Record Summary
Evidence Category:
Published Source
Record Type:
Newsletter
Individuals Mentioned:
Semira (Kavanaugh) Abrams-Wright, Phyllis Alexander, Lindsey Apple, Susan B. Anthony, Almira Bainbridge, Clay G. Barrickman, William Bayly, Charlotte Biggs, Derek Boag, Zackery Boag, Amanda A. Boynton, Bethany W. Boynton, Charles W. Boynton, Daniel W. Boynton, Deborah E. Boynton, Nancy D. Boynton, Ruth O. Boynton, Vanessa Boynton, Clarence Brant, Louis Brant, Ruby Nichols Brant, Julia Brock, G. W. Buckner, Michael Carney, Jim Carter, Mary Cartier, [Claeb] Clay, Ann Clay, Bob Clay, Caleb Clay, Cassius M. Clay, Charles Clay, Charles E. Clay, Christopher E. Clay, David Clay, Donald Clay, Donald Amsberry Clay, Edward R. Clay, Elizabeth Clay, Emanuell Clay, Emlin Clay, Ezekiel Bradley (Elzie) Clay, Farmer Clay, Francis Clay, General Green Clay, Greenville Clay, Henry Clay, Henry C. Clay, Herman A. Clay Jr., Huldah Clay, Inza Enfield Clay, James Clay, James M. Clay, James W. Clay, James William Clay, Jefferson Clay, Jerry Clay, Joan Clay, John Clay, John Clay II, John A. Clay, John Mitchell Clay, Jordan Clay, Judith Clay, Karol Clay, Malinda Clay, Martha Clay, Mary Clay, Mary Barr Clay, Mary Jane Warfield Clay, Mary Rogers Clay, Melvin E. Clay, Mitchell Clay, Nancy Clay, Nathan Clay, Nathaniel (Nathan) Clay, Nicholas Clay, Ora Stewart Clay, Paul Jackson Clay, Polina F. Clay, Polly Clay, Randy Clay, Rozanna Clay, Sarah Clay, Thomas Clay, Violet Hanneman Clay, William Clay, William Henderson Clay, William Henry Clay, William Mitchell Clay, Zilpha Clay, LaVonne Clindist, Roland Clindist, S. Douglas Cline, Connie Collins, Perry Como, Mildred Hanneman Cook, Capt. William Corker, Sir Thomas Dale, Jack L. Dickinson, John Didball, Elizabeth Donahoe, Alexander Donahoo, Joseph Donahoo, William Donahoo, Pat Dunford, Col. Milton J. Ferguson, John Frame, Beverly Goehring, Jim Goehring, Annette Goodner, Ardis R. (McCaslin) Goodner, Bonnie Goodner, Cindy Goodner, Don Goodner, Greg Goodner, Henry Edward Goodner, Ron Goodner, Martha Green, Colin Grice, Charles Herrick, Col. John F. Herrick, Capt. Edd Hooke, Capt. Francis Hooke, Shirley Ann Clay Hostetler, Stanley Hostetler, Marcia Hovenden, H. E. Howard, Audrey Jones, Bruce King, Charles Knott, Boyd Krecji, Leata Krecji, Sallie Clay Lanham, Joan Lesueur, Charles Lewis, Hagit Limor, Ruth Longo, Curt McCaslin, Dan McCaslin, Daryl McCaslin, Eula McCaslin, Evelyn Clay McCaslin, James McCaslin, Jan McCaslin, Joyce McCaslin, George McGee, Capt. Elisha McKenderick, Mary Mitchell, Julia Mortenson, Robert Munford, Marjorie Clay Myers, William Nicholls, Duane Olson, Sherrie Olson, Henry Laramie Palmer, Linda Pittano, Ann Powell, Cleo Purdum, Lord Roos, Dann Schofield, Terrie Schofield, Grace Shannon, Bernard Smith, Blanche V. Smith, Bruce Smith, Emmitt Smith Jr., Emmitt T. Smith, Jeremy Smith, Rosemary Spain, Michelle Steele, Don Von Steen, Elsie Stein, James Stein, John R. Stephenson, Henry [Threawt], James Tate, Katherine Tate, Bruce Terrell, Noel Terrell, James F. Turturice III, Terry B. Turturice, Thomas J. Turturice, William Urban, King Henry V, Bernice Walker, John Wall, Scarlett White, Skip White, Skylar White, Tanner White, Tiffany White, Shirley Wilcox, Rev. Arthur B. Williams Jr., Bernard J. Williams, Chloe B. Williams, Hannah Wilson, John Wilson, John Wilson Jr., Laura Wilson, Susan Wingler, Betty Witt, Bill Zink, Darlene Zink
Repository:
Clay Family Society Digital Archives
Archive Reference:
Folder: 01_Pieces_of_Clay/2007-2025
Summary
Focused on Getting Together, Cassius Clay Honored for Anti-slavery Newspaper, Wayne County, West Virginia, Clays in the Civil War, John Clay, English Archer, Ideas on Saving Your Family Treasures, Clays remembered on the Vietnam Wall, Clays in Missouri, 1850 – Charles Herrick President
Clay Line: Board
Asset
Source Citation
Pieces of Clay, Clay Family Society, (Spring 2011): 6 pages; CFS Archive ID POC-2011-02.
Historical Context
Key genealogical findings from the Clay Family Society newsletter highlight several significant family connections and historical insights:
1. Herrick-Clay Union: Research details the marriage of Union officer Col. John F. Herrick and Mary Barr Clay, daughter of Cassius M. Clay, in 1866 at White Hall, Kentucky. This union linked the Herrick and Clay families and produced descendants who played notable roles in family history.
2. Civil War Participation: Over 1,000 men named Clay served in the Civil War, split between Union and Confederate sides. Specific focus is given to the Wayne County, West Virginia Clays, including brothers Elswick (Elezic), Greenville, and Nathaniel Clay, and their extended family connections. Their lineage traces back to Caleb Clay and further to Charles Clay and Hannah Wilson.
3. Migration and Settlement: The newsletter documents the westward migration of Clay descendants, such as Henry Laramie Palmer, born on the Oregon Trail in 1853, and the presence of 191 Clays in Missouri by 1850, reflecting the family’s expansion across the United States.
4. Early English Roots: The story of John Clay, an English archer at the siege of Harfleur in 1415, connects the family to medieval England. The Clay family held land near Helmsley Castle, Yorkshire, with records suggesting continuity through Nicholas and Joan Clay and their son Thomas.
5. Modern Lineages: Obituaries and member submissions trace detailed lineages from early ancestors like John, Charles, and Henry Clay through multiple generations, providing a framework for current descendants to connect their heritage.
