Record Summary
Evidence Category:
Published Source
Record Type:
Newsletter
Date:
April 1972
Individuals Mentioned:
Rosa Allen, William R. Baer, Leslie Barnes, Eaton Bass, Martha Baugher, Clarissa Margaret Berry, George Orvell Bordwell, Margaret Yates Boyd, Carrie Brown, Dorothy Irene Cabaniss, Frank Linwood Cabaniss, James C. Cabaniss, Tyrene C. Carter, Abbevi John Clay, Abbevi William Clay, Abbie (Abe) Clay, Abbie (Abe) Clay Adeline Clay, Abe Clay, Abe Clay Adeline Clay, Abia Clay, Abraham Clay, Adair Clay, Adaline James Henry Clay, Adam Clay, Addison Young Clay, Adeline Clay, Adline Gill Clay, Adna Charles Clay, Ag Clay, Agn Carrie Clay, Akers Clay, Albe Lucinda Clay, Albert (Alfred?) Clay, Albert (Alfred?) Clarence Clay, Albert French Clay, Albert W. Clay, Alexander Henry Clay, Alfred? Clay, Alfred? Clarence Clay, Alfred Harry Clay, Alleen Eleanor Outwater Joleen Clay, Allen Clay, Allison Clay, Alma Ruth Clay, Alva A. Clay, Amanda E. Clay, Amo Calvin Clay, Amy Clay, Andrew J. Clay, Andrews Clay, Angia Wal Leonard Clay, Ann Clay, Ann Clay Mastin Clay, Ann De John Clay, Ann Yocum Clay, Anna Clay, Annie Clay, Annie Ay Viney Clay, Annie Cornelia Clay, Antoinette Clay, Anton Clay, Arch W. Clay, Archer L. Clay, Arnold Elenor Clay, Arthur Clay, Arthur Wo Henry Clay, Audie Lee Clay, Augusta Clay, Augustus Clay, Avon Haggard Clay, Ay Viney Clay, B. Clay, B. M. Clay, Bailey Clay, Barbara Denise Clay, Barbara Hoy William Clay, Barnard Clay, Bass Clay, Bel Henry Clay, Belcher Obedience Clay, Ben Clay, Benjamin Franklin Clay, Ber William Clay, Bernice Lucille Clay, Bertha Hattie Clay, Bertie C. Clay, Bessie B. Clay, Bessie Eaves Clay, Beverill Frank A. Clay, Bianca Clay, Bluford Chambliss Joseph A. Clay, Bonnie Clay, Boyal Clay, Brenda Carol Clay, Brenda Collene Clay, C. Clay, C. C. Clay, C. Calhoun? Clay, C. Cecilia A. Clay, C. F. Anna Clay, C. P. Henry Clay, C. R. Clay, Caleb Clay, Calhoun? Clay, Calvin Clay, Car Sallie J. Clay, Carl Oti Clay, Carmen Clay, Carol Clay, Carole June Clay, Carolina Henry Clay, Caroline Clay, Carrie Clay, Carrie Cecil Clay, Carrie L. Clay, Carrie Lucile Clay, Carter Lee Clay, Cassius M. Clay, Catherine Clay, Catherine Abraham Clay, Cecil Clay, Cecil Clay Hamilton Clay, Cecilia A. Clay, Chamberlain Clay, Chambliss Joseph A. Clay, Chappell Clay, Charles Clay, Mrs. Charles Clay, Charles C. Clay, Charles W. Clay, Charles William Clay, Charlotte Clay, Charm Threat Clay, Cheste Chesterfield Parish Elizabeth Clay, Chester Earnely Clay, Chesterfield Parish Elizabeth Clay, Christian Clay, Christian Klee Clay, Christian (Klee) Clay Matthais Clay, Christina Mae Clay, Christine Clay, Cl Clay, Cl Inez Clay, Cl Mary Ida Clay, Cl Wisse A. Clay, Cla Columbus C. Clay, Cla Daniel R. Clay, Cla Elias Quitman Clay, Cla Henry Clay, Cla Vera Otis Clay, Clara Wh