Alice Layman

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TOWSON — Mrs. Alice Smith, 67, died at her home here July 24 following an extended illness. Born at Shaft, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Mary Layman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Milton R. Smith. Mrs. Smith was a graduate of the old State Normal School, Frostburg. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Betty S. Green, Houston, Tex., and Mrs. Anne S. Janes, Dallas, Tex.; a son, Milton R. Smith Jr., Timonium; a sister, Mrs. Mary L. Norris, Towson; a brother, Lt. Col. Ernest M. Layman (USA-Ret.) Laurel, and seven grandchildren. Services were held at Chestnut Grove Presbyterian Church Jacksonville, Md. The Cumberland Evening Times, August 1, 1973

Alice LAYMAN and Milton R. SMITH Sr. were married on 13 Oct 1928 in Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland.

Family/Spouse: Milton R. Sr. Smith. Milton died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Betty S. Smith was born in Private.
2. Anne S. Smith was born in Private.
3. Milton R. Jr. Smith was born in Private.

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Frostburg - Ernest M. Layman, 69, retired mail carrier, died this morning at his home in Borden Shaft. He suffered a stroke of paralysis last night. Mr. Layman was a son of Annie L. Layman, Borden Shaft, and the late George Layman. He held membership in Mountain City Council No. 11, Junior O. U..A. M. Surviving, besides his mother, are his widow, Mrs. Mary (Harvey) Layman; a son, Major Ernest Layman, serving with the Army in Japan; two daughters, Mrs. Charles Norris, Baltimore, and Mrs. Milton Smith, Sunnybrook, and four grandchildren. He also leaves four brothers, Robert Layman, Detroit: Benjamin Layman, Syracuse, N. Y.; Lawrence Layman, Alexandria, Va., and George Layman, Borden Shaft; and five sisters, Mrs. Nellie Byrnes, Mrs. Samuel Neat and Mrs. Ada Koelker, all of Cumberland; Mrs. C. J. Wolfe, Hagerstown, and Mrs. Fuller Davis, Frostburg. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p. m. from the residence with Rev. Raymond Crowe, pastor of' Midland Methodist Circuit, officiating. Burial will be in Allegany Cemetery. The Cumberland Evening Times, March 25, 1948

He was buried on 27 Mar 1948 in Allegany Cemetery, Frostburg, Allegany Co., Maryland.

Ernest + Mary H. Harvey. Mary (daughter of Robert Harvey and Mary Gibson) was born in 1882 in Shaft, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 22 Jul 1967 in Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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FROSTBURG — Mrs. Mary H. Layman, 86, formerly of Borden Shaft, died yesterday at the Dulaney-Towson Nursing Home, Towson, where she had been a patient 16 months. She had been in failing health two years. Born in Shaft, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Mary (Gibson) Harvey. Her husband, Ernest Layman Sr. preceded her in death. She was a member of the Shaft Methodist Church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Milton R. Smith and Mrs. Charles I. Norris, both of Towson; one son, Lt. Col. Ernest Layman Jr., Ft. George G. Meade; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The body will be returned to the Durst Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. A service will be conducted there tomorrow at 1 p.m. Rev. Louis L. Emerick will officiate and interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park. The Cumberland Sunday Times, July 24, 1967

She was buried on 25 Jul 1967 in Frostburg Memorial Park, Frostburg, Allegany Co., Maryland.

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Carlos, MD., July 10 - George Layman, 64 years old, a well known citizen of Carlos, died at 5 o'clock this morning. He was employed by the Barton and Georges Creek Coal Company as carpenter for many years. He formerly lived in Frostburg. He was born in Garrett county, and has wide family connection in Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Junior Order United Mechanics. Besides his wife the following children survive: William, Albie[sic], Lawrence and Misses Ada and Ruth Layman, at home; Owen Layman, of Carlos; Mrs. Charles Wolfe, Mrs. Russell Diehl, Robert Layman, George Layman, living in Cumberland; Geo. Layman and Ernest Layman, of Borden Shaft, and Miss Nellie and Annie Layman, of Cumberland. The following brothers and sisters of Mr. Layman survive: Mrs. Delia Meese, Rockford, Pa.; Norman and John Layman of Frostburg, Md.; William Layman, Davis, W.Va., Mrs. William Connor, Frostburg; Mrs. John Carey, Kearneysville, W. Va.; Mrs. Harriet McKenzie, Elkins, W.Va.; Mrs. Amanda Layman, Pickens, W.Va.; Mrs. Isaac Swauger, New Germany, Md. The Cumberland Evening Times, July 10, 1914

