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Leslie George Layman (1882 - 1914)

Leslie George Layman
Born in Greencastle, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USAmap [uncertain]
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Husband of — married about 14 Jun 1904 in New York, New York, USAmap
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Died at age 32 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAmap
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Biography

Leslie George Layman, son of John Henry and Amelia Jane (Zeigler) Layman, is found in the 1900 census at the age of 10 living with his parents and siblings in Greencastle, Pennsylvania.[1] This census is the rare instance in which a 1900 enumerator listed not just the month and year of birth but the day as well; i.e., "Nov. 10 1882". Unfortunately, however, the wrong middle initial is listed for Leslie.

Leslie married Emma Nesbitt Fairman, daughter of Charles and Rachel (Nesbitt) Fairman, in 1904. At some point, he began using his middle name, George, rather than his first name. Sometime before the 1910 census, the couple moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where George worked for a time as a lineman for the electric company. In that census he is listed as George L. Layman.[2]

George later took employment as an electrician "with a large plant in Philadelphia". Sadly, he died unexpectedly at the age of just 26, leaving Emma and their three sons - John S., Charles F., and William Leslie Layman.[3]

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3S5-2PF : 13 January 2022), Leslie A Layman in entry for John H Layman, 1900
  2. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGWJ-2GN : accessed 29 June 2023), George L Layman, Philadelphia Ward 24, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 504, sheet 10A, family 202, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1397; FHL microfilm 1,375,41
  3. "The Franklin Repository", Chambersburg, PA, 5 Dec 1914 : Obituary for George L. Layman, Son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Layman, and Husband of Mrs. Emma Layman




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Thank you for the clean-up reminder. I'll work on this tonight.
posted by Loretta (Lynn) Layman
Hello,

i was just visiting this profile for Leslie George Layman to make a quick fix on the sources heading. There is another suggestion for Uncleaned profile after merge. If you have time, maybe give this profile a clean up? Thanks for your Wikitree contributions. Best, Linda Data Doctor Team member

posted by Linda Crannell

Rejected matches › George Leslie (abt.1882-)

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