; was buried Ambrose Sharp Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee.

    Wesley — Rosa Collingsworth. Rosa was born 14 Jan 1860; died 19 Mar 1917; was buried Ambrose Sharp Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. Betty Malinda Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Jun 1878, Tennessee; died 13 Aug 1917; was buried Yoakum Cemetery, Claiborne County, Tennessee.

  3. 7.  James W. Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1853, Tennessee.

  4. 8.  Isaac Calvin Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born 17 Jul 1853, Tennessee; died 14 Sep 1911; was buried Ambrose Sharp Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee.

    Isaac — Matilda Jane Brogan. Matilda was born 1 Feb 1863; died 15 Sep 1889; was buried Big Barren Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 21. Isaac Calvin Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Dec 1887; died 20 Oct 1968; was buried Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

  5. 9.  Mary Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1856, Tennessee.

  6. 10.  Greenberg Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1858, Tennessee.

  7. 11.  Nancy Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1860, Tennessee.

  8. 12.  John Henry Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born 10 May 1861, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1939; was buried Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    John married Martha Ellen Browning 18 Jul 1883, Union County, Tennessee. Martha was born 24 May 1866, Tennessee; died 3 Jan 1931; was buried Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. Scott Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1898, Tennessee; died 4 Nov 1927, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Nov 1927, Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

  9. 13.  Andrew J. Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1863, Tennessee.

  10. 14.  Rufus Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1865, Tennessee.

  11. 15.  Harriet Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1867, Tennessee.

  12. 16.  Brise M. Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1868, Tennessee.

  13. 17.  Frances C. Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1870, Tennessee.

  14. 18.  Rhoda Ann Miller Descendancy chart to this point (3.Amanda2, 1.James1) was born 8 Sep 1867; died 12 Feb 1948; was buried Pleasant View Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee.

    Rhoda — Milton Columbus Smith. Milton (son of John Smith and Mary "Polly" Shelton) was born 23 Aug 1860, Union County, Tennessee; died 8 Dec 1944, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 10 Dec 1944, Pleasant View Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 23. Troy Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Nov 1903, Tennessee; died 12 Apr 1978; was buried Pleasant View Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee.

  15. 19.  George Napoleon Miller Descendancy chart to this point (4.Charity2, 1.James1) was born 31 Jul 1885; died 13 Feb 1962; was buried Skaggs Cemetery, Maynardville, Union County, Tennessee.

    George — Elsie Sarah Miranda Loy. Elsie (daughter of Elbert Loy and Mary Cook) was born 21 May 1892; died 14 Nov 1973; was buried Skaggs Cemetery, Maynardville, Union County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 24. Mattie Lou Miller  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Sep 1928; died 15 Mar 2009; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 20.  Betty Malinda Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (6.Wesley3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born 17 Jun 1878, Tennessee; died 13 Aug 1917; was buried Yoakum Cemetery, Claiborne County, Tennessee.

    Betty — James Franklin Vanbebber. James (son of James Moss Vanbebber and China Minerva Yoakum) was born 24 Aug 1864, Tennessee; died 14 Jun 1953; was buried Yoakum Cemetery, Claiborne County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 25. Laucretia Vanbebber  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1899, Tennessee.
    2. 26. Etta L. Vanbebber  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Jan 1900, Tennessee; died 13 Apr 1985; was buried Yoakum Cemetery, Claiborne County, Tennessee.

  2. 21.  Isaac Calvin Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (8.Isaac3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born 18 Dec 1887; died 20 Oct 1968; was buried Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Isaac married Elizabeth Bauman 26 Nov 1911, Campbell County, Tennessee. Elizabeth was born 9 Dec 1894; died 7 Mar 1987; was buried Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 27. Thelma E. Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Oct 1912; died 25 Apr 2000; was buried Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    2. 28. Juanita Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 24 Oct 2007.
    3. 29. I. C. Sharp, J. R.  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 24 Oct 2007.
    4. 30. Clarence Lee Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Feb 1919; died 22 Jul 1974, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    5. 31. Jack Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 24 Oct 2007.
    6. 32. Ruth H. Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Dec 1923; died 24 Oct 2007, St. Mary's Holston Health and Rehabilitation Center; was buried 27 Oct 2007, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    7. 33. Dona Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 34. Jay Victor Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 May 1927, Tennessee; died 5 Aug 1931, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Aug 1931, Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

  3. 22.  Scott Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (12.John3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.James1) was born Abt 1898, Tennessee; died 4 Nov 1927, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Nov 1927, Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Scott — Tressie C. Armstrong. Tressie (daughter of Samuel T. Armstrong and Sarah A.) was born Jul 1897, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 35. John Scott Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Oct 1918, Knox County, Tennessee; died 21 Jul 1993, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Tennessee Veterans Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

  4. 23.  Troy Smith Descendancy chart to this point (18.Rhoda3, 3.Amanda2, 1.James1) was born 21 Nov 1903, Tennessee; died 12 Apr 1978; was buried Pleasant View Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee.

    Troy — Irene Ridenour. Irene (daughter of William Clay Ridenour and Belva E. Pack) was born 6 Jan 1918, Tennessee; died 12 Nov 1997; was buried Pleasant View Cemetery, Union County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 36. Joe Smith  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 15 Aug 2014.
    2. 37. Rex M. Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1938, Tennessee; died Bef 28 Jul 2011.
    3. 38. Belva Ann Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1939, Tennessee; died 15 Aug 2014; was buried 18 Aug 2014, Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    4. 39. Mary Sue Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Dec 1940; died 20 Dec 2007, Hillcrest West Nursing Home; was buried 24 Dec 2007, Highland Memorial Cemetery.
    5. 40. Beecher C. Smith  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 41. Jake Smith  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 42. Larwrence Smith  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 43. James P. Smith  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 44. William Joe Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1955; died 28 Jul 2011; was buried Pleasant View Cemetery.
    10. 45. Johnnie Smith  Descendancy chart to this point
    11. 46. Elizabeth Smith  Descendancy chart to this point
    12. 47. Barbara Smith  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 24.  Mattie Lou Miller Descendancy chart to this point (19.George3, 4.Charity2, 1.James1) was born 9 Sep 1928; died 15 Mar 2009; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Mattie — Charles E. Osborne. Charles (son of Ralph Dewey Osborne and E. Louise Berrier) was born 24 Mar 1924; died 16 Dec 2009; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]



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