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Hugh Lawson Clay 1822–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 January 1822

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 28 December 1890

Death Location: Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA

Father: Clement Clay

Mother: Susanna Withers

Spouse(s): Harriet Comer

Children(s):

Hugh Lawson Clay was born in 1822 in Alabama, the child of Clement Comer Clay And Susanna Claiborne Withers. In 1880, Hugh Lawson Clay resided in Madison, Alabama, USA. Hugh Lawson Clay married Harriet Celestia Comer. Hugh Lawson Clay passed away in 1890 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Hugh Lawson Clay was born in 1822 in Alabama, the child of Clement Comer Clay And Susanna Claiborne Withers.
  • In 1880, Hugh Lawson Clay resided in Madison, Alabama, USA.
  • Hugh Lawson Clay married Harriet Celestia Comer.
  • Hugh Lawson Clay passed away in 1890 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA.

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Hugh Clay's Ancestors

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Hugh Clay
1822–1890
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Clement Comer Clay
1789–1866
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Susanna (Claiborne) Withers
1798–1866
Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Clay
1760–1841
Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Comer
1766–1850
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Comer
–1788
Elizabeth Moss
–1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hugh Clay's Timeline

3 Records

1822
16 January 1822
Birth of Hugh Lawson Clay in Alabama
Alabama
1880
1880
Age 58
Hugh Lawson Clay resided here in Madison, Alabama, USA
Madison, Alabama, USA
1890
28 December 1890
Age 68
Death of Hugh Lawson Clay
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 January 1822
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Madison, Alabama; Roll: 21; Family History Film: 1254021; Page: 53A; Enumeration District: 200
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Madison, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Madison, Alabama; Roll: 21; Family History Film: 1254021; Page: 53A; Enumeration District: 200

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 December 1890
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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