Clay, Claratine Clay, Clare Lybarger Clay, Clarence Clay, Clarence Leslie Clay, Clarence Oliver Clay, Claries Clay, Clarinda Clay, Claud Clay, Claud Clay Earl Clay, Claude Quitman Clay, Claudia Mae Clay, Mrs Claudia Mae Clay, Claudia Mae Inez Clay, Clay Adeline Clay, Clay Amanda E. Clay, Clay Cecil Clay, Clay Claud Clay, Clay Earl Clay, Clay Edith Clay, Clay Edmond B. Clay, Clay Hamilton Clay, Clay John P. Clay, Clay Ladocia Kern Clay, Clay Mary Clay, Clay Mastin Clay, Clay Matthais Clay, Clay Oliver Wright Clay, Clay Robert Clay, Clay Sylvester Clay, Clay Wealthy Clay, Clay Winnie Clay, Claybora B. Clay, Colle William Clay, Collene Clay, Columbus C. Clay, Constanti Onie E. Clay, Cora Hi John Clay, Cornel Gill Clay, Cornelia Clay, Court Recor William Clay, Curtis Clay, Curtis A. Clay, Cynthia Greene Clay, Cyrus Clay, D. Clay, Daniel R. Clay, David Clay, David M. Clay, David Sc Eugenia Harriet Clay, Davis Clay, Dawn Clay, Del Clay, Delpha Clay, Denise Clay, Denman Gl Nealy Clay, Derby Thomas Clay, Diane Clay, Dicey Clay, Dixie Clay, Dora Sp Evalyn Clay, Douglas Boger Clay, Duncan Clay, E. Clay, E. J. C. Clay, E. Walker Clay, Earl Clay, Eave Clay, Eave Clay Edmond B. Clay, Edith Clay, Edmond Clay, Edmond B. Clay, Edna Ma Annie Clay, Edward Clay, Edwin Monroe Clay, Edwin Morris Clay, Edwin Morriss Clay, Eiland Parish Registe Abraham Clay, Elaine Rosamond Clay, Eleanor Outwater Joleen Clay, Elenor Clay, Elgan Threatt Clay, Eli Clay, Eli William Clay, Elias Quitman Clay, Elijah Clay, Elisabeth Clay, Eliza Cobb Clay, Eliza Fickles Mary Clay, Elizabeth Clay, Elizabeth (Andrews) Clay, Elizabeth Jones Ladocia Kern Clay, Elizabeth S. Clay, Elizabeth Snipe Clay, Ella Clay, Ella Stout Clay, Ella Stump Clay, Ellen Clay, Ellis L. Clay, Elna Clay, Elnora Lizzie Clay, Eloise Clay, Emma Clay, Emmaline Clay, Emmans Clay, Emmans Clay Edith Clay, Engli Abia Clay, Eplin John William Clay, Ercel Clay, Ernestine Clay, Esther Clay, Ethel Clay, Ethel Hay Clay, Ettie Ida Belle Clay, Eugenia Clay, Eugenia Harriet Clay, Eula Clay, Eunice Elizabeth Clay, Eunicy Caroline Clay, Eva Claratine Clay, Evalyn Clay, Eve Hardin Clay, Eveline Clay, F. Clay, F. Anna Clay, F. Eugenia Clay, Fannie Clay, Fannie Eveline Clay, Fannie W. C. Clay, Faye Clay, Fea Abraham Clay, Featherstone Parish Register Abraham Clay, Fickles Mary Clay, Field Clay, Florence Adeline Clay, Franc John Clay, Frances Ernestine Clay, Frances Henry Clay, Frank Clay, Frank A. Clay, Frank C. Clay, Frederic Bailey Clay, G. Clay, G. B. Clay, G. W. Clay, Gene Curtis Clay, Geo Albert W. Clay, Geor William Clay, Georg Joseph Clay, George Clay, George A. Clay, George Goodhue Clay, George L. Clay, George Mary Clay, George R. Clay, George W. Clay, Geraldine Clay, Giddy Clay, Gill Clay, Gl Nealy Clay, Gordy Stephen Green Clay, Gr Matthew Clay, Gra