William Layne
(1790-1862)
Ann Piety Hackworth
(1801-1860)
Pleasant Green Layne
(1836-1900)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Elizabeth G. Weaver

Pleasant Green Layne 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 8 November 1836, Virginia 3 6
  • Marriage (1): Elizabeth G. Weaver on 15 March 1865 in , Mason, West Virginia, United States 1 2 3
  • Died: 4 October 1900, , Mason, West Virginia, United States at age 63 5 6
  • Buried: 6 October 1900, Union Cemetery, Mason County, WV 6
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Pleasant Layne
Event Date: 04 Oct 1900
Event Place: Mason County, West Virginia
Gender: Male
Age (Expanded): 62 years 10 months 12 days
Birth Date: 1838
Marital Status: Married
Cemetery: Neece Cemetery
Burial Date: 06 Oct 1900
Affiliate Repository Type: County Records
Reference ID: p280-281

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMVZ-NMP : 10 March 2018), Pleasant Layne, 04 Oct 1900; citing Mason County, West Virginia, County Records, p280-281, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 567,384.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Graham District, Mason, WV on 26 August 1870. 4

1870 US Census
Page 22, Family 148
Graham District, Mason, West Virginia, United States
Pleasant Lane..36..Maryland..Farmer

(Living with wife and 3 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 8 Nov 1836, then his age should have been 33 instead of 36.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Graham District, Mason, WV on 3 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 370A, District 99, Family 41, Roll 1408
Graham District, Mason, West Virginia, United States
Pleasant G. Lane..Head..44..Kentucky..Farmer

(Living with wife and 5 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 8 Nov 1836, then his age should have been 43 instead of 44.
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Graham District, Mason, WV on 25 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 12B, District 56, Family 227
Graham District, Mason, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 35 years
Pleasant G. Layne..Head..Nov 1836...64..Kentucky..Farmer

(Living with wife and 7 children.)
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• He was buried after 4 October 1900 in the Union Cemetery in , Mason, West Virginia, United States.

Find a Grave Memorial 47477325
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Pleasant married Elizabeth G. Weaver, daughter of Nicholas Weaver and Dorothy Roush, on 15 March 1865 in , Mason, West Virginia, United States.1 2 3 (Elizabeth G. Weaver was born on 19 November 1845 in , Mason County, VA,2 3 4 7 8 died on 9 January 1924 in New Haven, WV 8 9 and was buried on 12 January 1924 in Union Cemetery, Mason County, WV 8 9.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 15 March 1865, in , Mason, West Virginia, United States. 1

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Graham District, Mason, WV on 26 August 1870. 4

1870 US Census
Page 22, Family 148
Graham District, Mason, West Virginia, United States
Pleasant Lane..36..Maryland..Farmer
Elizabeth Lane..34..Virginia..Keeping House
Francis Lane..14..Virginia
George Lane..8..Virginia
James Lane..6..West Virginia

NOTE - Although this seems to be the correct family, the ages of the children are off by quite a few years. My guess is that the enumerator took the information from a neighbor who gave their guesses of the children's ages or perhaps the enumerator did from his own guesses about the children.
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Graham District, Mason, WV on 3 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 370A, District 99, Family 41, Roll 1408
Graham District, Mason, West Virginia, United States
Pleasant G. Lane..Head..44..Kentucky..Farmer
Elizabeth Lane..Wife..34..Virginia..Keeping House
Ellen F. Lane..Daughter..14..West Virginia
George Lane..Son..12..West Virginia
James C. Lane..Son..10..West Virginia
John H. Lane..Son..6..West Virginia
Arminta Lane..Daughter..3..West Virginia
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Graham District, Mason, WV on 25 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 12B, District 56, Family 227
Graham District, Mason, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 35 years
Pleasant G. Layne..Head.Nov 1836...64..Kentucky..Farmer
Elizabeth Layne..Wife..Nov 1845..54..West Virginia..9/8
George B. Layne..Son..Nov 1867..32..West Virginia..Farmer
James C. Layne..Son..Nov 1869..30..West Virginia..Craneman, Steam Shovel
John A. Layne..Son..Feb 1874..26..West Virginia..Coal Miner
Agga A. Layne..Daughter..Apr 1877..23..West Virginia
William N. Layne..Son..Feb 1883..17..West Virginia..Day Laborer
Archie S. Layne..Son..May 1886..14..West Virginia..Farm Laborer
Margaret A. Layne..Daughter..Feb 1889..11..West Virginia..At School
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Pleasant Layne (Pleaans Lame)
Sex: Male
Age: 28
Birth Year (Estimated): 1837
Father's Name: Wm Layne (Wm Lame)
Father's Sex: Male
Mother's Name: Piety Layne (Prety Lame)
Mother's Sex: Female
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Weaver
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1846
Spouse's Father's Name: Nicholas Weaver
Spouse's Father's Sex: Male
Spouse's Mother's Name: Dorothy Weaver
Marriage Date: 15 Mar 1865
Marriage Place: West Virginia, United States

Citing this Record
"West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZF-WRBF : 21 October 2021), Pleaans Lame and Elizabeth Weaver, 1865.
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Sources


1 "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971," database, FamilySearch (accessed 21 October 2021), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZF-WRBF : 21 October 2021), Pleaans Lame and Elizabeth Weaver, 1865.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Graham District, Mason, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 99, p. 370A, family 41, Pleasant Green Layne and Elizabeth G. Weaver; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 October 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1408.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Graham District, Mason, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 56, sheet 12B, family 227, Pleasant Green Layne and Elizabeth G. Weaver; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 October 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Graham District, Mason, West Virginia, United States, p. 22, family 148, Pleasant Green Layne and Elizabeth G. Weaver; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 October 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

5 "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (accessed 22 October 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMVZ-NMP : 10 March 2018), Pleasant Layne, 04 Oct 1900; citing Mason County, West Virginia, County Records, p280-281, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 567,384.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 22 October 2021, memorial page for Pleasant Greene Layne (8 Nov 1836-4 Oct 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 47477325, citing Union Cemetery, Mason County, West Virginia, USA

7 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Mason, Virginia, United States, p. 819, family 689, Nicholas Weaver and Dorothy Roush; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 October 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 959.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 22 October 2021, memorial page for Elizabeth Weaver Layne (19 Nov 1845-9 Jan 1924), Find a Grave Memorial ID 47476686, citing Union Cemetery, Mason County, West Virginia, USA

9 "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (accessed 22 October 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMV2-6QQ : 27 February 2018), Elizabeth Layner, 09 Jan 1924; citing New Haven, Mason, West Virginia, County Records, v 1916-1937 p 94, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 567,385.


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