Brief Life History of Stephen
When Stephen Layman was born on 5 October 1822, in Grayson, Kentucky, United States, his father, Michael Layman, was 44 and his mother, Sarah Storms, was 38. He married Susan Kimble on 25 August 1847, in Ohio, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Millwood, Grayson, Kentucky, United States in 1880. He died on 29 April 1897, in Grayson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Millwood, Grayson, Kentucky, United States.
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- Stephen Layman, "United States Census, 1870"
- Stephen Layman, "Find A Grave Index"
- Steve Luyman in entry for Emma Litany, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for a dweller by a woodland clearing or a meadow, from Middle English ley + man. Compare Lee .
English: nickname from layman, a word denoting an uneducated person.
Americanized form of German Lehmann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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