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Herman Heaton Clay 1876–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 March 1876

Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1 February 1954

Death Location: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: John Clay

Mother: Sarah Fry

Spouse(s): Edith Greathouse

Children(s): Cassius Clay, Eva Waddell, Everett Clay, Coretta Clay, Betsy Clay, John Clay, George Clay, Mary Clay, William Clay, Claude Clay, Bernard Clay

In 1876, Herman Heaton Clay entered the world in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA, born to John Henry Clay And Sarah Sallie Ann Fry. In 1880, Herman Heaton Clay resided in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA. Herman Heaton Clay married Edith Edean Greathouse, and had children including Bernard Heaton Clay, Betsy Jane Clay, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Claude Duvall Clay, Coretta Lee Clay, Eva C Waddell, Everett Clay, George Levi Clay, John Herman Clay, Mary Lowery Clay, William Clay. Herman Heaton Clay passed away in 1954 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1876, Herman Heaton Clay entered the world in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA, born to John Henry Clay And Sarah Sallie Ann Fry.
  • In 1880, Herman Heaton Clay resided in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.
  • Herman Heaton Clay married Edith Edean Greathouse, and had children including Bernard Heaton Clay, Betsy Jane Clay, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Claude Duvall Clay, Coretta Lee Clay, Eva C Waddell, Everett Clay, George Levi Clay, John Herman Clay, Mary Lowery Clay, William Clay.
  • Herman Heaton Clay passed away in 1954 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Herman Clay's Ancestors

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Herman Clay
1876–1954
Birth Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
John Henry Clay
1824–1909
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Sallie Ann) Fry
1854–1901
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Jesse Clay
1797–
District 2, Scott, Kentucky, USA
Sally (Sarah) Young
1818–
Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
SEN Clay
1777–1852
Winny Freeman
1785–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John farmer
1741–1781
Elizabeth Hudson
1750–1829

Herman Clay's Descendants

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Herman (Heaton) Clay (17 March 1876–1 February 1954) m. Edith (Edean) Greathouse (26 Dec 1890–30 Dec 1971)
  1. 1. Cassius (Marcellus) Clay 1912–1990 m. Odessa (Lee O') Grady 1917–1994
    1. 1. Muhammad Ali 1942–2016
  2. 2. Eva (C) Waddell 1915–2008 m. James (Robert Waddell) Sr 1914–1990
    1. 1. James (Robert Waddell) Jr 1949–2005
  3. 3. Everett Clay 1913–1941
  4. 4. Coretta (Lee) Clay 1918–1977
  5. 5. Betsy (Jane) Clay 1920–1950
  6. 6. John (Herman) Clay 1917–1940
  7. 7. George (Levi) Clay 1922–2011
  8. 8. Mary (Lowery) Clay 1924–1976
  9. 9. William Clay 1925–1997
  10. 10. Claude (Duvall) Clay 1926–2012
  11. 11. Bernard (Heaton) Clay 1914–1989

Herman Clay's Timeline

7 Records

1876
17 Mar 1876
Birth of Herman Heaton Clay in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
1876
17 March 1876
Birth of Herman Heaton Clay in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 4
Herman Heaton Clay resided here in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
1909
30 Dec 1909
Age 33
Herman Heaton Clay was married in Jefferson, Kentucky
Jefferson, Kentucky
1920
1920
Age 44
Herman Heaton Clay resided here in Louisville Ward 10, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Louisville Ward 10, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
1954
1 Feb 1954
Age 78
Death of Herman Heaton Clay in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
1954
1 February 1954
Age 78
Death of Herman Heaton Clay in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1876
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: 424; Page: 418A; Enumeration District: 149
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 March 1876
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1909
    Event Place: Jefferson, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: 424; Page: 418A; Enumeration District: 149

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Louisville Ward 10, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1954
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 February 1954
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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