John Clay, Grantors Matthew Clay, Green Clay, Green B. Clay, Greenberry Clay, Greene Hall Clay, Gus Lillie Clay, Gusdavis Clay, Gusdavis D. Clay, H. Clay, H. Calvin Clay, Haggard Clay, Hamilton Clay, Hamilton Clay Cecil Clay, Hannah Clay, Harold Eugene Clay, Harriet Clay, Harriet Goodhue Clay, Harry Clay, Harry Gibbs Clay, Hattie Clay, Hattie P. (Tingley) Vem Clay, Hayden H. Clay, Helen Clay, Helen Francis Clay, Henry Clay, Mrs Henry Clay, Henry C. Clay, Henry Edwin Clay, Henry Herbert Clay, Henry Nichols Clay, Herbert Clay, Hercules Clay, Herman Clay, Hezekiah Clay, Hilly Clay [Hilly?], Hiram Clay, Howard Kelly Clay, Hoy William Clay, Hu Fannie Clay, Hudson Stephen W. Clay, Hughes Wealthy Clay, Ida Clay, Ida Rebecca Clay, Ida Ta Henry Clay, Inez Clay, Inez Clay Sylvester Clay, Ira Clay, Irene Ag Clay, Irene Eaves Clay, Irvin Anderson Clay, Israel Wi Ed Clay, J. Clay, J. C. Clay, J. E. J. C. Clay, J. Henry Clay, Jack D. Clay, Jame Henry Clay, Jame Permelia Clay, James Clay, James Allen Clay, James Allison Clay, James F. Clay, James G. Clay, James Henry Clay, James M. Clay, James Milton Clay, James N. Clay, James Peyton Clay, James Thomas Clay, James W. Clay, James William Clay, Jasper Clay, Jefferson Clay, Jefferson Cla Henry Clay, Jennie Mitchell Clay, Jerald Davis Clay, Jeremiah Daily Clay, Jesse Clay, Jesse P. Clay, Jessie Clay, Jessie Gladys Clay, Jewelle Clay, Johanna Louaine Clay, John Clay, Sir John Clay, John A. Clay, John Akers Clay, John B. Clay, John C. Clay, John Chamberlain Clay, John Cl Clay, John L. Clay, John Mammert Harry Clay, John N. Clay, John P. Clay, John Raleigh Clay, John Randolph Clay, John S. Clay, John W. Clay, John Whi C. R. Clay, John William Clay, John William Joleen Clay, Joleen Clay, Jon H. Clay, Jones Ladocia Kern Clay, Jordan Clay, Joseph Clay, Joseph A. Clay, Joseph Goodhue Clay, Josephi W. H. Clay, Josephine Clay, Judy Clay, Juli Adam Clay, June Clay, K. Clay, Kate Vo Theresa C. Clay, Kathleen Elizabeth Clay, Kelly Clay, Kenneth L. Clay, Kern Clay, Kessler Frank C. Clay, Klee Clay, Klee Clay Matthais Clay, Krugh Bertie C. Clay, L. Clay, Ladocia Kern Clay, Laura Clay, Lavinia Clay, Lawrenc Jordan Clay, Lee Clay, Lee Amo Calvin Clay, Lee Andrews Clay, Lee Clay Mary Clay, Lena Clay, Lenore Clay, Leonard Clay, Leone Clay, Leslie Hall Clay, Leslie Morriss Clay, Letha Ja Clay, Lewis Clay, Lewis Chester Clay, Lida Bel Henry Clay, Liggett Clay, Lillian Clay, Lillian Matilda Clay, Lillie Clay, Lizzie Clay, Lloyd Franklin Clay, Lloyd Lycurgus Clay, Lou Clay, Louaine Clay, Louis Clay, Louisa Clarence Clay, Louisa Priscilla Clay, Louvinia Clay, Lucas W. Clay, Lucelus Clay, Lucile Clay, Lucille Clay, Lucinda Clay, Lucinda Caroline Clay, Lucy Clay, Lula Clay, Ly Will Clay, Lybarger Clay, Lydia (Emmans) Clay, Lynda Faye Clay, Lynn