Zimmery Lay

Frederick “Zimmery” Lay (about 1842-1862) was a Union soldier from Scott County who died during the Civil War.

See Also: Scott Countians killed in war

Biography

Zimmery Lay was the son of Jesse Duncan “J.D.” Lay (1811-1896) and Susannah Douglas (1810-1870). His siblings included David Lay (1831-1906), Elizabeth Lay (1833-1928), Nancy Lay (1833-1902), Jesse Lay (1837-1919), Hannah E. Lay (1839-1921), William Marion Lay (1843-1916) and Shelby Lay (1851-1920).

Zimmery did not live with his family when the 1860 census was taken. He lived with the family of Mathew J. Douglass and Hannah Douglass in Campbell County. His older brother, William Marion Lay, also lived with the Douglass family.

Civil War

Zimmery enlisted in the Union army on Aug. 20, 1861, at Williamsburg, Ky., and was assigned to Co. G, 7th Kentucky Infantry. He was a private.

He died of cholera on March 19, 1862 near Barbourville, Ky.

Aftermath

It is not known where Zimmery Lay was buried. His parents left Scott County in August 1864, moving first to near Somerset, Ky., and later to Arkansas in 1867. They returned to Scott County briefly after the war ended.