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Christopher Columbus Clay 1855–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: December 1855

Birth Location: Carter County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 27 December 1930

Death Location: Logan, West Virginia

Father: James Clay

Mother: Rebecca Knipp

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Christopher Columbus Clay was born in 1855 in Carter County, Kentucky, USA, the child of James Hansford Clay And Rebecca Adeline Knipp. Christopher Columbus Clay passed away in 1930 in Logan, West Virginia.

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Biography

  • Christopher Columbus Clay was born in 1855 in Carter County, Kentucky, USA, the child of James Hansford Clay And Rebecca Adeline Knipp.
  • Christopher Columbus Clay passed away in 1930 in Logan, West Virginia.

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Christopher Clay's Ancestors

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Christopher Clay
1855–1930
Birth Place: Carter County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
James Hansford Clay
1830–1916
West Virginia
Rebecca (Adeline) Knipp
1872–1951
Carter County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Henry (B.) Clay
1807–1869
Montgomery, Giles, Virginia, USA
Honor (Ann) Harper
1803–1894
Marsh Fork, Fayette, Virginia, USA
George (Washington) Knipp
1848–1919
Clifty, Carter, Kentucky, United States
Sarah Blevins
1842–1910
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Mitchell Jr
1772–1850
John Harper
1760–1839
Mary Edwards
1780–1860
Alexander Knipp
1821–1920
Susan Barker
1822–1887
William Wilson
1815–1898
Rachel Blevins
1818–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
(William) (II)
1736–1811
Phoebe Belcher
1740–1809
John Harper
1734–1819
Arthur Edwards
1744–1820
Jane Withrow
1755–1830
George Knipp
1796–1869
Sarah Adams
1802–1882
Hardin Barker
1799–1880
Annis Wilson
1804–1883
William Sr
1773–1832
Catherine McLean
1775–1818
William Blevins
1784–1872

Christopher Clay's Timeline

2 Records

1855
December 1855
Birth of Christopher Columbus Clay in Carter County, Kentucky, USA
Carter County, Kentucky, USA
1930
27 December 1930
Age 75
Death of Christopher Columbus Clay in Logan, West Virginia
Logan, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: December 1855
    Event Place: Carter County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 December 1930
    Event Place: Logan, West Virginia

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