William Shay

  General Notes:

The 1860 Federal Census for Warick Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, page 500/501 dated July 10, 1860 records William (43) and Elizabeth (38) Shay with children William (15), Charles (10), Malinda (8), Salome (5), Catherine (4), and Wayne (11/12). William is a Brickmaker with a personal estate valued at $100. Also in the household is Franklin Greenly (2).

The 1870 Federal Census for Lancaster City, Ward 8, Pennsylvania, page 370 records William (52) and Elizabeth (48) Shay with children Malinda (19), Salome (17), Kate (14), Wayne (10), Ann (9), and Margt (4). William is a Brickmaker with a personal estate valued at $150. Also in the household is John Breckenridge (1).

See general notes on his son, Wayne, for 1880 census facts.

William married Elizabeth Kauffman. (Elizabeth Kauffman was born circa 1820 in Pennsylvania and died after 1880 in Lancaster City, Lancaster Co., PA.)