Clay, Lysacurghus Barble Clay [Lysacurghus?], M. Clay, M. Owen Elizabeth Clay, Mae Clay, Mae Inez Clay, Maggie Annie Clay, Maggie Lewis Clay, Mammert Harry Clay, Mansfield John Clay, Mantel Clay, Mar Marilla Clay, Mar Robert Clay, Marcus Clay, Margaret Clay, Margaret A. Wil Mitchell Clay, Margaret Marston Clay, Margaret Thompson Clarence Oliver Clay, Margie May Clay, Marguerite Clay, Mariah Clay, Marian Jane Clay, Marilla Clay, Marion Clay, Marston Clay, Martha Clay, Miss Martha Clay, Martha B. Clay, Martha Ryan Clay, Mary Clay, Mary Ann Clay, Mary Ann Clay Mastin Clay, Mary Anne Clay, Mary Barbara Hoy William Clay, Mary E. Clay, Miss Mary E. Clay, Mary Eliza Clay, Mary Elizabeth Clay, Mary Emmaline Clay, Mary Er George A. Clay, Mary Ida Clay, Mary John Clay, Mary Lavina Clay, Mary Lou Clay, Mary Mary Clay, Mary Matthais Clay, Mary Middlemiss Clay, Mary Per Clay, Mary (Polly) Clay, Mary Rogers Clay, Mary T. Walter J. Clay, Mary Tayor Clay, Mary Wa Miles Clay, Mary Warfield Clay, Mary Watters Stephen George Clay, Mary Wiraer Carrie L. Clay, Mastin Clay, Matilda Clay, Matthais Clay, Matthew Clay, Mattie Clay, Mattie Lillian Clay, Maud R. Clay, May Clay, Mayes Wo Clay, Mc Clay, Melba Clay, Memorials Henry Clay, Messen Walter Thomas Clay, Middleton W. Clay, Mildred Clay, Miss Mildred Clay, Mildred Eloise Clay, Miles Clay, Milly Clay, Milton Clay, Milton Cl Inez Clay, Minerva (Sharp) Clay, Mississipp Lee Andrews Clay, Mitchell Clay, Monroe Clay, Moody Thompson Clay, Morris Clay, Morriss Clay, Moses Clay, Murlin Curtis A. Clay, Myrtle Clay, N. Clay, Nancy Clay, Nancy B. Clay, Nancy E. Clay, Nathan Clay, Nealy Clay, Nedam Clay, Nestor Clay, Nettie R. Clay, Newso Dicey Clay, Nicholas H. Clay, Nicole Lynn Clay, Obediah Clay, Obedience Clay, Ohi P. M. Clay, Olena Clay, Olena Suttle Samuel Augusta Clay, Oliver Clay, Oliver Wright Clay, Onie E. Clay, Ora Lee Clay, Orang John Clay, Orangeb James Clay, Orris Lawson Clay, Orris Moore Clay, Orval Clay, Oti Clay, Otis Clay, Outwater Joleen Clay, Owen Elizabeth Clay, P. Clay, P. A. Clay, P. Henry Clay, P. M. Clay, P. Tingley Vem Clay, Pamela Panzia Clay, Panzia Clay, Parish Elizabeth Clay, Parish Registe Abraham Clay, Parish Registe Barnard Clay, Parish Register Abraham Clay, Parthen Lou Clay, Patricia Dawn Clay, Pattie (Field) Clay, Pearl Clay, Per Clay, Permelia Clay, Pete James G. Clay, Peter Clay, Peyton Clay, Phoebe Belcher Obedience Clay, Pickett James Milton Clay, Pierce Clay, Polly Clay, Polly Ann Clay, Porter Hamilton Clay, Posy Clay, Posy Clay Winnie Clay, Prances Clay, Priscilla Clay, Quitman Clay, R. Clay, R. H. Clay, R. K. Clay, R. W. Clay, Raleigh Clay, Ralph Maud R. Clay, Recor William Clay, Registe Abraham Clay, Registe Barnard Clay, Register Abraham Clay, Reuben H. Clay, Richard Clay, Richard C. Clay, Richard Eaves