William Ellsworth Lay

(1869-1934) American outlaw
Person human Q5368639
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William Ellsworth Lay

Summary

William Ellsworth Lay is a human[1]. His place of birth was Mount Pleasant[2]. He was born on +1868-11-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Los Angeles[4]. He died on +1934-11-10T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a gangster[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,245 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Ellsworth Lay's place of birth was Mount Pleasant[2].
  • William Ellsworth Lay passed away in Los Angeles[4].
  • William Ellsworth Lay was born on +1868-11-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Ellsworth Lay died on +1934-11-10T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Ellsworth Lay is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park[8].
  • William Ellsworth Lay held citizenship in United States[9].
  • William Ellsworth Lay worked as a gangster[6].
  • William Ellsworth Lay was a member of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch[10].
  • William Ellsworth Lay's image is recorded as William Ellsworth Lay (1869-1934) circa 1900.webp[11].
  • William Ellsworth Lay is recorded as male[12].
  • William Ellsworth Lay's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • William Ellsworth Lay's ISNI is recorded as 000000043982885X[14].
  • William Ellsworth Lay's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 68663916[15].
  • William Ellsworth Lay's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2005056336[16].
  • William Ellsworth Lay's Commons category is recorded as William Ellsworth Lay[17].
  • William Ellsworth Lay's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 14670102[18].
  • William Ellsworth Lay's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gv7th[19].
  • William Ellsworth Lay's convicted of is recorded as murder[20].
  • William Ellsworth Lay's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Elzy-Lay[21].
  • William Ellsworth Lay's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000180332743333[22].
  • William Ellsworth Lay's FamilySearch person ID is recorded as MJNZ-YRZ[23].
  • William Ellsworth Lay's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Lay-2139[24].
  • William Ellsworth Lay's SNAC ARK ID is recorded as w6tt4t1f[25].
  • William Ellsworth Lay's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJpV4RTFXG8q6Gt9JgpXVC[26].
  • William Ellsworth Lay's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/549c08d0-f473-438d-b2ea-c6f53adcd4e8[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Mount Pleasant[2], William Ellsworth Lay… he was born on +1868-11-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

William Ellsworth Lay's professions included gangster[6].

Death and Burial

William Ellsworth Lay died on +1934-11-10T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park[8].

Why It Matters

William Ellsworth Lay ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,245 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was William Ellsworth Lay born?

Born in Mount Pleasant[2], William Ellsworth Lay…

Where did William Ellsworth Lay die?

William Ellsworth Lay died in Los Angeles[4].

What did William Ellsworth Lay do for work?

William Ellsworth Lay worked as gangster[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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