Col George William Lay (1821-1867) - Find a Grave Memorial

Col George William Lay

Birth

26 Nov 1821

Richmond City, Virginia, USA

Death

7 May 1867 (aged 45)

Burial

Magnolia Cemetery

Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA Add to Map

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Colonel George W. Lay, a graduate of West Point, served as a member of General Winfield Scott's staff, and as assistant adjutant or assistant inspector general for Confederate generals Milledge L. Bonham, Joseph E. Johnston, and Robert E. Lee. Lieutenant Colonel A. Pendleton Mason (husband of Mary Ellen) also served on Lee's and Johnston's staffs.

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Formerly of the army of the US, died at New Orleans aged 45 years

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Lucy Anna Fitzhugh May Lay

1802–1832

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Henrietta Goldthwaite Campbell Lay

1831–1915 (m. 1855)

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Lucy Anna Fitzhugh May Lay

Henrietta Goldthwaite Campbell Lay

Rev Henry Champlin Lay

John Fitzhugh Lay

Anna Fitzhugh Lay Watkins

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Lucy Anna Fitzhugh May Lay

Henrietta Goldthwaite Campbell Lay

Rev Henry Champlin Lay

John Fitzhugh Lay

Anna Fitzhugh Lay Watkins

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