Clay, Richard R. Clay, Robert Clay, Robert Blaine Clay, Rev. Robert James Clay, Robert James Clay, Robert Young Clay, Roberta John Clay, Rogers Clay, Ronald Clay, Rosamond Clay, Roxie Clay, Russell Clay, Russell E. Clay, Ruth Clay, Ruth Evelyn Clay, Ruth Ly Will Clay, Ruth Margaret Clay, Ryal Clay, Ryan Clay, S. Clay, S. E. Clay, Sallie J. Clay, Sally Clay, Sam Tur Bessie B. Clay, Samuel Clay, Samuel Augusta Clay, Samuel Clay Robert Clay, Samuel Edward Clay, San Calvin Clay, Sanders Eaves Clay, Sarah Clay, Sarah Allen Clay, Sarah Ann Yocum Clay, Sarah E. (Walker) Clay, Sarah Helen Clay, Sc Eugenia Harriet Clay, Selke Hu Fannie Clay, Selma He Clay, Shalet Clay, Shalet Clay Claud Clay, Sharp Clay, Shoemaker William Stephen Clay, Silvia Clay, Simeon B. Clay, Simon Jesse Clay, Snipe Clay, Sp Evalyn Clay, Staudt Christian Klee Clay, Stephen Clay, Stephen C. Clay, Stephen C. (Calhoun?) Clay, Stephen George Clay, Stephen Green Clay, Stephen Herman Clay, Stephen Marcus Clay, Stephen W. Clay, Stokes Onie E. Clay, Stump Clay, Susan Clay, Susan H. Clay, Susan Opal Clay, Susannah Clay, Susie Clay, Susie R. Clay, Suttle Samuel Augusta Clay, Sylvester Clay, T. C. Clay, T. Walter J. Clay, Tacitus Clay [Tacitus?], Tayor Clay, Tazwell Taylor Clay, Teresa Diane Clay, Thelma Clay, Theresa Clay, Theresa C. Clay, Thomas Clay, Thomas C. Clay, Thomas Jefferson Clay, Thomas Liggett Clay, Thompson Clay, Thompson Clarence Oliver Clay, Threat Clay, Threatt Clay, Tingley Vem Clay, Tur Bessie B. Clay, Urban H. Clay, V. P. Clay, Valentine V. Clay, Vance Duncan Clay, Vem Clay, Vera Otis Clay, Vina Wi Joseph Clay, Viney Clay, Violet Leone Clay, Virginia Clay, Vo Theresa C. Clay, W. Clay, W. A. W. Clay, W. C. Clay, W. C. Cecilia A. Clay, W. F. Eugenia Clay, W. H. Clay, W. J. Clay, Wal Leonard Clay, Waldo Ercel Clay, Walker Clay, Wallace Adair Clay, Wallace Gordon Clay, Walter J. Clay, Walter Thomas Clay, Warfield Clay, Warren Clay, Was A. Clay, Watters Stephen George Clay, Wealthy Clay, Wesley Clay, Wesley Constanti Onie E. Clay, Whi C. R. Clay, Wi Ed Clay, Wi Joseph Clay, Wil Elizabeth Clay, Wil Mattie Clay, Wil Mitchell Clay, Will Clay, Will Peter Clay, Willard Clay, Wille Russell E. Clay, Willey Elijah Clay, William Clay, William A. Clay, William E. Clay, William F. Clay, William Gordy Stephen Green Clay, William H. Clay, William Joleen Clay, William Stephen Clay, William Stephen Herman Clay, Willis Clay, Willis Fannie Clay, Rev. Wilmer H. Clay, Wilmer H. Clay, Wilson Ora Lee Clay, Winings Clare Lybarger Clay, Winnie Clay, Winnie Clay Wealthy Clay, Wiraer Carrie L. Clay, Wisse A. Clay, Wo Clay, Wo Henry Clay, Wright Clay, Yocum Clay, Young Clay, Zachary Clay, Zoe C. Clay, Sally Davis, Elizabeth Eaves, Charles Olin Edwards, Elbert Pratt Edwards, Octavia Eskew, James Otis Evans Jr., William Fielding