John LEY

Birth:
Jan 1840
Tymochtee, Crawford, Ohio
Death:
25 Oct 1905
Defiance, Defiance, Ohio
Burial:
New Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, Defiance, Ohio
Marriage:
8 Apr 1874
Napoleon, Henry, Ohio
Sources:
Family Records
1900 Census Defiance, Defiance, Ohio
Ancestry.com
New.familysearch.org, Oct 2010
Death Certificate, Ohio, Della Shock
1860 Census Seneca County, Ohio
Records in possession of Maria Adams
New.familysearch.org, Apr 2011
Marriage Certificate, Henry County, Ohio
Notes:
                   SURNAME: Ley aka Lye
Mary Elizabeth ERHART
Birth:
14 Mar 1857
Seneca, Ohio
Death:
24 Jun 1925
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Sources:
Death Certificate, Ohio, Della Shock
Rootsweb.com
1910 Census Kent County, Ohio
1920 Census Kent County, Ohio
Notes:
                   MAIDEN NAME: Erhart aka Earhart
NOTE:  1. Marriage record lists names as Elizabeth Ehrhart and John Lye
2. Death record lists parents as Andrew Wenger and Mary Wagner. This couple cannot be found in census records.            Elizabeth Wagner is given as mother of Della Ley in her death record. She is also listed as Wagner in death records of Frank and Arthur Ley.  Elizabeth Erhart and her parents are living in Napoleon, Henry, Ohio at time of 1870 census.
Children
Marriage
1
John W. Vincent LEY
Birth:
14 Apr 1875
Napoleon, Henry, Ohio
Death:
 
Marr:
 
2
George E. LEY
Birth:
16 Aug 1876
Napoleon, Henry, Ohio
Death:
8 Aug 1908
Defiance, Defiance, Ohio
Frances Salome WASHLER 
Marr:
Kent, Michigan 
3
Idella LEY
Birth:
2 Oct 1878
Henry, Ohio
Death:
14 Dec 1932
Toledo, Lucas, Ohio
Arthur SHOCK 
Marr:
1 Jun 1897
Defiance, Ohio 
Notes:
                   NAME:
    Idella aka Della
4
Frances LEY
Birth:
Jun 1881
Defiance, Defiance, Ohio
Death:
Aft 1920
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   NAME:
    Frances aka Fanny
5
Franklin LEY
Birth:
Apr 1884
Defiance, Defiance, Ohio
Death:
Aug 1948
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Jeanette VEENSTRA 
Marr:
14 Sep 1910
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan 
Notes:
                   NAME:
    Franklin aka Frank, middle initial W. or B.
6
Mary LEY
Birth:
3 Oct 1887
Defiance, Defiance, Ohio
Death:
Naylor  
Marr:
Michigan 
7
Caroline A. LEY
Birth:
2 Sep 1891
Defiance, Defiance, Ohio
Death:
17 Oct 1992
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
8
Arthur James LEY
Birth:
22 Sep 1894
Defiance, Defiance, Ohio
Death:
Jun 1948
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Rose  
Marr:
 
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John Ley - Mary Elizabeth Erhart

John Ley was born at Tymochtee, Crawford, Ohio Jan 1840. His parents were Francis Joseph Ley and Marie Ann Speck.

He married Mary Elizabeth Erhart 8 Apr 1874 at Napoleon, Henry, Ohio . Mary Elizabeth Erhart was born at Seneca, Ohio 14 Mar 1857 daughter of George Erhart and Maria Sanders .

They were the parents of 8 children:
John W. Vincent Ley born 14 Apr 1875.
George E. Ley born 16 Aug 1876.
Idella Ley born 2 Oct 1878.
Frances Ley born Jun 1881.
Franklin Ley born Apr 1884.
Mary Ley born 3 Oct 1887.
Caroline A. Ley born 2 Sep 1891.
Arthur James Ley born 22 Sep 1894.

John Ley died 25 Oct 1905 at Defiance, Defiance, Ohio .

Mary Elizabeth Erhart died 24 Jun 1925 at Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan .