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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, USA

Father: John Clay

Mother: Sarah Fry

Spouse(s): Edith Greathouse, Priscilla Clay

Children(s): Cassius CLAY, Rodrick Clay, John Clay, George Clay, Mary Clay, William Clay, Bernard Clay, Coretta Clay, Everett Clay, Claude Clay, Eva Clay, Betse Clay

In 1876, Herman Heaton Clay entered the world in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA, born to John Henry Clay And Sarah Fry. Herman Heaton Clay married Edith Edean Greathouse, Priscilla Clay, and had children including Bernard Clay, Betse Jane Clay, Cassius M Clay, Claude Clay, Coretta Lee Clay, Eva Louellen Clay, Everett Clay, George Levi Clay, John Herman Clay, Mary Clay, Nathaniel Clay, Rodrick Clay, William Clay. Herman Heaton Clay passed away in 1954 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA.

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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 Fry.
  • Herman Heaton Clay married Edith Edean Greathouse, Priscilla Clay, and had children including Bernard Clay, Betse Jane Clay, Cassius M Clay, Claude Clay, Coretta Lee Clay, Eva Louellen Clay, Everett Clay, George Levi Clay, John Herman Clay, Mary Clay, Nathaniel Clay, Rodrick Clay, William Clay.
  • Herman Heaton Clay passed away in 1954 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Herman Clay's Ancestors

Self
Herman Clay
1876–1954
Birth Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
John Henry Clay
1824–
Virginia, United States
Sarah Fry
1845–1901
Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Herman Clay's Descendants

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Herman (Heaton) Clay (17 March 1876–1 February 1954) m. Edith (Edean) Greathouse (26 December 1890–30 December 1971) m. Priscilla Clay (Feb 1876–21 Jan 1969)
  1. 1. Cassius (M) CLAY 1912–1990 m. Odessa (Lee) GRADY 1917–1994
    1. 1. Cassius (Marcellus "Muhammad Ali") Clay 1942–2016
  2. 2. Rodrick Clay 1899–1956
  3. 3. John (Herman) Clay 1917–1940
  4. 4. George (Levi) Clay 1922–2011
  5. 5. Mary Clay 1924–1976
  6. 6. William Clay 1925–1997
  7. 7. Bernard Clay 1914–1989
  8. 8. Coretta (Lee) Clay 1918–1977
  9. 9. Everett Clay 1913–1941
  10. 10. Claude Clay 1926–
  11. 11. Eva (Louellen) Clay 1915–2008
  12. 12. Betse (Jane) Clay 1920–1950

Herman Clay's Timeline

3 Records

1876
17 March 1876
Birth of Herman Heaton Clay in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
1909
30 Dec 1909
Age 33
Herman Heaton Clay was married in Jefferson
Jefferson
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 March 1876
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1909
    Event Place: Jefferson

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 February 1954
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

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