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Ellen Oreta Clay 1914–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 January 1914

Birth Location: Wayne, North Carolina

Death Date: 5 January 1990

Death Location: Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Clay

Mother: Phoebe Washington

Spouse(s): Alfonso Moore

Children(s): Phoebe Moore

Ellen Oreta Clay was born in 1914 in Wayne, North Carolina, the child of Benjamin Franklin Clay And Phoebe A Washington. In 1920, Ellen Oreta Clay resided in Goldsboro Ward 4, Wayne, North Carolina, USA. In 1930, Ellen Oreta Clay resided in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, USA. Ellen Oreta Clay married Alfonso Moore, and had children including Phoebe Annette Moore, Rosalind Moore. Ellen Oreta Clay passed away in 1990 in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ellen Oreta Clay was born in 1914 in Wayne, North Carolina, the child of Benjamin Franklin Clay And Phoebe A Washington.
  • In 1920, Ellen Oreta Clay resided in Goldsboro Ward 4, Wayne, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1930, Ellen Oreta Clay resided in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, USA.
  • Ellen Oreta Clay married Alfonso Moore, and had children including Phoebe Annette Moore, Rosalind Moore.
  • Ellen Oreta Clay passed away in 1990 in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Clay
1887–1954
Birth Location: Person County, North Carolina, United States of America
BC
Phoebe Washington
1883–1957
Birth Location: Wayne, North Carolina, United States
PW

Spouses(s)

Alfonso Moore
1908–1977
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
AM

Children(s)

Phoebe Moore
1947–2011
Birth Location: North Carolina
PM

Ellen Clay's Ancestors

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Ellen Clay
1914–1990
Birth Place: Wayne, North Carolina
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Clay
1887–1954
Person County, North Carolina, United States of America
Phoebe (A.) Washington
1883–1957
Wayne, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Lee Clay
1855–1940
Person County, North Carolina, United States of America
Ellen Walker
1857–1935
Person County, North Carolina, United States of America
Hillary Washington
1861–
North Carolina, USA
Georgianna Sasser
1855–
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Sasser
1812–1880
Penny Sasser
1825–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ellen Clay's Descendants

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Ellen (Oreta) Clay (31 January 1914–5 January 1990) m. Alfonso Moore (29 August 1908–28 November 1977)
  1. 1. Phoebe (Annette) Moore 1947–2011

Ellen Clay's Timeline

8 Records

1914
31 January 1914
Birth of Ellen Oreta Clay in Wayne, North Carolina
Wayne, North Carolina
1920
1920
Age 6
Ellen Oreta Clay resided here in Goldsboro Ward 4, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Goldsboro Ward 4, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Ellen Oreta Clay resided here in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Ellen Oreta Clay resided here in Currituck, Hyde, North Carolina
Currituck, Hyde, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 26
Ellen Oreta Clay resided here in Currituck, Hyde, North Carolina, USA
Currituck, Hyde, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
Ellen Oreta Clay resided here in Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1959
1959
Age 45
Ellen Oreta Clay resided here in Goldsboro, North Carolina, USA
Goldsboro, North Carolina, USA
1990
5 January 1990
Age 76
Death of Ellen Oreta Clay in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina
Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 January 1914
    Event Place: Wayne, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Currituck, Hyde, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02930; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 48-3
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Goldsboro Ward 4, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1328; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 115
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2341462
    [4] North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000
    [5] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: 928; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 96-6A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Goldsboro Ward 4, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Goldsboro Ward 4, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1328; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 115

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2341462

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Currituck, Hyde, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Currituck, Hyde, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02930; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 48-3

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Currituck, Hyde, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Currituck, Hyde, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02930; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 48-3

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: 928; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 96-6A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Goldsboro, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Goldsboro
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News and Observer; Publication Date: 11 Jan 1990; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; ,0.0540609,0.50144327,0.1333891&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 January 1990
    Event Place: Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News and Observer; Publication Date: 11 Jan 1990; Publication Place: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; ,0.0540609,0.50144327,0.1333891&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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