George married Anna Louise Crowe on 7 Nov 1873. Anna (daughter of Nelson Crowe and Mary Ann Winebrenner) was born on 8 Jul 1854 in Maryland; died on 28 Nov 1948 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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FROSTBURG - A 94-year-old native of Porter Settlement, near Eckhart, and one of the Frostburg area's oldest citizens, Mrs. Annie Louise Layman will be guest of honor at a family party and reunion Wednesday, July 7, at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Thelma Wilson, wife of Robert Wilson, Baltimore Pike. Mrs. Layman, daughter of the late Nelson Crowe and Mary Ann (Winebrenner) Crowe, Garrett county, is the widow of George Louis Layman, a farmer and carpenter who died at the family home in Carlos in 1913. Mr. and Mrs. Layman were married November 7, 1873, at the home of the bride, then residing with her parents on the Braddock Farm in Garrett county, near here. The ceremony was performed by the late Rev. Joseph Mason, a circuit riding minister of the Methodist Church. After their marriage, the young couple started farming on the Graham farm, in Grahamtown, residing in one of the small houses near Wrights Crossing and later in the residence now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Zack Arnold. During their married life, they resided in various localities in the Georges Creek region, Including the stone house on the Koontz farm, near Midland, Shaft and Carlos, moving to the latter place in 1894 and remaining there until after the death of Mr. Layman. Since that time, Mrs. Layman has been making her home with her children, residing at present with her daughter, Mrs. Ruth Davis, 15 Welsh Street, wife of Fuller Davis, governor of Frostburg Lodge, No 348, Loyal Order of Moose. Mr. and Mrs. Layman are the parents of 16 children, nine living and seven dead. The surviving children are Robert Layman, Detroit; Benjamin Layman, Syracuse, N. Y.; George Layman, Shaft; Mrs. Nellie Byrnes, Mrs. Annie Neat and Mrs. Ada Koelker, Cumberland; Mrs. Oma Wolfe, Hagerstown; Mrs. Ruth Davis, Frostburg, and Lawrence Layman, Alexandria, Va. The deceased children are Mrs. Elsie Diehl, wife of Russell Diehl, manager of the Frostburg office of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, who died March 31, 1947, and Ernest Layman, president of the Shaft Water Company, who died March 25, 1948; Grace, John, Algie, William and Owen Layman. Mrs. Layman has 47 living grandchildren, 69 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren. The Cumberland Evening Times, June 23, 1948


She died on 28 Nov 1948 at the age of 94 in Frostburg, Allegany Co., Maryland. Mrs. Annie Louise Layman, 94, a native of Eckhart, near Frostburg, died Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fuller Davis, Frostburg, with whom she made her home. She was the daughter of the late Nelson Crowe and Mary Ann Winebrenner Crowe. Surviving are children, Mrs. Charles J. Wolfe, The Terrace, Hagerstown; Mrs. Nellie Byrnes, Mrs. Annie Neat, Mrs. Ada Koelker, Curmberland; Mrs. Davis, Frostburg; Robert Layman, Detroit; Benjamin Layman, Shaft, and Lawrence Layman, Alexandria, Va.; 47 grandchildren; 73 great-grandchildren; and 15 great-great-grandchildren; also three sisters, Mrs. Nan Weimer, Kingfisher, Okla.; Mrs. Mollie Hawkins, Akron, Ohio; and Mrs. Rella DeVore, Eckhart. She was one of the oldest residents of the Frostburg area, and was married November 7, 1873, at the home of her parents on the Braddock Farm, in Garrett county, near here. The ceremony was performed by the late Joseph Mason, a circuit riding minister of the Methodist church. Mrs. Layman was a member of Shaft Methodist Church. Services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. in the Methodist Church, Borden Shaft. Rev. Raymond Crowe, pastor, will officiate and interment will be in Allegany Cemetery. The Cumberland Evening Times, November 29, 1948

LAYMAN Burial
FROSTBURG - Mrs. Annie Louise Layman, 94, who died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fuller Davis, 15 Welsh Street, was buried Wednesday in Allegany Cemetery. Services at Shaft Methodist Church were in charge of Rev. Raymond M. Crowe, pastor of Midland Methodist Church. Pallbearers, all grandchildren, were James and George Layman, Robert and Harvey Diehl, Carl Long and Junior Layman. Flower bearers include George Hawkins, George Tennant, George Thorp, Anderson Green, James Quinn and Chris Walbert. Cumberland Evening Times, December 3, 1948

Anna Louise CROWE and George Lewis LAYMAN were married on 7 Nov 1873.

Robert + Mary Gibson. Mary died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He was buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Frostburg, Allegany Co., Maryland

Nelson married Mary Ann Winebrenner on 7 Nov 1853. Mary (daughter of Isaac Sr. Winebrenner and Nancy Barnard) was born in 1836 in Allegany County, Maryland; died in 1891 in Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She was buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Frostburg, Allegany Co., Maryland.