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Anne Brown Clay 1837 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1837

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 8 Feb 1917

Death Location: Fayette, Kentucky

Father: LtCol Jr,

Mother: Maria Prather

Spouse(s): Henry McDowell

Children(s): Nannette McDowell, Henry McDowell, Thomas McDowell, Julia McDowell, Margaret McDowell,, Ballard McDowell

The story of Anne Brown Clay began in 1837 in Kentucky, USA. Anne Brown Clay married Henry Clay McDowell, and had children including Nannette McDowell, Henry Clay McDowell, Thomas Clay McDowell, Julia Prather McDowell, Margaret Madeline McDowell,, Ballard McDowell. Anne Brown Clay passed away in 1917 in Fayette, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • The story of Anne Brown Clay began in 1837 in Kentucky, USA.
  • Anne Brown Clay married Henry Clay McDowell, and had children including Nannette McDowell, Henry Clay McDowell, Thomas Clay McDowell, Julia Prather McDowell, Margaret Madeline McDowell,, Ballard McDowell.
  • Anne Brown Clay passed away in 1917 in Fayette, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

LtCol Jr,
1811 – 1847
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
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Maria Prather
1814 – 1840
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Henry McDowell
1832 – 1899
Birth Location: Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Nannette McDowell
1859 – 1948
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
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Henry McDowell
1861 – 1933
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
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Thomas McDowell
1866 – 1935
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
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Julia McDowell
1868 – 1942
Birth Location: Franklin, Kentucky, United States
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Margaret McDowell,
1872 – 1920
Birth Location: Woodlake, Franklin, Kentucky, USA
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Ballard McDowell
1877 – 1881
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Anne Clay's Ancestors

Self
Anne Clay
1837 – 1917
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
LtCol Henry Clay Jr,
1811 – 1847
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Maria (Julia) Prather
1814 – 1840
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
US (Senator Henry) Clay,
1777 – 1852
Hanover Co., Virginia USA
Lucretia Hart
1781 – 1864
Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rev Clay
1740 – 1781
Elizabeth Hudson
1750 – 1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Clay
1718 – 1762
Sarah Watkins
1725 – 1750
George Hudson
1714 – 1773
Sarah Jennings
1720 – 1807

Anne Clay's Descendants

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Anne (Brown) Clay (14 Feb 1837 – 8 Feb 1917) m. Henry (Clay) McDowell (9 Feb 1832 – 18 Nov 1899)
  1. 1. Nannette McDowell (18 Dec 1859 – 5 Jul 1948)
  2. 2. Henry (Clay) McDowell (21 Aug 1861 – 8 Oct 1933)
  3. 3. Thomas (Clay) McDowell (9 Mar 1866 – 9 Feb 1935)
  4. 4. Julia (Prather) McDowell (12 Feb 1868 – 10 Nov 1942)
  5. 5. Margaret (Madeline) McDowell, (20 May 1872 – 25 Nov 1920) m. Desha Breckinridge (5 August 1867 – 18 February 1935)
  6. 6. Ballard McDowell (14 Mar 1877 – 3 Nov 1881)

Anne Clay's Timeline

2 Records

1837
14 Feb 1837
Birth of Anne Brown Clay in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1917
8 Feb 1917
Age 80
Death of Anne Brown Clay in Fayette, Kentucky
Fayette, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1837
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1917
    Event Place: Fayette, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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