Jr., Mrs. Dale Gardner, Sarah Buel Goodhue, Bertha Gordon, Sarah Ann Hall, Helen Handley, Elizabeth Hatcher, Josiah Hatcher, Isham Hatfield, Mary Ann Hatfield, Grace Pickitt Howe, Lucretia Howe, Sherry Lynn Huffman, Thelma Daugherty Jennings, John T. Jones, Manford E. Jones, Mary Kilpatrick, A. T. Leslie, Lois Lester, Beatrice Jane Lewis, John Arthur Lewis, Mary Clay Lewis, Rosanna Lewis, Joseph T. Maddox, Daniel M. Mathis, Frank McCawley, Carolyn Elizabeth McCreery, Decius McCreery, Susan Jane Moore, Ida Myers, Mary Ann Myers, Frank Owens, H. A. Parker, Lydia Paschal, Ella Helen Riley, Edwin S. Risk, Cynthia Ann Robertson, James W. Robertson, Martha Louise Robertson, Zena Russ, Joseph William Short, Leslie Eaves Short, Margaret Lee Short, Elvera Smith, Harriet Smith, Lenna Mary Stevens, W. H. Sullens, Adolphus Harrison Tanner, Clyde Erwin Tanner, Eleanor Lavon Tanner, Walter Eugene Tanner, Mrs. Wortham M. Thompson, Aura Jand Oney Townsend, Lelah Welch, Mary E. Wiginton, Ethel Wilmot
Repository:
Clay Family Society Digital Archives
Summary
The Clay Family Quarterly, The Clay Family Association, April 1972
Clay Line: Genealogy
Asset
Source Citation
The Clay Family Quarterly, The Clay Family Association, Vol. 7 No. 2, (April 1972): 24 pages; CFS Archive ID CFQ-1972-02.
Historical Context
Lineages & Family Histories: A digested family line tracing back to central Tennessee (Bedford and Marshall counties) shows descendants of Martha Matilda Shoffner and Samuel Joseph Blackwell. Other documented lines connect family association members to Mitchell Clay (b. 1736), Thomas Clay (1670–1730), and Charles Clay (married in 1807 in Kentucky).
English Origins & Pedigrees: Records from Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire detail the lineage of George Clay (d. 1723) and Sarah Hanly, tracing forward to the 19th century. Historical records also link the family to early origins in Derbyshire and Yorkshire, including parish data for various individuals named Abraham and Barnard Clay dating back to the late 1500s and 1600s.
Public and Census Records: Comprehensive Georgia census data from 1830 through 1870 tracks the geographic spread and household structures of numerous Clay families across counties such as Cobb, DeKalb, Wilkinson, and Paulding. Additional vital records include marriage indexes from Harris County, Texas, land memorials in South Carolina, and deed indexes in Granville County, North Carolina.
Family Traditions: Historical lore details early variant spellings of the name (such as Del Clay and de la Claye) found in the 1273 Hundreds Rolls. Tradition states that John Claye was knighted “Sir John” by King Edward IV and granted lands in Gloucestershire for a brave deed performed during the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471.
24 pages.