Lou Lou And Family

Photo 1: Laddie & Louise Stevens taken at Granddaughters wedding in St. Louis, Mo., on August 4th, 2000.
Photo 2: Louise and Wendy (Truss) standing and our daughter, Janet is seated in the foreground.
Photo 3: Franny, this is the way Lad and I looked on our wedding day, June 30, 1950. Our wedding picture was copied right onto the cake. Really neat! Lou
Photo 4: Another shot of "The Way We Were" on June 30th, 1950.
Photo 5. And, here we are 50 years later... Left to right, Sue & Brad Stevens (behind Laddie) with Debora McMurry and Sunny Stevens on my left. June 30, 2000. Luv, Lou

Direct Descendants of John Lay

.1 John Lay b: Abt. 1755 Spotsylvania (or Canada, England) d: 1806 in Caswell Co., North Carolina
.+Martha Lay-Lay b: Abt. 1745 of Caswell Co., North Carolina m: Abt. 1770 d: Abt. 1796

. 2 Bird Lay b: Abt. 1780 Pittsylvania Co., Virginia / Whitley Co., Kentucky d: Abt. 1860 in Campbell Co., Tennessee
.+Martha Mary Brown-Lay b: Abt. 1745 d: Abt. 1795 in Caswell County, North Carolina

.3 William L. Lay, Rev. b: December 25, 1809 Campbell Co., Tennessee d: January 30, 1907 in Whitley Co., Kentucky
.+Elizabeth Ellison-Lay b: Bet. 1813 - 1815 Campbell Co., Tennessee m: Abt. 1830 in Wolf Creek, Whitley Co., Kentucky d: September 02, 1872 in Whitley Co., Kentucky Father: William Ellison, Sr. Mother: Nancy Hellen Bowen-Ellison

.4 James Lay, Rev b: July 25, 1838 Campbell Co., Tennessee d: August 03, 1918 in Reynolds Co., Missouri
.+Emily Botkins-Lay b: August 31, 1837 on tombstone, Kentucky m: December 01, 1856 in Campbell Co., Tennessee d: March 04, 1919 in Reynolds Co., Missouri Father: William H. Botkins Mother: Catherine Elizabeth Warner-Botkins

.5 William Henry Lay b: November 18, 1861 (date on tombstone) of Reynolds County, Missouri d: August 17, 1947 in Reynolds Co., Missouri
.*2nd Wife of William Henry Lay:
.+Lucinda Belle Tripp-Lay b: October 29, 1868 Missouri m: September 29, 1887 in Reynolds Co., Missouri d: August 16, 1923 in Reynolds Co., Missouri Father: Wiley Tripp Mother: Permelia Jane Hart-Tripp

.6 Opal Odell Lay-Thompson b: November 12, 1908 Reynolds Co., Missouri
.+James Lloyd Thompson b: October 04, 1903

.7 Velma Louise Thompson-Stevens (AKA LuLu) b: January 25, 1929 St Louis, Missouri LFGA LINE 7
.+Laddie Stevens b: November 14, 1928 Eileen, Indiana Mother: Lois Rell-Stevens

.2 Gary Lynn (Sunny) Stevens b: August 10, 1954

HOW LU LU'S AND FRANNY'S LINE CONNECTS FROM ABOVE

.3 William L. Lay, Rev. b: December 25, 1809 Campbell Co., Tennessee d: January 30, 1907 in Whitley Co., Kentucky
.+Elizabeth Ellison-Lay b: Bet. 1813 - 1815 Campbell Co., Tennessee m: Abt. 1830 in Wolf Creek, Whitley Co., Kentucky d: September 02, 1872 in Whitley Co., Kentucky Father: William Ellison, Sr. Mother: Nancy Hellen Bowen-Ellison

.4 Michael "Big Foot" Lay, Rev. b. December 16, 1842
+ Elizabeth (Betsy) Lay-Lay b. October 13, 1844 (FRANNY'S 1st cousin 3 times removed)
Father: Spencer "Old" Lay, Rev. b. November 10, 1811 Mother: Lucinda Perkins-Lay b. November 21, 1815