Henry Thomas LAY^[1]

1865 - 1947  (81 years)

• Name	Henry Thomas LAY
  Birth	21 Dec 1865	Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Jan 1947	Hardeman Co, TN   [1]
  	Henry died at Western State Mental Hospital, located near Bolivar, Tennessee at 6:00am on 6 January 1947. He was 81 years old. Cause of death was noted as "senile psychosis with malnutrition".
  Burial	Hillville, Haywood Co, TN   [2]
  	His remains were interred at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Hillville, Tennessee next to those of his second wife, Willie Anna.
  Person ID	I63850	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Elisha LAY
  Mother	Elizabeth ADAMS
  Family ID	F7525	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Emma Rosa STUART,   b. 10 Dec 1866, Tennessee d. 19 Dec 1899 (Age 33 years)
  Children	1. Eula E. LAY,   b. 9 Jun 1888, Tennessee d. 6 Jan 1920, Vildo, Haywood Co, TN (Age 31 years)   2. Irma Elizabeth LAY,   b. 7 Aug 1890, Tennessee d. Jun 1983 (Age 92 years)   3. Collice Cora LAY,   b. 6 Oct 1892, Haywood Co, TN d. 18 Feb 1989 (Age 96 years)   4. Thomas Truman LAY,   b. 23 Mar 1896, Haywood Co, TN d. 8 Apr 1974 (Age 78 years)   5. Henry Lofton LAY,   b. 27 Jul 1898, Tennessee d. Sep 1972 (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F7523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Willie Anna CLAYTON,   b. 27 Aug 1874, Tennessee d. 18 Nov 1946, Brownsville, Haywood Co, TN (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	5 Dec 1903	Haywood Co, TN   [3]
  	The couple was married on 5 December 1903.
  Notes	The couple had a daughter and a son, in addition to Henry's 5 children by his first wife Emma.
  Family ID	F7524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S3551] Henry Thomas Lay, Tennessee death certificate no. 748 (1947). [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). downloaded 28 March 2014. [S3438] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780 - 2002. Henry T. Clay - Willie Clayton entry.